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Head of Finance
Zielinski & Rozen Perfumerie is a family-owned artisanal perfume atelier with its origins dating back to 1905 in the streets of old Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. Over the past 5 years the brand has seen extensive growth outside of Europe and is currently expanding on the European market. Our production facilities are based in Israel and Poland. We have recently launched our European webshop activities with a fulfilment partner and have opened our first physical boutique on the island of Ibiza in Spain. In September 2022 our flagship boutique in Amsterdam will follow and we plan to expand our physical presence both with owned stores, hand-picked B2B partners and hospitality partners throughout Europe in the coming years. After which the Middle East and the North American markets will follow. Our 750 m2 Amsterdam showroom, office and B2B warehouse is currently under construction in Amsterdam Zuid-Oost and we plan to open this location at the beginning of Q4 2022.
Our founder and creative director Erez Rozen has personally created our 30+ unique fragrances; the development of new scents and extending our product portfolio is an ever evolving process. Today our product range consists of perfumes, reed diffusers, scented candles, body-, hand- and hair care products.
Our brand concept closely echoes the theme of art, and by means of expressing our own artistic and creative views and combining them with artists, musicians, actors, designers, and chefs we build true communities. Our cosmetics and home air care products are accessible luxury goods and we are highly motivated to create an even more sustainable brand and decreasing our environmental footprint.
Each of our products, with an old apothecary feel to it, is signed by hand, creating a personal touch in a world where true authenticity is sometimes hard to come by these days.
Our company culture is a team which is considered one big family and where all our employees can be and feel themselves!
We consider our European company a scale-up which could at times still feel as a start-up but with a solid foundation outside of Europe to assist us building our European operations. Due to our growth ambition, our finance department and its responsibilities are a key driver for our success. We have started our finances over the past months with our external accountant, but due to the quick growth of our business an internal permanent position is highly desirable.
In this new position you will have the ability to shape and build the finance team and create a solid financial backbone and foundation upon which we can build our European expansion
The Position
The Head of Finance works closely with the European Managing Director, external accountant and our finance teams abroad and is part of the European leadership team.The Head of Finance is responsible for setting up the European financial department and propagating the philosophy of the organization in behaviour, policy and professionalism. This hands-on financial professional acts as a proactive sparring partner for the Managing Director and supports him in building the financial backbone of the organization. In this position you are ultimately responsible for all finance related matters and the coordination thereof with internal and external stakeholders/shareholders. All financial operational accounting (financial control) tasks are assigned to the Head of Finance, whereby high-quality reporting, analysis and financial planning/business control work is a key part of your job. You help the organization with its financial KPIs and in shaping a business intelligence dashboard. Furthermore you are able to prepare financial statements, reviews transactions, checks balance sheets and ledgers, and performe the necessary reconciliations.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
Month-end account closing, including preparation of financial statements, verifying journal entries, and identifying discrepancies in entries;Ensure accuracy of the balance sheet and income statements;
Analyze tax positions, identify and mitigate financial and tax risks/liabilities and manage statutory, tax and internal audits with our external accountant;
Ensure a well-documented bridge between accounting records in ERP system and statutory and tax reporting together with our external accountant and cross boarder financial team;
Prepare tax returns and manage tax payments/refunds together with our external accountant;
Support in preparation of IFRS reporting and related bridge between statutory reporting;
Support in information preparation for board of directors and shareholders;
Secure proper transfer price documentation and argumentation based upon local legislation together with our fiscal lawyers;
Assist in the preparation of forecasts and budgets;
Team player with strong organizational, time management and communication skills;
Comfortable working with different cultures and cross boarder teams;
Able to give management and employees solicited and unsolicited advice based on trends & results that are visible in the data;
Preparing forecasts and an annual budget based on input from (multi-)annual plan. Every 4 weeks adjusting the expectation at the end of the year (latest estimate) from a fixed schedule and coordinate this with stakeholders and external accountant if necessary;
Budget monitoring and timely identification of deviations;
Prepare invoice payments through online banking.
Candidate Profile
Higher education level working proficiency;A great exit position for a candidate working in strategy consulting or the 'Big 4' and/or several years of work experience in a comparable position as Business Controller in a fast-growing environment;
Sound knowledge of the general accounting principles (GAAP), reconciliations, financial summary statements, and revenue forecasting;
Experience with Exact Online;
Experience with SAP is an advantage but not a must;
Strong Excel skills;
Experience in a product environment is strongly preferred;
Experience in wholesale, retail and manufacturing companies is an advantage;
Experience developing the business finance position;
Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal (with a sense of communicating with numbers);
Accurate, efficient and a team player;
Helicopter view as well as an eye for detail;
Energetic, proactive, decisive and flexible;
Affinity with working in a scale-up environment;
Willing and able to coordinate and build a finance team while we scale.
Salary & Location
Salary:
Competitive base salary + bonus + management incentive plan
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