Finance Manager (f/m/d)

PureGym AG

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  • Date de publication :

    19 mars 2024
  • Taux d'activité :

    100%
  • Type de contrat :

    Durée indéterminée
  • Lieu de travail :

    Volketswil

Finance Manager (f/m/d)

As part of the PureGym Group with around 2 million members, we are one of the three largest fitness chains in Europe and are therefore ideally positioned to continue pursuing and realizing our ambitious goals. In this way, we can make an even greater and more important contribution to the fitness and health of the Swiss population in the future.


We are looking for a passionate and motivated Finance Manager (f/m/d) for Switzerland to oversee management accounts, ensure accuracy and timely delivery, support evolving business needs, and implement new systems. Fluent German language skills are essential to the role.


This Role:

  • Lead the Swiss management accounting team (3 FTEs locally); provide effective management and development of processes and people.
  • Work effectively with commercial finance colleagues and non-finance colleagues to best support financial performance management of the wider business.
  • Responsible for supporting the finance transition to new member management system and lead the upgrade of financial reporting system.
  • Responsible for production of monthly management accounts, and demonstrating full understanding of results, plus risks and opportunities.
  • Manage local team, ensuring supplier recs maintained, approving supplier payment runs and challenging workflow to automate where possible.
  • Ensure accounts produced in accordance with financial standards, so knowledge of these must be maintained.
  • Key point of contact for annual audit processes and assist production of Year-end stat accounts.
  • Maintaining clear view on balance sheet risks and opportunities and ensuring reconciliation processes are robust and complete.
  • Ownership of GL; managing and improving configuration to best support business needs.
  • Provide continual process improvements for a growing business, challenging existing processes and seeking to best use system developments to increase efficiency and accuracy of workflows.
  • Manage fixed asset accounting, and ensure reconciliation of capex additions, disposals, and depreciation.
  • With the support of Group Tax & VAT consultants, reset the VAT process and own the ongoing VAT filing process.

The right person for the role will meet the following requirements:

  • Qualified accountant (at least 3+ years) with proven experience managing teams and delivering monthly accounting.
  • Passionate about PureGym and understands how accounting function can best serve wider business needs.
  • Challenges status quo, always seeking ways to improve processes to increase efficiency and add value.
  • Ability to provide financial insight to non-financial colleagues at senior and junior levels.
  • Demonstrable commercial acumen; able to generate ideas to improve commercial performance of the business.
  • Proven credibility when working with professional 3rd parties such as Banks/Big 4 firms and other advisors.
  • Experience with administration of multiple accounting software packages. Working knowledge of Business Central would be an advantage.
  • Strong attention to detail, and proven ability to work to deadlines through effective time management.
  • Strong manager with proven ability to lead and develop teams and create a motivating culture for team members.
  • Can positively challenge to bring out the best in others.
  • Can build strong working relationships and networks to enable success – across and outside of the business.
  • Has the ability to manage numerous projects whilst remaining calm and ensure deadline delivery.
  • Fluent German and English language skills required.


What we offer:

Our benefits go beyond the core benefits outlined below and give the successful candidate an opportunity to grow and build a truly rewarding career.

  • We offer a free gym membership for you + 1.
  • We offer exclusive perks with our benefits package, including substantial discounts on a variety of products and services, both within our gyms and through other external providers.
  • Our office is located in the greater Zurich area, including direct gym access.
  • Our working hours are flexible.
  • We provide 25 days of vacation + 1 personal day.


Apply now in English and become part of the PureGym family. Together, let's give more people the opportunity to live a healthier life!




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  • PureGym AG

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