Senior Accountant & Teamlead

Location: Winterthur, Switzerland
Workload: 100%
Contract type: Permanent
Language: English required, German is an advantage
Start: By agreement

At Wintipak, we stand for quality, reliability and the ambition to actively shape the future of packaging. As part of our ongoing development, we are strengthening and future-proofing our Finance & Accounting organization.

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Senior Accountant / Accounting Team Lead who combines strong accounting expertise with leadership, ownership and a passion for building reliable finance processes.

This role is a key position within our Accounting organization. The person will lead and support the Accounting Team, ensure high-quality financial operations and play an important role as a Finance Key User / Key Contributor in our upcoming SAP S/4HANA implementation.

We are looking for someone with a cool head, warm heart, open mind and clean hands — someone who brings structure, integrity, team spirit and a strong sense of responsibility.

• Lead, support and further develop the Accounting Team in daily operations, closing activities and process improvements 
• Take ownership of key accounting processes across general ledger, accounts payable, payments, reconciliations, accruals and reporting
• Ensure accurate and timely month-end and year-end closing activities, including accruals, payroll postings, freight cost accruals, tax accruals, currency revaluation and intercompany postings
• Prepare and review trial balance, balance sheet and profit & loss information for Controlling, Finance and Management Reporting
• Oversee reporting activities, including finance reports, management reports and consolidated reporting input
• Coordinate and review accounts payable processes, payment runs, internal transfers and intercompany payments
• Ensure reliable reconciliation of bank accounts, accounts payable, accounts receivable, VAT accounts, accrual accounts and other balance sheet positions
• Manage and review VAT-related processes for Switzerland, Germany and Italy, including Intrastat coordination and collaboration with external advisors
• Prepare and coordinate documentation for external audits, tax audits, VAT audits and social security audits

• Act as a central contact person for auditors, tax advisors, Controlling, Finance and internal stakeholders
• Drive transparency, standardization and process discipline within the Accounting function
• Identify improvement opportunities and support the development of a more scalable, future-ready Finance & Accounting organization
• Act as a key Finance representative in the upcoming SAP S/4HANA implementation, including process design, data quality, documentation, testing, migration support and user readiness
• Support the team through change, ensuring clear responsibilities, clean workflows and strong digital foundations for the future

• Several years of professional experience in accounting, ideally in an international industrial or manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, accounts payable, VAT, month-end and year-end closing processes
• Experience in leading, coordinating or developing an accounting team
• Solid understanding of reconciliations, accruals, intercompany postings and financial reporting
• Experience with VAT topics in Switzerland, Germany and/or Italy is a strong advantage
• Strong process mindset with interest in digitalization, ERP implementation and continuous improvement
• ERP experience is required; SAP experience and/or SAP S/4HANA project exposure is a strong advantage
• Structured, accurate and hands-on working style with a high level of ownership
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work confidently with internal and external stakeholders
• Very good English skills are required due to the international reporting environment
• German skills are an advantage
• High level of integrity, confidentiality and accountability

• A key leadership role in an international Finance & Accounting environment
• The opportunity to actively shape and future-proof our Accounting organization
• A central role in the preparation and implementation of SAP S/4HANA
• A broad and hands-on scope with real ownership and visibility
• Close collaboration with Finance, Controlling, Management and external partners
• The chance to build stronger structures, cleaner processes and a scalable finance set-up
• A company culture based on trust, accountability and our Wintipak Spirit

Join Us

If you are an experienced accounting professional with leadership skills, strong ownership and the motivation to help build a future-ready Finance & Accounting organization, we would be happy to hear from you.

At Wintipak, we pack the future – together.

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