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Head of Finance Switzerland & Austria(m/w/x)
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
- English – Business Fluent
- German – Business 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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Head of Finance Switzerland & Austria(m/w/x)
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
- English – Business Fluent
- German – Business 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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About the Company
Unilever Schweiz GmbH
Industry
Manufacturing
Description
Das Unternehmen gestaltet beliebte Marken, die den Alltag der Menschen verbessern, und setzt sich für Nachhaltigkeit ein.
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