Head of Finance (a)

About the job

IPS Gebäudetechnik AG is an established Swiss building services company with around 20 employees and is part of the European bluu unit. As part of the bluu unit, IPS combines the dynamism of a Swiss SME with the development opportunities of a growing European corporate group.
For further expansion in Switzerland, we are looking for an entrepreneurial and hands-on personality as Head of Finance. You can expect a key role with plenty of scope for design, direct collaboration with management, and the opportunity to actively further develop the Swiss financial structures.

Your challenge

• Accounting, Reporting and Tax
  You take responsibility for accounting, reporting and taxes of the IPS group (20 employees). Together with a back office employee, you ensure reliable financial accounting as well as monthly and annual financial statements according to Swiss GAAP FER. You stay close to day-to-day business: you understand accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll accounting, check bookings in the ERP Messerli yourself if necessary, and ensure that accruals, WIP, intercompany issues and VAT are correctly represented.
• Forecast, Cash and Liquidity
  You develop forecasts as well as cash and liquidity planning and become a sparring partner for management on financial and entrepreneurial decisions. At the same time, you are the central contact person for the finance organisation of the bluu unit.
• Transformation and Scaling
  You further develop processes, systems, data structures and dashboards. In future acquisitions, you help to quickly harmonise the financial processes of new Swiss companies and support their management as a finance partner.

Your qualities and talents

• Commercial training with experience in fiduciary or accounting and further training in finance or a bachelor’s degree with relevant practical experience
• At least five years of relevant professional experience in accounting and/or reporting/controlling, ideally in an entrepreneurial SME, growth or project environment
  • Sound knowledge of accounting according to Swiss GAAP FER and high confidence in monthly and annual financial statements
  • Broad finance know-how in accounting, consolidation, VAT and basic tax issues
  • Experience in budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and liquidity planning as well as management reporting
  • Good understanding of controlling, KPIs, contribution margin accounting as well as project and service margins
• High IT, AI and data affinity as well as experience with ERP systems and Excel; initial experience with databases, data models and/or BI and dashboard solutions is an advantage
• Experience in optimising and further developing finance processes, ideally combined with digitalisation and automation
• High initiative and the ambition to independently identify issues, develop solutions and implement them
• Enjoyment in shaping processes and thinking beyond day-to-day business
• Clear, pragmatic communication and an entrepreneurial mindset
• Fluent German; English skills are an advantage

Are you ready to actively shape the financial structures of a growing company?
Then Stefan Fritschi looks forward to receiving your application documents.