Jurist VAT Law

Bern, Switzerland (and home office) | 80-100%

This is your contribution

• Prepare rulings and objection decisions in German
• Conduct legal remedy proceedings before the Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Supreme Court
• Conduct comparative legal studies (foreign VAT regulations); clarify legal issues from other, non-tax legal areas (civil, criminal, procedural, and enforcement law)
• Answer written inquiries from taxable persons and hold meetings with them and their representatives
• Participate in internal working and project groups

What makes you unique

• University degree as a jurist (Master of Law), preferably bar admission and/or several years of professional experience
• Sound legal knowledge, especially in Swiss tax and administrative law
• Excellent editorial and communicative skills
• Quick comprehension, independent and efficient way of working
• Very good knowledge of a second official language as well as English

In a nutshell

With your structured and efficient way of working, you actively help in the correct implementation of VAT law.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and bring in 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)

Contribute something!

The Federal Tax Administration (ESTV) is the federal competence center for tax matters. Thanks to value-added tax, 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, as well as participation in international tax matters.

The compatibility of work and family as well as professional development opportunities are highly valued by the employees of the ESTV.

Additional information

Please apply via our application management system. To do so, click on <<Apply now>>.

Questions about the position

Alexander Sidler
Team Leader
+41 58 46 57255

Questions about the application

Martina Scheidegger
HR Consultant
+41 58 46 57705