(Senior) Market Controller Alpine (m/w/d)

Responsibilities

• Your responsibilities will include:
• Leading the local controllership function, including the Principal Operating Company (POC), which comprises more than 30 country ledgers
• Providing financial oversight and governance for the Swiss business
• Ensuring accurate execution and reporting across: US GAAP accounting and financial close processes
• Accruals and provisions
• Account reconciliations
• Financial closing and consolidation activities
• Overseeing Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, including invoice and payment processing as well as travel and expense management
• Managing intercompany transactions and related reconciliations
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable global, regional, and local policies, procedures, and governance requirements
• Supporting and driving standardization and simplification initiatives across the Finance organization
• Preparing quarterly and year-end reporting packages in line with corporate requirements
• Maintaining responsibility for the internal control framework and SOX documentation while ensuring an effective control environment
• Collaborating closely with the Group Controller and global and regional Centers of Excellence
• Acting as the primary point of contact for internal audits, compliance reviews, SOX-related activities, and other audit engagements
• Ensuring compliance with local statutory accounting requirements for Swiss legal entities
• Managing statutory reporting, tax accounting, and audit processes
• Serving as the main point of contact for external auditors, tax authorities, and external advisors
• A key success factor in this role is the effective coordination of Finance activities between the local Swiss market requirements and the global and regional Finance organizations.
• Stakeholder Management
• In this role, you will work closely with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Internal
• Lead and coordinate Shared Service Center teams across Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (OTC), statutory accounting, and tax-related matters
• Partner with FP&A and Consolidation teams on close planning, accounting services, and consolidated reporting
• Collaborate closely with the Group Controller on compliance and governance matters
• Work with Revenue Assurance teams on revenue-related activities and controls
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Human Resources, Facilities Management, and Internal Audit
• External
• External auditors and consulting partners
• Tax authorities
• Your Profile
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Recognized local or international accounting qualification (e.g., CA, ACCA, ACMA, or equivalent)
• Several years of professional experience in Accounting, Financial Controlling, or Finance within an international organization
• Experience in external audit or public accounting is considered an advantage
• Experience working within a Principal Operating Company (POC) model is desirable
• Strong knowledge of local statutory accounting requirements and audit processes, including local GAAP, statutory financial statements, tax calculations, and VAT reporting
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements is an advantage
• Experience working with SAP
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Fluency in English and either German or French at a professional business level (minimum C1 level) is mandatory
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative and team-oriented approach
• Structured, solution-oriented working style and strong leadership capabilities

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