Finance manager

Reporting to the Administrator responsible for the financial area, this professional will manage the Group’s financial function operationally, ensuring reliable and timely management information, supporting decision-making, ensuring appropriate liquidity management and monitoring the organization’s strategic projects. Our client is a leading Portuguese business group, with a national presence, diversified activities and more than 500 employees. With a centralized finance structure and a demanding, business-oriented management model, it aims to strengthen its financial leadership team by hiring a Senior Finance Manager.

• Coordinate budgeting, forecasting and performance monitoring processes for the different business units;
• Monitor financial and operational indicators, analyzing variances and proposing corrective actions;
• Assess the profitability of businesses, investments and strategic initiatives;
• Support the Board in economic and financial decisions by preparing well-founded analyses and recommendations;
• Support commercial negotiations by analyzing payment terms, guarantees and credit exposure.
• Manage the Group’s liquidity and ensure appropriate treasury planning;
• Coordinate cash flow forecasts and financing requirements;
• Oversee central payment processes;
• Ensure efficient financial centralization across the Group’s different companies.
• Manage relationships with financial institutions;
• Negotiate and monitor credit lines, financing agreements and other financial instruments;
• Monitor compliance with contractual terms and related covenants;
• Assess the financial impact of investments and strategic projects.
• Participate in identifying and assessing acquisition, partnership or investment opportunities;
• Conduct financial analyses, due diligence and valuation exercises;
• Support negotiation, financing and integration processes for completed transactions;
• Prepare information to support the Group’s growth and development decisions.
• Coordinate financial reporting and consolidation processes;
• Work closely with the accounting and tax teams;
• Promote improvements to financial processes, internal controls and management reporting;
• Monitor the development of financial information systems and their integration with other areas.
• Coordinate the central finance and treasury team;
• Provide functional support to local finance teams;
• Implement policies, procedures and closing calendars for the Group’s different entities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Management, Economics, Finance or a similar field; postgraduate studies or a Master’s degree will be valued;
• At least 7 years of professional experience in finance roles. At least 3 years of experience in Financial Management, Management Control or equivalent roles in multi-company business groups;
• Extensive experience in financial analysis, management control, treasury and financing;
• Knowledge of financial statement consolidation and the Portuguese accounting framework;
• Experience creating data models and management dashboards to support decision-making;
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial reporting and analysis tools;
• Strong analytical skills and a business-oriented mindset. High level of autonomy, decision-making ability and pragmatism;
• Ability to communicate effectively with the Board, financial partners and internal stakeholders;
• Availability for occasional travel.
• Будет плюсом: Registration with the OCC or ROC will be an advantage; Experience with financial institutions and negotiations, as well as supporting M&A transactions, due diligence or investment valuations, will be valued

• Joining a solid business group with a strong track record of success;
• High exposure to the Board and direct participation in strategic decisions;
• Involvement in financial, operational and corporate development projects;
• Prospects for professional growth within a highly prominent organization.