Finance Manager - M/F

SUEZ; France; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A global environmental services company is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee financial operations in Eastern Europe. The role involves managing financial activities for multiple subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and collaborating with various departments. The ideal candidate holds a Master's degree in Finance and has over 5 years of experience in international project finance. Fluency in French and English is essential, with additional knowledge of Serbian being a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial control, especially for long-term international projects.
• Experience in the environment, engineering, construction, public works, or industry sectors.
• Knowledge of Serbian is appreciated.

Responsabilités

• Oversee financial activities in the Eastern Europe zone.
• Manage financial monitoring and monthly reporting of subsidiaries.
• Handle project financial monitoring including budgets and margin tracking.
• Supervise finance teams and external accounting firms.
• Collaborate with operational teams and cross-functional departments.

Connaissances

Fluency in French

Fluency in English

Excellent command of MS Excel

Autonomy

Initiative

Rigor

Team spirit

International project experience

Formation

Master's degree in Finance

Description du poste

WHO WE ARE

SUEZ is present in 40 countries with 40,000 employees. SUEZ provides essential services to protect and improve the quality of life in the face of growing environmental challenges. SUEZ enables its customers to provide access to water and waste services with resilient and innovative solutions. SUEZ Consulting, a company of the SUEZ Group, supports tomorrow's cities and territories as well as industrial sites in their energy and ecological transition. With fine-tuned expertise and an approach focused on our customers' expectations and ecosystem:

• Support at every stage of their projects: from strategy (strategic advice, technical assistance, audit) to all the stages giving life to the project (project ownership assistance, project management, studies, project management, assistance with operation, maintenance, training and planning).
• Our teams are involved in water infrastructure, waste management and recovery, urban development, mobility, energy transition and digital territories.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

We are currently seeking a dynamic and experienced Finance Manager to oversee financial activities in the Eastern Europe zone, including our entities in Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Republika Srpska, Turkey, and contribute to its development in Uzbekistan and other countries.

As part of the Eastern Europe management team under the direction of the Regional Director and the International Finance Manager, the expected contribution includes process improvement, entity structuring, and overall entity performance.

Based in Belgrade, you will be responsible for the financial monitoring of the zone and all its permanent establishments:

• Monthly reporting and KPIs. (3 subsidiaries + 3 branches)
• Project financial monitoring (establish initial budgets, following margin at completion each quarter, revision of costs and invoices).
• Quarterly closings oversight (provisions, WIP, analysis, and landing).
• Monitoring of current permanent establishments (financial statements analysis, result, etc) + taking charge of consolidation or creation of new perimeters.
• Delivering financial and operational analyses (performance KPIs, etc.).
• Internal control and consolidation of administrative and financial processes (purchasing circuit, banking power, operational processes, etc.).
• Legal secretariat for the entities concerned, if necessary with a HQ Legal relationship (general meetings, minutes, etc.).
• Supervision of the zone's finance teams and external accounting firms.
• Follow-up on any tax audits in the region.
• Collaboration with operational teams and cross-functional HR, tax, and legal departments.

You will also manage 3 others financial controllers on site.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

You have a Master\'s degree in Finance. You have at least 5 years experience, particularly in financial control of long-term international projects. We are looking for an international profile who wants to continue working on multi-country projects in a highly challenging international environment.

You have preferably worked in the environment, engineering, construction, public works or industry sectors with a project dimension.

You are fluent in French and English and knowledge on Serbian is much appreciated.

You possess an excellent command of MS Excel.

You demonstrate autonomy, initiative, rigor as well as a good team spirit and ability to interact with an international team.

Regular trips to Turkey, Bosnia and Macedonia, as well as to the headquarters in France

As your application will be reviewed by non french speakers, please send your CV and cover letter in english

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