Country Finance Director
Country Finance Director
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Job Description
Lead the Country Finance team to help achieve the Country business objectives with focus on both business partnering and finance governance. Ensure Finance Operations delivery with the full support of GBS Finance. In charge of managing a team of two accountants and two apprentices.
More precisely you will:
As Finance Leader in Country Leadership team setting business strategy:
- Act as Country Finance Business Partner and assist the MD in achieving the business & operations objectives Revenue LC Cash flow NWC by driving both long and shortterm plans
- Lead Finance Transformation in the Country by digitalization the Finance department
- Professionalize the Finance function area of expertise to train them on leadership capabilities
- Set key business KPIs to deliver business success
- Challenge the business to drive sustainable value proactively through informed and insightful decision making
- Provide continuous future focused business insights tailored to the business needs in technical development and cash management and procurement
- Be part of all commercial and investment decision making process and ensure return on investment
As Manager of Finance Technical Excellence (align with Group Functions):
- Management of the entire financial accounting including financial statements
- Manage Country delivery in the areas of Forecasting Planning Analysis and Reporting
- Ensure efficient effective and accurate Finance Operations and Procurement Processes for the Country
- Management of Budget (allocation)
- Dunning and debt collection escalation
- Preparation of the monthly financial statements
- Preparation of Monthly reconciliation of cash positions
- Prepare Foreign currency hedging
- Coordination with FSSC for AR AP Intercompany and closing tasks
- Approver for payments FSSC and local transfers
- Preparation of Monthly reporting to the MD and comments to the regions
- Keeping various statistics (local global)
- Distribution of the budget according to personnel and operating costs
- Preparation of the Investment budget
- Coordination of asset accounting with FSSC/SGS SA
- Ensure data integrity of Country financial reports (Profit and Loss Balance Sheet) and KPIs.
- Personnel development of Finance (incl. procurement) team and individuals enable to deliver high quality and valued service to customers
- Continous improvement of all Finance related processes develop lean and accountable structures encourage ownership at appropriate levels
- Preparation of provisions for Zurich entity
- Review/amendment bonus provisions and Tax provisions
- Management of daily invoice orders/print for each employee
- Coordination with iProcurement escalation and Inventory for Zurich
Qualifications :
- University degree in Finance Accounting or Economics.
- At least 810 years of finance experience in a large international company of which minimum 3 years in a country leadership position.
- First experience in a Big Four would be a plus.
- Excellent knowledge in the areas of controlling accounting tax treasury procurement and IT.
- Strong technical skills and good knowledge of planning and reporting systems.
- Fluent in German and English (another European language would be a plus).
- Excellent knowledge of Oracle.
- Excellent communication (written & oral) and influencing skills with the ability to challenge and drive forward change.
- Ability to build trust and respect.
- Capacity to work and communicate effectively in a multicultural and matrix environment.
- Aptitude to analyze complex issues identify root cause problems and implement effective corrective measures and solutions.
- Sound analytical skills and ability to deliver synthetic and insightful information.
- Comfortable with changes and constantly looking to drive innovation and process improvement.
- Ability to deal with multiple tasks simultaneously to prioritize to hit tight deadlines and to work under pressure.
- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting skills and knowledge.
Additional Information :
Whats in it for you
- Have the chance to develop and build up an area yourself
- Great benefits and a modern workplace
- Be a part of an internationally driven organization with a purpose that will broaden your horizon
Interested Send us your application and corresponding documents your earliest possible start date and your salary expectations by applying through the following link:
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
