Finance and Controlling Specialist (a)

Working for the Canton of Luzern means helping to shape the future - that of the canton, its inhabitants, and not least your own. More than 7'000 employees in 200 different professions contribute every day to the excellent quality of life in our canton. Das Heilpädagogische Zentrum Hohenrain is a competence center for the training, promotion, and care of around 200 children and adolescents in the areas of cognitive development and language development in teaching, social pedagogy, and therapy from basic level up to the age of 18 years. Around 300 employees from different professions in the areas of teaching, social pedagogy, therapy, care, housekeeping, technical services, and administration contribute to this. The «a» in the job title stands for «alle» (all). The Canton of Luzern stands for diversity and variety. Finance and Controlling Specialist (a) # 40% | Hohenrain | as of 01.11.2026 or by arrangement ## At Das Heilpädagogische Zentrum Hohenrain, a versatile specialist function awaits you, in which you do not just manage finance and controlling, but actively help shape them. You will work closely with pedagogical, therapeutic, and administrative specialists, provide support with budget and financial questions, and ensure that processes are understandable, efficient, and well-documented. Your tasks • You create the foundations for budget, annual financial statements, forecasts, operating accounting, and service agreements and support their operational implementation. • During budget discussions, you prepare the necessary documents, accompany the discussions, and keep an eye on the financial developments of the individual cost centers. • You further develop forecasts, financial reports, and controlling instruments and prepare meaningful evaluations, analyses, and decision-making bases. • You build up process management in the area of finance, document workflows, and further develop finance and controlling processes. • As a competent contact person, you support employees and managers with business administration questions, conduct training on financial topics, and participate in projects. Your profile • You have a commercial basic education and have further trained in finance and accounting (eidg. Fachausweis). • Thanks to at least five years of professional experience in finance and accounting, you are very familiar with the operational requirements. Experience in an administration, an educational or social enterprise, or a comparable environment is an advantage. • You have sound knowledge in accounting, cost accounting, and controlling and understand how to recognize financial connections beyond individual numbers and cost centers. • You work confidently and routinely with SAP and MS Office, especially Excel. Your strong affinity for numbers helps you to prepare evaluations and analyses in a structured manner and to derive relevant insights from them. • You work independently, reliably, and in a service-oriented manner, while simultaneously bringing the necessary hands-on mentality to tackle operational tasks independently. In exchange with different specialist departments, you communicate clearly and understandably and appreciate interdisciplinary cooperation. Bildungs- und Kulturdepartement Heilpädagogisches Zentrum Hohenrain Esther Staiger Bereichsleiterin Zentrale Dienste \+41 41 590 75 45 https://hpz-hohenrain.lu.ch