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CFO - Chief Financial Officer, leading international technology company, headquartered in Switzerland

IT-Sales-Neu-11

Our client is a pioneer in digitalisation and a leading innovator that has been driving Switzerland's digital transformation for decades. With solid financial results and revenue growth well above the market average, our client has remained stable and profitable even during the COVID-19 period. As part of a succession plan, we are now filling the senior executive position (CFO, Head of Central Services) at the Swiss headquarters.

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  • Understanding your career options
  • Identification of development and promotion potential
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IT-Sales-Neu-11

Why is this position interesting for you?

 

Stable business model

  • Your benefit: Our client successfully serves international growth markets such as banking, insurance, public administration, media, telecommunications, industry and retail, to name but a few.

 

Leading offering

  • Your benefit: Technology consulting & services, cyber security and software development are the core competencies of the offering portfolio.

 

Growth

  • Your benefit: In addition to organic growth, growth through M&A is also planned. The solid financial position allows for strategic growth in this area.

 

Stable customer base

  • Your benefit: The business model and customer satisfaction ensure that our customers' cash flows are highly predictable (long-term contracts combined with unique selling points in the offering).

 

Risk mitigation

  • Your benefit: Due to the international presence, both on the sourcing and on the customer side, the dependency on individual industries, countries or offerings is low.

 

Top internationale references

  • Your benefit: Leading international companies are long-term customers of our client. This ensures a high level of predictability of current business and continuous new customer acquisition.

Main tasks and focus

  • Management of the areas: Finance & Controlling, BI Analytics, Legal, Tax, IKS, QM, IT & Central Services
  • Sparring partner & sounding board for the CEO
  • Strategic financial planning, operational financial, risk and liquidity planning 
  • M&A, Due Diligence 
  • Strategic business planning 
  • Definition and optimisation of target operating procedures and implementation leadership

 

Requierement profil

  • CFO track record, min. 5 years in the technology industry, consulting, professional services, software development, legal, ideally setting up an in-house paralegal service
  • M&A experience
  • Target Operating Model, process optimisation experience
  • Accounting experience, e.g. Swiss GAAP FER, IFRS, OR
  • Solid education, e.g. degree in business administration or Swiss certified expert in accounting/controlling, controller or similar
  • Fluent in German and English

 

Personality profil 

  • Open, positive, trustworthy personality with a focus on the essentials, fair, team-oriented, customer- and solution-oriented, a true CFO enthusiast who is passionate about the challenge
  • Motivating, empathetic leader without an ego or elbow mentality

 

Values of our client

  • Trustworthy with high ethical values, enthusiasm and passion, customer-focused and committed to delivering the best

 

Role/function, supervisor, headoffice

  • CFO & Head of Central Services, approx. 60 FTEs
  • Supervisor: CEO
  • Location: Zurich

Application & Contact

Erik Wirz
Erik Wirz
Managing Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email erik.wirz@w-gruppe.com

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Recruitment Process

In an initial conversation, we will give you a detailed insight into the role, the company, the culture and your development opportunities.

After an initial conversation with the partner (headhunter), you will receive further information about the role and our client's expectations. If you are interested, please send us your documents. Wirz & Partners will draw up a longlist which will be discussed with the client. From this longlist, 4-6 candidates are selected for the shortlist.

 

Time until feedback: 2-3 weeks

If you make it to the shortlist, you will move on to the next round. During the interview with Wirz & Partners, we will get to know you professionally and personally. You will receive additional information about the client, the offering, the services, the team and the KPIs. Based on all interviews and documents, we prepare a complete dossier on you for the client, including an executive summary. These documents form the basis of the structured interview process with the client. We prepare you for the interview.

 

Duration until the interview with the client: Up to 2 weeks

The first meeting with the client is about getting to know each other on an equal footing, getting to know the people and the culture. This takes place in person at the client's location and usually lasts around an hour.

The second interview focuses on professional competencies and leadership issues. You will get to know the team, the strategy and the operational goals.

You will then receive a salary proposal and an overview of the overall offer.

 

Duration until feedback: 1-2 weeks

A de-briefing with you and the client takes place after the final meeting.

We help you negotiate the contract and clarify further details. The contract is drafted and we support the onboarding process with the client.

 

Duration until feedback: Up to 1 week

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