SwissAccounting, 60th Assembly and New Professional Designations

Context

In brief

• The 60th assembly was held in Melide
• SwissAccounting Svizzera Italiana has 847 members
• Four candidates obtained the federal diploma
• Forty-eight passed the examination for the certificate

Key facts

• Event → 60th Ordinary General Assembly
• Location → Swiss Diamond Boutique Hotel La Romantica in Melide
• Members → 847
• Federal diploma → 4 candidates
• Federal certificate → 48 candidates
• Date of the change → October 1, 2026
• First designation → «Professional Master»
• Second designation → «Professional Bachelor»

The ceremony in Melide

Melide hosted the 60th Ordinary General Assembly of SwissAccounting Svizzera Italiana, held at the Swiss Diamond Boutique Hotel La Romantica. The association currently has 847 members. The meeting addressed the main assembly topics and, at the opening, provided space for the awarding of the new graduates from the 2026 examination session.

Four candidates obtained the Federal Diploma as Experts in Finance and Controlling. The best average was achieved by Moro Ludovico, with a prize offered by Progel SA - Manno. The same group includes Bosisio Nicolò, Butti Fiorella Cristina, and Ferraro Giuseppe.

Meanwhile, 48 candidates passed the examination for the Federal Certificate as Specialists in Finance and Accounting. The three best averages were achieved by Ana Maria Stan, Federico Vernavà, and Francesca Carrara, who were awarded by BancaStato. The association's communication also lists the other candidates who obtained the certificate.

The Committee also informed those present about the amendment to the Federal Vocational and Professional Education and Training Act, effective from October 1, 2026. Those holding the Federal Diploma as Experts in Finance and Controlling may add the designation «Professional Master». Those holding the Federal Certificate as Specialists in Finance and Accounting may instead use «Professional Bachelor».

During the assembly, the activities carried out by the individual members of the Committee during the last financial year were presented. The Assembly reconfirmed the outgoing Committee: Kevin Kaufmann as president, Ines Guarisco as vice-president, and Vincenza Bianchi, Sergio Bizzozero, Fabiano Bonardi, Alessandro Gottardi, and Fabrizio Ruscitti as members. The SwissAccounting Svizzera Italiana School offers its courses in Lugano-Trevano.

Operational details

The meaning of the two designations

The change communicated during the assembly concerns how holders of the two pathways can add a designation alongside their qualification. The text presents a distinct correspondence, which it is best to preserve without conflating the qualifications.

The correspondence indicated

The term used in the communication is to add alongside. The two expressions are therefore presented as designations to be added to the qualification held, with a different formula for each qualification. The practical reading starts here: the Federal Diploma should not be associated with the designation intended for the Federal Certificate, and vice versa.

The source cites two different time references. The 2026 examination session is the one for the newly graduated students honored in Melide; 1° ottobre 2026, on the other hand, is the date indicated for the amendment to the Federal Law on Vocational Education and Training. Separating these two elements helps to read the news correctly: one concerns the examination session, the other the use of the new designations.

The presence of a federal law links the association's communication to a vocational education and training topic that is not limited to the ceremony in Melide. The source, however, restricts the information to the possibility of using the two formulas and does not describe any further administrative steps or other effects. For this reason, the central point remains the title-designation pair.

Those considering a pathway in finance and accounting can use this distinction to accurately interpret the qualifications mentioned by the Scuola SwissAccounting Svizzera Italiana, which offers its courses in Lugano-Trevano. To complement training with the search for professional opportunities, the annunci di lavoro are also available.

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Key points

How to correctly apply the new provision

Four practical checks

1. Start from the qualification actually held. The first check concerns the designation: Federal Diploma of Expert in Finance and Controlling or Federal Certificate of Specialist in Finance and Accounting.

2. Link the qualification to the corresponding designation. The Federal Diploma is paired with «Professional Master». The Federal Certificate is paired with «Professional Bachelor».

3. Keep in mind the date indicated by the Committee. The amendment to the Federal Act on Vocational and Professional Education and Training concerns 1° ottobre 2026. This date must be distinguished from the 2026 examination session mentioned for the award ceremony for recent graduates.

4. Reproduce the designations without reversing them. The assembly's communication associates each designation with a single qualification among those indicated. The final check therefore consists of comparing your qualification with the correspondence given by the source.

This is the operational scope of the news item. The source does not indicate forms, applications or other documents to submit in order to use the designations; instead, it provides the relationship between the two qualifications and the two designations, together with the date of the change. For those pursuing training in the field, the only training path mentioned is that of the Scuola SwissAccounting Svizzera Italiana, with courses offered in Lugano-Trevano.

The professional aspect can be explored separately by consulting the aziende che assumono, without confusing the designation linked to the qualification with the Certificate or Diploma itself. The distinction remains the essential step for correctly presenting the indicated qualification.

To complete your personal overview after verifying the qualification, use the calcolatore stipendio.

Source: tio.ch