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Finance Operations Specialist

6 months with potential extension Zurich
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Employment type Contract
Industry Technology
Area Finance
Location Zurich
Remote from abroad? No
Home office? TBD
Contract duration 6 months with potential extension
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Tasks and responsibilities
  • Act as a hands-on extension of the finance team, supporting day-to-day financial operations through a period of growth and change.

  • Run and support the monthly close (accruals, journal entries, reconciliations and reporting) in close coordination with accounting.

  • Own accounts-receivable tasks such as customer invoicing, billing reviews and payment tracking, and support purchase-order and approval workflows.

  • Drive the budgeting and forecasting cycles, and help refine forecasting methods and planning processes.

  • Prepare management reports and financial analyses that support commercial decisions.

  • Partner with procurement on sourcing and vendor-cost discussions, and improve visibility of spend across the business.

  • Support cost-allocation reviews and give budget owners clear insight into departmental spend.

  • Track project and customer profitability, keeping invoicing accurate and on time with commercial and delivery teams.

  • Help ready finance reporting across ERP platforms and support upcoming system changes, improving data quality and financial governance.

  • Support group reporting and IFRS-aligned requirements.

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Must-have criteria
  • 5+ years in finance, controlling, FP&A, accounting or finance business partnering.

  • Strong grasp of end-to-end finance: budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, controlling, reporting and planning.

  • Comfortable in a fast-moving, hands-on environment.

  • Solid ERP experience (e.g. SAP, Odoo or comparable finance platforms).

  • Familiarity with IFRS reporting and corporate finance governance.

  • Strong stakeholder management across finance, accounting, procurement and operations.

  • Proactive, detail-oriented and able to work independently.

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Contract duration
  • Start date: ASAP
  • Duration: 6 months with potential extension based on business needs
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Language requirements
  • English
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