Finance and Administration Director

●University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Business Management, Finance, Accounting, or similar.

●Professional experience of approximately 5 to 10 years in financial area positions, with progressive responsibility.

●Previous experience as Finance Director, Financial Manager, Finance Manager, Assistant to the Financial Director, Senior Controller with global responsibility, or equivalent position.

●Solid experience in financial accounting and accounting closings, treasury, cash flow and current asset management, budgets, forecast, variance analysis, and financial reporting.

●Knowledge of corporate taxation.

●Experience in leadership, coordination, and team development.

●Advanced level of Excel.

●Experience working with financial ERPs.

●Experience in distribution, industry, manufacturing, wholesale, consumer goods companies, or businesses with stock and high administrative operations is highly valued.

●Experience in medium-sized companies, where you have combined global vision with direct participation in operations.

●Experience with Power Query, Power BI, or other analysis and reporting tools is valued.

●Experience in process automation and the use of AI tools applied to financial environments is valued.

At CE Consulting, we are managing the recruitment of a Finance and Administration Director for a consolidated business group, active in the distribution and industrial sectors, located in the south zone of Madrid.

The selected person will assume global responsibility for the economic-financial function of the various group companies, leading a specialized team and participating in a stage of evolution, improvement, and professionalization of the financial area.

We are looking for a profile with a solid accounting and financial base, business vision, and experience leading teams, combining management capacity with proximity to operations.

What will your mission be?

Lead the economic-financial function, guaranteeing the reliability of financial information, adequate treasury control, compliance with accounting and tax obligations, and the generation of useful information for decision-making.

Main responsibilities

●Lead and coordinate the financial and administrative function of the companies under their responsibility.

●Supervise monthly and annual accounting closings, guaranteeing the quality and reliability of financial information.

●Review balances, profit and loss statements, provisions, accruals, depreciation, and main accounting adjustments.

●Guarantee the quality, consistency, and traceability of economic-financial information.

●Plan and supervise treasury, bank positions, liquidity needs, and cash flow forecasts.

●Supervise collections, payments, maturities, unpaid invoices, and commercial risk.

●Manage the relationship with financial entities and monitor the various financing tools.

●Optimize current assets and working capital, anticipating needs and possible deviations.

●Supervise compliance with tax, accounting, and commercial obligations.

●Develop and evolve financial reporting for Management, providing clear information oriented toward decision-making.

●Coordinate the preparation of the annual budget, forecast, and variance analysis.

●Define and monitor financial and operational KPIs.

●Analyze margins, profitability, sales, expenses, stock, current assets, and treasury.

●Supervise the economic-financial analysis associated with industrial activity, including costs, consumption, inventories, margins, and investments.

●Lead, organize, and develop the finance team, establishing priorities, responsibilities, and levels of autonomy.

●Drive the improvement and automation of administrative and financial processes.

●Optimize the use of the ERP and promote tools that allow for the reduction of manual tasks and improvement of information quality.

●Enhance analysis and reporting tools such as advanced Excel, Power Query, Power BI, or other solutions that add value.

●Identify opportunities for improvement and efficiency, prioritizing those with a real impact on the business.

The onboarding will include an initial period of knowledge and function transfer, which will allow for an in-depth understanding of the company's operations and facilitate integration into the position.