Head of Finance and Real Estate, CFO (m/f/d) 80 – 100%

About the job

Your Drive

The Matterhorn Gotthard Railway, the Gornergrat Railway, and the Glacier Express belong to the BVZ Holding – a publicly traded group listed on the Swiss stock exchange with a strong presence in the Alpine region. We move people and connect regions in the cantons of Valais, Uri, and Graubünden, and have been successfully setting accents in mobility and tourism for years. Over 700 employees stand for this, who live the values of our company and our brands with great passion and drive.

As an entrepreneurial and trustworthy leader, you take on a key role as Head of Finance & Real Estate: You shape the financial and real estate future of BVZ Holding – as a member of the executive management on equal footing.

Your Area of Responsibility

• You lead the Finance & Real Estate division with the departments of Finance, Controlling, and Real Estate and bear overall responsibility for around 27 employees.
• You are responsible for the service-oriented financial organization of the group, including financial planning, financing, reporting, and impact-oriented control processes as well as the group-wide insurance management.
• You lead the real estate business strategically and realize long-term real estate potentials along the rail network. 
• You ensure compliance with stock exchange obligations, especially accounting according to Swiss GAAP FER as well as the required publications and disclosure notifications.
• You develop your employees purposefully and strengthen a performance-oriented, appreciative, and modern leadership culture. 
• You actively shape processes, utilize digitalization potentials, and drive continuous improvements forward.

Your Profile

You convince through expertise, strategic thinking, and personal maturity:

• You have a higher education in business administration (university or university of applied sciences) and/or a solid further education in finance (e.g., auditor, fiduciary expert, or expert in accounting & controlling).
• You bring extensive leadership experience in finance and controlling and have solid real estate know-how (valuation, management, development, construction projects).
• In-depth knowledge of public transport and subsidy law is a great advantage.
• You understand complex financial contexts, think strategically ahead, and make decisions with foresight.
• High sense of responsibility, consistent goal orientation, and assertiveness characterize you as well as the ability to advance topics even in the face of resistance.
• You are an approachable, mature, and convincing leader with a confident appearance, high negotiation skills, and clear argumentation.
• You move confidently in stakeholder management, whether with clients, financial institutions, investors, the board of directors, or partners.
• Your German is stylistically secure and you have good language skills in English and French.

Your Benefits

• A central, modern workplace in Brig as well as the possibility of mobile work.
• A versatile and demanding area of responsibility with a high degree of design and responsibility at the BVZ group level.
• Flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths, and constructive collaboration.
• Active participation in the executive management of BVZ Holding as well as a well-coordinated team with strong cohesion and team spirit. 
• Additional enriching mandates, e.g., in project committees or as a member of a board of directors or as a trustee of our pension fund, which expand your area of responsibility.

Information on the Application Process

Motivation letters are a thing of the past

We look forward to short and concise answers to the following questions:

• What drives you to work at BVZ Holding as Head of Finance & Real Estate (CFO) and member of the executive management?
• What are the biggest challenges for the BVZ group?
• You are unique! What should we definitely know about you?

This is how your application process is structured

• The application deadline runs at least until early May 2026.
• If you convince us with your application, we will invite you to a first personal interview. 
• In June, an assessment follows to get to know your leadership understanding and your impact better.
• In a further interview, you will answer questions from selected members of the board of directors; the decision is planned for June 2026.