Finance Manager/Financial Controller - Moinesti, jud. Bacau

Talent Stream is looking to join forces and place candidates who:
- Have minimum three (3) years worth of experience
- Throughout their career, have achieved excellent results they are proud of
- Are looking for the right organization where they can make a long-lasting, positive contribution

Modern recruitment requires a higher degree of professionalism and client service standards which exceed the ones practiced today on the Romanian market.

Job requirements:

University degree in business administration / economics or similar
At least 8-10 years of experience in finance and controlling
At least 3 years managerial experience
Proven management skills, ideally previous experience in a management position
Advanced knowledge of planning and economics, controlling, finance, IFRS accounting rules and financial management (Opex, Capex, investment decision making)
Strategic thinking and holistic understanding from corporate strategy to Field management
Extended experience in "value optimised" Asset Management ("life cycle oriented productivity I cost management", optimisation of running costs and return on investment. mature fields operations, production / technologies. HSEQ, legal requirements, interaction with authorities, etc.)
Analytical and communication skills
Proven track record (leadership skills and responsibility, people management and staff motivation, etc.)
Fluent in spoken and written English
Advanced computer skills
Ability to work independently and also within cross functional teams
Ability to respond to management requests promptly
Effective written and oral communication skills.

Main Accountabilities:

Planning and forecasting duties:

Is responsible for ensuring assistance and counselling to Business in the budgeting process and for the accurate and timely upload of the approved budget in the system
Ensures professional support to Business in preparing the forecast

Organization:

Is accountable for accruals accuracy: cost object, check of the supporting documents, accuracy of transactions
Ensures budgetary control – Purchase Request check for budget availability
Participates in cost management meeting, presents results, ensures accuracy of data consolidation; holds holistic overview in order to identify improvement potentials
Makes sure that Business receives adequate support in the correct allocation of costs on cost objects
Reviews Actual vs. Budget analysis, analyses deviations, identifies deviation cause and develops corrective measures, based on profound professional and management expertise
Ensures an accurate cost accounting by rigorous monitoring of cost booking on cost centers and taking all necessary actions in order to support it
Reviews presentation of major KPIs, checks for inconsistencies, obtains all necessary explanations
Acts as F&S representative in meetings with Business managers
Conducts random verifications in order to ensure accruals correction and completeness; applies professional expertise in order to identify process improvement potentials
Is responsible for ensuring AfE and budget reallocation checks
Is responsible for ensuring accuracy of the data booked into the system during the month and proposing corrections, if the case
Reviews analyses of CWIP and follows up with the Business the PIF of finalized projects
Prepares and participates in meetings with Asset management related to investments, acts as F&S representative and provides professional support by pro-actively developing proposals within his/ her area of expertise to facilitate business initiatives
Manages and coordinates accruals process: GL account, check of supporting documents, accuracy of transactions
Manager and accounts for fixed assets inventory count (daily counting during the entire process, preparation of the draft results, analysis and investigation, supporting Business in preparing the write-off proposals, preparation of the final list, explanation of all the differences, preparation of all the analyses requested by HQ)
Ensures adequate verifications of documents related to payment of rents are conducted by personnel with professional expertise


Coordination:

Collaborates and coordinates with other departments in order to ensure information flow and to fulfill assigned tasks
Liaises with positions in his/ her department and in other departments and supports communication in order to ensure adequate and timely resolution of any issues within the area of competence
Keeps permanent contact with all relevant positions in order to collect all necessary explanations and information, cross-checks data validity and consistence

People development:

Manages, motivates and develops directly subordinated employees
Assesses the performance of the staff within Finance & Controlling Departments and advises line manager on the outcome of the assessmen