Senior Manager Finance Transformation and Strategic Projects

As Senior Manager Finance Transformation & Strategic Initiatives, you will work closely with the VP Corporate Finance & Transformation, tackling complex business questions and turning them into clear insights, recommendations and action. Combining strategic Finance expertise with consulting-style problem solving, you will build the fact base and business cases behind key decisions and take ownership of selected transformation initiatives from initial question through to implementation and measurable impact.
This is a highly visible and hands-on role for someone who enjoys moving between detailed financial analysis and senior-level discussions. You will have the opportunity to influence the future of Finance at Sonova, shape our Finance transformation and AI agenda, and collaborate with senior stakeholders across a global organisation.

More about the role

• Support strategic Finance priorities: Structure complex business challenges, develop financial models, scenarios and business cases, and provide clear recommendations for senior-management decisions, including selected CFO-sponsored initiatives.
• Drive Finance transformation and efficiency: Lead defined workstreams in the design and implementation of the Finance target operating model, while continuously identifying opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness, simplify processes and optimize Finance resources and costs.
• Turn strategy into execution: Translate decisions into clear actions, owners and milestones, proactively resolve risks and dependencies, and track implementation and value realization.
• Influence executive decision-making: Develop compelling Executive Committee, Board and Steering Committee materials, ensuring that detailed analysis translates into clear strategic messages, options and decisions.
• Advance AI for Finance: Partner with the Digital Unit and central Data & AI and IT teams to prioritize Finance AI use cases, translate business needs into solutions, and drive implementation, adoption and measurable benefits.
• Build alignment across a global organization: Partner with senior stakeholders across Corporate Finance, Regions, Business Finance, GBS and other functions, constructively challenging assumptions and influencing outcomes without relying on formal authority.

More about you

• You have a university degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering or a related discipline. An MBA is a strong advantage.
• You bring 5+ years of relevant experience in Strategic Finance, Finance Transformation, FP&A or corporate transformation, with a strong track record of independently solving complex business problems. Management consulting experience, particularly in Finance Transformation or operating-model design, is a strong advantage.
• You combine strong financial and analytical capabilities with hands-on experience in financial modelling, scenario analysis, business-case development, value tracking and executive-level synthesis.
• You have experience leading cross-functional strategic or transformation initiatives, moving comfortably from an ambiguous question through analysis and recommendation to implementation.
• You are an outstanding communicator who can influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders, facilitate alignment and work effectively across functions, cultures and geographies.
  You are highly analytical, curious and pragmatic, with a strong ownership mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities while remaining hands-on with analysis, models and decision materials.
• You are fluent in English and highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with global Finance environments, Power BI, organizational design or AI-enabled Finance transformation would be an advantage.

More about what we offer

As one of the world’s leading hearing care providers headquartered in Switzerland, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture. We want to create an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work, through our flexible hybrid working model. We offer a wide range of training opportunities for both your professional and personal development, and there are exceptional growth opportunities with individual development plans.

Candidates are invited to submit their application in English.

For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered.