Lesaffre Türkiye is seeking an experienced Finance Director to lead the Finance and IT functions, ensuring sustainable growth, financial health, and operational excellence across all Turkish operations.
Requirements
- Proactively manage cash flow through 24-month and weekly forecasts, optimizing surplus funds and minimizing costs.
- Maintain strong relationships with banks and manage the company’s banking portfolio efficiently.
- Manage foreign currency positions, mitigate risks, and provide actionable financial advice to support decision-making.
- Collaborate with procurement and operational teams to analyze critical cost factors and their impact on cash flow.
- Support and advise the General Manager & the region in decision-making.
- Monitor customer credit risks and implement measures to safeguard company assets.
- Organize and manage annual profit distribution with compliance and treasury planning in mind.
- Ensure compliance with Turkish GAAP and IFRS, managing differences and coordinating internal and external audits.
- Liaise with tax authorities and consultants to optimize corporate tax, VAT, and incentives.
- Lead annual budgeting, business planning, and KPI forecasting, delivering insights to management.
- Coordinate and interact with internal and external audits; review and analyze audit outcomes.
- Analyze and present monthly and periodic financial performance, providing actionable recommendations.
- Drive cost structure analysis for manufacturing operations, ensuring accurate and insightful reporting.
- Oversee IT infrastructure, network security, and data backup across 5 operational locations.
- Manage IT CAPEX/OPEX budgets and lead ERP implementations, digitalization, and reporting standardization.
- Utilize ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and consolidation tools (e.g., HFM) to improve operational efficiency.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Benefits package
- Opportunities for career growth and development
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment