Senior Finance Analyst

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Job Description

Do you want to be part of the future in the automotive industry in Europe? Are you keen on working in a fast growing and innovative environment? Do you want your work to have an impact and to be part of something big? Then you are in the right place.

• Demonstrate deep functional knowledge, had breadth of experiences to work autonomously on the most complex business issues, may assist Leadership with strategy development
• Proactively analyze business results (vs. forecast, budget and prior year) to identify trends, risks and optimize business results
• Apply financial analysis tools and work experiences to influence current and future profitability (e.g. financial models, business cases, run rate, advanced data analytics)
• Reporting package with insight for monthly operating review and /or Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), anticipating logical questions based on content
• Passion for dynamic start-up environments is a must: self-starter, fast learner, ability to operate independently where ambiguity and time constraints exist. Excited about creating something new -- this isn’t a "back-office", structured finance role with a set of rules to follow. You will be applying your financial acumen to develop structure and innovative processes for the first time, problem solving, and thinking creatively
• Lead the budget and/or Long Term Plan development. Analyze trends to establish bold yet achievable targets
• Lead financial analysis as a member of cross functional teams (e.g. work closely with Marketing team, Sales Distribution team, and in analyzing new business opportunities)
• Anticipate questions and effectively communicate financial performance and results of analysis performed to Senior Finance Leadership and key business partners
• Proactively seek opportunities to grow (e.g. develop new skills, attend training opportunities, network, feedback)
  
  

Additional Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Provide analysis and deliver analytical insights that link financial reports to business strategies
• Comfortable creating and maintaining business cases for new business opportunities (ex: DCF models)
• Support end-to-end Annual Budget and/or Long-Term Planning activities
• Prepare monthly forecast (Income Statement, Cash Flow, Liquidity), identify impacts and opportunities, and propose ideas to improve profitability and cash flow
• Develop an understanding of the industry and GM’s European and Global operations to propose finance-focused recommendations to leadership
  
  

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an international finance department
• Post graduate degree or business qualification is a plus (MSc, MBA, CPA, CA, CMA or equivalent)
• Excellent financial analytical skills
• Passion for dynamic start-up environment is a must: self-starter, fast learner, ability to operate independently where ambiguity and time constraints exist
• Experience with Profit Line Profitability, writing business cases, and maintaining large data sets
• Demonstrated experience in large ERP’s and Hyperion (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards)
• Strong customer focus, business acumen, and product knowledge
• Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills
• Stress-resistant, flexible, well balanced
• Very good knowledge of MS-Office, especially Excel
• Ability to maintain existing financial models and create new, flexible ones; including use of array and lookup-type formulas
• Fluent in English. German (fluent or working knowledge) highly preferred
  
  

Location: In a typical week our team works 3 days in the office in Zurich and 2 days from home. Additionally, 40 days per year of fully remote work from abroad/other countries is also permitted

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We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.