Head of VAT Collection

Bern, Switzerland (and home office) | 80-100% Your contribution <br /> • Overall responsibility for the leadership and further development of an area with four teams in personnel, technical, and organizational terms • Coaching, empowerment, and further development of the team leads as well as responsibility for recruitment and talent development • Ensuring effective, efficient, and legally compliant VAT collection as well as compliance and fraud prevention • Co-designing and implementing strategic, organizational, and technical developments within the department • Leading or participating in projects as well as representing the organization in specialist committees, working groups, and at internal and external events • Promoting cross-departmental cooperation and maintaining interfaces with internal and external partners <br /> What makes you unique <br /> • Higher vocational training in the field of finance, accounting, fiduciary, tax, or business administration or equivalent knowledge and experience • Sound specialist knowledge in the field of VAT • Several years of leadership experience with strong social competence as well as the ability to promote, challenge, and sustainably motivate employees in a goal-oriented manner • Analytical, conceptual, and structured way of working as well as high decision-making and implementation competence • Strong communication skills, confident appearance, and negotiation skills • Good knowledge of at least one second official language as well as passive knowledge of a third official language <br /> In short What we offer <br /> • Working for Switzerland: We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the well-being of the population. • Lived diversity: Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and contribute different perspectives. • Healthy at the workplace: We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health. All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html) <br /> Make a contribution! The Federal Tax Administration (ESTV) is the federal competence center for tax matters. Thanks to VAT, Direct Federal Tax, withholding tax, as well as stamp duties, it is responsible for the largest part of federal revenue. Its services include the appropriate application and enforcement of tax law, the further development of the tax system, and participation in international tax matters. The compatibility of work and family as well as professional development opportunities are highly valued by ESTV employees. Additional information Please apply via our application management system. To do so, click on <<Apply now>>. Questions about the position Chantal Sauber Department Head +41 58 46 22827 Questions about the application Tony Mola HR Consultant +41 58 46 57017