Job Description
Inetum is seeking a talented and detail-oriented Financial Controller to join our dedicated Finance team. The role offers significant visibility and involves close collaboration with the Country CEO/Delivery heads/Sales head/Regional CFO/Group Finance team etc.
The successful candidate will oversee controlling and FP&A for a specific area within the organization and manage cross-functional projects impacting multiple business areas. Experience in the digital services and solutions sector is highly valued.
Responsibilities of the role:
- Controlling:
- Lead the monthly financial closing and reporting process, ensuring accurate revenue recognition, cost allocation, margin reporting, and variance analysis against budget and forecast.
- Drive profitability and performance management through detailed analysis of revenue, gross margin, utilization, project profitability, cost optimization opportunities, and business risks.
- Oversee the budgeting and forecasting cycle, coordinating with business leaders to prepare annual budgets, rolling forecasts, financial projections, and scenario analyses.
- Ensure strong financial governance, internal controls, compliance with accounting standards, audit requirements, company policies, and risk management procedures.
- Act as a strategic business partner to management by providing financial insights, supporting operational and commercial decision-making, evaluating business cases, and recommending actions to improve financial performance.
- Reporting and Analysis:
- Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports meant for senior management and stakeholders.
- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial data, maintaining compliance with internal and external reporting requirements.
- Emphasize high-quality reporting and clarity in written comments.
- Submit the financials into the group tools like TM1/Opera etc actuals monthly, quarterly for forecasting and yearly for budgeting.
- Budgeting and Forecasting:
- Coordinate the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasts, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, highlighting key variances and recommending corrective actions.
- Transformation & Process improvement:
- Lead and participate in cross-functional projects that impact multiple areas of the business: Implementation of new EPM, alignment of reporting practices, creation of definitions for KPIs, etc.
- Provide financial expertise and support for strategic initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate activities.
- Cash:
- Manage cash-flow and working capital performance through cash forecasting, receivables monitoring, collection follow-up, payment planning, liquidity management, and optimization of the cash conversion cycle.
- Lead the budgeting and forecasting process by preparing annual budgets, rolling forecasts, financial projections, scenario analyses, and actionable insights to support strategic decision-making and business growth.
