Christoph Kaufmann

Driving Kitchen Innovation with Pacojet

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Pacojet (Full-time · 3 yrs 6 mos)
    • CEO & Member of the Board
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Group CEO
      Jun 2024 - Dec 2024 · 7 mos

    • Group CFO / COO
      Feb 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Oerlikon (Pfäffikon SZ)
    • Senior Manager Finance & Accounting
      May 2022 - Jan 2023 · 9 mos

      - Lead process improvements (standardization of processes across entities and automation of processes) together with SSC and retained finance - Improve collaboration between SSC and Retained Finance as sparring partner and problem solver - Definition, Implementation and stabilization of the Finance & Accounting Function - Create Finance Vision (from concept to implementation)

    • Manager Group Accounting & Reporting
      Aug 2018 - Apr 2022 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Finance Transformation & Change Management - Build up of a Finance Shared Service Center in Poland - Implementation of a digital Finance function at Oerlikon (acting as deputy head of digital Finance) - Finance process standardization and automation - Supporting internal Financial Due Diligence (M&A) - Project Management within the Finance organisation IFRS Group Accounting tasks: - Global Impairment Calculations - Monthly net working capital analysis - Responsible for group service fee calculations - Implementation of IFRS16 - Internal ICS Audits

  • KPMG Switzerland (Zurich, Switzerland)
    • Manager
      Oct 2017 - Jul 2018 · 10 mos

      Various projects performed for global/national companies across various industries such as Technology, Industrials, Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals/Chemicals. Exemplary projects: - Steering Model definition from strategy to KPI handbook - Target Operating Model (TOM) design for a company transforming its business model - Design and set up of a multifunctional Shared Service Center - Conceptual design and implementation of management Dashboards - Design and implementation of a controlling cockpit - Operational Controlling support

    • Senior Consultant
      Oct 2015 - Sep 2017 · 2 yrs

    • Consultant
      Oct 2014 - Sep 2015 · 1 yr

      Advisory Graduate Program with rotations in Financial Management, Supply Chain Management & Procurement and Healthcare

  • Junior Consultant at Credit Suisse
    Mar 2013 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos

    As a Junior Consultant I worked in the Business Development / Strategy & Projects department of the Private Banking division of Credit Suisse AG. My tasks included: The conceptual design of banking solutions, calculation of business cases, preparation of management presentations, implementation of new banking solutions

  • Student Research and Publishing at R & A Group
    Nov 2009 - Jul 2012 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    As "Student Research and Publishing" I was primarily involved in the preparation of market analyses, investment strategies and company analyses. In addition, I was able to independently realize several projects in the field of investment research (demographic development and its influence on various industries in Western Europe, energy studies, etc.).