Group Finance Manager at Corporate Staffing

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Group Managing Director and provide strategic recommendations.
• Report in a timely manner to the Managing Director and to the HQ Finance team regarding all new relevant points in terms of profitability, activity performance, cash flow, Budget
• Ensure full compliance with the HQ and responsible for Financial Reporting to the Group according standard template.
• Follow-up on audits-Statutory and Consolidation.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of accounts. 
• Excellent IFRS knowledge for Group reporting.
• Monitor business and financial performance. Prepare forecasts and implement KPI alerts on liquidity, profitability, performance and solvency. 
• Analyse and benchmark margins per activity.
• Manage local financial issues and conduct diversified ad-hoc analysis (impairment, working capital improvement, productivity optimization).
• Develop and maintain the Credit Management Policy in the region.
• Process credit evaluations and minimize credit days and old overdue.
• Manage the Cash Management and treasury process including the optimization of cash flow, bank relationships and currency exposure. 
• Weekly Cash flow reporting.
• Optimize VAT and tax structure with responsibilities of adherence to international Transfer Pricing guidelines working closely with the MSC Group Tax Officer.
• Establish and maintain an appropriate internal control environment with cost reduction driven in all areas.
• Identify revenues optimization and bring creativity in developing new local stream revenues.
• Ensure adequate procurement processes are in place.
• Drive and ensure on time implementation of Finance IT solutions by leading a technical team and improving the exchange between Finance an IT departments.
• Lead and develop the Finance Team.

Key Requirements 

• Master in Management / Finance Degree.
• 8 -12 years of experience in Financial Management / Financial Controlling / Audit / Business Analysis & Development.
• Knowledge of SAP is required.
• Strong experience in the role in particular in international environment and logistic and preferably with branches located abroad.
• Knowledge of Navision is a plus.
• Experience in Financial Statement (IFRS).
• Previous experience in team management.
• Knowledge in accounting, IFRS required.
• Detail-oriented Manager and has strong leading abilities and a quantitative background.
• Communication skills, team spirit.
• Business acumen and hands-on.
• Sense of initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Adaptability and curiosity.
• Drive continuous improvement.
• Experience in an international environment and logistics is a plus 
• Strong analytical skills and Attention to details.
• Experience in a matrix environment.