Your new company

Chemical manufacturing.

Location: Maresme, Barcelona.

Your new role

Responsible for the financial management, control and statutory compliance of the operating activities of the Spanish divisions, namely Sales, and Manufacturing and the legal entities registered in Spain. In addition to working closely with the General manager, Operations Manager and the senior management of the Spanish Divisions. Work closely with the CFO, Group FC, and other members of the global finance team. A key aspect of the ES FC role is to be actively involved in the financial control of the new Spanish Factory building project.

Comercial

• Support the Sales division in driving sales opportunities and establishing sales targets
• Provide Margin control and analysis to the sales division
• Work with the Sales Division to establish, and manage all 3rd party Agents and Distributors relationships
• Promote margin maximisation initiatives across the divisions
• Ensure effective commercial processes are in place covering, prices, credit limits, credit terms order management
• Run weekly debtors/collection meetings with the Sales division
• Ensure customer’s collections are activity managed and the AR ledger is kept current
• Improve the data accuracy of product assignments to account managers and customers and future product categorisations that are introduced.
• Collaborate with the management of the ES divisions in achieving objectives
• Ensure all supplier & customer contracts are appropriately negotiated, administrated, accounted for and controlled
• Develop appropriate profitability, value chain analysis, cost & productivity models for the ES Divisions
• Challenge profitability and costs to drive a profit optimisation approach across the ES Divisions
• Ensure all new capex for the ES divisions are supported with a business case and cost benefit analysis and subsequently tracked against approved capex and benefits.

Control

• Responsible for the timely & accurate month end & year end accounting close process in keeping with group requirements and timetables for all legal entities
• Maintain and continuously improve the financial controls for the ES Divisions
• Responsible for the financial control of the company’s assets, including inventory; ensuring appropriate checks and reconciliations are performed with corrective action implemented when required.
• Responsible for the external audit, liaising with auditors and providing complete and timely inputs to the Group Audit
• Ensure the ES divisions adhere to the global authority matrix
• Act as insurance point of contact for the divisions, and coordinate with Group Finance on renewals & claims.
• Ensure suitable segregation of duties is maintain within the ES finance team including journal posting
• Act as lead for all ES Finance related ERP developments, implementations, testing, training and user acceptance
• Define and document suitable process maps and controls for all Financial operations in line with Group Policies
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including intergroup accounts, to ensure a clean balance sheet position is reported on a monthly basis
• Ensure that salesman commission, agents commission and rebates are accrued on monthly basis with proper backup.
• Ensure works orders are properly costed and closed on daily basis.
• Coordinate with Group Finance for accounting standards, and Group Services cost accounting.
• Provide the necessary input to the Group’s transfer pricing requirements including cost and activity inputs for the management fee recharges to the group.
• Responsibility for all Payroll, social security, VAT, Duty reporting, filing and compliance for the ES legal entities
• Responsibility for compliance to Spanish Government changes to VAT and corporate taxes
• Control property leases, service charges, rates, and service provider contracts for the ES legal entities
• Responsible for the annual tax return & compliance requirements for the ES legal entities
• Management of the the company credit card & staff expense process, taking guidance as necessary from the CFO on improvements and bank requirements.
• Manage the Company Spain bank accounts in conjunction with Group Finance.
• Manage the administration of any employment benefits in conjunction with HR policy.
• Manage the Petty Cash process and requirements for the Spanish Division.

Reporting, Analysis & Forecasting

• Adhere to the group finance timetables
• for reporting, analayis and forecasting
• Provide timely, accurate and relevant performance reports to the ES Divisions
• Undertake investigative analysis into performance variances
• Provide insightful commentaries to support management reporting
• Lead all ES divisional forecast processes in keeping with Group requirements
• Establish efficient record to report processes to deliver on time and in full financial reports
• Utilise the group’s reporting and consolidation software as required
• Ensure all intercompany transactions and balances are maintained, reconciled and agreed in line with group policies
• Collaborate with Group Finance on developing reporting standards and catalogues
• Maintain an accurate and complete cashflow forecast for the Spanish legal entity in line with group requirements
• Provide as required all inputs in Group Finance and ensure Power BI reports are actively used/updated
• Present Monthly management accounts to the management teams of the divisions

Management

• Day to day management & motivation of the ES Finance team
• Ensure relevant job descriptions and objectives are set for the team.
• Hold frequent and regular performance reviews with staff
• Ensure the ES finance team leave schedule is managed appropriately
• Define and implement development plans for each team member
• Ensure the team are briefed on wider company business
• Undertake cross function & cross division projects and responsibilities in keeping with group needs
• Be an active member of the global finance team.

Skills & Attributes. The ideal candidate will have:

• A Professional accounting qualification
• Manufacturing experience
• Substantial ERP experience, preferably D365
• Strong working knowledge of Spanish Payroll, VAT, Duty, tax, and other statutory requirements
• Languages: Spanish and English

Benefits:

• Flexible Schedule
• Reports to: CFO
• Managing a team of 2
• Salary max 60.000€