Business Controller

Are you a commercially minded Business Controller who enjoys going beyond the numbers? Do you like challenging the status quo, translating financial data into meaningful business insights and working closely with commercial stakeholders?

We are looking for a proactive Business Controller to join an established finance team within a well-known Swiss business. This is an opportunity to take ownership of key controlling activities while playing an active role in developing the function, improving reporting and supporting business decisions.

The Role

Working closely with senior management and key stakeholders across the business, you will act as a trusted financial sparring partner, providing insights and recommendations that support commercial performance and strategic decision-making.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing financial planning activities, including budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Acting as a Business Partner to Marketing and Sales, providing financial insights and challenging commercial assumptions.
• Analysing revenue, margins, costs and profitability to identify business opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Developing meaningful financial analyses, business cases and performance indicators to support management decisions.
• Taking ownership of the further development of reporting structures, dashboards and BI solutions, particularly using Power BI.
• Identifying opportunities to improve existing processes, reporting and financial transparency.
• Contributing to cross-functional projects and wider business transformation initiatives.
  
  

Your Profile

• A higher education qualification in Finance, Controlling or Accounting (FA, HF, FH or equivalent).
• At least 5 years of experience in a Business Controlling, Commercial Controlling or similar finance position.
• Proven experience working closely with commercial stakeholders, ideally within Marketing and/or Sales.
• A strong understanding of business performance, profitability, value chains and financial drivers.
• Very good Power BI skills, ideally including hands-on experience developing reports and dashboards.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with SAP; knowledge of SAP S/4HANA is an advantage.
• Previous experience in FMCG, Food & Beverage or a manufacturing environment would be beneficial.
• Fluent in German (written and spoken)
  
  

Beyond your technical expertise, you are curious, commercially minded and proactive. You enjoy taking ownership, questioning existing approaches and bringing forward new ideas. You combine strong analytical capabilities with a pragmatic, hands-on attitude and feel comfortable working in a collaborative, experienced team.

The Opportunity

• A varied Business Controlling position with direct exposure to senior management and key business stakeholders.
• The opportunity to influence commercial decisions and contribute to the ongoing development of the finance function.
• A role offering autonomy, responsibility and scope to implement new ideas.
• An established and collaborative team environment.
  
  

Interested?

If you are looking for a role where you can combine commercial finance, business partnering and continuous improvement, we would be happy to hear from you.