Financial Controller

Sherpany is the Swiss market leader for meeting management software. Since its founding in 2011 it has pursued the goal of creating a world in which every meeting counts. Over 300 European companies and 12,000 decision-makers are already using Sherpany with the aim of making their business relevant meetings more productive and thereby increasing corporate success. According to a jury of international investors, Sherpany is one of the best scale-ups in Switzerland with the potential to become a unicorn. Sherpany employs over 150 people in six locations in Europe and remotely in 19 countries around the world.

Tasks

What you will be doing:

• Drive monthly, quarterly and annual financial closures
• Group accounting for multi EU countries operation and oversight of statutory accounting performed by external service providers
• Coordinate work of a team of internal and external accountants
• Manage and monitor the order to cash process through collaboration with commercial team leaders as well as close involvement in the ERP-CRM processes and tooling
• Improve and maintain the accounting policies and internal control framework
• Execute the annual external audit process
• Ensure tax compliance through policies and controls
• Lead treasury activities and support cashflow forecasting
• Closely collaborate with FP&A in financial statements analysis

Requirements

What we will love about you:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Auditing
• Solid accounting knowledge and good understanding of group taxation
• Min 8 years of relevant work experience in an international setting
• Experience working with advanced accounting systems as well as G Suite (G Sheets), alternatively MS Office and willingness to learn G Sheets
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Project management and change management skills a big plus
• Being a results oriented self-starter who can work independently, and constantly seek better ways of achieving the organization's goals.
• Team player, resilient and with strong business and personal ethics
• Very good communication and social skills
• Fluent in English, written and verbal. German is a big plus

Benefits

How you can imagine us:

• You are part of a company with people working from everywhere in the world, in which you can take lot of responsibility and your ideas are always welcome
• In order to maintain your work-life balance we offer flexible working hours, home office and/or remote-working
• Your personal and professional development is important to us which is why we offer financial support for further education, trainings etc.
• We work with modern Apple products; every employee receives an own MacBook
• Last but not least: Our corporate culture means a lot to us, which is why we organize regular team events and cultivate a value-centric cooperation

Our recruiting process:

1. First interview with the TAS (30 - 45 min)
2. Meet your Leader
3. Get to know the team
4. Get to know our CEO
5. Offer

Are you ready for the challenge? We look forward to receiving your application!