Job Description
Financial Director is the most senior financial employee within their region of responsibility and reports to EMEA & APAC Finance Controller. Financial Directors might also support the senior managers but are primarily focused on GMC Head Office.
Financial Directors are entrusted with sensitive and vital information to ensure the continuity of GMC. This means that the following requirements must be achieved:
Stringent leadership
High analytical and organizational skills
Auditing techniques
Financial management
Business administration
Good knowledge of IFRS
Strong ability to prioritize and to work to deadlines
Fluent spoken and written English
Accredited third level educational degree in finance
Financial Directors are entrusted with the following tasks:
Leading the financials within their allocated region
Ensuring billing is executed in a timely fashion and according to IFRS-standard / revenue recognition and that the completion percentage complies with company rules
Consolidating and reviewing actual numbers within the allocated region
Reviewing and preparing for approval of yearly budget for the region (subsidiaries and region consolidation)
Reviewing the budget on a monthly and quarterly basis, cost forecasting and analysing
Reviewing and controlling local business plans and structure
Creating and evaluating financial reports for the CFO
Controlling the completeness of data, preparing and participating in financial audits
Managing cash and planning within the region
Arbitrating cash flow within the allocated region
Assessing market growth within the allocated region, comparing it with the budget and collecting input
Meeting GMC's commitments to employees, partners and customers
Directing support to CFO
These tasks are also under the supervision of Financial Directors:
Collecting measurements within the allocated region
Preparing metrics for the Chief Financial Officer
Assessing opportunities for cost savings
Assessing the cost of the last budget period within the allocated region
Assessing possible outcomes and solutions
Taking full responsibility for all tasks, relevant to them, that the Financial Managers undertake