Senior Controller

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Zürich, CHE
Hybrid
Senior level
Greentech • Energy • Industrial • Renewable Energy
The Role
Lead financial steering for the Zurich legal entity including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow oversight. Manage monthly close, variance analysis, budgeting, rolling forecasts, and medium-term planning. Drive cost governance, headcount planning, cash forecasting, and balance sheet controls. Ensure compliance with group standards, support audits, act as senior finance business partner, and mentor junior controllers while improving processes and reporting.
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Company Description

Welcome to Kanadevia Inova, a global innovation leader in the waste infrastructure space, where we believe in creating a sustainable future through technology and innovation. 

Transforming Waste into Value

At Kanadevia Inova, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of waste-to-X technology. We are not just waste managers; we are creators of value from what communities discard. Your role at Kanadevia Inova directly contributes to turning something once considered useless - waste - into something invaluable: energy, heat, hydrogen, fertilizer, and beyond.

Job Description

  • Lead end-to-end financial steering and performance management for the Zurich legal entity, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow oversight.
  • Manage monthly closing reviews, prepare performance reports, and deliver variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year.
  • Identify financial risks and opportunities proactively and provide management with actionable recommendations.
  • Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and medium-term planning aligned with Group standards and timelines.
  • Drive cost governance, headcount planning, productivity analysis, and oversight of overheads, allocations, and recharges.
  • Own cash forecasting and monitor key balance sheet positions, ensuring strong financial discipline around capitalization and accruals.
  • Ensure compliance with Group controlling standards, internal controls, audits, and reporting requirements.
  • Act as a senior finance business partner to Zurich management while supporting process improvements, best practices, and development of junior controllers.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in Controlling or FP&A within an international group environment, preferably in a B2B industrial project-based business.
  • Strong experience in legal entity controlling in a complex matrix organization.
  • Solid understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow mechanics, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to translate financial data into management insights.
  • Experience with ERP and planning/consolidation tools such as SAP, IFS, Tagetik, or Power BI.
  • Fluent in English with confidence interacting with senior stakeholders.
  • Structured, proactive, and resilient finance professional with strong ownership, accountability, and leadership mindset.

Additional Information

We offer
• Responsible challenge with diversified field of activity
• Team-oriented working atmosphere in an international Company
• Personal development opportunities through own Inova Academy
• Opportunity to gain an insight into various technical disciplines
• Excellent employment conditions
• Attractive working place (central, good transport links)
• Modern infrastructure

For HR agencies: Please note that we do not accept applications coming from agencies. Thank you.

Skills Required

  • Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in Controlling or FP&A within an international group environment
  • Experience in legal entity controlling in a complex matrix organization
  • Solid understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow mechanics, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management
  • Strong analytical and communication skills with ability to translate financial data into management insights
  • Experience with ERP and planning/consolidation tools such as SAP, IFS, Tagetik, or Power BI
  • Fluent in English with confidence interacting with senior stakeholders
  • Structured, proactive, resilient finance professional with strong ownership, accountability, and leadership mindset
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The Company
3,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1933

What We Do

Kanadevia Inova is a global greentech leader specializing in Waste to Energy (WtE) and Renewable Gas (RG). It delivers turnkey systems that transform waste into valuable resources through cutting-edge technology, focusing on the energy transition and circular economy to create a future free of wasted waste.

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