About the Company

We are a leading European sports apparel company headquartered in Switzerland, designing, manufacturing, and distributing premium sportswear and performance apparel across multiple international markets. Our Romanian manufacturing facility is a strategic production hub, supporting the Group's commitment to quality, efficiency, innovation, and sustainable growth.

To strengthen our leadership team, we are seeking an experienced and hands-on Finance Director to oversee all financial activities of the Romanian factory and act as a trusted business partner to local operations and Group Management.

The Finance Director will be responsible for the overall financial management, control, reporting and

performance optimization of the manufacturing entity in Romania. The role combines traditional finance

leadership with operational business partnering and requires deep expertise in manufacturing finance,

cost accounting, inventory management, budgeting, and internal controls.

The successful candidate will play a key role in improving factory profitability, driving operational

excellence, supporting strategic decision-making and ensuring compliance with local regulations and

Group standards.

Responsibilities

Financial Leadership of all finance activities of the Romanian manufacturing entity.

• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
• Maintain strong internal controls and financial governance.
• Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies, IFRS principles, and local statutory requirements.
• Serve as the primary finance contact between the factory and Group Finance.

Manufacturing Finance & Cost Control - own product costing and manufacturing cost accounting processes.

• Monitor and analyze: labor efficiency, material consumption, factory overhead absorption, production variances, standard cost performance.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives in partnership with Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain.
• Provide financial evaluation of manufacturing CAPEX investments and process improvements.

Inventory & Working Capital Management by ensuring robust inventory controls and valuation processes.

• Monitor inventory accuracy, stock ageing, slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
• Lead physical inventory counts and cycle-counting programs.
• Improve working capital performance through effective inventory management and cash forecasting.
• Ensure accurate inventory reporting within ERP systems.

Business Partnering - key advisor to the Factory General Manager.

• Support operational decisions with data-driven financial analysis.
• Challenge and support management teams in achieving productivity and profitability targets.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards for factory performance monitoring.
• Participate actively in leadership and operational review meetings.

Planning & Performance Management

• Lead annual budget, forecast, and long-range planning processes.
• Deliver monthly variance analysis and management reporting.
• Prepare business cases and investment appraisals.
• Support strategic initiatives, capacity expansion projects, and efficiency programs.

Accounting, Tax & Compliance - oversee local accounting and statutory reporting.

• Manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory authorities.
• Ensure full compliance with Romanian tax, VAT, payroll, and legal requirements.
• Support transfer pricing and intercompany processes in collaboration with Group Finance.
• Coordinate year-end audits and statutory filings.

Team Leadership - lead, coach and develop the local finance team

• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement.
• Promote collaboration across all functions, locally and in group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.

• Professional finance qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CA or equivalent preferred).

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience.

• Minimum 5 years in a senior finance leadership role within manufacturing (preferred apparel, footwear, textiles, consumer goods, sporting goods or FMCG).

• Strong expertise in: cost accounting, standard costing, inventory management, manufacturing KPIs, budgeting and forecasting.

• Advanced Excel and ERP system knowledge (SAP, Dynamics, Oracle or similar).

• Fluency in English.

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