Head of Controlling and R2R

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The role is based in Warsaw in a hybrid model (3 days/week in the office, 2 days remote).

• Lead Swiss controlling / R2R operations for multiple legal entities, ensuring accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end and year-end close.
• Ensure compliance with applicable reporting frameworks (e.g., US GAAP, Swiss statutory requirements, and relevant Swiss accounting standards).
• Own statutory reporting, regulatory submissions and audit coordination with external auditors and local advisors.
• Partner with Technical Accounting on complex accounting topics (e.g., collaboration arrangements, Gross-to-Net, contract reviews) to ensure appropriate accounting treatment.
• Oversee accounting and governance for a Swiss principal / hub model, including intercompany flows, transfer pricing entries, and profit/cost allocation mechanics across Europe.
• Coordinate with Tax and external consultants on transfer pricing compliance, intercompany agreements and Swiss-specific regulatory expectations.
• Maintain strong internal controls and financial risk management; perform balance sheet reviews and analytical controls (e.g., flux/variance analysis).
• Execute and evidence assigned SOX controls in partnership with Internal Controls, ensuring audit readiness and consistent control design.
• Act as the key interface between Swiss controlling and Group Consolidation during close cycles, supporting reconciliations and reporting deliverables.
• Drive standardisation and continuous improvement across processes, controls and documentation, reducing manual work and improving quality.
• Support system enhancement initiatives and tool rollouts (e.g., BlackLine), ERP/process upgrades, and automation/reporting improvements.
• Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, HR and commercial finance leaders to align on data, reporting, and business requirements.
• Contribute to finance strategy discussions by providing insights, recommendations and practical execution plans in a scaling environment.
• Build, lead and develop the Swiss controlling team; hire initial roles and set expectations, ways of working, and performance culture.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or similar.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting/controlling experience in a multinational environment.
• Proven track record leading finance operations across multiple European entities; exposure to a Swiss principal / hub structure is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and European statutory reporting; solid understanding of Swiss statutory context is an advantage.
• Very good command of transfer pricing mechanics, intercompany accounting, and cross-border financial operations.
• Experience managing statutory audits, external advisors and compliance deliverables end-to-end.
• Demonstrated internal controls mindset (incl. SOX exposure preferred), balance sheet ownership and analytical controls/variance reviews.
• Hands-on systems capability: SAP S/4HANA essential; BlackLine experience strongly preferred; strong Excel skills; familiarity with Power BI and finance tools (e.g., Ariba, Concur, Workday) is a plus.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and motivating teams in a hybrid model.
• Able to thrive in a changing, sometimes non-structured environment; pragmatic, proactive and solutions-oriented.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills in English; additional European languages are a plus.
• Project / change management exposure is an advantage (process improvement, system implementations, automation).

• Private medical care including dental
• Life insurance
• Annual bonus
• Car allowance
• Benefits platform
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan