Client Description:
We are recruiting on behalf of a global leader in real estate and professional services, seeking an experienced CFO / Finance Manager to lead the finance function. This pivotal role involves overseeing financial operations, controlling, reporting, and providing strategic financial support across the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership: Lead and supervise the Financial Controlling team, ensuring optimal performance and delivery of financial reports and analyses.
- Financial Controlling & Analysis: Design and implement processes and analyses in financial controlling to improve efficiency and support business growth.
- Group Reporting: Oversee and manage the preparation of group reporting, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.
- Financial Statements: Supervise the preparation of financial statements, including consolidated statements, in line with applicable accounting standards.
- Revenue Recognition & Internal Control: Oversee internal controls related to revenue recognition and provide advisory support to business departments during the transactional process.
- Group Relations: Serve as the primary liaison with the Capital Group on financial management, group reporting, internal controls, and financial analysis.
- Tax Compliance: Coordinate and/or prepare tax calculations, including deferred tax, for group reporting, ensuring compliance with local and international tax regulations.
- Business Advisory: Provide ongoing advisory to business departments on financial matters, assisting in decision-making and financial planning.
- Contract Review: Support the analysis of agency, advisory, and sales contracts from both financial and tax perspectives, ensuring compliance with financial policies.
- Cash Flow Management: Assist in managing cash flow across the business, preparing detailed cash flow analyses and reports to guide decision-making.
- Process Improvement: Lead or contribute to the design and implementation of finance-related processes, ensuring strong controls and alignment with business needs.
- Systems Implementation: Participate in projects related to implementing and testing financial and controlling systems, including financial-accounting and transactional systems.
- Accounting Support: Provide expert guidance and assistance to the accounting department on complex financial matters.
- Client Meetings: Participate in client meetings and calls related to financial matters and project settlements, offering strategic financial insights.
- Financial Modeling: Design or prepare financial models (e.g., POC, remuneration structures, tax models) to support business initiatives.
- Executive Support: Provide daily support to the Finance Director on financial strategy and execution.
- SAP Integration (Preferred): Experience with SAP integration is highly valued in this role.
- CSRD Reporting (Preferred): Experience with Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) reporting is a plus.
Candidate Profile:
Skills and Experience Required:
- Proven experience in a CFO, Finance Manager, or senior finance role, preferably within real estate or professional services.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing financial teams and controlling functions.
- Expertise in financial reporting, tax compliance, and group reporting processes.
- Solid understanding of financial systems and tools, with a preference for SAP experience.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to drive process improvements.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field; professional qualifications (e.g., CPA, ACCA) are a plus.
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic finance leader to contribute to a well-established global business. If you have a passion for financial management and process improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
