Gerente Financeiro - This is a managerial role focused on leadership, planning and process improvement, with also some hands-on operational tasks. Key responsibilitiesFinancial and operational leadership - Act as a trusted business partner to the Managing Director and the wider market team to deliver budget and strategy. - Own the annual budget, periodic reforecasts and the monthly forward-looking risks & opportunities view, and drive commercial action plans where required. - Break the business plan and budget into measurable building blocks and KPIs, ensure they are tracked by the FP&A team and by functional partners, and lead corrective actions when performance deviates from target. - Track return on key investments, including capex for new sales initiatives, and provide actionable analysis to improve outcomes. - Provide hands-on operational support to ensure an accurate and timely close, with an initial high level of involvement expected, followed by a substantial reduction as processes are stabilized and effectively managed by the new financial manager. Finance team leadership - Build and develop a high-performing finance function aligned to company strategy. - Line-manage and mentor key direct reports (for example Financial Control, treasury, Billing and Cash Collection), ensuring the right people are in the right roles. - Foster collaboration between finance and commercial teams to embed financial discipline across the market. Process leadership - Identify and prioritise process improvements across the business (for example debtor management) and drive execution to close the gaps. - Work with the Group finance community to implement best practices and share learnings that other markets can adopt. Reporting and compliance - Ensure accurate and timely monthly and annual reporting that meets Group and third-party obligations and that tracks progress against business goals and KPIs. - Plan and oversee the annual audit and tax filings, working with the Group tax and control teams to optimise outcomes. - Support wider reporting requirements such as CSRD and other regulatory or sustainability disclosures as required. Liquidity and cash management - Drive delivery against cash targets, ensuring profit is converted into cash. - Assign ownership and targets for each element of working capital, and drive process improvements where necessary. - Maintain a 13-week cash flow forecast and a budgeted liquidity plan. - Coordinate with Group to repatriate cash to the parent company in line with the plan. Project leadership - Lead ad-hoc strategic projects, including business cases for commercial opportunities and support for acquisitions or integrations as they arise. - Provide commercial and financial analysis to support decision making and monitor project outcomes. Desired experience and skills - Proven finance manager experience in a commercial environment, ideally with exposure to FP&A, financial control and cash management. - Strong analytical skills and experience converting financial insight into commercial action. - Experience leading finance teams and developing talent. - Comfortable working with ERP systems and driving process improvements. - Hands-on month-end close experience and a pragmatic approach to resolving operational issues. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.