Requirements: English
Company: WhatJobs
Region: Chtel-Saint-Denis , Fribourg
to play a pivotal role in Laurastar''s growth and international expansion. Based in Chtel-St-Denis, Switzerland, and reporting directly to the co-CEO, she / he will lead a skilled finance team and be responsible for shaping and executing the companys financial strategy across all markets.
Role
- Lead Laurastars global financial operations to build a forward-looking and agile organization.
- Manage and develop finance, accounting, and controlling teams across multiple locations.
- Collaborate closely with key departments (Sales, Marketing, Operations, CS and IT) to support strategic projects, financial planning, and drive performance.
- Represent Laurastar in key relationships with external stakeholders (banks, board, auditors, partners).
- Role is based at the Laurastar HQ in Chtel-St-Denis, Switzerland.
- Reporting directly to the co-CEO, with participation in the Laurastar Executive Management Team
Key activities
- Define and execute the Laurastar Group financial strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and financial capacity.
- Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance monitoring across all business units.
- Manage monthly and annual closings, financial consolidation, reporting, fiscality and internal controls for 6 group entities.
- Lead cash flow management, treasury strategy, and banking relationships.
- Actively support IT tool development and adoption in collaboration with both Finance and IT team (such as Oracle eBusiness Suite, FCCS, Salesforce or Qlik).
- Ensure compliance with international accounting standards
- Supervise and enhance financial processes, tools, and KPIs to support the companys future growth.
Qualifications
- Proven experience (min 5 years) in a senior financial role, ideally in an international SME or subsidiary of a group in Switzerland.
- Higher education such as Swiss Certified Expertise in Finance & Controlling or equivalent with knowledge of Swiss GAAP
- Strong leadership and team management competencies with exceptional communication and presentation skills.
- English & French : strong proficiency in both verbal and written communication; German is a plus.
- Solid knowledge of ERP systems (Oracle is a plus), financial tools, and modern IT tools such MS360 and AI platforms.
- Willingness to travel internationally.
What Laurastar offers
- Swiss family business with passionate teams
- Possibility for 2-days of home office per week.
If you are a strategic and hands-on financial leader with a passion for performance management, organizational transformation, and international development, join our dynamic team and make a significant impact on Laurastars global success.
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