CFO, Member of the Leadership Team (m/f/d)
As part of a planned succession, we are seeking a committed CFO with proven international leadership experience and exceptional expertise in finance and administration. Seize the opportunity to bring your expertise to a dynamic and thriving SME in an international industrial environment.
- Develop and plan the financial strategy, including budgeting, financial planning, and forecasting, and contribute to the development and implementation of the corporate strategy
- Lead your Finance & IT team and support and interact with the 4 legal entities abroad
- Be responsible for financial reporting to external and internal stakeholders, ensuring the financial reporting meets legal requirements
- Assess and manage financial and operational risks, and define appropriate control actions
- Take on responsibility for raising capital and investments, and the communication with banks and financial stakeholders
- Support and lead acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, and other strategic transactions
- Be responsible for the strategic tax planning, transfer pricing and treasury
- Ensure compliance and governance concerning: UBO filings, Code of Conduct, ABC Policies, ESG requirements
- Assess risks and implement measures for the secure and efficient operation in the IT environment (cybersecurity measures and employee training)
- Degree in Business Administration and additional training in Finance, Accounting, or a similar field, along with relevant experience
- Approx. 5+ years of international experience in a similar position
- Proven and grounded leadership skills with a focus on people and performance
- Being a team player with a positive mind-set, absolute integrity and “sparring partner attitude”
- Exceptional communication and negotiations skills (e.g. presenting on executive level)
- Professional experience in an international commodity procurement context is an advantage, experience with Africa is an advantage
- Ability with Excel and MS tools, experience with SAP, SAGE and IBM Cognos is an advantage
- Ability to understand industrial production processes
- Excellent verbal and written English and French language skills
- Willingness for regular business travelling as required
- Step into a strategic leadership role as CFO, where you’ll shape financial strategy, drive growth, and impact an SME with a global footprint
- Join a collaborative team and leverage your international finance expertise to influence key decisions
- Lead with integrity, vision and confidence across global contexts
Main Workplace: Canton Zug, Switzerland; working from home is partially possible
Please send us your documents in English online in a few steps, specifying the reference number CH-05558, via one of the apply functions.
In case of questions, please contact Peter Bachofner via +41 44 396 11 11 or Write an email please do not send any application documents to this e-mail address and use exclusively one of the apply functions).
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Mercuri Urval is an internationally operating consulting company and offers scientifically based, quality-assured and ethical services in the areas of Executive Search, Professional Recruitment, Leadership Assessment and Coaching to clients in the private and public sector.
Our client is a Swiss-based SME company located in 5 countries and operating all around the globe.
Location
Canton Zug, Switzerland
Company
Swiss-based SME
Reference number
CH-05558
