Finance Business Partner (m/f/d)

Findus is the number 1 frozen food brand in Switzerland and is known for popular classics such as cheese patties, lasagne and fish fingers. We are convinced that the way to a person's heart is through their stomach, and therefore we stand for the highest quality and first-class taste. With a committed and friendly team of 95 employees in Rorschach and Wallisellen, we pursue the goal of our Nomad Foods group of companies: "Serving the World with Better Food". And the best thing: We have a place free for you! This also applies if you are over 50 years old!

We are looking for a 

to start as soon as possible in Wallisellen. 

In our team …

.. you are reviewing the SKU and Customer profitability in collaboration with the commercial team and understand business drivers,

.. you make recommendations and challenge the stakeholders in order to achieve margin or cost improvement and to hit the planned EBITDA,

.. you are responsible for the trade spend planning & budgeting ensuring that trade spend accruals are built properly during month-end close in the system,

.. you are Business partnering to the marketing function and ensuring all Advertising & Promotion spends and forecasting is accurate,

.. you are summarising and reporting full P&L results to the Executive team as well as providing insightful analysis vs budgets,

.. you are supporting in the monthly commercial reporting pack and presenting results to senior stakeholders within the business

.. you are improving and implementing best practice SOX controls including working with internal audit to ensure compliance,

.. you are leading the management of the capex approval and budgeting process,

.. you are working with multiple stakeholders including our central hub, Nomad group as well as the local board level,

.. you are the first point of contact for accounting related inquiries between the commercial team and SSC,

.. you are managing relationship with internal and external auditors and facilitate the completion of reviews, reports and audits.

We look forward to seeing you because …

.. you have a University degree in Finance / Accounting and/or an Accounting Diploma (min. Fachausweis),

.. you have a proven track record of min. 5 years post qualified Finance experience

.. you have knowledge of Swiss Code of Obligation and local statutory reporting

.. you are proficient in Microsoft Excel

.. you have excellent writing and verbal communication skills in German and English,

.. you have experience in Commercial management accounting ideally within FMCG

.. you are used to work in a matrix organization and have strong documentation skills (is a plus)

.. you have knowledge of SAP ERP transaction knowledge and the Swiss payroll system (is a plus)

.. you have experience in Finance integration (is a plus)

.. you are familiar with IFRS and/or US-GAAP (is a plus)

.. you work independently with hands on mentality and a problem solving approach

.. you are highly numerate and analytical, with good attention to detail

.. you are able to work collaboratively with peers and deliver through cross functional teams

.. you are well known for being organised, have strong prioritization skills and delivery to tight timescales

.. you are a self?motivated individual with a problem solving mind?set to challenge the business and provide accuracy

..you are a Swiss citizen or holder of a valid required work permit in Switzerland

You can look forward to us because …

… you receive social benefits above the legal minimum,

... we offer you modern employment conditions,
... you can work independently with us, take on a lot of responsibility and enjoy a lot of freedom of action,

… we offer you hybrid working and 30 vacation days and

… flexible working hours.