The posting
- 29 October 2026
- 80 - 100%
- Permanent position
- Winterthur
Join a dynamic leadership role in Winterthur's social services.
Tasks ##
- Lead the client accounting team ensuring effective collaboration.
- Ensure accurate client accounting and quality control processes.
- Drive process improvements and represent client accounting initiatives.
Skills ##
- Commercial training with further education in accounting required.
- Strong analytical and networking thinking skills needed.
- Clear communication and high service orientation are essential.
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In this versatile leadership role, you will take responsibility from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement for a central area of the commercial support of the Social Services Winterthur. Together with your team, you ensure correctly maintained client accounting and reliable financial processes for the main departments of social assistance and asylum social assistance. In doing so, you continuously drive quality and further development and actively shape collaboration with internal and external interfaces.
Your tasks ##
- Leading the client accounting team and promoting reliable and effective collaboration
- Ensuring correctly maintained client accounting including quality assurance of central billing as well as monthly and annual financial statements in coordination with Controlling & Finance and the city accounting department
- Responsibility for the collection of repayments and refunds as well as ensuring onward billing for asylum social assistance
- Planning and managing workflows and resources as well as responsibility for qualified support
- Further development of processes and quality standards as well as representing client accounting in cross-cutting issues and projects
Your profile ##
- Commercial basic training as well as further training in accounting
- Several years of professional experience in finance and accounting and initial leadership experience, preferably in the field of social assistance or asylum social assistance
- Strong analytical and interconnected thinking as well as a good understanding of processes and contexts
- Enjoy questioning the status quo, developing solutions and implementing changes together with others
- Clear and appreciative communication, assertiveness, teamwork and high service orientation
What we offer ##
- Exciting, meaningful and responsible leadership role in a versatile environment
- Scope for design and responsibility in the further development of your own specialist area
- Wide range of internal training courses for personal and professional development
- Central workplace in the heart of Winterthur
- An open, motivated and committed team
Contact ##
Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Nadine Peverelli, Head of Department, +41 52 267 20 12. Want to learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/sozialedienste



