Microsoft Office Experts in Zurich
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Zurich, who have recently used Microsoft Office
Matthias Sauer-Rank
Last position:
Lecturer Software Management, 10% at FH Graubünden
- Design and delivery of the university module "Software Management" in the Bachelor's program Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering
- Teaching software project management, project organization, stakeholder management, risk and quality management, as well as agile and hybrid project steering
- Covering release planning, cut-over, go-live, handover to operations, and the operational impact of technical decisions
- Developing a case study across the semester for practical application of the methods taught
- Designing lectures, group work, risk and decision workshops, and practice-oriented assessments
- Combining methodological fundamentals with experience from software development, customer projects, delivery, release, testing, and IT operations
- Use of AI in software and project management
Methods and tools: Software project management, HERMES, PRINCE2, Scrum, Kanban, hybrid delivery models, requirements engineering, risk and quality management, release management, test management, Moodle
Monika Elsen
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
Robert Kliche
Last position:
Interim AML/KYC Consultant at UBS/Deloitte AG
Credit Suisse integration, Business Risk Management (BRM) AML/KYC framework gap analysis UBS/Credit Suisse | Interim AML/KYC framework adjustments | Target AML/KYC framework design | Concept reviews | Manual onboarding process controls assessments | Evaluation of risk assessments (wave migration) | Risk assessments (RtB) | Communication with stakeholders
CONTEXT: Subcontractor as Interim AML/KYC Consultant for Deloitte AG as part of the BRM-NFR integration program for the Swiss booking centre (BCCH)
11/2025 – 03/2026 Support for BRM Advisory, FCP Competence Centre 04/2025 – 03/2026 BRM Integration Task Force Risks & Issues Wave Migration (in collaboration with IO Risk Team, Compliance and Legal) 08/2024 – 03/2025 BRM Integration Risk Oversight AML/KYC Manual Onboardings 11/2023 – 07/2024 Deputy AML/KYC Project Manager
Peter Wydler
Last position:
IT Consultant at WYP-Consulting
Jakob Faktorovitch
Last position:
Core Team Member at Jafa Consulting
- SME for operational processes, contract negotiation and product design for the implementation of a SaaS contact center solution & carrier services
- Definition of several operational processes, organizational setup, ITSM application integrations, creation of contract schedules and advising contract negotiation
- Scrum Master with agile tooling (processes & automation)
- Commercial manager to create business cases and closing the sales process
- Increasing impact, trusted relationship, and key team member within a short time
Piotr Seredyn
Last position:
CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager at Avaloq Group AG
- Clients: Central banks of the most developed economies in the world, German, Swiss, Luxembourgish, Monegasque, Singaporean, Japanese wealth managers and universal/private banks, world’s largest investment banks
- Accountable for managing the delivery of a portfolio of digital wealth and consumer relationship management initiatives
- Project managing portfolios of projects within CTO product and technology business area (cyber security, architectural changes, re-organisational transformation, 3rd party apps)
- Products: Kernel & Parametrisation for Core Avaloq Banking Platform; modules: CRM, client data management, wealth management, portfolio management (generating over 90% of company revenues)
- Key responsibilities:
- Reporting to Head of Disruptive Innovation Division; stakeholder to five product owners & two domain owners
- Accountable for delivery of annual themes and quarterly key deliverables
- Managing demand vs supply via QBR process: book of work, execution, reporting, risk management
- Directly managing around 40 external consultants (front-end/back-end engineers, BAs, designers)
- Hiring and managing resources in eight countries
- Running quarterly divisional closure meetings presenting achievements and challenges
- Resolving cross-team dependencies and internal/external conflicts
- Owning and controlling maintenance budget; planning, forecasting, execution; ensuring demand matches supply
- Identifying and staffing key roles with chapter leads
- Approach: Agile, Scrum of Scrums, QBR/OKRs
- Technology: Angular, PL/SQL, JavaScript, Confluence, JIRA (JQL)
Roland Arato
Last position:
Project Manager and Senior Business Analyst at Init Services GmbH
- Project management: Implementation of SAP & EBX integration for master and reference data management and led development of AI supported services for data management and privacy-oriented solutions
- Business analysis: Executed in-depth requirement gathering and data analyzes for MDM implementation, supported service integration using REST APIs to enhance service interoperability, led the requirement gathering, analysis, and implementation of agent-based AI services
- Technologies: SAP BP & FICO & MM, Tibco EBX, n8n, custom AI development in Java, Python, RDBMS, cloud
Paul Flato
Last position:
Controller / Business Partner at Migros AG
- Managed and optimized discount campaigns to boost sales
- Planned 2025 discount strategies to align with business goals
- Coordinated with key stakeholders, including category management, for campaign success
- Enhanced efficiency and profitability of discount campaigns at Migros Foods
Lukas Döppler
Last position:
Freelancer; Consultant and Business Coach at Doeppler Consulting
- Business Coach
- Strategy and organizational development consultant
- Trainer and lecturer
Patrick Niederhauser
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.
