Clerk in Accounting Social Assistance (60% - 80%)

Burgdorf, the modern city in Emmental

Burgdorf is an urban, thriving center in the green with over 17,000 residents and a large catchment area. The Social Directorate provides services in the areas of child and adult protection and social assistance for the city of Burgdorf and the surrounding municipalities of Ersigen, Hasle b. Burgdorf, and Oberburg.

We are looking for a

Social Assistance Accounting Officer (60% - 80%)

Your tasks

In this responsible position, the focus is on the assertion and control of health costs (health insurance/supplementary benefits/aids). You ensure that all relevant services are correctly claimed. Additionally, you will review non-mandatory or unclaimed health costs and document them accordingly. You will check whether these costs can be covered according to legal regulations or whether they need to be deducted. If necessary, you will conduct inquiries with third parties, clients, or social workers. Furthermore, you will support your team in recording and pre-checking health insurance policies as well as processing individual requests from social workers in the area of social assistance accounting.

Your diverse tasks also include the preparation of social assistance statements when the economic circumstances of the beneficiaries improve, assets are realized, or claims against third parties can be asserted. You will also be responsible for maintaining and updating the master data for the Federal Statistical Office.

Your profile

You have a commercial or equivalent basic education, preferably in a comparable environment, with several years of professional experience in accounting. You are flexible, responsible, and a helpful and team-oriented personality with a quick grasp. With your efficient, prompt, precise, and goal-oriented working style, you bring the ideal prerequisites. Good IT skills (MS Office products) and the willingness to familiarize yourself with specialized products (KLIBnet) complete your profile.

Your prospects

We offer you a responsible task at the pulse of social life. You will receive thorough training and can count on motivated and helpful colleagues. You will also benefit from modern working conditions.

Contact

Your questions will be answered by Velinka Grujic, Team Leader Social Assistance Accounting, at the phone number 034 429 93 02 or by email [email protected]. Alternatively, you can also contact Marianne Hirsiger, Head of Support, (034 429 92 35, [email protected]).

Please submit your application by January 9, 2026, via our online portal.

We look forward to meeting you.