CFO

Michael Page; Mataró; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is assisting a client with an executive-level finance leadership role based in Spain, Cataluña. The role offers broad exposure to strategy and performance across a growing international company.

You will lead the group close, budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analyses while ensuring robust compliance, audits, and treasury management. You will partner with the executive team on transformative projects and system enhancements.

Qualifications

• Executive-level finance leadership with broad exposure to group reporting.
• Ability to partner with executives and influence strategic decisions.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual financial closings for the parent and subsidiaries.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and financial planning with strong cost controls.
• Analyse operational, commercial and overhead costs to improve profitability.
• Ensure compliance with accounting, corporate and tax regulations and statutory reporting.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and manage auditor relationships.
• Lead consolidation of financial statements at group level.
• Manage treasury activities including working capital, cash flow, banking relationships and debt management.
• Support evaluation and execution of strategic corporate projects including acquisitions and divestments.
• Partner with executive management to define and enhance business systems and platforms.
• Lead transformation projects and monitor process optimization and platform stability.
• Negotiate and monitor supplier agreements to achieve cost savings and improvements.
• Act as Tax Compliance Officer and provide guidance to the Executive Committee.

Skills

Financial leadership

Strategic planning

Consolidation & reporting

Audits & compliance

Treasury management

Job description

• Executive-level leadership role with broad strategic exposure.
• Opportunity to influence key decisions within a growing international company.

Our client is a well-established international organisation with a strong market position and operations across multiple jurisdictions. The company combines financial stability with an ambitious growth agenda, offering senior professionals the opportunity to contribute directly to strategic decision-making and organisational development while operating in a complex and dynamic environment.

• Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing and group reporting processes for the parent company and its subsidiaries.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities, ensuring strong budgetary control and performance monitoring.
• Analyse operational, commercial and overhead costs, providing financial insights and recommendations to improve profitability and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with accounting, corporate and tax regulations, managing statutory reporting, official books and annual accounts.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and maintain effective relationships with auditors, tax advisors and other external stakeholders.
• Lead and supervise the consolidation of financial statements at group level.
• Manage treasury activities including working capital, cash flow optimisation, banking relationships, debt management and dividend policy.
• Support the evaluation, presentation and execution of strategic corporate projects including acquisitions, divestments, investments and other value creation initiatives.
• Partner with executive management to define and enhance business systems and technology platforms that support organisational objectives.
• Lead transformation and systems implementation projects, ensuring process optimisation, operational continuity and platform stability.
• Negotiate, implement and monitor agreements with key suppliers and business partners to generate cost savings and service improvements within corporate procurement activities.
• Act as Tax Compliance Officer, working closely with the Compliance function and participating as a member of the Compliance Committee.
• Provide financial guidance and support to the Executive Committee and Board as required.

• Executive-level position with significant visibility and influence across the organisation.
• Opportunity to shape strategy and contribute directly to business growth.
• Broad international exposure and interaction with senior stakeholders.
• Participation in key transformation, investment and business development projects.
• Leadership of a sizeable finance function with responsibility for talent development.