Finance manager

PARDGROUP SP A Lugano, Switzerland Finance Hybrid

Company Description

Pardgroup Suisse, a leading company in integrated services for retail and large-scale distribution, is looking for a Finance Manager to join its team in Lugano, supporting our Swiss and French offices.

Position

The new colleague will carry out the following activities:

• Manage Purchase Orders (POs) and invoicing, including supplier payments and expenses;
• Perform account reconciliations and support financial administration activities including budgeting;
• Support month-end close, including preparation of journals, accruals, and prepayments;
• Prepare and support VAT returns and cross-border VAT activities;
• Maintain and update financial data, spreadsheets, and accounting systems, ensuring accuracy;
• Support and oversee the team in raising and processing external and inter-company transactions, invoices and payments (in multi-currencies);
• Carrying out (multi-currency) bank reconciliations and identifying and rectifying any issues;
• Collaborate with Swiss and French finance teams to coordinate invoicing, collections, and reporting across regions;
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and support internal/external audits while maintaining confidentiality.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will meet the following requirements:

• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role;
• Fully or Part-qualified accountant combined with strong practical experience;
• Experience with VAT in cross-border operations with Swiss exposure (French is a plus);
• Strong attention to detail, organisation, and communication skills;
• Proactive mindset with experience combining finance and administrative tasks;
• Good Exceland financial systems skills;
• Fluency in French and English.

Other information

Nice to have:

• Experience with accounting Software Dynamics & Quickbooks;
• Experience working with international teams;
• Knowledge of German.

Pardgroup is an equal opportunity employer.