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UNUnilever Schweiz GmbH

Head of Finance Switzerland & Austria(m/w/x)

Schaffhausen
Full-timeWith Home OfficeManagement

Shaping financial strategy and investment choices for consumer goods operations across Switzerland and Austria. Extensive finance business partnering, P&L ownership, and senior leadership experience required. 35 days vacation, childcare subsidies.

Requirements

  • University degree in economics, business administration, or equivalent qualification
  • Extensive finance business partnering experience, P&L ownership
  • Strong expertise in financial controls, risk management, balance-sheet understanding, planning & forecasting
  • Leadership of diverse teams, strong senior-stakeholder communication skills
  • Track record in business transformation, agile decision-making
  • Fluent English
  • German language skills (advantage)
  • Local/regional/global finance experience, strong influencing/negotiation
  • Data-driven decision support, operational consistency
  • Effective prioritization, high-quality results delivery

Tasks

  • Lead strategic financial direction
  • Shape the long-term financial framework
  • Shape a cost-effective, agile business model
  • Sharpen investment choices
  • Maximise value creation
  • Protect the business for the future
  • Manage the full Management P&L
  • Drive short-term performance
  • Steer delivery of annual financial targets
  • Allocate resources dynamically
  • Drive gross-margin improvement
  • Ensure pricing excellence
  • Optimize Trade Marketing Investment
  • Steer category performance
  • Steer customer performance
  • Ensure rigorous financial management
  • Lead financial forecasting
  • Lead performance management
  • Lead key financial processes
  • Ensure cash delivery
  • Ensure working-capital delivery
  • Manage debtors effectively
  • Maintain cash discipline
  • Safeguard financial compliance
  • Manage financial risk
  • Coordinate all finance activities
  • Partner with Country General Managers
  • Steer the business agenda
  • Partner with Controlling
  • Partner strategically with Marketing
  • Partner strategically with Customer Development
  • Partner strategically with the go-to-market organization
  • Advance the transformation agenda
  • Advance the simplification agenda
  • Champion modern, agile ways of working
  • Develop finance talent
  • Co-lead overhead governance with HR

Work Experience

  • approx. 4 - 6 years

Education

  • Vocational certificationOR
  • Bachelor's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent
  • GermanBusiness Fluent

Benefits

Flexible Working

  • Flexible working hours
  • Option to work from home

More Vacation Days

  • 35 days vacation

Retirement Plans

  • Attractive pension plan

Childcare

  • Childcare subsidies

Learning & Development

  • Training programs
  • 24/7 learning platform access

Modern Equipment

  • Company laptop

Corporate Discounts

  • Employee discounts
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