Administrative and Financial Manager M/F

Job description

QUI SOMMES-NOUS

Faced with growing environmental challenges, for more than 160 years, SUEZ has been acting to deliver essential services that protect and improve the quality of life. SUEZ enables its customers to provide access to water and waste services, with resilient and innovative solutions. 

With its 40 000 employees present in 40 countries, the Group also enables its customers to create value over the entire lifecycle of their assets and services, and to drive their ecological transition, together with their end-users.

SUEZ is seeking an experienced Administration & Finance Manager to join a service management Project in Angola, a strategic project aimed at enhancing the performance of Luanda's water utility. The project focuses on improving water production, distribution, and customer services through management support, knowledge transfer, logistics, supply of key equipment and chemicals, and the execution of targeted works.

VOTRE MISSION 

Reporting to the Project Director and the BU Finance Department, your missions will be:

- Ensure the implementation and appropriate administrative management of the entity dedicated to the project and in line with local accounting, legislative, statutory and tax rules. Implement the administrative follow-up of the contract as well as the management and administrative follow-up of contracts with subcontractors.

- Monitor the progress of the contract (onshore and offshore share) with the directors of each pillar to ensure the proper allocation of costs and the effective monitoring of the performance of the contract.

- Proactively participate in the general management of the project in coordination with the Project Manager and his/her deputy and other key project people, in consultation with the BU (CFO and Financial Controllers) and the Group's support departments.

- Consolidate the financial statements and guarantee the production of financial data in the systems made available by the Group in compliance with the Group's quality standards and deadlines. Guarantee the application of Suez procedures.

- Oversee the accounts of the branch as well as the tax and social management of the local entity, in partnership with the Bita project finance team.

- Monitor and establish monthly invoicing situations with the Project Manager and pillar managers.

- Coordinate the financial programming and invoice collection aspects of the project with the Program Finance Manager of Mitrelli, our partner on this project.

- Regular monitoring of project risks and opportunities by ensuring the adequacy of provisions according to the risk management strategy and progress.

- Prepare monthly closings of accounts by validating the income and expenses and the cash situation of the business after validating the integrity and completeness of the data.

- Prepare budgets, PMTs and rolling forecasts, from a P&L and cash point of view.

- Ensure and optimize the follow-up and cash forecasts of the deal. Ensure compliance with customer collection deadlines and supplier payment schedules.

- Actively participate in the Cost Control function by ensuring that the target budget remains in line with the strategy and the distribution of the scope and by having a pro-active management of modifications and variations.

- Follow up on the various deposits and guarantees required by the contract, in conjunction with the central teams.

- Supervise the Purchasing and Logistics department and ensure good interaction between the Purchasing department and the Finance department, in order to follow up on our commitments in financial terms, and to trace the origin of the goods and services needed for the project.

- Supervise general services and in particular fleet management, insurance, office rentals and expatriate accommodation.

- Supervise the Information Technology department, the development of the department's activities, user support and the management of Internet and telephony subscriptions.

VOTRE PROFIL

- Master’s degree in finance and accounting
- Significant experience in a similar position.
- Commercial sensitivity (contracts, management of claims and damages).
- Ability to adapt in a complex international context and in a matrix organization
- Versatility, Rigor and autonomy, analytical capacity
- With good interpersonal skills, you know how to develop a critical eye in your analyses and demonstrate motivation in your work.
- Mastery of computer tools including Excel and SAP.
- Good writing skills in all three languages: English, French, Portuguese or Spanish  
Suez préserve l’équilibre entre vie professionnelle et privée, et s’engage sur la QVT.

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BU: International - Africa

CATEGORY: Management