Assistant

Berne, Suisse (and work from home) | 60-60%

What you can contribute

• Plan and coordinate day-to-day business within deadlines
• Ensure administrative follow-up, monitor and manage double taxation agreements as well as other Parliament and Federal Council files, and ensure coordination with the Federal Chancery and other federal services
• Ensure administrative follow-up of consultation procedures
• Receive and respond to written and telephone inquiries, or forward them to the competent person
• Maintain lists of double taxation agreements and update the corresponding ordinance every year

What makes you unique

• Commercial training or equivalent
• Several years of professional experience and good mastery of assistance tasks in tax law
• Excellent organizational skills
• Interest in flexible working methods and mastery of the digital working environment
• Very good knowledge of two official languages and English; passive knowledge of the third official language is an advantage.

In a few words

You work at the intersection of politics and international tax affairs. As an assistant, you provide support to the tax service in the processing of political files and the management of procedures, as well as in the coordination and organization of the service's tasks. Within a small team, you constitute the administrative hub of the service and thus contribute essentially to its success.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success of the Swiss model and to the well-being of the population.
• Diversity in everyday life We ensure equal opportunities, which allows us to deploy our skills and express different points of view.
• Health at work We assist and advise our employees on all matters related to physical or mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/fr/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

The SFI for Switzerland

The State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SFI) is responsible for the coordination and strategic management of international financial, monetary, and tax affairs and defends Switzerland's interests in these areas. It is also responsible for developing the policy and regulatory bases for the financial markets as well as the Swiss tax location.

Additional information

Application deadline: 11.10.2026 (midnight)
Please apply via our application management system. To do so, please click on << Apply now >>.
For this position, we do not consider placement agencies.

Questions about the position

Fritz Ammann
Head of the Taxation Division
+41 58 46 06731