Director Central Services / Kaufmännische(r) Leiter •in (m / f / div)

FLOCERT; Bonn; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Eine zukunftsorientierte Organisation sucht eine engagierte Führungskraft, die die Abteilungen Buchhaltung, Controlling, Personal, Recht und Beschaffung leitet. In dieser Schlüsselposition werden Sie Teil des Führungsteams und tragen zur Umsetzung einer ehrgeizigen Strategie bei, die Fairness im globalen Handel fördert. Diese Rolle erfordert eine starke analytische Denkweise, hervorragende Kommunikationsfähigkeiten und eine hohe Affinität zur Digitalisierung. Wenn Sie leidenschaftlich daran interessiert sind, die Lebensbedingungen von Landwirten und Arbeitern in Entwicklungsländern zu verbessern, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie, einen bedeutenden Einfluss zu nehmen.

Leistungen

Internationale Arbeitsumgebung

Unternehmenskultur des Dialogs und Respekts

Onboarding-Management

Wertorientierte Kollegen

Attraktives Gehaltspaket

Möglichkeiten, einen bedeutenden Einfluss zu haben

Qualifikationen

• Abgeschlossenes Studium in Betriebswirtschaft oder Recht erforderlich.
• Erfahrung in den Bereichen Finanzen, Recht und Beschaffung in internationalem Kontext.

Aufgaben

• Leitung der Abteilungen Buchhaltung, Controlling, Personal, Recht und Beschaffung.
• Unterstützung der Abteilungsleiter und enge Zusammenarbeit mit der Geschäftsführung.
• Verantwortung für strategische Planung und Berichterstattung.

Kenntnisse

Analytische Fähigkeiten

Verhandlungsgeschick

Entscheidungsfindung

Interkulturelle Kommunikation

Teamarbeit

Digitalisierung

Fließend in Deutsch und Englisch

Motivation für Fairtrade

Ausbildung

Universitätsabschluss in Betriebswirtschaft oder Recht

Jobbeschreibung

Fair global trade everyone can believe in

FLOCERT is a leading global certification body. Besides providing sole certification to, we also offer an array of services to support companies in sourcing on Fairtrade principles, where no Fairtrade Standard applies.

Founded in 2003, FLOCERT remains mission-driven and dedicated to working with all types of organisations, from small producers to internationally recognised brands, in order to promote fairness in global trade. Our accreditation as a Social Enterprise demonstrates our commitment to social business values.

With six international offices conducting business in over 120 countries, FLOCERT specialises in offering global reach with local expertise.

FLOCERT is looking for

• in(m / f / div)

Job Share : Full-time (40 hours per week)

Salary : Competitive salary and benefit package, depending upon qualifications and experience

Start date : 1 July 2023 or as soon as possible

Description

Do you share our passion for more sustainability in global supply chains and improving the livelihood of farmers and workers in developing countries? Are you a driver of organisational change and digitalisation of services? Are you ready to seize the opportunities of the future by creating the framework conditions that allow your highly professional, passionate team of experts to thrive and implement an ambitious strategy?

• in (m / f / div) you will lead the departments Accounting, Controlling, Human Resources, Legal and Procurement. In this demanding role, you will be a member of the leadership team of FLOCERT, reporting to the Managing Director / CEO of the company.

An important part of the role will be to guide and support the teams in defining and implementing department strategies, based on the current FLOCERT strategy. For this you will closely collaborate with your Director peers as well as our Supervisory Board. In addition, you will be a key contact point for our shareholder Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International e.V. (‘FI’).

Furthermore, you will be significantly involved in the further development of the company’s structures and processes through close exchange with the operations, business relations as well as the business and IT solutions teams.

You are the ideal candidate if you are highly reliable, value-driven and a communicative individual with affinity for digitalization.

Your responsibilities

• Manage and support the department leads of the 5 Central Service teams in their daily operations and related further development
• Competent support and sparring partner for the Managing Director as well as peer Directors in all financial, legal and commercial matters
• Ensure that the Central Services departmental strategies are aligned and consistent with the FLOCERT strategy as well as other sub-strategies
• Responsible for the preparation of regular and ad-hoc reportings to the Managing Director, the FLOCERT oversight bodies and our shareholder
• Preparation of strategic plans (e.g. budget planning, business cases, investment measures)
• Monitoring and controlling liquidity
• Definition of improvement projects and further development of existing structures and processes in Central Services
• Close cooperation with external stakeholders e.g. auditors, tax authorities or financial institutions
• Take-over predecessor’s roles in Fairtrade oversight bodies (e.g. cooperating with FLOCERT Supervisory Board and, if necessary, sub-committees, Fairtrade International Finance & Audit Committee, Fairtrade network’s Global Finance Directors Working Group)

Your qualifications, experience and skills

• University degree in business administration or law
• Profound and recent professional experience in the areas of responsibility outlined above, ideally in an international context
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong analytical, negotiation and decision making skills
• Convincing and motivating leader with above-average intercultural and communication skills
• Great team player with a positive and pro-active attitude and a ‘getting things done’ mentality
• High affinity for business digitalization and transformation
• Experience with financial statements according to German Commercial Code (HGB), at the level of individual companies as well as on consolidated basis
• Fluency in German and English, both verbal and written is a must, and any other additional language (e.g. Spanish) is a plus
• Motivation for Fairtrade

What we offer

• International work environment
• Company culture of dialogue and respect
• Onboarding and welcome management
• Open-minded and value-driven colleagues living our mission
• Attractive salary and benefit package
• Opportunities to make a meaningful impact