Peter Sacco
Last position:
Web Application Developer PHP / WordPress Plugin Development at Gemeinde Bauma
- Analysis, consulting, and development of a WordPress application for the digital processing and delivery of the Bauma chronicle archive
Arne Hodel
Last position:
Director at Deloitte Consulting AG
- Overall management of the international program to implement the KYX solution for the regulatory traceability of global financial and goods flows
- Steering the end-to-end integration of finance, logistics and compliance systems in a global network
- Responsible for planning, budgeting, quality assurance and reporting to the global program committee
- Leading interdisciplinary project teams and coordinating multinational stakeholders
- Designing and negotiating strategic partnerships with technology and vendor partners
- Ensuring smooth execution of all project phases from development to rollout in cross-regional markets
- Building a global KYX ecosystem with high regulatory impact
- Managing an international program with direct relevance for Deloitte Global
- Establishing standardized interfaces between finance and logistics systems
Jürgen Schmickler
Last position:
Manager Manufacturing Operations USP at Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Liquida, aseptic/sterile, fill & finish, solida in production & packaging
- CAPEX/Greenfield, 5kL SUT Owner, CVQ, runs/SCM/SCORE, SFM, KPI, CAD, CQV, MSAT, trainings, audits, EHS
- Organization, construction, sterile production, operations, packaging, PPQ, Op-readiness, RM, audits, documentation authoring
Dariusz Kaczmarkiewicz
Last position:
Business System Analyst at Zurich Insurance
Participating in a strategic enterprise project to introduce a centralized customer data platform ("Single Source of Truth") to eliminate redundant data storage and accelerate digital services
Analyzing and documenting business and system requirements for migrating large, heterogeneous data sets (ETL) and for continuous data synchronization between core systems and the new platform
Close collaboration with business units, data engineers and architects to gather and validate requirements, and to ensure data quality, consistency and regulatory compliance
Defining the migration strategy, specifying ETL processes and synchronization mechanisms, and documenting technical interfaces
Developing and executing test cases for migration and synchronization processes, and performing defect analysis to ensure data integrity and system stability
Technologies: SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure DevOps, Confluence, UML, RESTful Services, Swagger, Postman
David Barreto Schmidt
Last position:
External Project Manager in the Supply Chain Network at DEUTZ AG
- Project management (SAP BN (Ariba) onboarding, support for SAP ECC and SAP TM for supplier topics)
- Standardization of global value creation processes
- Basic training as well as central contact person for suppliers and support for planners
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Office
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years (Switzerland: 26 years)
Position duration
2.7 years (Switzerland: 2.6 years)
Positions per freelancer
12 (Switzerland: 14)
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Professional Services, Banking and Finance, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
96% (Switzerland: 86%)
Master's degree or higher
76% (Switzerland: 64%)
Doctorate
16% (Switzerland: 12%)
Certifications per freelancer
3 (Switzerland: 4)
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Zurich are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Zurich using Microsoft Office
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What it covers
Microsoft Office is the standard suite for daily business work. Companies use it for documents in Word, spreadsheets in Excel, decks in PowerPoint and communication in Outlook. Many teams also mean Microsoft 365 when they search for Office.
Typical work
- Build and clean Excel models, trackers and reports
- Create Word templates, proposals and internal documents
- Design PowerPoint slides for sales, leadership and clients
- Set up Outlook rules, calendars and shared mail workflows
- Support Microsoft 365 file handling and collaboration
When to hire help
Bring in freelance specialists when office files slow teams down, templates are inconsistent or reports need structure. They are also useful during migrations, process clean-up, busy project phases and when Zurich teams need support across German and English documents.
Skills that matter
Strong professionals know formulas, pivot tables, formatting, slide layout, mail flow and document standards. They work carefully with version control, naming rules and reusable templates. They also understand how Office fits into SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams and common business processes.
Quality signals
Look for clear examples of polished spreadsheets, concise presentations and well-structured documents. Good specialists ask about audience, approval steps and file ownership before they start. They should be able to explain how they keep Office work consistent, editable and easy for others to use.
Zurich use cases
In Zurich, Microsoft Office support often sits close to finance, consulting, legal, operations and client-facing teams. Freelancers may work on site for workshops, handovers or sensitive files, or remotely when the task is document-heavy and collaboration is already set up.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Microsoft Office.
A strong Microsoft Office specialist is often brought in for documents, reports, decks, spreadsheets and day-to-day communication setup. Common tasks include Word templates, Excel models, PowerPoint slides and Outlook workflows that need to be clear and reusable.
Not exactly. Microsoft Office is the name many people still use for the suite, while Microsoft 365 is the subscription product that includes the same core apps and more cloud-based services. In practice, searchers often mean Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook either way.
Microsoft Office is usually preferred when teams need deeper Excel work, formal document control or polished slide decks for business use. Google Workspace is often lighter for browser-first collaboration, but Office remains common where file compatibility and advanced spreadsheet features matter.
A good Microsoft Office freelancer often also knows SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, basic workflow design and light data handling. For many projects, strong writing, layout sense and careful version management matter just as much as the app knowledge itself.
It depends on the task. A simple template cleanup may need only a solid generalist, while complex Excel models, executive presentations or document systems need a specialist who has handled similar business work before.
Yes, most Microsoft Office work can be done remotely if file access, review steps and language expectations are clear. In Zurich, some teams still prefer on-site support for workshops, sensitive material or faster alignment with stakeholders.
Look at the clarity of the output, not just the tools used. A good Microsoft Office specialist delivers clean structure, consistent formatting, correct formulas and files that other people can continue using without confusion.
They should understand the audience, file ownership, approval process and the exact apps involved. Microsoft Office work can look simple, but good results depend on detail, confidentiality and making sure the final file is easy for others to maintain.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Office in their recent projects is 129 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,029 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Office in their recent projects, 96% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 76% hold at least a Master's degree, and 16% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Office in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Office in their recent projects are German (97%), English (97%), and French (55%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Office in their recent projects are Professional Services (71%), Banking and Finance (65%), and Information Technology (52%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Microsoft Office in their recent projects are Project Management (81%), Information Technology (58%), and Product Development (58%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Microsoft Office
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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