Head of Finance and Accounting (a)

About the job

• You assume the professional responsibility for the finance and accounting of Baumer Electric AG, as well as other smaller Swiss companies within the Baumer Group as a central service provider.
• Together with a small team, you manage the general and subsidiary ledgers, prepare the monthly and annual financial statements according to Swiss GAAP FER and OR, and ensure reporting for the group.
• In the complex, export-oriented business, you ensure correct handling and billing of VAT in CH and DE. Of course, you are also well versed in the legal and regulatory requirements in this context.
• You take responsibility for the internal control system (ICS), develop it pragmatically and impactfully, thereby ensuring, for example, an efficient inventory and valuation of our stock or assets.
• A colleague from purchasing has questions? It is natural for you to advise your colleagues and work out good solutions for both parties.
• You always keep an eye on optimisation potentials that you recognise in this central function and take the initiative to address and implement them. You are always aware of being part of an international group.

• Successfully completed higher education in business administration with a focus on finance, federally certified expert in accounting and controlling, fiduciary or comparable further training.
• 5 years of experience in a comparable role in a Swiss company with international business; preferably in the manufacturing industry.
• Very good knowledge of Swiss accounting according to FER and OR and proficient in topics of ICS, VAT (CH / DE), taxes and relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• Sound knowledge and many years of experience with SAP (R3/S4Hana) are essential.
• Communicative personality with interdisciplinary interest and confident in German and English.

• Infrastructure & Equipment: Depending on the location, there are free parking spaces, changing rooms with shower facilities, discounted clothing and other advantages.
• Catering: We provide affordable, good catering, special offers for night shifts and for in-between there are fruits and mineral water.
• Work-Life Balance & Family: We support families and design working hours as flexibly as possible. And very importantly: unforeseen incidents and difficult times also have a place with us.
• Events: We also like to celebrate events. At our legendary summer parties or the joint Christmas celebrations, for example. Or on our team outings. And we are also quite good at sports events.
• Care & Bonuses: We say thank you for long-standing company loyalty or special commitment in job recommendations externally. We appreciate special effort and give something back.
• Health: We have high standards in occupational safety and support our employees with health offers to stay fit and healthy.
• Social Benefits: Depending on the location, we support our employees with attractive conditions for pension, accident and special leave.
• Young Talent: We equip our professionals of tomorrow with top training. Besides, there are other experiences best made when young. Joint camps with various sports and group activities, for example.
• Knowledge & Learning: In addition to language courses, we offer company-specific further training depending on the professional field. And so that one hand knows what the other is doing, we enable assignments in other work areas.
• Discounts & Rebates: Depending on the location, our employees benefit from special conditions and discounts in the areas of sport, leisure and clothing.

The Baumer Group is an internationally leading manufacturer of sensors and measuring instruments for factory and process automation. We owe this success to our approximately 2,800 employees worldwide, who are always searching for the best solutions for our customers with passion, expertise and commitment.