About Us
Egis in and international player acting in consulting, engineering and mobility service sector. We are designing and operating smart infrastructure capable to create more sustainable and resilient territorial development.
With operations in 120 countries, Egis places the expertise of its 20,000 employees at the disposal of its clients and develops cutting-edge innovation accessible to all projects. Improving people's quality of life and supporting communities in their social and economic development, whilst drastically reducing carbon emissions and achieving vital 2050 net zero targets, that's our purpose.
The Group records more than 2 billion euros revenue driven by a strong organic growth and external growth through very dynamic acquisitions mainly abroad.
About the Role
Position Context
Reporting to the Deputy Group CFO, the Headquarter of Egis is seeking its Finance Director, who will have a dual role:
- Finance Director of Egis SA (HQ entity)
- Global Coordinator for Several Cross-Functional Initiatives
Key Responsibilities
1. Carve-Out of Egis SA
- Structuring the entity to ensure its autonomy
- Implementing and optimizing accounting and financial processes
- Ensuring regulatory compliance and optimizing financial management
2. Team Development
- Managing and upskilling the current team of five financial controllers
- Defining roles and responsibilities to enhance efficiency and autonomy
- Deploying best practices in management control and corporate finance
3. Operational Partnership with Functional Heads
3.1. Supporting Functional Leaders
- Monitoring and managing support function costs at HQ
- Providing financial management support to global functions heads
3.2. Extended Collaboration with Human Resources
- Structuring and overseeing the global G&A forecasting process
- Supervising the collection, review, and validation of recruitment requests at HQ and in regions
3.3. Coordinating G&A Cost Optimization Initiatives in Finance
- Establishing a reporting framework for cost optimization initiatives
- Support the roadmap of the shared services deployment strategy at country, regional, and global levels, including transitions to Best Cost Countries
3.4. Group Real Estate Controlling oversight
- Managing office cost control (>300 offices)
- Support the Group Real Estate department on the review and approval of relocation projects
3.5. Supervising Group IT Finance
- Collaborating with two dedicated financial controllers, reporting dotted to the HQ Finance Director
- Managing recurring IT expenses (licenses, personnel, etc.)
- Overseeing central and local IT investments
4. Optimization of the Billing Model Between HQ and Subsidiaries / Between Subsidiaries
- Reviewing and restructuring the billing model
- Ensuring regulatory and tax compliance
- Optimizing financial flows to enhance efficiency and statutory compliance
5. Treasury Support
- Monitoring cash pooling operations
- Optimizing cash flow movements
6. Creation and Leadership of a "Credit Management" Practice
- Defining and implementing credit management processes
- Developing tools and indicators to improve receivables tracking
- Leading a finance community focused on credit management challenges
What do we need from you
- Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration
- 10+ years of progressive experience in finance leadership roles, preferably in a multinational corporate environment
- Strong expertise in controlling, corporate finance and risk management
- Good knowledge of IFRS
- Proficiency in Tagetik and Oracle is a plus
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
- Fluency in English and French
