Microsoft Excel Expert in Zurich
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Charles S.
Last position:
Data Delivery Lead at Westpac
- Owned and managed the product roadmap and backlog for the Consumer Banker reporting framework, prioritising features and driving iterative delivery of banker scorecards and network performance reporting in an agile environment.
- Developed and iterated portfolio financial reporting on a weekly cadence based on stakeholder feedback, replacing manual PowerPoint packs and saving the program hours of effort weekly.
- Integrated Generative AI (MS Copilot) to automate data lineage documentation across a large legacy codebase, eliminating est. 6 months of analyst effort and accelerating data governance outcomes.
- Led a unified data delivery approach and standards across five UNITE initiatives (~CHF 115m portfolio) supporting consolidation of legacy systems into the Digital Banker platform.
- Led cross-functional delivery team of 3 while also drawing on BA and DA talent pools, coordinating analytical resource across workstreams to accelerate data, reporting & governance outcomes.
Andreas B.
Last position:
Finance Expert, AI Training & Evaluation at Micro1
- Design complex finance prompts and evaluation rubrics for frontier AI models across corporate finance, valuation, financial statement analysis, leverage, treasury, and cross-border finance topics.
- Create expert-level test cases to assess genuine multi-step financial reasoning rather than simple lookup or pattern matching.
- Review model outputs for numerical accuracy, logical consistency, assumption quality, source traceability, and compliance with prompt requirements.
- Stress-test AI responses on accounting, covenant logic, scenario analysis, returns analysis, and decision-useful written synthesis.
Monika E.
Last position:
Tax Specialist at Julius Bär / Bosshard & Partner
- Operational responsibility in tax relief at source
- Took over and stabilized a complex department during a project phase
- Analysis, review, and optimization of existing processes and workflows
- Updating and further development of the specialist manual
- Analysis and resolution of individual cases in an international tax environment
Peter P.
Last position:
Consultant Strategy & Digital at Polynova AG
- Designed the growth and digital strategy for an EU distributor
- Established a differentiation strategy focusing on horizontal portfolio expansion, ESG and SG&A cost reduction using new digital sales and service channels
- Offered same-day logistic delivery for key customers, increasing customer satisfaction by 25%
Philipp S.
Last position:
Equity Portfolio Manager - Digital Wealth Management at Interactive Brokers LLC
- Solely responsible for two portfolios totaling USD 1 million with an average monthly performance of 2%
- Responsible for the investment strategy, specializing in US equities and ETFs (exchanges: NASDAQ and NYSE)
- Market, trend, data, and technical chart analysis
- Risk management – diversification, daily/weekly risk mitigation measures (rebalancing) to ensure optimal portfolio profitability
Károly A.
Last position:
NIS2 & Risk Strategy Consultant at RRC power solutions GmbH
- Developed a compliant information security management system (ISMS)
- Advanced a modern risk management framework based on NIST for NIS2 compliance
Patrick N.
Last position:
SAP Real Estate Expert at RKW SE
- Compliance with IFRS 16 for all group companies
- Achieve efficiency gains through a centralized and standardized process and save time thanks to a single source of information
- Automatic calculation and posting of IFRS 16 and other relevant journals
- Simulations / planning of positions regarding rent/leasing (vehicles, equipment, real estate, etc.)
- Coordination of service fees, benchmarking, scheduling, etc.
Hans S.
Last position:
Product Development Team Member at Smell Discettes GmbH
- Supply chain and regulatory setup for medical device re-engineering, launch and manufacturing ramp-up
Oliver S.
