Datacolor is a global leader in color management solutions, helping businesses and professionals achieve consistent, accurate color across industries.
We develop innovative instruments, software, and services that enhance the precision, performance, and efficiency of color-critical workflows for customers in over 100 countries across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
At Datacolor, we are a collaborative and innovation-driven company where technology and creativity intersect — and we continue to grow.
If you're passionate about innovation and collaboration and want to make a meaningful impact in a global organization, we’d love to hear from you.
Learn more at www.datacolor.com
The Finance Project Specialist & Accountant is a role within the European Finance organisation, combining the coordination of finance projects and process improvement initiatives, including post-acquisition related projects, with selected accounting activities across European legal entities. You’ll drive process improvement and post-acquisition integration work, while also contributing to month-end closings and group reporting as a back-up to Group Controlling & Reporting.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate finance projects, including ERP implementations/upgrades, e-invoicing, AP/AR harmonisation, VAT reporting, and post-acquisition integration activities
- Support finance process standardisation and automation initiatives across European entities
- Manage project documentation, timelines, milestones, and stakeholder alignment
- Contribute to accounting activities across European entities, including group reconciliations and cross-entity coordination
- Support monthly, half-year, and year-end closings in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER
- Support statutory reporting and filings (VAT, corporate tax) and transfer pricing documentation
- Collaborate with local finance teams, IT, auditors, and external advisors
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and local regulations
- Act as back-up for Group Controlling & Reporting and support ad-hoc analyses and group-level requests
- Act as a bridge between operational finance teams and group-level stakeholders
Experience & Qualifications:
- 7+ years in finance & accounting in an international, multi-entity environment
- Proven track record coordinating finance projects (ERP, integrations, process improvement)
- Solid international accounting knowledge; Swiss GAAP FER a plus
- Strong Excel skills; comfortable with ERP systems and modern finance tools
- Curiosity about AI tools — hands-on experience is a plus
- Fluent English; German a strong advantage
- Structured, hands-on, self-driven, with strong ownership
Learn, understand and live the Datacolor Core Values of Customer Focus, Execution, Ownership, Team Work, Learning, and Passion.
Our Core Competences:
We believe Communication, Adaptability and Problem Solving are core competencies that all our employees consistently demonstrate.
Datacolor offers an attractive salary package with variable income and a company car available for private use. The company supports the installation of a Home Office.
Interested:
- Want to work in a company focused on innovative color management solutions?
- Looking for flexibility and autonomy in a global and diverse company?
- Want to be able to make daily connections with people all over the globe?
- Do you want to work in an open and informal atmosphere where your personal input is valuable?
Do not hesitate and join Datacolor if the answer is yes! Apply through www.datacolor.com/careers
Datacolor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Notice: Datacolor never asks for personal or financial information via social media and does not contact candidates through private messages on messaging platforms. All official recruitment communications are conducted through our corporate email addresses and career website.
Skills Required
- 7+ years in finance and accounting in an international, multi-entity environment
- Proven track record coordinating finance projects (ERP implementations/upgrades, integrations, process improvement)
- Experience with ERP systems and modern finance tools
- Strong Excel skills
- Solid international accounting knowledge; Swiss GAAP FER a plus
- Experience with statutory reporting and filings (VAT, corporate tax) and transfer pricing documentation
- Experience with e-invoicing, AP/AR harmonisation, and post-acquisition integration activities
- Fluent English
- German language skills
- Curiosity about AI tools; hands-on AI experience is a plus
- Structured, hands-on, self-driven with strong ownership
What We Do
Who We Are: Datacolor's color management solutions include software, instruments and services to assure accurate color of materials, products and images. Industries We Work With: Textile, retail paint, paint and coatings, plastics, photography, and many more. What We Do: Offer solutions for color measurement, matching, quality control and communication for industries where accurate color management is crucial. For photographers and creative professionals, we offer calibration tools to ensure accurate color on-screen and in print. Why We Do It: To provide our customers with cost-effective solutions to manage color globally throughout their workflow--so they can save time, improve quality, reduce costs, and build even greater customer loyalty. Where We Work: Datacolor's sales, service and support network serves customers in more than 100 countries, with operation and production facilities in 25 locations worldwide. Datacolor Vision & Mission Today, technology, engineering, and ingenuity converge to create new thresholds of excellence. Creativity meets science. Inspiration meets precision. Innovation meets opportunity. Data meets color. Our expertise in applied color science creates high-performing, intelligent, and effective solutions. Every day, our dedicated teams collaborate to advance the ways we orchestrate new solutions, connecting today’s needs with tomorrow’s technologies. Our commitment is to harness the advancements of modern technology because we understand that details count, color matters, and trust is everything. Is your instrument in need of a calibration service? Or are you having trouble setting up a database in our software? Datacolor's support teams are there when you need them. Call your regional support line and get your color management workflow up and running again in no time. http://bit.ly/datacolorsupport
