Berner Fachhochschule
Bern
Financial Accounting Specialist (80%)
- 10 November 2026
- 80%
- Bern
Job summary
Join the BFH team as a financial accounting expert! Enjoy a dynamic work culture with flexibility.
Tasks
- Assist in monthly financial closings and year-end preparation.
- Coordinate the annual audit and liaise with auditors.
- Support staff on Swiss GAAP FER accounting queries and processes.
Skills
- Degree in business or equivalent experience required.
- Proficient with SAP S/4HANA, especially FI/CO and FI-AA.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, Excel expertise.
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About the job
What you will do here
- Participate in the monthly financial statements and co-responsible for the preparation of the annual financial statements according to Swiss GAAP FER
- Prepare and coordinate the annual audit and act as the professional contact person for the audit office
- Advise and support BFH employees on accounting and bookkeeping questions according to Swiss GAAP FER
- Handle specialist questions regarding the SAP modules FI/CO and FI-AA as well as further develop finance-relevant processes and the internal control system (ICS)
- Professionally represent the co-head of the Finance and Controlling department with a focus on financial accounting
What you ideally bring with you
- University degree in business administration or a comparable education or further training
- Several years of professional experience in financial accounting with proven responsibility for monthly and annual financial statements
- Sound knowledge of SAP S/4HANA (especially FI/CO and FI-AA) as well as accounting and bookkeeping
- Very good Excel skills; experience with Excel macros is an advantage
- Analytical, independent and solution-oriented working style with a high quality orientation
Some of our advantages in advance
- An incredibly wide variety of topics that enrich and make everyday life exciting in this important control and support function.
- Curiosity is required, and not just a little. And a lot of independence and personal responsibility.
- Great freedom in designing working hours – including mobile working.
- A "colourful bunch" of cheerful people with very different biographies, views and experiences awaits you.
- BFH is a good address for all who want to advance professionally and a plus on the CV.
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application process
application process
Claudine Herb
HR Consultant
T +41 31 848 30 76
The Services
Services : Our name says it all. We ensure that colleagues in the departments can fully concentrate on their tasks in teaching and practice-oriented research. We provide services in the areas of finance and controlling, business applications, human resources, IT and real estate.