Last position:
Managing Director and Employed Actuarial Consultant at ARCS Actuarial and Risk Consulting Stoll GmbH
- Advising insurance companies on modeling, reporting, valuations, risk management and acting as the responsible actuary
- 2023–2025: Improving Solvency II software, annual financial statements (HGB, SII), process optimizations, pricing, SQL and Python-based reports for AXA Germany, Cologne
- 2022–2023: Support for portfolio transfer (RAFM optimization; impact on HGB balance sheet, SII, reinsurance; migration to msg.Life Factory) for Zurich Germany, Cologne
- 2021 and 2024: Redesign of Solvency II model, implementation in Python and model extensions; testing and documentation for PK Rück, Zurich
- 2021–2023: Control calculations for maturity benefits of contracts; specification and testing of policy administration system for product launch at Youplus, Liechtenstein
- 2021: a) Support in preparing a reinsurance treaty: project management and analyses; b) assistance with Solvency II reporting and multi-year planning for Allianz Leben, Stuttgart
- 2020–2021: Further development and optimization of models with Risk Agility FM (RAFM), integration into IFRS 17 reporting process using Unify for Allianz Slovakia and Bulgaria
- 2017–2023: Quality improvement of the RAFM model; methodology development; documentation; process optimization in reporting and planning; automation with Excel and Oracle SQL (on COR-Life); implementation of a life reinsurance treaty; validation of numerical results in the policy administration system for SV Versicherung, Stuttgart and Mannheim
- 2015–2017: Project management and senior actuary in developing an actuarial projection tool and in the IMAP process with the regulator; guiding the reporting team; analyses; methodology development; process design; coordination with IT, asset and risk management for Allianz Leben, Stuttgart
- 2016–2020: Review of cash flow models for investment projects for B Capital, Zurich
- 2015: Redevelopment of MCEV calculation methodology based on MVBS; weakness analysis and collaboration on fixes for Allianz SE, Munich
- 2014: Solvency II risk capital reporting project: validation of data deliveries; analyses for management and regulator; tool development; process and documentation improvements; training of team members for Aegon Group, The Hague, Netherlands
Beat Z.
Last position:
SAP Test Manager at E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH
- Responsible for IT integration test and user acceptance test for SAP S/4 Hana and BDO BO Customer Financials Management
- Led the test team (business testers and IT testers)
- Resource planning and control within the test team
- Created test concepts and test plans
- Performed test risk analysis
- Coordinated test execution and defect tracking
- Ensured test progress
- Generated and visualized reports
- Summarized test reports and reported to management
- Prepared and conducted user acceptance tests
- Managed SIGMA and JIRA/Confluence at project level
Tarik G.
Last position:
Freelance Employee at Reinsurance Industry
- System administration 3rd level server management and troubleshooting
- Azure DevOps administration
- Administration of virtual servers
- Monitoring and documentation of work processes
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd level support
- Administration of virtual servers (VMware)
- Administration of file servers and backup
- Onsite & remote support
- Office 365 user administration and troubleshooting
- Active Directory user setup and management
Daniel L.
Last position:
SQL, .NET and VBA Developer at Postfinance AG
- For the internal MIS, which gathers data in a complex, comprehensive system landscape and loads it into a central database via ETL, existing processes and packages had to be maintained and new KPIs analyzed, specified, and implemented.
Thomas Z.
Last position:
Principal – Self-employed / Strategy & Corporate Finance at Leverage Experts AG
- Acquisition, closing, and execution of consulting projects
- Treasury, business controlling, corporate finance, accounting, M&A, corporate sustainability, ESG, turnaround management
Paola S.
Last position:
Part-time retiree
Michael R.
Last position:
Doctor of Economics at University of St. Gall
- Awarded the degree of Doctor of Economics (Dr. oec.)
- Passed doctoral examination with the grade "good"
- Dissertation: Development of OR-based software systems – concepts for problem- and user-oriented design
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Excel
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
2.5 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Finance, Project Management, Information Technology
Top industries
Professional Services, Banking and Finance, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Finance, Information Technology, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
77%
Master's degree or higher
54%
Doctorate
15%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 9 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Zurich are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Zurich using Microsoft Excel
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 9 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Microsoft Excel experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Professional Services (72%)
- Banking and Finance (67%)
- Information Technology (56%)
- Insurance (50%)
- Manufacturing (44%)
- Government and Administration (39%)
- Telecommunication (33%)
- Automotive (28%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Excel does
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application for organizing data, performing calculations and presenting results. Companies use it for financial models, forecasts, budgets, operational tracking, sales analysis and management reporting. It supports structured workbooks that can connect raw inputs with repeatable business decisions.
