Finance Manager - Finance Business Partner (F/M)Michael Page

Our client is a groundbreaking technology provider aiming to quickly grow in the next cycle. The organisation is at the forefront of innovation. The value proposition for our client's customers will help them to uncover new businesses, building trust, transparency and enhancing their end-customers' experience.As part of their expansion, we are seeking a talented Finance Manager/Finance Business Partner to join the team in their Geneva head office.

1. Planning and controlling

• Monitor and control all quarterly and midterm division and project related tasks to compile trackable periodical planning and forecasting. Specify counter measures if deviations to plan and /or targets occur.
• Ensure plausible but still ambitious financial planning and coordinate investment planning:

• Building presentations or notes on our client's financial situation for senior executives and board members.

1. Accounting / Financial Reporting / Treasury / Risk Management

• Ensuring with an external service provider timely, correct, and transparent recording of all business transactions in the relevant period. This includes setting up of a monthly corporate reporting and publication of audited company results on time and in accordance with general accounting principles, existing laws, and internal guidelines (incl. Local GAAP, ICS).
• Ensure adequate preparation of periodical financial statements (Balance sheets, Profit and Loss) according to national standards and communication with an external service provider.
• Ensure sufficient funding for all legal entity activities in coordination with all Steering Members.
• Supervise corporate risk management process.

1. Tax

• Optimize tax within tax laws/requirements, incl. income tax & calculation, statements & reports as well as handling of other taxes & duties (e.g., VAT, excise tax, withholdings tax, etc.).
• Fulfill tax law requirements e.g., filing tax returns, tax payments and planning in close cooperation with tax advisors.

1. Internal control / policies & procedures

• Internal Control: Design, perform and review internal controls ensuring compliance with corporate guidelines and accounting principles.
• Develop the internal procedures among which:

1. ESG

• Develop an ESG (Environmental Social Governance) strategy, establish a corresponding ESG reporting and continuously develop it further.
• Responsible for ESG KPI monitoring, prepare reporting / non-financial reports in accordance with regulatory requirements.

• Minimum 8 years of work experience, holding positions of e.g. Finance Manager, Senior Controller or similar.

• Outstanding financial and presentation skills.

• Proficient in database and accounting computer application systems.

• Strong analytical skills, ability to permanently switch from micro to macro analysis.

• Business sense and synthesis skills in particularly complex business situations and environments.

• Proficient in setting up a new financial structure.

• Entrepreneurial and pragmatic mindset.

• Fluent in English.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Hand-on approach as well as excellent team player.

• Experience working in tech startup is a plus.

• Technology and blockchain knowledge is a plus.