Senior Manager Group Finance 80-100%

cereneo Schweiz AG; Weggis; Vor Ort; CHF 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

cereneo Schweiz AG, part of Neuro Recovery Group, seeks an experienced Senior Manager Group Finance to lead Swiss accounting for four entities. The role is 80-100% on-site in Hertenstein and Vitznau, with a fixed-term from Oct 2026 to Apr 2028, reporting to the Group CFO.

You will manage three accountants, ensure timely close, tax returns, statutory reporting, and start a group consolidation by FY27. Limited remote work, strong emphasis on controls, accuracy and cross-functional partnering.

Qualifikationen

• Swiss statutory accounts under the CO, including year-end, audit and VAT.
• Hands-on responsibility with several years in Swiss statutory accounting.
• Experience in Swiss healthcare/clinic sector preferred.
• Experience leading a small accounting team; hands-on approach.
• Advanced Excel; familiarity with Abacus and ERP systems.

Aufgaben

• Own accounting for four Swiss entities from day-to-day bookkeeping to statutory financial statements.
• Coordinate external audits; main contact for auditors.
• Manage intercompany transactions and VAT/tax returns.
• Build a group consolidation planned for FY27 with CFO and Controlling.
• Oversee cash management, payments and bank reconciliations.
• Provide cost accounting and regulatory reporting.
• Finance business partnering with clinic management.
• Lead and develop three accountants; ensure continuity.

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

Advanced Excel

Fluent German and English

Swiss accounting knowledge

Ausbildung

Fachausweis Finanzwesen

CPA/ACCA/Steuerberater

Tools

Abacus

Clinic ERP system

Jobbeschreibung

About us

Neuro Recovery Group is an international healthcare group dedicated to advancing neurorehabilitation. At its centre are the cereneo clinics in Vitznau and Hertenstein on Lake Lucerne, together with a prevention and longevity business and international activities and partnerships. We combine highly individualised, research-driven clinical care with an international private patient base.

The role at glance

We are looking for a hands-on and technically strong finance professional to lead our Swiss accounting function during a fixed-term period. You will own the books and financial statements of four Swiss legal entities, lead the three accountants who deliver that work with you, and act as finance counterpart to the clinics and the group functions. The role reports directly to the Group CFO.

The Senior Manager Group Finance position is offered on an 80-100% workload and is initially structured as a fixed-term role from October 2026 to April 2028 (indicative). While the initial appointment is fixed-term, there is a strong possibility for the role to continue beyond this period, subject to business needs and mutual agreement. The longer-term perspective, including a potential extension or transition into a permanent position, will be reviewed during FY27. The role is based on site in Hertenstein and Vitznau, near Lucerne, Switzerland, with limited remote working, and reports directly to the Group CFO.

Key responsibilities

Accounting, tax and financial statements

• Own the accounting for four Swiss legal entities, from day to day bookkeeping quality through to month end, year end and the statutory financial statements under the Swiss Code of Obligations.
• Ensure a reliable closing calendar and lead the coordination of the external audits as main contact for auditors.
• Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations, including intragroup service charges.
• Prepare the corporate income and capital tax returns and the related provisions together with our tax advisor, and prepare the VAT returns in-house.
• Build up a group consolidation, targeted for FY27, together with the CFO and Controlling.
• Oversee the payment process and bank reconciliations and monitor the cash position.

Healthcare cost accounting and regulatory reporting

• Own the REKOLE compliant cost centre and cost unit accounting, including its further development.
• Own the ITAR_K submission and the related cost and tariff documentation towards health insurers and cantonal authorities.
• Ensure accurate and timely statutory reporting, in particular the Federal Statistical Office hospital and medical statistics.
• Provide the cost and revenue basis for tariff work under ST Reha for inpatient rehabilitation and TARDOC and the outpatient flat rates for ambulatory services.

Revenue cycle oversight

• Supervise debtor management: patient and insurer billing, cost guarantees, dunning and escalation, collection and bad debt provisioning.
• Pay particular attention to international and self-paying private patients, including prepayments, deposits, currency exposure and cross-border collection.
• Steer the interface between Accounting, Sales and patient administration.

Business partnering

• Act as finance counterpart to clinic management and cost centre owners.
• Support Controlling and the Group CFO with a sound accounting and cost accounting basis for planning, reporting and decision making.
• Work with HR, Operations and Sales on finance-related topics, from contracts and pricing questions to process changes.
• Contribute to group projects and business cases where accounting, tax or regulatory expertise is needed.

Team and systems

• Lead, develop and support three accountants, and ensure continuity and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Work with our accounting systems, currently Nexus Hospis and Abacus, and drive harmonisation, automation and better data quality.
• Represent finance in IT and system implementation projects, from requirements through to go-live.
• Maintain and improve internal controls, approval workflows and segregation of duties.

Your profile

• A sound accounting qualification, for example a Swiss Fachausweis or diploma in Finanz- und Rechnungswesen, Experte Rechnungslegung und Controlling, CPA, ACCA, Steuerberater or a relevant degree.
• Several years of hands-on responsibility for Swiss statutory accounts under the Code of Obligations, including year-end, audit and VAT.
• Experience in the Swiss healthcare or clinic sector is strongly desired, in particular REKOLE, ITAR_K, insurer billing and the statutory health statistics, but not a must.
• Experience leading a small accounting team, and the willingness to remain hands-on yourself.
• Advanced Excel; experience with Abacus and with a clinic information or ERP system is an advantage.
• Structured, pragmatic and discreet, and comfortable in a clinical environment.
• Fluent German and English, both written and spoken.

What we offer

• A broad mandate with direct access to the CFO and short decision paths.
• A work environment that values innovation, autonomy and excellence.
• Support for personal training and development, with room to set your own priorities.
• Discount at our affiliated daycare centre and family-friendly working hours.
• Various employee discounts, 50 percent employer contribution to Lunch-Check and discounted parking.
• A collegial atmosphere in a small international team, in one of the most attractive locations in Switzerland.