Manager (f/m/d) Finance & Accounting Advisory - Capital Markets

Key responsibilities

You advise clients on the complex accounting and financial reporting matters that shape their most important decisions, including:* M&A accounting: Shape the accounting and reporting that underpins major M&A transactions - purchase accounting, combined financial statements, pro-forma financial information, and post-deal finance integration.

• Capital Markets & IPO services: Guide companies to the capital markets - from IPO readiness and execution through post-listing requirements.
• CFO Advisory: Provide support on management and lender reporting, controllership and FP&A, including assessments evaluating quality and scalability.
• Technical & operational accounting: Advise clients on GAAP conversions, consolidations, audit-ready reporting and closing procedures, and implementation of new accounting pronouncements.
• Lead engagements from first scope to final delivery - manage engagement economics, delivery risk, and stakeholder expectations.
• You are a significant part of growing the Swiss practice - spotting opportunities within existing relationships, contributing to proposals, and building new business.
• Add to the firm's voice through developing new service offerings, hosting events and preparing publications.
• Coach and develop (Senior) Consultants through technical review, mentorship, and honest feedback. Required qualifications & attributes for success

You will recognize yourself in most of the following:

• An academic background in accounting, finance, or economics, ideally paired with a qualified accountant credential (CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Five to seven years in a Big 4 or comparable advisory environment, or in a senior technical accounting or financial reporting role in industry.
• Deep, applied knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP (SCO and/or Swiss GAAP FER a plus), applied to complex standards in a client-facing or technical accounting setting.
• Fluent in German and English.

The qualities and skills that will take you furthest with us:

• Confidence in working with modern finance technology and digital tools in advisory delivery.
• The interpersonal skills to build trusted relationships with senior finance stakeholders, (e.g. CFOs, controllers, audit committees, and external auditors, etc.)
• Curiosity, a collaborative instinct, and the ambition to thrive somewhere entrepreneurial and growing fast.
• A track record of leading several engagements at once, managing their economics, and delivering quality work under tight timelines. Why join us

We invest in our people and back it up with real benefits:

• Above-average compensation
• Pillar 2 occupational pension plan with increased savings rates
• 25 vacation days
• Flexible working
• Reka-Lunch meal card
• SBB half-fare travelcard
• Mobile phone with a fully covered European carrier plan
• Internal coaching program
• Company events (office outings | quarterly events) Privacy Notice

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Please note that CFGI is part of the globally operating CFGI Group, which includes, in particular, companies in the United States (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK). The position advertised here involves an international scope of work and integration into international teams. This may require involving colleagues based outside the European Union already at the application stage. Your application documents will be made available electronically to colleagues with whom you will later work (in the USA and/or UK). CFGI always ensures an appropriate level of data protection in doing so.

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E-Mail: datenschutz@heydata.eu About us

We offer holistic and innovative solutions along the entire CFO agenda. Together, we create real added value for our clients!

As part of the CFGI Group, we offer our clients a unique combination of integrity, flexibility, creative solutions, and in-depth expertise. Many of our clients are leading publicly listed companies worldwide, while others are privately held, private equity-owned, early-stage, or emerging venture capital-backed companies. CFGI was founded in 2000 by former Big Four experts. As an established industry leader, CFGI has the resources needed to navigate today's complex world of accounting, reporting, and compliance.

At CFGI, we place great emphasis on a culture of continuous learning, where teamwork is encouraged and outstanding professional performance is rewarded. We offer a flexible career model that opens up a wide range of challenging opportunities throughout your career. At CFGI, exceptional individuals - both personally and professionally - have come together in an innovative and dynamic advisory firm that guides its clients along the path of a modern CFO agenda. We combine technical, procedural, and process expertise with strong digitalization capabilities.

What truly makes the difference for us is our unique team! We love what we do and enjoy working together: technical excellence and experience, paired with the necessary pragmatism and a great deal of commitment and passion.