Who is the company and context?
Join an international professional services company who are active across EMEA, delivering Digital Finance Transformation for CFOs throughout the region.
Due to a recent merger and an ever-increasing pipeline of projects, the business is in need of a leader for the Finance department for Accounting and Operations. The role will incorporate operational finance activities but also involve a lot of process optimisation, reorganisation, and performance improvement!
What will I be doing?
- Lead and manage a team of 6 accountants and controllers.
- Oversee local accounts verification and accounting for the group, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Deliver consolidated management reporting (financial and operational), providing insights and enabling informed decision-making, with the goal of shortening the close & report times
- Manage the annual closing process, ensuring a smooth and timely completion.
- Calculate business unit, country, entity, and project profitability/margins, providing critical performance insight.
- Collaborate and report to Senior Executive members of the Executive Board, serving as a trusted advisor and providing strategic financial guidance.
- Control operations (finance, timesheet & expenses collection, payroll), ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.
- Supervise tax, VAT, and other regulatory compliance matters, minimizing risk and exposure.
- Manage insurance policies and claims, protecting the company and its assets.
- Build and maintain relationships with local and group auditors, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Foster relationships with local external accountants and auditors, leveraging expertise and insights.
- Analyze business investment opportunities, identifying and assessing potential risks and rewards.
- Manage related overall group budgets (IT systems for finance, advisory, accounting, audit), optimizing resource allocation and driving value.
What kind of skills and background will I need to have?
- ACCA, CIMA, Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or equivalent professional accounting certification.
- 5+ years of professional experience
- Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team of accountants
- Experience working in a professional services firm, such as an accounting, law, or consulting firm.
- Fluent in German or French and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to travel to the other offices in Switzerland on an occasional basis
- Highly proficient in MS Office with a focus on Excel and ideally PowerBI too
- Experience working with Odoo ERP is a plus
- Swiss or any residency permit allowing to work in Switzerland
Why should I apply for this role?
- International multi-cultural team of highly motivated professionals that promotes diversity and inclusion
- Modern working environment and equipment, fostering working flexibility
- Competitive, transparent performance- & competency-based recognition and progression system
Who we are?
SystemsAccountants is a leading global Financial Systems, Analytics, and Transformation recruitment company. We provide permanent & contractor recruitment solutions to enable clients to implement, support, develop, run & optimise, ERP, ERP and Analytics systems. We source and screen finance systems professionals on a global basis. Unlike typical search & selection firms, our consultants have an international reach, which ensures that our clients and candidates receive market insight along with a tailored service.
