Finance Manager

Job title:

Finance Manager

Company:

Action

Job description

Country Finance Manager BELUXAbout ActionAction is growing fast – in fact we’re the fastest growing non-food discounter in Europe. We grew from a single store in Enkhuizen (NL) into an international retail organization in the space of 30 years, with over 2 700 stores in 12 countries.About the JobAs a Finance Manager within Action, you will be part of the Country Management Team and report directly to the Head of Country Controlling with a dotted line to the Country General Manager.Your responsibility will be to support the organization of Action in the BELUX in a manner that safeguards the financial integrity of Action’s reporting and manage the key risk elements of our expansion.The scope covers Finance, Risk & Compliance, Legal, Tax and Procurement.You will act as a business partner, supporting and challenging the management team to deliver profitable and sustainable growth whilst monitoring and managing risk.Areas of Responsibility:The Finance Manager is expected to fulfill a broad and pro-active role in ensuring a controlled, effective and sustainable expansion of Action.Strategic Performance

• Delivering a solid and appealing multi-year strategy for the country within the boundaries set by Head Office;
• Involved in (multi-store) fill-in acquisitions in local market;

Operational Performance

• Make sure that Action operating processes (including internal controls) are tailored to local circumstances
• Overall cost control of local operations (including local procurement)
• Control, follow-up and authorization of local Real Estate and other (eg IT) IPs
• Deliver integer management reports pertaining to the country
• Responsible for the coordination and execution of the (local) year plan and supporting management with regards to set-up of budgets, benchmarks and evaluations
• Support operations and expansion through strong analytics and pro-active performance management

.Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Acts as the contact person for (local) external relations like auditors and tax authorities in the country
• Monitoring adherence to the Code of Conduct of Action
• Responsible for local GAAP and local statutory ledger
• Responsible for compliance with all local tax laws and regulations including duties
• Prepare and monitor reports on Risk and Control Self-Assessment and discuss with country management
• Monitoring of information security (IT controls, adherence to Code of Conduct). “Signaling function.”
• Support Internal Audit when relevant

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary with company car;
• Annual variable depending on personal and company objectives;
• Other financial and non-financial benefits;
• Extensive further training in our Action Academy;
• Opportunity for professional development in a fast growing international organization;
• Working in a young and dynamic environment;

About You:

• Economic/financial degree at academic level and 10 – 15 years relevant working experience;
• Seniority and experience from a similar position in the Retail sector;
• Solid understanding of Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Internal Control standards;
• Strong Communicator (writing and oral);
• Business oriented, dynamic and flexible;
• Experience from fast growing environments;
• Fluent (written and verbal) in Dutch, French and English.

Are you interested?Would you like to get to know us better? Send us your application!

Expected salary

Location

Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland

Job date

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:19:11 GMT

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