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A leading company in the commercial cooling and freezing industry, with over 35 years of experience, is seeking to incorporate a Regional Financial Manager into its organization. This company has been supplying reliable products and profitable solutions to fulfill the requirements of customers for commercial cooling and freezing of foods and beverages across various regions.

Operating in multiple countries worldwide, the company has over 200 employees across 15 countries, with warehouses in various strategic locations ensuring a vast stock availability to meet demand. With more than 10,000 customers in 100 countries and 200,000 units sold yearly, the company is a market leader creating value through insight, empathy, and experience.

Position: REGIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGER (Spain and Czech Republic) (m/w/d)

Based in Barcelona, the Regional Financial Manager will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the entities in Spain and the Czech Republic, providing crucial financial services to enhance the group's overall performance. He/She will report directly to the company's CFO and support the sales and supply chain activities while ensuring efficient cross-functional and cross-border cooperation as well as safeguarding and implementing Group policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate closely with managing directors at subsidiaries and have full ownership of local accounting and controlling.
2. Handle local and Group GAAP compliance.
3. Ensure timely month-end and annual accounting.
4. Manage financial reporting and planning, as well as VAT and Intrastat, tax, and local transfer pricing documentation.
5. Function as the local contact for banks, auditors, and public institutions.
6. Ensure legal compliance within GDPR, insurance policies, whistleblower, and ESG documentation.
7. Work closely with the Group Credit Management team to ensure efficient and timely cash collection and minimize Group credit risk without loss of sales.

Profile:

He/She preferably has a bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, economics, and/or business. He/She speaks and writes English fluently (and Spanish) and has experience from a similar position, including:

1. Ensuring timely and correct financial management.
2. Providing financial and commercial support and advice.
3. Coordinating the annual budgeting and planning process.
4. Critically evaluating business performance and striving to continuously improve business processes.
5. Providing a leadership role in the management of business profitability.
6. Reviewing KPIs and working with local management to improve the underlying drivers.
7. Extending monthly management accounts and producing meaningful performance reports and analyses of profitability.
8. Ensuring timely and correct financial reports to the CFO regarding forecasts, monthly accounts, annual accounts, and cash flow optimization.
9. Preparing monthly company management accounts, forecasts, and key performance indicators.
10. Maintaining accounting and internal controls in line with group and externally accepted practices.
11. Managing key balance sheet components, including cash, sales and purchase ledgers, and asset registers.
12. Maintaining contact with financial partners, auditing, and public authorities.
13. Handling the annual statutory audit and any necessary corporate, sales, or social tax audits.
14. Leading, managing, and developing the finance team (1 person in Spain and 2 persons in Czech Republic).

He/She preferably has worked in companies with commercial organization and stock control, brings a strong toolbox in accounting and financial reporting, and has well-developed business acumen. A super user of Office products with a solid understanding of establishing efficient IT-supported solutions is required. Experience with Business Central and Power BI is an advantage.

He/She can expect approximately 60 travel days a year, engaging in close collaboration with key stakeholders in the Czech Republic, Spain, and with team members across the Group.

Great opportunity: He/She will join a dynamic international finance team and be a key player leading the finance and controlling activities in our subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Spain. Here, the local accountants will be reporting directly to him/her.

For more information, you are welcome to contact the responsible consultant at Mercuri Urval, Jordi Flores at jordi.flores@mercuriurval.com.