Regional CFO

SITA Switzerland Sarl • Montreal, QC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional CFO is responsible for delivering proactive financial advice and direction to the GEO Leadership team, ensuring strategic objectives are translated into concrete actions across all GEO business activities. This role provides timely financial information to the business, collaborates on GEO business planning, budgets, business cases, and revenue/cost forecasts. The Regional CFO acts as a financial partner, supporting decision-making and offering financial solutions to GEO business challenges. They monitor GEO revenue, sales, and profitability, working with the GEO Leadership Team to address budget variances. The role includes oversight of financial reporting for legal entities within the GEO (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow), ensuring adherence to local accounting and tax rules, and implementing Corporate Accounting and Tax Policies. Additionally, the Regional CFO coordinates main compliance activities (finance and non-finance) within the GEO, collaborating with other support functions and providing support to the GEO Leadership team to understand finance compliance activities, leading culture change, and implementing COSO best practices.

Requirements

• 10+ years of financial experience including 5+ years in a Financial management/regional CFO role in a multi-national environment, ideally in a High-Tech related industry sector.
• Demonstrated orientation towards achieving against bottom-line targets.
• Strong track record in managing processes/tools improvements.
• Experience of managing an international team remotely.
• Experience of operating successfully in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Experience in managing integration of new acquisitions, partnerships, and other restructuring requirements, assimilation, and transition into a BAU operating environment.
• A demonstrable track record in design and implementation of financial strategies across products, countries, or regions to support the delivery of the GEO Financial Plan.
• Ability to influence decisions at senior management level with good interpersonal skills.
• Good business understanding of the IT and Telecomms Industry and its economic drivers.
• Ability to think strategically across the organization and contribute to the remit of the GEO.
• Stronger customer service focus.
• Project management focus with the ability to prioritize and manage numerous GEO projects.
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Financial Acumen
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Planning
• Customer Focus
• Developing Talent
• Managing Performance
• Results Orientation
• Strategic & Commercial Thinking
• Visionary Thinking & Leading Change
• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or related field of study.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or equivalent post-graduate qualification preferred.
• Membership of a relevant Finance/Accounting professional accreditation body desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide managerial Finance strategic advice, direction, and support to the GEO Leadership through 5 main areas of expertise (Business Finance, Profitability management, Purchasing activities, Cash collection and Compliance management).
• Lead and motivate a high-performing team (13 to 15 staff) consisting of the GEO Business Finance, Purchasing, and Cash Collection functions with oversight of the Tax and Accounting team supporting the GEO.
• Participate in key decisions as a member of the GEO executive management team.
• Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the GEO management team.
• Responsible for the efficient financial management and local strategy of the overall Finance activities within the GEO, including GEO budget management and control of operational costs & revenue.
• Oversee but ultimately own the preparation of budgets, the delivery of accurate monthly financial reports, and the delivery of consistent and reliable forecasts.
• Interlock with internal suppliers/business partners in a matrix environment, ensuring transparency of GEO revenue performance and forecast driven by sales activity.
• Coordinate the collection and reporting of financial and non-financial metrics which define the overall performance of the GEO.
• Design and deliver financial strategies aligned with the business to improve the P&L performance.
• Manage and agree on a strategy with the GEO Leadership team for customer contracts with poor profitability.
• Ensure that the GEO Business Approval Board is successfully managed within his/her team and the GEO Finance Function provides effective support for the BAB process.
• Drive the implementation and monitoring of project accounting & controlling activities in the GEO (e.g., Month end closing) and provide audit support when needed.
• Be responsible for all financial support integration and risk analysis relating to M&A and new business activity in the GEO.
• Responsible for all GEO purchasing activities linked to cost-saving initiatives.
• Ensure that key deals in the sales process have the support from purchasing to obtain cost-effective proposals from suppliers.
• Oversee the engagement of the purchasing team to consider alternate suppliers and ensure adherence to the purchasing policy.
• Monitor and drive continuous improvement on the Purchase-to-Pay process in the GEO.
• Collaborate with the invoice-to-cash global team servicing regions, complete billing, and provide reporting to support Cash collection KPIs.
• Own the cash collection process in the GEO, ensure that corporate credit policies are properly implemented and effective, limiting credit risk exposure in the GEO.
• Review and approve the monthly cash collection forecast, agree with VP on follow-up actions, and ensure they are implemented.

Benefits

• Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs)
• Make your workday suit your life and plans.
• Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year.
• Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.
• Access to world-class platforms and programs designed to help you thrive, including LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft's Enterprise Skills Initiative, Airport Council International, Pluralsight, Harvard Business Publishing, and Stanford.
• Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior