Junior Financial Controller

SUMMARY OF ROLE

This role is to oversee the day-to-day operations of a company’s finances.

The postholder will be a Junior Financial Controller, who will undertake all aspects of financial management, including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasts preparation, financial risk management, and in development of internal control policies and procedures.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

- Manage all aspects of the Financial function

- Control and guarantee adoption of Group Policies into local companies

- Coordinate accounting team resources (internal and external) in preparing monthly financial reporting

- Prepare monthly Cashflow reporting (forecast and actual exceptions analysis)

- Complete all mandatory reporting (statutory, reporting package, ESG, internal, etc.)

- Oversee local company activities related to cash collections.

- Develop and implement any ERP upgrade

- Manage debtor insurance and working capital.

- Manage external consultant (tax expert, Auditor, tax inspector, etc.)

- Manage and monitor all stock evaluation & stock performance KPI.

- Supervise all aspects of tax, VAT for both imports and exports and assist tax consultants in an accurate and timely fashion.

- Manage Insurance policies, utilities, etc.

- Process all budgeting/forecasting activities.

- Control and manage data consistency process

- Any other duties deemed necessary by management in the Region .

SCOPE OF POSITION

The role does not have line management responsibility but will have hybrid support from other business units.

The role will have dual reporting lines, administrative (Country Manager, Regional Manager, etc.) and functional (Financial Structure of the Group, including Regional Financial Manager, Head of Finance Europe, etc.) and will work independently across all Operational & Commercial Functions

LOCATION

This position is located at Bucarest - Romania

It is the company’s intention that this job description is seen as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable.  However, the business will change, and the jobholder’s obligations are bound to vary and develop, so the job description should be seen as a guide and not as a permanent, definite, and exhaustive statement.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Key Skills

- Analytical with high attention to detail in administration

- Excellent business acumen

- Excellent organizational skills.

- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills

- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities

- Advanced Excel is a must

- PowerBI is a plus

- SAP knowledge is a plus

- English language knowledge is a must

Knowledge and Experience

- Two years of experience in auditing, accounting, or reporting would be highly appreciated.

Personal Attributes

- A true people person.

- Target driven individual with a desire to succeed.

- Proactive ‘can do’ attitude.

Qualifications

- Degree level qualification.