Finance Manager

Conteúdo do emprego

Our client is a family-owned company with over 60 years of historyand is in full transformation to meet worldwide ambitions. They want to transform from a production and distribution company that supplies retailers with commodity products into a mission and brand-driven organization that helps consumers in the most sustainable way.

They value transparency, creativity, responsibility, and autonomy. They dislike politics, gossip, ego, and bureaucracy.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for the finance department in all its aspects. This includes general accounting, credit control, reporting, and legal. For this, you will lead your team of 2 accounting managers and one credit controller. You have a team but we are an SME company so you will be expected to do operational work on topics like monthly/annual closing, VAT, legal research, or new company setup.
• Next to making sure your finance department runs smoothly you will also be a business partner to the executive team to improve overall business performance. You will be responsible to set up the budgeting process, cash flow, management, and general business intelligence. Based on your data gathering you will proactively approach department heads to suggest improvements that help the business.
• You will also set up the financial architecture of the different entities with the goal to increase visibility on performance while decreasing complexity. You will use the transformation to a new ERP system to rethink the way of working.
• You will report to the CEO and will be expected to take a leading role in the transformational journey

Your priorities for the first year

• Optimize workflow of the finance department
• Set up meeting structure
• Set up digital processes between finance and other departments
• Decrease closing time from 20 to 5 days
• Key user for new ERP
• Coach your team
• Follow treasury management processes, ensure compliance; controlling and treasury management

Furthermore, you’ll be responsible for:

• Rolling budget
• P&L reporting
• Cash planning
• S&OP

Business partnering:

• Set up a company process for continuous improvements
• Write and update multiyear financial business plans to support and implement new strategic direction
• Scenario planning for large projects like new production facilities or new logistics
• network
• The challenge we have big international growth ambitions; it will be your job to analyze opportunities and risks and help the organization cope with the effects of implementing a new business model.

Qualifications:

• You have a university-level degree or equivalent through experience
• Relevant financial experience in a similar business model (consumer goods, production, distribution)
• Excellent analytical skillssupported by strong knowledge of excel and other BI tools
• Familiarity with different costing methods (standard costing, marginal costing) and ability to manage and organize these within the entire company
• Familiar with consolidation and experience with process improvement methodology
• Fluent in Dutch, French, and English
• Result-driven with a winning attitude for the whole and not the self
• You are an intrapreneur, you don’t wait for orders, you take action
• People coaching skills

Benefits:

• Attractive salarylinked to your experience and targets
• Premium Car (Tesla)+ Fuel card
• Meal vouchers €8/day
• Hospitalisation insurance
• 28 holidays you’re free to take whenever you want to enjoy holidays, sports, hobbies
• Opportunity to work in a thriving companywith a strong client offer
• You will be part of a fantastic company with an international presence
• Working from home 2-3 days/week
• You’ll get a challenging and diversified role where you can develop yourself and become the best financial self
• You’ll join a growing company with an open and dynamic atmosphere

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