Onsite Finance Lead for Manufacturing Growth

Onodrim Industries; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Onodrim Industries seeks a hands-on finance leader to join as a Forward Deployed Operator for Finance. You will embed within acquired plants and offices, rebuilding the cost picture, cash flow and close processes to drive performance across Europe.

You’ll lead P&L reconstruction, product costing, inventory valuation and monthly reporting, partnering with site management to push improvements.This role requires extensive on-site work and travel, with a focus on delivering tangible financial

Qualifications

• Degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or a closely related discipline.
• 5+ years in finance, including at least 2 years as a financial controller, plant controller or finance business partner inside a manufacturing or industrial company.
• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, RA or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience with month-end close, management reporting and cash forecasting in a company.
• Working knowledge of IFRS and at least one European local GAAP, and experience bringing a subsidiary into group reporting.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to present numbers to non-financial stakeholders.
• Practical experience with ERP and accounting systems, not only using them.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and rebuild the finance function on site, including P&L, balance sheet and cash position.
• Build or rebuild product and process costing with materials, labour, overhead and capacity.
• Release working capital by analysing inventory, receivables and payables.
• Design and run a fast, reliable month-end close and align with group cadence.
• Build monthly management reporting and KPIs for leadership, explaining variances clearly.
• Forecast cash and P&L with scenarios for capacity, hiring and capex decisions.
• Map ledger to group accounts and apply IFRS adjustments locally.
• Upgrade ERP and accounting tools, collaborating with the Software Engineering Operator.
• Partner with plant directors to push operational changes that reflect in the numbers.
• Coordinate statutory accounts, tax filings, audit and banking reporting during integration.

Skills

P&L reconstruction

Product costing

Inventory valuation

Month-end close

Management reporting

Excel modelling

ERP systems

Cash forecasting

Costing and finance business partner

Education

Finance/accounting degree

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CPA/RA)

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Onodrim Industries seeks a hands-on finance leader to join as a Forward Deployed Operator for Finance. You will embed within acquired plants and offices, rebuilding the cost picture, cash flow and close processes to drive performance across Europe.

You’ll lead P&L reconstruction, product costing, inventory valuation and monthly reporting, partnering with site management to push improvements.This role requires extensive on-site work and travel, with a focus on delivering tangible financial