Financial Controller
Key information
- Publication date:09 January 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Sierre
The Controller has a financial function within production factories.
He/She maintains an effective internal control structure ensuring compliance with the company's accounting policies, and provide counselling to Management in driving performance.
He/She is key in the reporting process.
Manufacturing Leader
Description
- Management controlling: ensure optimization of working capital and cash-flow generation, provide support with regard to product mix optimization, lead rolling forecast and budget processes, produce analysis to Management to support decision making
* Support on matters of financial accounting and internal control, review analytical accounting, financial statements, costing/pricing variances. Prepares activity-costing for the reporting unit.
* Participate in month-end and year-end closing process, and in reporting duties
* Advise and support Operations and Management leaders, acting as a business partner, on a wide variety of business/financial issues to ensure achievement of performance & efficiency targets.
* Develop and maintain accurate standards for costs analysis (material, labor, and overhead costs)
* Analyze, review product pricing, develop alternative scenarios
* Give support on risks management topics including FX and commodities (aluminum, premium, others) with the support of the local risk manager
* Challenge the status-quo, enhance IT solutions & tools
* Assisting in special projects and analysis as needed
Profile
- With a business or finance degree (HEG, HEC or equivalent, Swiss degree Diploma Federal expert in Finance and Controlling)
* Minimum of 5 years of broad financial experience in all aspects of business control.
* Experience in a manufacturing environment is a prerequisite (such as standard and job costing, understanding manufacturing processes, and the ability to trace the flow of information).
* A first experience in an audit accounting company is an asset.
* Good knowledge of SOX and IFRS
* Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills in French and English. Knowledge of German language is a nice to have.
* Strong analytical dimension with a global overview of the business,
* Strong problem-solving capabilities.
* High level of integrity, accuracy, reliability, transparency and accountability
* Familiarity with IT systems related to financial functions and operational areas (SAP, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI)
Job Offer
Great site and great challenge
