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Expert in accounting and controlling with a federal diploma: The business conscience of a company

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As a certified expert in accounting and controlling, you perform the following tasks:

  • Develop controlling systems:
    • Establishment and further development of the finance and accounting organization
    • develop strategic and operational controlling systems for different areas of the company
    • Establish an internal control system (ICS)
    • Create reports
    • Develop and implement financing and liquidity planning
  • Analyze and plan finances:
    • Analyzing and optimizing a company's finances and liquidity
    • Edit taxes
    • Integrate data into company databases
    • Applying controlling systems

As a certified expert in accounting and controlling or federally certified controller, you mainly work in management positions in medium-sized and larger companies in the private sector, but also in public companies in the administration. Specializations are possible in all areas of accounting and controlling as well as in related areas - this means that the federally certified controller specializes in the area of controlling. With additional further training in adult education, experts in accounting and controlling can also work as lecturers in accounting.

You do not necessarily have to attend a preparatory course in order to be admitted to the Higher Professional Examination (HFP) to become an expert in accounting and controlling. However, you should be aware that you will not only need to demonstrate a little knowledge in this area for the examination, but that the requirements for candidates are very high in order to be able to fulfill your future professional responsibilities. You can try to pass the exam without a preparation course, but this will cost you an exam fee of currently CHF 3,400 (as of April 2023), which you will have to pay in advance.

You can repeat the exam twice. A preparation course usually lasts three to five semesters, during which you will be trained in detail and prepared for the exam. If you feel that you are able to work on what you need to learn independently over an equally long period of time, you can make the attempt if you have sufficient self-discipline, but experience has shown that this is not recommended. Please find out about the courses and examinations at some schools first, obtain the examination regulations and the guidelines for the HFP diploma in Accounting and Controlling and consider whether you really have sufficient discipline and stamina to meet the examination requirements independently.

All those who are interested in the Accounting and Controlling Expert course do so for various reasons. 83 % want to find out whether this further education course meets their own needs. This is shown by the survey conducted by the education platform Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch. On the other hand, 12% of those surveyed gave a recommendation as their reason. 5 % of those surveyed did so because they had been mentioned in job advertisements. The free text response "I know this course well and am looking for an alternative to providers in Zurich" shows another personal reason. A further two statements show a certainty in the choice: "Have made up my mind" and "Already working in accounting".

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