Head of Controlling

About the job

We are looking for you as

Head of Controlling

Welcome to the Book Centre. The Book Centre aims to further expand its market position as the most important intermediary bookseller in Switzerland, established for over 100 years, and to successfully support its customers and partners. For us, it’s not just about books, but also about people. Around 300 employees work together with joy and passion to realise our goals and visions.

You don’t just want to manage controlling, but actively develop it further? You think in numbers and contexts and at the same time have a feel for data, systems and processes? You want to work close to the business, help shape changes and also get hands-on yourself? Then this role could be just right for you:

We are specifically developing our controlling further: away from primarily retrospective reporting towards forward-looking, data-based corporate management and an active business partner for our executive management. For this, we are looking for an entrepreneurial, technology-affine and implementation-strong personality.

Your exciting role

• You take overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and cost accounting
• You further develop our corporate management with driver-based planning, scenarios, meaningful key figures and clear recommendations for action
• You advance our sales, purchasing, customer and margin controlling and create additional transparency about profitability and costs
• You drive BI, data models and reporting processes forward and ensure a reliable data basis
• You identify sensible applications of AI in controlling and implement them pragmatically
• You actively accompany our transformation, especially in replacing the existing ERP solution as well as in BI and planning projects
• You lead and develop our controlling team both professionally and personally and also work operationally on key topics yourself
• You are a business management sparring partner for executive management and departments and translate analyses into concrete recommendations for action

What you bring

• A solid education in business administration, finance & controlling, business informatics, data analytics or a comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in controlling, financial planning and analysis or performance management as well as experience in a senior, project management or leadership role
• Very good knowledge in planning, forecasting, reporting and cost accounting
• A strong understanding of ERP, BI and data architectures as well as very good Excel skills and practical experience with BI solutions
• Analytical strength, entrepreneurial thinking and the ability to clearly and understandably convey complex contexts
• Initiative, enthusiasm for change and a pronounced hands-on mentality
• Very good German language skills

We offer you

Holidays and additional public holidays All employees have at least 5 weeks of paid holiday. Those who have worked at BZ for more than 15 years or are older than 50 receive additional holiday days. For further cantonal public holidays, we accrue time daily and you can enjoy additional days off.
Good social benefits You benefit from full insurance with our pension fund with a voluntary savings plan and daily sickness allowance insurance. For your children up to the age of 10, you receive an additional BZ child allowance from us.
Appreciation Throughout the year, there are always small tokens of appreciation. In addition, we invite you annually to personnel and team events.
Attractive discounts on products You benefit from attractive discounts on books and games. You can also purchase our products at greatly reduced prices in the employee outlet.
Reka money and half-fare travelcard We support you with 20% towards Reka money and reimburse you the costs of your half-fare travelcard after deducting a deductible.
Free parking Our location is easily accessible by public transport as well as by private vehicle. You can park your car free of charge with us and we also offer the possibility of an e-charging station for cars and bikes.
Catering options Snacks, drinks and a selection of meals are available 7x24h in our catering offer from Felfel.
Home office options In accordance with our internal guidelines and the supervisor, it is possible for you to perform part of your work from home.

Interested?
We gladly accept your application with CV, cover letter, diplomas and all certificates digitally via our application tool. Applications by post or email will not be processed for data protection reasons and will be deleted without notification.

Do you have questions about the recruitment process? Then Gabriela Bischoff, HR Business Partner, is happy to assist you at +41 (0) 62 209 26 26.

Do you have questions about the role? Then Daniel Keller, Head of Finance, is happy to assist you at +41 (0) 62 209 26 26.
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Workplace

Book Centre AG (BZ)
Industriestrasse Ost 10
4614 Hägendorf
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