Group Administrative and Financial Director

Job Description : GROUP ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL DIRECTOR NANTES FRANCE As group administrative and financial director (M/F), you report to the president of the group and you are integrated into the executive committee. By relying on existing teams, you support the group's development strategy on the financial side. You are joining an international family-owned industrial ETI whose success is based on major innovations in its sector of activity. Your international prerogatives include the reporting of financial information in accordance with the rules in force and the supervision of the production of the accounts, the strengthening of the group's financial control, the monitoring of the debt and the management of the cash flow as well as any project likely to concern the group financial management. It should be noted that the group has a decentralized organization and that it will therefore be a question of functionally leading the financial teams of the subsidiaries. The position thus involves a reduced head office financial team (5 people). Manage the establishment of the budget for the group by orchestrating the synchronization of all the subsidiaries, on all the P&L items (revenue, expenses, personnel costs, amortization, etc.). Guarantee the reliability of the monthly consolidated accounts, the analysis of performance by product and the future projection thanks to an effective analysis and a close connection to the operational teams of the subsidiaries. Take charge of the IT tools development strategy (CRM, management tools, etc.). Establish monthly reporting that allows effective management of the activity by figures and aimed at measuring and guiding the decisions of business unit managers and financial managers of subsidiaries. Supervise, validate and monitor the establishment of internal and legal accounting documents. Define the orientations and objectives to be achieved at the accounting, administrative and financial levels and set up monitoring indicators. Ensure proper cash management and be the guarantor of foreign exchange risks. Deploy a group management control tool adapted to the diversity of product lines and sites. Guarantee the analysis of the financial situation and propose the associated actions. Accompany the group's investment projects with business plans and monitor their implementation. Negotiate and obtain funding for current and future projects. Manage and optimize relationships with banks. For this position of administrative and financial director (M/F), you have at least fifteen years' experience in finance, acquired in environments recognized for their high standards. Your career must include experience acquired within an international industrial group. Fluent English is a prerequisite for this position. Precise, involved and at ease in human relations, you win the support of your interlocutors through your sense of anticipation and your pragmatism. Endowed with excellent analytical skills, you put your commitment at the service of the development of the universes that you supervise with simplicity and in a collaborative spirit. For this position, you naturally fit into the strategic dimension implied by your regular interactions, but you also appreciate keeping an operational aspect in your functions (hands on).

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