Head of Accounting, HR and Administration

On behalf of our client in Lausanne, we are looking for a Head of Accounting, HR and Administration.

Your main tasks

Finance & Accounting
Overall accounting management: Maintaining financial accounting, preparing budgets and annual closures according to the Code of Obligations (CO).

Steering & Reporting: Preparing dashboards and periodic financial reports for Management and the Board of Directors.

Control & Compliance: Responsibility for controlling, management information system (MIS) and the Internal Control System (ICS).

Institutional relations: Primary contact for auditors, banks, tax authorities and insurance companies.

Team management: Operational and disciplinary supervision of the accounting team.

Human Resources
Operational HR management: Complete payroll processing, time tracking and personnel file management.

Social insurance & Legislation: Managing affiliations, absence cases (illness, accident) and ensuring compliance with Swiss labour law.

Support to hierarchy: Advising and supporting managers throughout the employee lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding, training, departures).

Administration
Administrative management: Supervising administrative flows and continuously optimising internal processes.

Team management: Leading and motivating the administrative team.

Project management: Coordinating and monitoring various cross-functional projects in support of Management

Your profile
Education: Holder of the Federal Diploma as a specialist in finance and accounting or an equivalent qualification.

Experience: Several years of proven experience in a similar role within a Swiss SME, ideally with initial team leadership experience.

Technical expertise: Excellent knowledge of payroll accounting, Swiss social insurance and taxation (VAT).

Languages: Perfect command of French, both written and spoken. Good communication skills in German (desired).

IT skills: Advanced proficiency in MS Office tools (especially Excel) and ease with integrated management software (ERP/Accounting).

Personal qualities: Generalist profile, rigorous and structured, with excellent communication skills, leadership and a strong team spirit.

What is offered to you
A varied, autonomous and responsible managerial position at the heart of strategic decisions, with very good employment conditions and benefits.