Administrative and Financial Director

Duties and Responsibilities

Accounting, General Ledger, Administration:

• Oversee preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements of his/her country. Timely and accurate group financial reporting (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow), including monthly analysis with last fiscal year and with the budget.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting procedures and policies and with Companies Acts, tax and other financial legislation
• Is accountable for the local, state and federal tax returns
• Manage cash flow:

-Oversee weekly cash management and Account Payables, approve payables, authorize wires with respect of the internal procedure (jointly signatures, maximum amount

-Supervise Account Receivables management and work closely with the commercial team for collection

-Manage cash flow planning process (in July, provide accurate monthly cash forecast for the next 12 months)

-Analyse monthly indebtedness vs July cash forecast and last year for the flash (D+3)

Treasury management to minimize finance interest costs

-Analyse both local GAAP and IFRS GAAP (Hyperion, IFRS chart of account, local chart of account)

• Implement procedures and processes for Finance and accounting, review it and constantly improve it. Ensure application of appropriate internal controls.
• Prepare local file for the transfer price documentation
• Contribute to the BA strategy and the management of the whole business and provide insight and recommendations to both short term and mid-term plan
• Prepare the set of financial datas for the business Committee with the BA Country
• With his/her team, prepare forecasts and annual budget including P&L, balance sheet, indebtedness analysis and monthly cash flow in coordination with the BA Country and in coordination with the EUROPE Finance team (use Hyperion and BFC tool to report financial datas to EUROPE Finance team in charge of the EUROPE consolidation). Qualitative comments to explain main variances vs last year and vs last budget or Forecast, and to identify risks and opportunities.
• Timely and appropriate internal financial reporting that are appropriate for the users (by instance: budget control by cost center)
• Select and suggest consultants, auditors to the Group on topics such as transfer price documentation, tax advisors, external auditors, work with them and overview their missions to get appropriate documentation from a tax / audit point of view

Office administration

• Oversee and supervise the administrative function of the organization including reception, property/facility management, safety of the work environment, and provision of furnishings and equipment necessary for effective operations
• Oversee the management of all leases, contracts and other financial commitments
• Monitor all legislation relevant to the organization (employment standards, occupation health and safety, human rights, etc) and all regulations on professional certification to ensure that the organization is compliant

Payroll preparation and administration

• Oversee all payroll functions to ensure that employees are paid in a timely and accurate manner
• Manage the preparation of payroll related documents

Experience and Qualifications

• Master's degree in accounting or business administration, or equivalent business experience. Preference will be given to candidates with an MBA in Finance and the Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations.
• Fluent in English
• Used to manage both local and IFRS or US GAAP
• Aptitude for computer systems – ERP, Windows, Excel

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• 7 years of progressively responsible experience for a subsidiary of an international Group.
• Should have experience in partnering with an executive team and have a high level of written and oral communication skills.
• Experience of managing staff
• Previous experience in industrial area. Seed industry would be a plus
• Fluent in English
• Strong leadership, people/team management at all levels with staff at remote locations essential.
• Excellent relationship management & interpersonal skills, ability to communicate well at all levels of the organization
• Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
• Ability to lead and inspire a community in a matrix organization
• High level of integrity & dependability with an ability to deliver timely results (results oriented)
• Change agent