Job Title: Finance Director Group Services Centre
Client: Eurofins
Location: Brussels
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 4cabd7f27127
Job Views: 24
Posted: 23.01.2025
Expiry Date: 09.03.2025
Job Description:
In all countries where the Eurofins Network has a significant presence, country-level support services are pooled into a National Service Centre (NSC) to be more efficient and effective, ensuring an adequate level of compliance and control.
The Finance Director directly manages the National Services Centre, delivering services for Group management entities and holdings in Luxembourg and Belgium. They also act as the custodian of the quality of the financial information and processes for Group service functions outside of these two countries (Ireland, Poland, India, etc.).
With a team of circa 10 employees located across two sites (Brussels and Luxembourg), and in strong cooperation with the Group Service Centre stakeholders (M&A, Legal, Treasury, Group Accounting, etc.), the Finance Director is responsible for:
* Day-to-day leadership and performance management of the finance teams, processes, and activities, including the development of strong teams (accounting & reporting, payroll & HR, treasury, tax & legal, finance IT)
* The quality, efficiency, and compliance of the services delivered for the Belgian and Luxembourg service centers (external audits, internal controls, etc.)
* Invoicing all ‘Group’ fees to the operating legal entities in a timely and reliable manner
* Direct management of the Finance and Payroll teams in Brussels and compliance with local regulations
* Overseeing and aligning the financial activities of other Group service functions outside of Belgium and Luxembourg, in strong collaboration with the relevant stakeholders
* Acting as the ‘Subject Matter Expert’ for Inter-company transactions, responsible for Group guidance and process description and improvement.
Qualifications:
Personal Skills:
* People manager and motivator
* Experience in reorganisation and change management
* Strong organisational skills and ability to evaluate and improve efficiency and progress
* Change agent with a “can do” mindset, constantly challenging the “status quo”
* Results oriented
* Structured, detail-oriented, accurate, and highly reliable
* High level of energy, drive, and passion to succeed
* Pragmatic, proactive, flexible, and adaptable
* Ability to work autonomously
Education:
* Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Engineering or equivalent
* 8-12 years of experience (preferably at least partly in Belgium for Finance/Tax/Payroll knowledge), including 2-3 years in a similar position. Experience in a big 4 audit firm is a plus
* Fluent in English (written and spoken)
* French is beneficial
Additional Information:
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