Fribourg
Head of the Financial Department
- 04 September 2026
- 90 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Fribourg
About the job
Would you like to contribute to the development of the canton of Fribourg, have a public service mindset, and are looking for a varied and meaningful position? At the State of Fribourg, you will work for the canton’s largest employer. Attentive, dynamic and forward-looking, the cantonal administration and its institutions serve the people of Fribourg.
Teaching, research, jobs, events: the University of Fribourg is a space for innovation and an important driver for the economic and cultural life of the region. It attracts students and researchers from all over Switzerland and the world, shaping the daily life of the bilingual city of Fribourg since its foundation in 1889.
We rely on the complementarity of skills and the variety of perspectives because it is the diversity of backgrounds and profiles that makes the strength of the State of Fribourg. We promote work-life balance and flexible working conditions. To learn more, follow this link .
- Within the Administrative Directorate, you ensure the strategic and operational management (financial accounting, creditors, debtors) of the financial department
- Develop a strategy for the department and implement it
- Manage the human resources of the department (around 15 people)
- Closing of accounts and preparation of supporting documents
- Specific financial monitoring and expertise, preparation of various statements and development of statistics
- Manage relationships with the department’s external partners (fiduciaries, banks, State of Fribourg, Confederation)
- Expert and sparring partner for the administrative management
- Contribute to the overall strategic vision of the University’s finances
- Contribute to the preparation of the financial plan and the annual budget
- You have training in finance and accounting (at least a diploma) and have completed continuing postgraduate training in financial expertise and controlling
- Comfortable with result analysis and management control
- Proficient in SAP S/4 HANA software and office tools (Microsoft 365)
- Several years of experience in project management and team leadership
- Knowledge of public administration processes or willingness to train in this area
- Excellent command of French or German with very good knowledge of the other language
Grégoire Vittoz, Administrative Director, gregoire.vittoz@unifr.ch, T +41 26 300 70 03
