Group Budgeting and Planning Manager

Specific knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Sound understanding of agribusiness sector (is a plus)
- Good knowledge of environmental and Health & Security legislation is a plus

Business knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Leadership and team building skills
- Cost and budget management
- Negotiation skills
- Excellent communication skills

Education and experience:
- Bachelor degree in economical area
- At least 3 years experience as budgeting and planning management position or finance controller
- Previous experience in ERP systems implementation is a must.
- Very good MS Office Skills

Personality features:
- Pro-active team player
- Flexible and self-motivated
- Persuasive
- Goal and result oriented
- High level of commitment and accountability to get the job done
- Dynamic
- Independent.

Other requirements:
- Driving license, and flexibility for traveling

No. of subordinates: 6 people
Reports to: Group General Manager/CFO

Responsible for:
Budgeting and planning, client/credit control, treasury management
• Preparing different reports for Board meetings
• Coordinating planning, budgeting and forecasting
• Participating in capital allocation (budgeting) decisions as financial modeler
• Participating in forecasting and managing the cash flow (on a weekly/monthly base)
• Participating in some major projects (activity based costing, Navision implementation – business plans for grup divisions, implementing the KPI’s inside company, etc.)
• Preparation, consolidation and distribution of company budgets and periodic forecasts
• Makes recommendations for improving the financial operations and the financial position of the company;
• Manages design and implementation of systems and processes supportive of the budget development and approval process while maintaining integration with other systems and processes
• Monitoring business performance, define, evaluate and improve financial KPIs
• Develop, implement and maintain financial policies, procedures and systems to ensure financial reporting accuracy and asset protection
• Coordination of monthly closing process
-revision the monthly end adjustments ( accruals, provisions for payables, receivables, inventories, fixed assets)
-reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
-preparation of monthly reporting (Balance sheet, Profit and Loss Statement, Cash Flow/ by entities)
- deferred tax calculation
- intercompanies reconciliation statements
- analyses the variance and evolution of performance and financial actual indicators compared to the budget / previous periods and forecast;
- preparation of consolidated financial statements
- supervision of accounting transactions in order to ensure proper classification of transactions according to the profit/cost centers
- cost centre analysis against budgets, forecasts;

Client/Credit Controlling, Business controlling:
• monitor the budget by reviewing reports and accounting records to determine if allocated funds have been spent as specified;
• providing reasons for the variations in case of deviations between the approved budget and actual performance and developing corrective measures in the case of negative actual/budget deviations;
• design projects financial scores templates in compliance with corporate Planning & Performance Management guidelines
• Advises management on financial resources, trends, and the results of operations
Examines and analyses accounting records to determine financial status of the company;
• Makes recommendations for improving the financial operations and the position of the company;

Treasury Management:
• Reviews the cash position of the Group and plans the maintenance of adequate funds through cash and other financial forecasts.
• Coordinates a team that: prepares estimates and forecasts of cash budgets and requirements
• Supervises cashing activities including the examination of accounts payable invoices
• Making recommendations for the investment of the company’s surplus funds and manage a loan portofolio.

This position is for one of our clients, one of the biggest agriculture players.

Send your CV with photo and salary expectations and learn more about this professional challenge. Only suitable candidates will be contacted during next 4 weeks.