Finance Director - EMEA
- Recruiter
- Graebel Companies, Inc.
- Location
- Louth
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 01 Oct 2020
- Closes
- 02 Oct 2020
- Ref
- 11134_c62c0a4dd6c363803a1437b14dfef20a
- Job role
- Finance director
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Director
We're looking for a candidate to fill this position in an exciting company.
- . Financial Control Environment
- Maintain an accounting system appropriate to the requirements of the business, enabling accurate accounting records to be kept.
- Ensure that transactions are appropriately authorized and entered into the accounting system (D365) accurately and promptly.Ensure that balance sheet reconciliations are completed at the end of each month.
- Ensure that daily reconciliations of the safeguarding bank accounts are performed in accordance with regulatory requirements and liaising with the Company VP of Finance, Treasurer and CFO, to ensure the proper reporting of reconciling items / differences to the relevant Regulatory Body.
- Plan the level of financial resources required to operate an effective finance function.
- Ensure that appropriate finance staff are recruited and appropriate training provided.
- 2. Reporting
- Ensure that monthly financial reports are produced for the CFO, including full management accounts pack comprising profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, key performance indicators and commentary.
- Develop KPI metrics to assist the identification of key trends in the business.
- Ensure that any ad-hoc reporting is produced as required.
- Preparation of draft year end statutory accounts and liaison with external auditors.
- Liaison with the Internal Audit function.
- 3. Cost Control
- Develop commercial models and business plans associated with new products and other business developments.
- Periodic review of cost items, both actual and forecast, to ensure that unnecessary costs are not incurred.
- Ensure orders are raised for relevant expenditure (inc. CAPEX) and are appropriately authorised.
- 4. Administration and Taxation
- Working with internal and external advisors to manage all aspects of tax compliance, including preparation and submission of necessary returns and ensuring that payments and refunds are processed in a timely manner.
- Liaising with external tax advisors, corporate tax team and governmental bodies as required.
- Act as Graebel's European VAT expert across the globe and directly interact with operations and sales to ensure efficient structures are in place and reclamation is maximized.
- 5. Cash Flow
- Manage company treasury position , and regular reporting of the company's cash position for all entities Outside the US.
- Ensure that cash inflows and outflows are managed efficiently and that working capital is available, if required, to support any cash shortfall.
- Other duties and responsibilities
- Corporate requests and monthly flash reports are competed in accordance to monthly closing schedule
- Assist in establishing procedures to enforce compliance of set company standards.
- Participates in the development, testing, and training of new processes or procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Fully Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
- Minimum 10-15 years PQE some of which has been gained in a senior finance management position.
- Familiarity with international laws and country-specific compliance knowledge desirable. Strong stakeholder management skills Ability to deliver under pressure People management experience
- Leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills that is self-motivated and has a high level of emotional intelligence
- Experience leading a team
- Teamwork and collaboration and the ability to build effective partnerships with all stakeholders
- A precise approach to work with meticulous attention to detail with experience working to deadlines
- Experienced with accounting systems
- Solid foundation in the principles of accounting.
- Candidates must be legally entitled to work within the EU