Francis Baya

Head of Accounting

Switzerland

About

15+ years of Accounting experience in international companies and 7+ years management experience / Extensive knowledge of HGB, Swiss GAAP FER and US-GAAP / IFRS Experience creating and managing new departments: designing roles, functions, reporting relationships and maximizing processes and efficiencies / Fully responsible for all monthly, quarterly, and year end Accounting, Reporting and Consolidation / Management and financial analysis of P&L and Balance Sheet several entities / Liaison with internal and external auditors / SOX and all compliance topics / Open minded, dedicated, motivated and capable of handling a changing and complex environment / several experience in SAP Implementation projects / strong experience with finance shared service centers.

Experience

  • Head of Accounting at Hemro Group
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • Senior Controller Global Consolidation and External Audit at Egon Zehnder
    Jul 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Senior Financial Specialist at ABB
    Jan 2020 - Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Accounting Manager Corporate Holdings at LafargeHolcim
    Apr 2019 - Dec 2019 · 9 mos

  • Finance Manager at Smith & Nephew
    Feb 2011 - Mar 2019 · 8 yrs 2 mos

    Manage the Smith & Nephew accounting team in Switzerland Manage and complete the monthly closing and reporting procedures for multiple legal entities Prepare targeted financial reports by collecting, analysing and summaring account information and trends Perform financial and procedural analysis to recommend and develop process improvements Assist with financial, tax and insurance audits