Senior Financial Controller

IN SHORT

As a Senior Controller, you will play a pivotal role in driving financial performance by transforming accounting data into actionable business insights. This position sits at the core of our Controlling and FP&A functions, acting as a strategic business partner for departments. You will support forecasting activities (budgeting and long-term planning), contribute to the development and evaluation of business cases, and perform scenario modelling to support decision-making and identify future opportunities.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Controlling & Analysis: Analyze historical data, deliver financial insights, and support strategic decisions through scenario modelling.
• Forecasting & Reporting: Lead planning cycles (budget, forecast, long-term), support monthly- and yearly closings and reporting (e.g. provisions, bad debts, cash flow, cut-off, consolidation etc.), and present actionable management reports.
• Business Partnering: Act as a financial advisor to business units, providing clear narratives and actionable recommendations.
• Controls & Compliance: Maintain and further develop internal controls (ICS), ensure compliance, and support audits.
• Project & Cost Control: Oversee project and cost controlling, and support procurement evaluations.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in Controlling, FP&A, or a related role
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial modelling
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present complex topics clearly
• Proactive, analytical mindset with a high attention to detail
• Experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics BC/Abacus) and common BI tools (Tableau)
• Fluent in German and English
• Non-smoker – you don’t smoke during the day and never smell like cigarettes: FELFEL is about healthy living
• EU/EFTA or Swiss work permit

OUR BENEFITS

• Lots of delicious food, just a few steps away from your desk – we make your gastronomic dreams come true
• Best barista coffee and tea for the whole team, thanks to our innovative Gavetti coffee machine
• 5 weeks holiday per year, as well as two full weeks of ‘work from anywhere’ per year to bring more variety to your work day
• We encourage our employees to use public transport by covering your half-fare travelcard
• New parents get 16 or 3 weeks, respectively, of fully paid parental leave. We also support the return to work by making a generous financial contribution to childcare until the child reaches kindergarten age.
• Great team events, such as our well-known FELFEL Summer Outing

ABOUT US

FELFEL is all about good food and coffee in the workplace: we help Swiss employers become masters of hospitality.
With our smart fridge ‘FELFEL’ and delicious barista coffee ‘Gavetti’, we enable companies to provide their employees with first-class, ultra-fresh food and drinks throughout the day. Whether hearty and traditional, modern and vegan or high in protein – our weekly changing menu ensures that all employees always have something to be excited about ;).
FELFEL is a family business that was founded in 2013. Today, we take care of around 1000 locations in Switzerland, and have 150 employees across our offices in Lausanne, Zurich and New York.
www.felfel.ch

Start: As soon as possible
Location: Zurich Wiedikon