Chief Financial Officer

Contract Type & location

Role is full-time and based in our office in Bucharest, Romania

We are seeking a Financial Manager to ensure sustainable growth, optimize financial performance, and support strategic decision-making in line with our mission.

Egis has been working in Romania for more than 25 years, providing engineering and consultancy services in road and rail transport sectors as well as water and environment, energy, urban development and other institutional advisory services.

Egis is a global consulting and engineering firm working in construction, transport and mobility services. Our mission: create and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings to further the transition to a low-carbon economy and contribute to more balanced and sustainable territorial development. To support our growth plan, we offer a wide variety of career opportunities.

We are committed to fostering a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome all qualified applicants and ensure fair consideration without regard to disabilities, medical conditions, race, colour, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, religion, political beliefs or marital status.

Specific benefits for this INCLUDE

• Working in a dynamic international environment as part of a highly regarded global engineering company
• The ability to shape your career across a wide variety of market sectors and activities, including international mobility opportunities.
• A structured career development program of continuous learning, review and development
• Option to work flexibly (hours and location) according to latest company procedure and business needs.
• Competitive salary and benefits package, including meal tickets and medical subscription
• City center location (near Piata Victoriei), with excellent transport links and close to amenities.

• Manage the company's financial operations, including budgeting/forecasting, cashflow, reporting and audit/control.
• Ensure that the financial transactions, policies, and procedures meet the organization's short and long-term business objectives and are conducted in accordance with regulations, accounting principles, and standards
• Develop and implement the Financial Department in-line with the strategy and growth of the company. This includes long-term financial planning and forecasting, risk management, and investment strategies, appropriately sized to the company activity
• Oversee the preparation and communication of all financial statements, accounts and reports, including monthly book closing. Ensure the timely communication and follow-up of financial data and updates to the CEO, Egis Group, and other key stakeholders.
• Organize and manage the project reviews, fully supporting and collaborating with the operational departments and project managers to ensure the accurate translation of operational data into the financial picture
• Manage cashflow ensuring a healthy cash situation and early anticipation of any cash concerns. Ensure that all invoicing is accurately estimated, forecast and correct, by collaborating closely with operational departments
• Anticipate and manage all credit and guarantee/bond facilities, ensuring a financially sound and healthy company
• Manage all financial audit processes in time, including the relationship with auditors and according to the company corporate governance.
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions. This includes tax planning and compliance with local and state, tax regulations.
• Stay updated with changes in tax laws and regulations, is ensuring that tax are correctly calculated and paid accordingly and timely balanced
• Manage the implementation of all necessary financial applications and process (legally compliant and Egis group required)
• Manage the Finance team and ensure their ongoing professional development applying company’s performance evaluation procedures. Manage the finance team, including establishing the responsibilities for each team member; participating to the selection and recruitment of the team members.
• Is an active member of the Company's management team, contributing to ensure its success and continuous improvement, in accordance with the Company's procedures and processes as well as those of the Group
• Actively works for the team's interests, sharing knowledge, contacts and information.
• Effectively manages the internal coordination necessary to form teams and demonstrate a mature and balanced approach to managing team conflicts.

We recognize that each applicant will bring unique experience, but the ideal candidate will have:

• Recognised financial certification
• At least 8 years of proven experience in a similar position in an international company, preferably in similar domain
• Exceptional knowledge of financial data analysis, risk management, and forecasting methods
• Strong leadership and organizational, scheduling, planning skills
• Flexibility and adaptability, including the ability to work under stress manage priorities and risks
• Prior experience in managing teams including the ability lead and motivate people and to transmit knowledge and expertise
• Excellent communication and people skills with confident, clear and polite style of verbal communication one-to-one or in a group, including ‘active’ listening
• Very good written English with ability to write concise, well-structured and clear reports summarising complex information in plain English and an ability to cut through complexity, simplifying tasks and issues
• Knowledge and experience with Oracle would be a plus
• High level of accountability and ability to work independently
• Strong ethical standards and high levels of integrity
• Strong computer skills (proficiency in recognised finance software and Microsoft applications)
• Effective management style able to provide the co-ordination required to formulate and motivate teams, even when accepting compromise