Responsibilities

• Performing day to day accounting operations, maintaining books of accounts, periodic accounts close and preparing financial statements.
• Working closely with the statutory auditors to get financial statements audited in compliance with Swiss and Indian statutory requirements.
• Ensuring compliance with local tax laws in routine operations as well as special cases, determining transfer price of products in consultation with marketing, finance and manufacturing teams and actively participating in tax planning projects.
• Closely interacting with the Shared Service Center and the taxation teams in India while meeting the timelines as circulated from time to time by corporate team in India.
• Being responsible for periodic updates to VP Finance EMEA with financial analysis on routine operations as well as special projects, performance at gross and operating margin level, budgeting and variance, cash flows, forecasting and capital expenditure.
• Interacting effectively with vendors and customers to ensure adherence to agreements, timely cash flow and working capital management. Managing the payments in timely and effective manner.
• Regularly reviewing agreements/contracts of the company and their financial and legal impact in consultation with the Business Development and Legal team.
• Effectively managing treasury activities by matching cash inflows and outflows, liaising with banks and financial institutions, keeping a tab on debt levels and compliance with export import documentation and certification.
• Preparing and implementing standard operating practices (SOPs) to keep all the financial reports and analysis in sync with the practices and requirements of the Indian headquarters. Establishing internal control processes required to manage and grow the business.
• Supporting VP Finance EMEA in implementing various business and functional initiatives carried out at local and regional level.
• Supporting and playing a key role in IT initiatives and to ensure effective implementation of various tools, software and packages.

Qualifications and Role Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with a major in Finance/Tax or comparable further training.
• Qualified accountant with 6+ years post qualification experience, preferably at a managerial level.
• High result orientation with attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical ability.
• Ability to work well under deadlines and pressure.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and objectively in written and spoken English. Additional languages would be a benefit, especially German.
• A flexible and collaborative approach to work.
• Experience in analysing and interpreting complex data sets.
• Experience in analysing both qualitative and quantitative data.
• Competent/advanced Microsoft Office user. Knowledge of SAP is a must.

 Interested? Please send your application in English by email.