Hybrid Junior Financial Controller at Sommet-Education

Junior Financial Controller

Permanent contract / Lausanne, Switzerland

Sommet Education is a hospitality management and pastry & culinary arts education group of more than 1200 employees that is home to five leading brands: Glion Institute of Higher Education, Les Roches Global Hospitality Education, Ecole Ducasse, Invictus Group and the Indian School of Hospitality. Our headquarters are based in Lausanne, Switzerland, with additional hubs in Marbella, Spain (Accounting) and London, UK (Enrolment, Marketing and Digital).

You share our values: Development, Distinctiveness, Joint commitment, Openness and Sense of service.  

We are looking for our future Junior Financial Controller 100%, permanent contract based in Lausanne, Switzerland. This hybrid position gives you the flexibility to work 40% from home. In addition, we offer a dynamic, multicultural working environment in contemporary premises. If your nature is to satisfy your internal customers and see them leave happy, please consider the following list of tasks.

Main responsibilities:

• Produce month end detailed reporting for each department in due time and accurately,
• Analyze business results and provide value-added insights to Management on variances versus budget and forecast,
• Regular meetings with departmental managers to discuss financial performance and identify risks or savings to the budget,
• Work closely with Sales and Marketing departments to review budget and forecast,
• User support on finance systems (PO / invoice approvals,…) and training on Financial planning tools (Jedox),
• Others requests & projects development.

Qualifications :

• Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Economics, or equivalent,
• Fluent in English and French,
• Practical knowledge of management accounting and consolidation systems (e.g. Peoplesoft, Oracle, Hyperion),
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Mission :

You'll provide an added-value to the sales and marketing team, helping Management to take decisions to drive the business. You'll work in a close and living partnership with the Sales and Marketing financial controlling manager and report to it.

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