Chief Financial Officer Eckes-Granini (Switzerland)

Position Snapshot

Location: Henniez, Switzerland

Company: Nestlé Waters Switzerland
Activity Rate: 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract    

Position Summary 

Granini & Hohes C are the brands composing the joint venture between the Eckes-Granini Group and Nestlé Waters. The Eckes-Granini Group is an international corporate group based in Germany. The Group is specialized in the production and sale of non- alcoholic fruit beverages and operates under the umbrella of Eckes AG.        

As a Chief Financial Officer Eckes-Granini, you will co-pilot the business strategy for Eckes-Granini (Switzerland) and the joint venture partners, providing essential leadership to business decision-making processes. You will ensure that sound accounting and reporting practices are in place, while upholding the highest standards for stewardship and governance throughout the company.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don-t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

A Day in the Life of a Chief Financial Officer Eckes-Granini

• Co-pilot and model the business strategy for Eckes-Granini (Switzerland), supporting the organization in identifying and evaluating new business opportunities for development
• Ensure high-quality period-end close processes and reporting to the parent company
• Participate in the customer and channel strategy development process, ensuring the commercial plan is executed in line with the strategy
• Drive efficient planning processes, including alignment with partners on budgets, forecasts, and strategic planning
• Lead dynamic planning and risk management efforts, including financial goal setting, pragmatic risk-taking and mitigation, and ensuring realistic rolling forecasts and gap analyses as an early warning system
• Ensure accurate, transparent, consistent, and timely financial accounting records and reporting submissions, in full compliance with Eckes-Granini accounting standards, NAS, and other corporate and legal standards
• Establish, maintain, and monitor effective internal controls throughout the company, ensuring understanding among all stakeholders
• Act as custodian of internal controls, ensuring trade spend practices comply with internal and external guidelines, and that revenue recognition is respected, particularly in the context of allowances versus expenses
• Ensure compliance with all local legal and tax requirements while optimizing structural setup and risk profile
• Optimize trade spend investments by completing pre- and post-promotion performance analyses, maintaining a learning log with key insights implemented, and ensuring procedures are in place to assess performance in line with customer agreements
• Proactively cooperate with various departments, including Production, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Sales
• Steer and execute most accounting and controlling activities

What will make you successful

• University Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Industrial Engineering or Accounting
• Solid experience in controlling, accounting and financial planning positions
• Good knowledge of Swiss accounting norms (knowledge of German GAAP is an asset)
• Strong analytical skills using relevant systems and applications (SAP, MS Office)
• Ability to apply solid financial perspectives to analyze and define issues/projects
• Solid understanding of business principles and finance best practices to support sustainably and drive business performance
• Experience in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry
• Ability to communicate effectively with non-finance individuals
• Open minded attitude and problem solving oriented with a flexible and curious mindset
• Be hands-on in execution
• Proficiency in French and English, German is a plus

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.

We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people-s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.

Henniez, CH