Head of Finance (a), Lupfig

Overview In this role, you will support the CFO on the operational level to ensure sound financial management and controlling. You will take responsibility for planning and overseeing financial operations, developing efficient processes, and guiding a motivated finance team. The position combines strategic thinking with hands-on work and offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on the company’s financial performance and future development.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee financial operations of the Swiss legal entities and international subsidiaries

Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes

Support group consolidation

Oversee tax compliance and manage relationships with external tax advisors and authorities

Contribute to financing, treasury, and investment activities

External Reporting

Lead preparation and presentation of financial reports to shareholders, Board of Directors, and lending banks

Ensure high-quality, transparent, and timely reporting (monthly, quarterly, annual)

Coordinate and lead the annual audit process

Financial Systems, AI&Process Transformation

Drive the development and optimisation of financial processes, controls, and analytics

Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of finance systems (ERP, reporting tools, etc.)

Champion the adoption of AI-driven finance tools (e.g., forecasting, automation, anomaly detection, reporting)

Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve data quality and accessibility

Oversee the accounting function and ensure compliance with applicable standards (e.g., OR and Swiss GAAP FER, HGB)

Act as a subject matter expert for complex accounting topics

Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team

Profile&Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

Minimum 8–10 years of experience in finance, including 3+ years in a senior leadership or head of finance role

Experience in Datacenter and / or real estate / infrastructure preferred

Experience with Abacus, Datev and PowerBi is a strong advantage

Familiarity with international operations and group structures is a further plus

Strong technical knowledge of Swiss GAAP FER and OR

Strategic mindset with hands-on execution capability

Fluent in English and German; additional languages are a plus

Our offer

An exciting, varied job in a dynamic environment

Great colleagues; our decision-making processes are short, and we communicate on an equal footing and on a first-name basis

Your personal development is important to us, we support you individually

With us, you will work independently and have the opportunity to actively contribute and help shape the company

Work in state-of-the-art Green data centers with innovative technologies

Are you in? We welcome applications of all kinds– the (a) stands for diversity, including in our job titles.

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