Core capabilities
Strong Excel professionals combine formulas, data modeling and clear workbook design. They build reusable templates, control data quality and make complex results easy to review. Common capabilities include:
- Advanced formulas, named ranges and error handling
- PivotTables, charts and interactive dashboards
- Power Query for importing and transforming data
- Power Pivot and DAX for relational analysis
- VBA macros and Office Scripts for automation
Ecosystem and tools
Excel works closely with Microsoft 365, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams and Power BI. Specialists may connect workbooks to SQL databases, CSV files, enterprise systems or web services. They also work with Power Query, Power Pivot, VBA, Office Scripts and structured tables to create controlled data flows rather than isolated spreadsheets.
When companies need help
Freelance expertise is useful when a workbook has become slow, fragile or difficult to maintain. Companies also bring in specialists during reporting changes, system migrations, planning cycles and audit preparation. In Zurich, collaboration may involve remote work with scheduled sessions for finance, operations or multilingual stakeholder teams.
- Rebuild error-prone financial or operational models
- Automate recurring reports and data preparation
- Consolidate inputs from multiple teams or systems
- Document logic, permissions and handover processes
Project deliverables
A project can produce a forecasting model, budgeting tool, KPI dashboard, sales pipeline tracker or inventory workbook. Good deliverables include validated calculations, clear input areas, protected formulas and instructions for daily users. Where reporting needs to scale, the specialist may recommend Power BI or a database alongside Excel instead of forcing every requirement into one file.
What strong specialists bring
Quality is visible in traceable logic, consistent naming, sensible structure and tests against known results. Strong professionals ask how data is sourced, who owns each input and how the workbook will be used after handover. They balance speed with maintainability, explain trade-offs clearly and can work with finance, operations, analytics and IT stakeholders.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel is used for budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, reporting, planning and operational tracking. It is also useful for prototypes and controlled workflows that do not yet require a dedicated business application.
Microsoft Excel offers deep modeling, analysis and automation features, especially through Power Query, Power Pivot and VBA. Google Sheets is often preferable for lightweight browser collaboration, while a database is better for shared, structured data at larger operational scale.
A strong Microsoft Excel specialist may also work with Power BI, SQL, Power Query, DAX, VBA and Office Scripts. Knowledge of finance, supply chain, sales operations or data governance can be just as important as spreadsheet technique.
The right level depends on the deliverable, not on the tool alone. A simple template may need focused spreadsheet skills, while a financial model or automated reporting workflow requires proven experience with data sources, validation, documentation and stakeholder review.
Microsoft Excel projects often work well remotely when files, data access and review steps are clearly defined. For Zurich-based teams, German or English communication may matter depending on the users, documentation and internal stakeholders, while occasional on-site workshops can help with complex processes.
A company should review its approach when many users edit the same workbook, refreshes are unreliable or access control becomes difficult. Microsoft Excel can remain useful for analysis and input, while Power BI, SQL or a business system handles governed storage and shared reporting.
Ask the specialist to explain model structure, assumptions, checks and handover steps. With Microsoft Excel, quality also means readable formulas, controlled inputs, sensible performance and results that can be reconciled to source data.
A Microsoft Excel professional should confirm the business goal, source systems, file ownership, user roles, refresh frequency and expected output. They should also establish how changes will be tested and whether the solution must work with desktop Excel, Microsoft 365 or both.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects is 123 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 984 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects, 77% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 54% hold at least a Master's degree, and 15% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects are German (100%), English (94%), and French (50%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects are Professional Services (72%), Banking and Finance (67%), and Information Technology (56%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects are Finance (67%), Project Management (67%), and Information Technology (61%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Microsoft Excel
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