We are looking for an experienced Finance Director to oversee all financial aspects of international pharmaceutical company business and drive the company’s financial strategy in subsidiaries in the Russian Federation.

Responsibilities

Overall Finance responsibility of our 2 Legal Entities in Russia: commercial entity and a pharmaceutical production plant.
Maintaining the economical and financial stability of the company.
Develop and implement Financial and business controls, including local accounting, financial and administrative policies.
Finance Business Partner to local General Manager and Head of Plant. Active participation in the creation of business strategies to increase profitability and return on investments.
Prepares financial Forecasts, Budgets and Long Term Plans, including developing of financial models.
Responsible for Financial Reporting – local statutory reporting (RAS), and Group Manamgement Reporting.
Oversees statutory and IFRS Audits of the 2 Russian subsidiaries – partner with Big 4 auditors.
Set-up and maintain Finance and IT systems locally – ERP system, data management systems and document flow system.
Monitoring local cash flow in Russia, repsonsible for local working capital management, and managing external financing partners.
Responsible for compliance with financial, tax and accounting requirements in the Russian Federation.
Supervising own Finance and accounting team of 10 people and external service providers (outsourced payroll as well as ad-hoc tax and financial consultants).

Requirements:

University degree in Finance or Accounting.
At least 10 years of work experience in Finance, of which at least 5 years on Managerial role.
Ideal candidate comes from a lead finance role in Pharmaceutical Industry or FMCG company, or 2nd person in Finance in a big multinational company.
Production finance experience, including production controller.
In-depth knowledge of Russian Accounting Standards and IFRS standards.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point. Previous knowledge of 1C ERP system is a plus.
Previous experience with Transfer Pricing and intercompany transactions.
Fluency in English language.
Strong analytical, organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
Candidate shall be able to work independently, capable of meeting deadlines and working under pressure in peak times.
Experience in Managing a Team, inspire, train and develop people internally.

Conditions:

Competitive wages.
Voluntary Health Insurance.
Mobile compensation.
Personal corporate vehicle.
Annual bonus.