CFO, Member of the Executive Board (m/f/d)

About the job

Our client, Alder + Eisenhut AG, has been the leading Swiss provider of gymnasium equipment, sports apparatus, as well as stage construction and stage technology for over 135 years. The traditional company, based in Ebnat-Kappel, combines strong market presence, high manufacturing expertise, and long-standing customer relationships with a clear future orientation.

As part of a succession plan, we are seeking an experienced leader who, as a member of the executive board, promotes and represents the overall interests of the company and actively shapes the further development of the business.

CFO, Member of the Executive Board (m/f/d)

Main tasks:

• Leading the department and coaching the 7 employees in the areas of finance, personnel, IT, and infrastructure
• Ensuring economical, legally compliant, and efficient corporate management
• Responsibility for financial and operational accounting, periodic closings including audits. Additional tasks include controlling, reporting, project completions, as well as budgeting and forecasting
• Responsibility for tax and insurance matters
• Responsibility for personnel planning and recruitment, payroll and social security, employment contracts and labour law issues, as well as personnel development and training
• Planning and implementation of the IT strategy and further development of the system landscape
• Management of the IT function or external IT service providers, maintenance and development of ERP applications and ICT systems, digitalisation of business processes, and ensuring cyber security
• Maintenance of buildings and facilities as well as planning investments in infrastructure
• As a member of the executive board: promoting and representing the overall interests and participating in the leadership and further development of the company

Requirements:

• Completed higher business education or equivalent professional experience with further training at the level of advanced vocational training or university of applied sciences
• Sound knowledge in financial and operational accounting, controlling, budgeting, and reporting
• Broad understanding of personnel, IT, digitalisation, and infrastructure
• Experience from manufacturing companies with complex production processes
• Proven competence in personnel and team leadership, an honest and reliable personality who acts as a role model
• Willingness to take responsibility and actively shape the company
• Professional and convincing appearance with an easy approach to people
• Good German and ideally French language skills, both spoken and written

Interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application! Please send your documents to Philipp Mathieu, Mathieu & Partner AG.