Analyst Corporate Finance

Zurich, CH

Job Overview

The Controlling and Accounting Analyst role is part of the Corporate Controlling Team and looks after several corporate cost centers for controlling and accounting aspects. This role will work closely with key corporate functions to provide strategic financial support, perform cost analyses, and facilitate financial planning and forecasting. This role is instrumental in ensuring budget adherence and cost efficiency across corporate departments, offering insights and recommendations that align with corporate financial goals. This role will also support financial decision-making through in-depth reporting, variance analysis, and cross-functional collaboration and will also be responsible for the preparation of the Monthly and Quarterly management reporting, cost forecasts, and various ad hoc tasks and projects to support the Corporate Controlling Team’s annual objectives. It includes close collaboration with shared services resources (GL accounting, payroll, accounts payable, treasury, cash and banking) as well as other Corporate finance functions (Global Treasury, Tax, Corporate Planning & Analysis, External Reporting teams). The role will be based in Zurich.

Principal Accountabilities

Month-end Reporting and Analysis for corporate entities

• Monitor the timeliness of closing and ensure accuracy of entities’ results and reconciliations
• Review the monthly EBIT, balance sheet, and cash flow and explain variances across corporate entities
• Monthly Cash Flow reporting and forecast preparation
• Assist in the day-to-day queries from the shared resources working on corporate entities
• Review and / or perform the reconciliation files for the balance sheets accounts & cost center results to HFM
• Other ad hoc activities as required to ensure processes are current and assessed regularly
• Assist in the Annual Corporate budget cycle

Corporate Cost controlling and Support

• Collaborate with Corporate functions (e.g. Tax, Treasury, Sales&Marketing, Safety & Environment) to analyze monthly spend and provide regular cost center reporting
• Conduct detailed analysis of actual vs. budget variances across specific corporate functions and provide actionable insights
• Develop and maintain monthly reporting on corporate cost centers, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Participate in project-related financial analysis and provide support for project (e.g. CAPEX) budgeting and forecasting.
• Serve as a financial resource for Corporate functions in understanding cost allocations and spend trends.

Ad hoc Projects

• Be involved ad hoc projects related to the area of responsibilities (e.g. optimization of monthly management reporting)
• Be involved and contribute to projects related to significant transactions (Tax restructuring, M&A, etc.)
• This role will take responsibility for a project to review historical financing arrangements in these entities and simplification of the Corporate entities structure

Qualifications/Requirements

• Several years of working experience in finance, with proven involvement in accounting, controlling and monthly end-to-end reporting processes
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance or Accounting
• Accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA) preferred
• Experience working with multiple foreign currencies and foreign exchange reporting impacts is desirable
• Strong computer literacy skills (incl. Accounting ERP, Microsoft applications), HFM experience strongly preferred
• Ability to manage ambiguity, and proven problem-solving capabilities
• Fluency in written and spoken English

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