Head of Financial Accounting Department | Sachgebietsleitung für die Finanzbuchhaltung (w,m,d)

Stadtverwaltung Wedel Der Bürgermeister

Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
Published Nov 19, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This is a leadership opportunity to head the Financial Accounting Department for the City of Wedel, managing a dedicated team of five employees. The role involves critical financial oversight, including personnel leadership, coordinating daily operations, managing cash journals, preparing and reviewing annual financial statements, and handling liquidity planning, including the investment of short-term funds and securing cash loans. You will also act as the IT specialist administrator for the financial accounting software. Ideal candidates must possess strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of business administration and numerical concepts, and relevant professional qualifications such as a Certified Administrative Specialist, Bank Specialist, or an equivalent business administration degree. This position offers a secure, permanent, full-time role within a modern municipal administration, emphasizing a family-conscious personnel policy and providing continuous professional development opportunities.

Required Skills

Education

Certified Administrative Specialist (Verwaltungsfachwirt), or Administrative Assistant with willingness to acquire the Angestelltenlehrgang II (Employee Course II) promptly, or Certified Bank Specialist (Bankfachwirt), or qualification for Career Group 2, First Entry Level, or equivalent business administration degree.

Experience

  • Professional experience in the financial sector (desirable)
  • Experience in personnel management for a team of 5 employees
  • Experience in coordinating and regulating daily service operations

Languages

Not specified

Additional

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