Your responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Finance team, overseeing accounting, controlling, consolidation, cash management, and product costing across HQ and international subsidiaries.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and closings in line with Swiss OR, internal policies, and group standards.
- Act as Process Owner for finance and controlling, driving digitalization, ERP improvements, and a strong internal control framework.
- Manage intercompany processes, transfer pricing, and consolidation, ensuring alignment with auditors and group requirements.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and industrial/product/project costing to support performance, profitability, and decision-making.
- Oversee tax compliance, corporate filings, and relationships with auditors, tax authorities, and external partners.
- Act as Compliance Officer for financial operations: gatekeeper of outgoing flows, responsible for KYC/KY-Suppliers, and guardian of financial governance.
- Define and maintain scalable financial policies, processes, and best practices across all entities.
Your profile
- Strong business acumen with the ability to understand complex products and operations and translate them into clear financial insights and decisions.
- Proven senior finance leadership experience in an international SME or industrial/tech environment, ideally with multi-entity consolidation.
- Hands-on, pragmatic mindset - able to dive into operational finance while steering strategic initiatives and leading the team.
- Solid expertise in accounting and controlling (Swiss OR or equivalent), including product costing, budgeting, cash management, and consolidation.
- Experience with ERP finance processes and digitalization; track record of improving systems and workflows (Odoo experience is a plus).
- Strong background in internal controls, compliance, and risk management across multiple jurisdictions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, working effectively with leadership, auditors, tax authorities, and cross-functional teams.
- Fluent in German & English, with strong analytical capabilities, attention to detail, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
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What We Do
Zurich Instruments develops and manufactures advanced products for Quantum Computing and Periodic Signal Measurement. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, with subsidiaries and offices in Germany, Japan, USA, South Korea, France, and China, we are committed to providing high-quality instrumentation and direct support to our international customers, scientists, and technologists who are dedicated to measuring complex phenomena using our instruments. Our product range includes: - Quantum computing control systems - Lock-in amplifiers - Arbitrary waveform generators - Impedance analyzers - Phase-locked loops - Digitizers - Boxcar averagers Our team comprises individuals who are passionate about technology and work together with a collaborative and innovative approach. As part of the Rohde & Schwarz family, we are a high-end instrumentation company with steady growth and we're always looking for talented individuals who thrive on challenges and want to shape the future of technology alongside us!
