Head of Accounting - Financial Reporting 60 - 100% (m/f/d)

23 July 2026
60 – 100%
Felben-Wellhausen

Job summary

Join our team in leading financial accounting for a well-established company. Enjoy a flexible, innovative work environment focusing on digital transformation.

Tasks

Lead and develop our accounting team across locations in Switzerland and Poland.
Oversee monthly and annual financial statements for the group companies.
Implement modern, AI-supported financial processes with IT support.

Skills

Background in finance and accounting, with relevant certifications or equivalent experience.
Proficient in German and capable of communicating in English with the team.
Hands-on approach with a pragmatic, SME mentality.

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About the job

Hot-dip galvanising is our craft - for generations, at 4 locations in Switzerland and Germany. For our group, we are looking for a personality to lead and further develop our financial accounting: professionally competent, hands-on, with enthusiasm for digitalisation.

HeLinkad of Accounting - Financial Reporting 60 - 100% (m/f/d)

As a head in the small team of 5 people in Switzerland (HR, IT, Finance) and 6 people in Poland, you are also operationally active and, in addition to your projects, handle cross-cutting questions and tasks of accounting and finance.

What to expect from us:

Leadership and development of our accounting team in Poland (remote, DE/EN) - in cooperation with our Swiss accountant
Responsibility for monthly and annual financial statements of the group companies (CH and DE), medium-term consolidation - training by our long-standing finance manager
VAT, customs and cross-border issues between our CH and DE plants
Development of modern, AI-supported financial processes (e.g. accounts payable workflow) — with support from our IT and genuine scope for design

What you bring:

Further education in finance and accounting (e.g. professional certificate) or equivalent, proven completion experience
You prepare financial statements independently and understand the connections up to the balance sheet and accrued profit and loss account
SME mentality: pragmatic, broadly interested, willing to get stuck in
Fluent German, English for professional exchange within the team

What we offer you:

Flexible workload 60 - 100%, home office by arrangement
A long-term development role with direct contact to the owner family
Company canteen with heavily subsidised and very good catering
Canteen, fitness room on site, support for further training

Questions? Call me directly: Andreas Dietsche, 076 234 90 90, an.dietsche@galvaswiss.ch. I look forward to hearing from you!

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