Head of Finance

EMEA Recruitment; Root; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

EMEA Recruitment is seeking a Finance Lead for the Global Procurement Center of Excellence in Root, Switzerland. This role ensures financial governance, transparency, and value tracking across procurement activities, while owning full financial management of MHK Schweiz.

The position partners with Procurement and Finance leadership to combine entity controlling with procurement finance leadership, shaping best-in-class processes and governance aligned with Group Finance standards.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics or related.
• 6+ years in finance controlling or procurement finance.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and reporting experience.
• Fluent English; additional languages a plus.

Aufgaben

• Oversee P&L ownership, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning cycles.
• Develop governance frameworks and cost management.
• Provide executive-level reporting and dashboards.
• Collaborate with Global Category Directors and regional teams.
• Ensure compliance with finance policies and audits.

Kenntnisse

Finance governance

P&L ownership

Budgeting

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Excel

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance/Business

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement analytics tools

Jobbeschreibung

Global Procurement Center of Excellence | Root, Switzerland

The position & responsibilities

The Finance Lead is a critical finance role within the Global Procurement Center of Excellence (CoE), accountable for ensuring financial governance, transparency, and value tracking across procurement activities, while owning the full financial management of MHK Schweiz.

As a key partner to both Procurement and Finance leadership, the role combines entity controlling (P&L ownership, compliance, reporting) with Procurement Finance leadership (savings tracking, governance, and value realization).

As part of the extended CoE leadership ecosystem, the Finance Lead defines and implements best-in-class financial processes, tools, and governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with Group Finance standards and enabling data-driven decision-making across regions and categories.

Main responsibilities:

CoE Financial Governance & Planning

• Support CoE leadership in building and managing the CoE budget, including cost planning, forecasting, and periodic reviews.
• Maintain transparent governance for CoE financial processes, ensuring timely reporting and alignment with Finance policies.
• Establish and maintain standard templates and routines for financial updates, period close support, and management reporting.
• Identify risks and deviations (e.g., budget overruns, timing gaps) and escalates with clear recommendations.

MHK Schweiz Entity Controlling (P&L Ownership)

• Own and manage full P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow oversight
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning cycles
• Monitor actual vs. budget performance, identify variances, and drive corrective actions
• Manage tax, statutory, audit, and compliance requirements
• Oversee internal controls and accounting processes

COE Financial Operations & Cost Management

• Manage CoE cost structure, budgeting, and cost efficiency
• Handle intercompany charging / invoicing mechanisms
• Track and optimize CoE cost efficiency
• Ensure transparency of cost-to-serve across regions

Governance, Compliance & Processes

• Design and implement financial governance frameworks for procurement
• Savings validation process
• Delegation of authority (DoA)
• Ensure compliance with finance and procurement policies
• Strengthening audit readiness and traceability of procurement decisions
• Develop internal controls across procure-to-pay processes

Value Tracking & Benefit Realization

• Own procurement value tracking methodology (e.g., savings definitions, baseline rules, benefit types)
• Consolidate value delivery inputs from Category teams and regions into a single, harmonized reporting view.
• Support benefit realization tracking, including milestone-based tracking, run-rate logic, and actuals vs. plan monitoring.
• Coordinate validations with Finance/Controlling and ensure audit-ready documentation of savings and assumptions.

Reporting, Transparency & Executive Support

• Prepare structured executive-level reporting for CoE leadership, including dashboards on value delivery, budget, run-rate, and financial KPIs.
• Ensure consistent data quality across reports and trackers, aligning sources of truth (ERP, analytics, trackers).
• Support Monthly Business Reviews and steering committee packs with clear financial narratives and key insights.
• Translate complex financial topics into clear messages for procurement stakeholders.
• Drive standardization of financial templates, trackers, and reporting routines used by procurement teams.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting and improve data accuracy (e.g., standard datasets, workflow improvements).
• Support improvements in end-to-end governance (e.g., initiative tracking ? savings validation ? realization ? reporting).

Stakeholder & Cross-functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Global Category Directors/Leads, Global Capability, and Regional Procurement leaders to ensure consistent reporting and financial discipline.
• Collaborate with Finance, Controlling, and Accounting teams to align definitions, validate benefits, and support period-end activities.
• Act as a point of contact for finance-related escalations within procurement initiatives.

Development & Support

• Continuously develop and maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills in relevant finance, procurement, business, and industry domains.
• Take on ad hoc assignments and additional responsibilities aligned with evolving needs of the team, the Center of Excellence, and the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in finance controlling, performance management, PMO finance, procurement finance, or similar roles in a matrix environment.
• Strong understanding of savings methodologies, benefit tracking, budgeting, and management reporting.
• High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and ability to synthesize financial information into clear executive outputs.
• Experience with Excel and reporting tools; familiarity with ERP/procurement analytics is a strong advantage.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to coordinate across functions and regions.
• Fluent spoken and written English; additional languages (Spanish, Italian) are a plus.