Key responsibilities

You advise clients on the complex accounting and financial reporting matters that shape their most important decisions, including:

• Technical & operational accounting: Advise clients on consolidations, audit-ready reporting and closing procedures, and implementation of new accounting pronouncements.
• Finance Process Advisory: Shape the finance function of the future by setup of new processes or analysis and optimization of existing end-to-end finance processes (e.g. R2R, P2P, O2C, FP&A, H2R)
• AI Readiness Assessments: Work alongside our AI experts to lead and conduct AI Readiness assessments, supporting the client in finding the right solution.
• Implementation of AI-native solutions and finance automation tools: Lead implementation projects alongside our technical implementation partners.
• Managed Services: Setup of our AI-driven managed services solutions and management of full finance processes for the client. 
•  Lead engagements from first scope to final delivery - manage engagement economics, delivery risk, and stakeholder expectations.
• You are a significant part of growing the Swiss practice - spotting opportunities within existing relationships, contributing to proposals, and building new business.
• Add to the firm's voice through developing new service offerings, hosting events and preparing publications.
• Coach and develop (Senior) Consultants through technical review, mentorship, and honest feedback.

Required qualifications & attributes for success

You will recognize yourself in most of the following:

• An academic background in accounting, finance, or economics, ideally paired with a qualified accountant credential (CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Five to seven years in a Big 4 or comparable advisory environment, or in a finance optimization role in industry.
• Deep, applied knowledge of finance processes and tool implementations.
• Confidence in working with modern finance technology and digital tools in advisory delivery.
• Fluent in German and English.

The qualities and skills that will take you furthest with us:

• The interpersonal skills and commercial mindset to build trusted relationships with CFOs, controllers, audit committees, and external auditors.
• Curiosity, a collaborative instinct, and the ambition to thrive somewhere entrepreneurial and growing fast.
• A track record of leading several engagements at once, managing their economics, and delivering quality work under tight timelines.

Why join us

We invest in our people and back it up with real benefits:

• Above-average compensation
• Pillar 2 occupational pension plan with increased savings rates
• 25 vacation days
• Flexible working
• Reka-Lunch meal card
• SBB half-fare travelcard
• Mobile phone with a fully covered European carrier plan
• Internal coaching program
• Company events (office outings | quarterly events)

Privacy Notice

By submitting your application, you are providing personal data to CFGI Germany GmbH, Theodor-Heuss-Straße 10, 70174 Stuttgart ("CFGI"). This is necessary in order for your application to be considered. CFGI processes the data you provide for the purpose of further reviewing your application. Please note that CFGI is part of the globally operating CFGI Group, which includes, in particular, companies in the United States (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK). The position advertised here involves an international scope of work and integration into international teams. This may require involving colleagues based outside the European Union already at the application stage. Your application documents will be made available electronically to colleagues with whom you will later work (in the USA and/or UK). CFGI always ensures an appropriate level of data protection in doing so. Your data will be processed exclusively for the purpose of the application process and will be deleted after the selection process is completed, in compliance with statutory retention periods. You also have the right to access, erasure, and data portability under Art. 20 GDPR, as well as, where applicable, the right to have incorrect data we process about you corrected. Likewise, you may object to the processing of your data by us and request that it be restricted. 
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