Chief Financial Officer

This job will be based in the Vulcain Engineering head office in Barcelona but there will be regular travel to the other Spanish group entities and to Paris.

The purpose of the Chief Financial Officer is to provide the focal point for all financial and legal Spanish accountancy aspects in Spain.

Duties and Responsibilities

The CFO is responsible for:

• Overseeing all Spanish companies as well as the Iplan entity in Colombia (currently 5 companies, 1 holding and 4 operating companies)
• Ensuring compliance with Spanish law and company’s and Group’s policies
• Ensure adequate insurance coverage
• Driving the company’s financial planning: annual budgeting and forecasting
• Preparing reliable reports and KPIs for Spanish businesses
• Consolidating reports and KPIs for Spain
• Liaising with Group Finance Team in France for Group reporting and embedding this into the Spanish teams
• Participation in the Board meetings for each entity
• Business and cost control
• Analysing variances and developing improvements
• Optimising cash flow and working Capital Requirement
• Managing the financial accounts and annual audit process, managing the relationship with Spanish & Colombian auditors
• Assistance with Spanish acquisition projects
• Integration of new Spanish acquisitions into reporting processes
• Implementation of reporting tools, processes and group strategies within the new subsidiaries
• Harmonization of accounting tools and procedures
• Employee benefits packages and cost-effective solutions

Qualifications

Degree in Accountancy subject or Accountancy Qualification

Work Experience

Skills

The ideal candidate must demonstrate:

• Strong ethical standards and confidentiality.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change.
• Honesty, respect, and cultural awareness.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.