Business Unit CFO

Page Executive; Zürich; Vor Ort; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A global industrial organization seeks a Chief Financial Officer in Zürich, Switzerland. This senior leadership role involves shaping financial strategy and contributing to decision-making. The ideal candidate should have over 15 years of experience in financial leadership within manufacturing, expertise in risk management, and fluency in German and English. The position offers significant exposure to strategic operations and leadership teams across Europe, emphasizing a collaborative and high-performance culture.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum of 15+ years financial leadership experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience with International Digital transformation projects.
• Deep expertise in financial control, accounting, treasury, tax, and risk management.

Aufgaben

• Serve as strategic finance leader and trusted advisor to the CEO.
• Lead all financial aspects of a large‑scale cement manufacturing operation.
• Ensure robust governance, compliance and internal control standards.

Kenntnisse

Financial leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross functional collaboration

Business acumen

Risk management

Decarbonisation projects

Fluent in German

Fluent in English

Ausbildung

University degree in Finance

CPA or ACCA

Jobbeschreibung

• Grow and shape the full financial strategy of a listed orgnazsation
• Strategic financial leadership with hands‑on decision ‑making

About Our Client

Our client is a global industrial organisation with a strong regional and country presence across Europe. The business operates through geographically defined clusters and places a strong emphasis on financial discipline, governance, and value creation. The organization is seeking a Chief Financial Officer Business Unit CFO for the leading business unit of the Group who will act as a key member of the Leadership Team. The person will provide strategic financial input to decision making, safeguarding financial performance, ensuring compliance with local and international regulations, and embedding a strong risk management culture.

Job Description

• The CFO will serve as a strategic finance leader and trusted advisor to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team, contributing to business strategy, performance targets, and long‑term value creation.
• Lead all financial aspects of a large‑scale cement manufacturing operation, including cost control, logistics economics, depreciation, and capital‑intensive asset management.
• Oversee consolidated financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring across multiple countries and legal entities.
• Ensure robust governance, compliance, and internal control standards aligned with Group policies and local regulatory requirements.
• Play a key role in post‑merger integration activities and support M&A projects, including financial due diligence, integration planning, and execution.
• Actively contribute to leadership and culture development, fostering a high‑performance environment focused on purpose, people, and results.
• Lead and develop the finance organisation, ensuring strong succession planning, capability building, and internal promotion from the home market.
• Represent the finance function in Group‑level leadership forums, including top‑leader meetings and executive development programmes.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate would have:

• Minimum of 15+ years financial leadership experience within an industrial or manufacturing environment, ideally with asset heavy operations.
• University degree in Finance or similar field; professional certifications such as CPA, ACCA or chartered Accountant are an advantage
• Proven experience with International Digital transformation projects
• Deep expertise in financial control, accounting, treasury, tax, risk management, internal controls and M&A post‑merger integration.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to contribute to strategic decision making beyond finance.
• Proven experience working within Group, regional, and corporate governance structures
• Advanced understanding of financial reporting standards, budgeting, performance management, and compliance.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and cross functional collaboration skills.
• Advantage to have experience with decarbonisation projecs
• Assertive and disciplined approach to enforcing financial processes while maintaining collaborative partnerships.
• Fluent in German and English. Additional European language is an advantage.
• High level of integrity, independence, and accountability.

What's on Offer

Our client offers you:

• A senior leadership role within a strategically important European Cluster.
• Direct involvement in strategic, investment, and operational decision making.
• Broad functional scope across finance, risk, systems, and people leadership.
• Strong exposure to regional and Group leadership teams.