Nando Hoffmann, CFA

Head of Finance and Finance Director | FP&A, Controlling, Finance Transformation | Life Sciences & FMCG | Switzerland 🇨🇭 | CFA, IMD, HSG

Switzerland

About

With over 10 years of experience in finance, M&A, and corporate strategy, I am a finance partner supply chain, director at Carlsberg Group, one of the leading global brewers. I lead a team of six and oversee the financial planning, analysis, and reporting for the Swiss supply chain operations, delivering strong year-on-year savings, performance management, and future-proofing the supply chain with strategic investments. I am passionate about leveraging technology and data to drive strategic decisions and improve efficiency. I am the lead for business plans and investment proposals, such as a major licensing agreement and a large capacity expansion. I am also the stream lead for a transformational finance project for the wider group, aiming to utilize harmonized big data for better decision-making and higher efficiency. As a chartered financial analyst (CFA) and a future leader program participant at IMD, I have strong analytical, strategic, and leadership skills that enable me to contribute to the growth and sustainability of Carlsberg Group.

Experience

  • Head of Finance at JC Switzerland Holding AG
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Oversee financial steering, liquidity control, and group reporting for a multi-entity Swiss holding • Support transaction structuring, corporate simplification and expansion together with Board and CFOs • Implement financial frameworks that support value creation, operational efficiency, and scalability • Establish robust forecasting, risk management, and cash optimisation processes

  • Carlsberg Group (Full-time · 6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Finance Partner Supply Chain Switzerland, Director
      Sep 2020 - May 2025 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      • Leading CH SupplyChain controlling team: managing team of 6 (2 direct, 4 indirect) • Driving month-end, forecasting process and implement focused improvements through E2E understanding and seeking to leverage technology. Recognized for going into the details for analysis while maintaining a big picture view. Delivering 3% YoY savings and reliable cost management. • Lead for business plans and investment proposals: cost modeling for major licensing agreement, supporting large capacity expansion • Stream lead for major transformational finance project for wider group to utilize harmonized big data for better decision-making and higher efficiency

    • Finance Business Partner Production Switzerland
      Mar 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Syngenta (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Strategy & Planning Lead
      Mar 2018 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Driving strategic projects and their implementation globally • Leading long-term strategic planning including new tool and BI platform • Global Product Portfolio management • Product performance measurement and KPI improvement • Efficiency projects across all global product lines

    • Analyst Mergers Acquisition
      Oct 2016 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

      • Executed successfully several transaction on sell and buy side including complex asset deal carve-out (+20 legal entities) and supporting multi-billion acquisition • Screening M&A opportunities (acquisitions, joint-ventures, disposals etc.) with global scope • Valuation and Due Diligence - Building business cases including scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis to assess value creation potential • Coordinating project team consisting of internal resources and external advisors (10 - 50 individuals)

    • Manufacturing Controller
      Oct 2015 - Sep 2016 · 1 yr

      • Finance business partner for a single production site supporting +$500m of sales and engineering and indirect procurement at largest global production site • Direct reports to the Site Leadership team • CAPEX controlling and reporting for +$50m • FP&A: Creating budgets, forecasts and review performance together with relevant stakeholders