Finance Director

Job Description
The Finance Director will be leading the finance organization in Sweden and Norway, which includes the following functions: Accounting & Reporting, Purchasing, Finance IT, Payroll, Tax, Treasury and Insurance & Risk Management. More specifically, the Finance Director is responsible for:
Day-to-day leadership and performance management of the finance teams (10 team members in Sweden, 5 in Norway), processes and activities (reliable, effective, efficient), including the development of strong teams and coordination with SSC in Poland for transactional activities;
Driving the implementation of standard processes and systems, in close collaboration and alignment with the Business and Group Finance function;
Integration of newly acquired companies.
Partnering with divisional business leaders and supporting decision making processes, while ensuring financial discipline across the different business lines (cash flow generation, cost management, ad hoc support);


POSITION & OBJECTIVES:
Organization and Management
Day-to-day leadership and performance management of the finance teams, processes and activities (reliable, effective, efficient), including the development of strong teams:
Organize and manage the different finance functions (Accounting & Controlling; Treasury, Tax & Legal; Credit & Collections; Purchasing; Payroll and Finance IT)

Accounting & Reporting
Manage accounting & month-end closing processes of all Eurofins entities in Sweden and Norway
Manage the relationship with Auditing and Accounting firms
Ensure proper controls are put in place, supervise the application of the group manual of procedures.
Implement reporting and controlling tools on revenue, margin and operational expenses. Assist in the evaluation and implementation of National profitability.

Credit & Collections
Manage credit collection, litigations and bad debt recovery and coordinate the credit collections activities, performed by collection agents located in the different Business Units.

Treasury, Tax, Legal & Risk Management
Active management of Net Cash, Cash Flow and Net Working Capital (DXO).
Provide legal advice to business managers on contractual matters & litigations
Ensure compliance to tax laws and regulations; including supporting tax planning, returns & reporting, contract management and archiving (Corporate Data Room) while acting as a point of contact to local / tax authorities.

Payroll administration
Manage the payroll administration
Staying abreast with (changes to) social & labor laws and regulations, in order to ensure compliance.

Finance IT
Ensure appropriate, timely information/ communication about content and progress of the ERP-project
Active contribution and validation of the design of standard Group-wide Finance & Purchasing processes, as proposed by Group Finance.
Drive the implementation of these standard processes, KPI’s and controls across the different businesses and functions.
Partnering with divisional business leaders and supporting decision making processes, while ensuring financial discipline across the different business lines (cash flow generation, cost management, ad hoc support).
Manage the budget cycle in close cooperation with the division controllers
Monthly review of results & performance management against agreed targets and budget projections.
Manage financial discipline, including cost controlling. Propose, validate and implement corrective actions to keep operating and overhead costs in line with the levels of activity and agreed targets.
Support Sales Managers in defining and implementing sales rules.
Analyse the profitability of different services sold, business lines, clients or client groups and provide proposals to improve the sales mix.

Qualifications
Personal skills :
Results oriented;
High level of energy, drive and passion to succeed;
Change agent, „can do“ mindset constantly challenging „status quo“;
Very structured with strong organisational skills;
Very accurate and highly reliable;
Pragmatic, proactive, flexible and adaptable;
Ability to work in an autonomous manner;
Good communication skills;
People Manager and motivator.

Education :
Master Degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent.

Language skills :
English (fluent written and spoken);
Norwegian and/or Swedish (fluent written and spoken);
Any additional language is an asset.

Previous experience :
At least 8-12 years of experience, of which at least 2-3 years in a similar position;

Role location :
Lidköping (Sweden) OR Moss (Norway)

Additional information
In a fast growing group, successful leaders are frequently being offered increased areas of responsibility (subject to geographic mobility).