Finance and Accounting Specialist with Leadership Role 80-100%

About the job

Blasercafé has been based in the city of Bern for over 100 years and is now run by the 4th generation of the Blaser family. The family places great value on personal contact and direct exchange with all employees. From international green coffee trading to the roasting house, we share a passion for coffee in all its facets.

For our finance department, we are looking for a

Finance and Accounting Specialist with Leadership Role 80-100%

You have a good grasp of numbers, keep an overview even during closing phases, and enjoy leading people? As the right hand of our Head of Finance and Controlling, you are the hub of our finance department. You lead the administrative team and support our apprentices. You ensure that accounting, payment transactions, and VAT run reliably throughout the group. And you take our processes to the next level with modern tools and AI. Your expertise is also in demand for interim and annual financial statements!

Your tasks

• Leading the administrative team and co-responsibility for the training of our apprentices
• Deputising for the Head of Finance and Controlling in all matters
• Managing the financial accounting and subsidiary ledgers of the group companies including asset accounting, foreign currencies, and intercompany reconciliations
• Significant involvement in interim and annual financial statements as well as supporting audits
• Controlling payment transactions under the four-eyes principle and responsibility for dunning and debt collection
• Reviewing and approving VAT returns for Switzerland and the EU
• Social insurance including ELM and deputising in payroll accounting
• Further development of internal control systems, processes, and digitalisation, including contributing to the establishment of a management information system (MIS)
• Clarifications and declarations with insurance companies, banks, and authorities domestically and abroad
• Support and advice for the family office on all relevant financial matters
• Responsibility for the budgeting process

Your profile

• Federal diploma in finance and accounting or an equivalent qualification
• Several years of experience in financial accounting, ideally in a group with multiple companies
• Sound knowledge of financial statements, VAT, and social insurance; payroll experience is an advantage
• Confident use of ERP systems, very good Excel skills, and enthusiasm for digital solutions
• Experience in leading and developing a team
• A careful, discreet, and proactive working style
• Fluent German, English skills are an advantage

What we offer

• A versatile key position in a traditional family business
• Short decision-making paths and direct contact with management
• Scope for shaping digitalisation and ERP projects
• Above-average social benefits and an annual loyalty bonus
• The option to exchange half of the 13th-month salary for 10 additional days of holiday
• Two coffee training sessions per year with our professionals
• A workplace in the heart of Bern