Finance Director

Position Overview

Experienced Finance leader (m./f./d.) with responsibility over financial and regulatory reporting

Main responsibilities include:

• Provide inspiring and motivating leadership to the local Finance team and form close alliances and network with the global Finance organisation.
• Ensure all relevant regulatory and financial reports are provided in a timely accurate and complete manner in accordance with local and group-wide guidelines
• Own successful implementation of new regulatory and financial reporting change projects
• Drive business and strategic change projects and support establishing Finance as a sparring partner and provide reliable and useful decision supporting financial information
• Develop and assume responsibility over reliable, transparent and efficient performance reporting and forecasting/planning processes for the legal entity in close interaction with business finance and other supporting infrastructure functions to provide meaningful transparency to local and global governing bodies
• Establish trust relationship with local regulators
• Lead improvements to control framework and support establishment of a robust and well-functioning control environment
• Form the key interface for Finance towards internal and external key stakeholders such as control committees, internal audit as well as external/statutory auditors.
• Work closely with, understand, and own key Tax and Treasury topics in close collaboration with Head of Tax and Head of Treasury.
• Contribute to general management topics and corporate activities and initiatives
• Support and play an active role in DB Italy's governance bodies such as Management Board/Supervisory board both with active contribution and representation of key Finance topics

Background and skillset

• Multiple years of experience working in a similar position in a bank/financial institution or as a senior financial services audit leader with Big 4 or comparable experience.
• Experience in managing diverse teams of specialists and collaboration with offshore teams supporting local teams.
• Deep understanding of control framework over financial and regulatory reporting and SOX
• Expertise in IFRS including understanding of deltas between local GAAP and EU IFRS rules
• Governance background related to financial reporting
• Good understanding of Risk Management processes and interdependencies with Finance topics
• Deep understanding of Treasury processes and interest rate risk management
• Experience in accompanying IT change projects with particular relevance for Finance and regulatory reporting processes
• Good level of knowledge to assess taxation principles particularly taking into consideration Italian tax rules and specifications relevant for banks and financial institutions
• Proven team leadership skills evidenced by past experience in leading diverse teams
• Excellent networker and team player with ability to build sustainable working relationships both locally but also globally across divisional boundaries to establish solid and reliable work model
• Good project management skills
• Excellent English language skills written and spoken to operate within the international DB framework
• Professional degrees MBA or similar level of qualification such as certified auditor or equivalent, CPA or comparable

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