About Wintipak
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.
Your Responsibilities
- 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
Your Profile
- 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
What We Offer
- 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.
Contact in the HR
Julia Schüller
+41 52 551 3902