Head of Finance, tax and administration Job Vacancy at Sagemcom

Sagemcom is a ground-breaking technology integrator in telecoms and energy. Sagemcom’s teams all over the world continuously strive to innovate on their various markets and are committed to delivering made-to-measure and responsible solutions every day that meet the needs of telecoms operators and utilities.

Today, our Group is:

1. The worldwide N°1 provider of broadband solutions (Internet boxes and the associated software services)

2. The worldwide N°1 provider of audio-video solutions (4K video hubs and the Video Sound Box)

3. The leading European provider of smart grid solutions (smart meters, smart grids, rural electrification, IoT)

Sagemcom posted €2.26 billion of revenues in 2021. The headcount of 6,500 employees works in more than 50 countries. With more than 40 million products shipped worldwide every year, Sagemcom strives every day to honour its commitment to societal and environmental responsibility, as part of its continual improvement policy. This is the reason why Sagemcom became a “mission-driven company” at the start of January 2022.

Role:

– Oversee all finance, tax and administration tasks

– Lead as an example the team, hands-on in tasks related to accounting, administrative and tax.

– Ensure sales and costs of local projects are properly accounted and managed

– Tax compliance is a must, controls must be anticipated and well prepared

– Manage one or two employees

Accounting:

– Book transactions, including analytical allocation.

– File and classify supporting documents.

– Bank reconciliations and correspondence

– Cash inventory and reconciliation.

– Determine cut off transactions for an accurate closing.

– Reconcile intercompany accounts.

– Establish the annual financial statements with the external auditor.

– Monitor the payments to creditors / banks

– Inventory of assets and stocks.

– Prepare and oversee monthly accounts

– Cross-check forms of invoices according to the taxes and local law

Tax, legal and customs:

– Ensure permanent legal and fiscal follow-up.

– Analyse and interpret tax legislation with tax team

– Prepare and review tax returns.

– Ensure compliance with internal financial policy and regulation.

– Assist in tax and customs inspection.

– Ensure tax and customs compliance.

– Reconcile tax returns and financial statement.

– Ensure taxes are paid on time with all receipt, swift copies attached.

– Ensure all documents are tax compliant.

– Prepare and send to HQ tax reportings.

Controlling:

– Ensure accounting data is clean and able to be use for analysis: Sales recorded the right way, costs accounted on time with proper allocation

– Make sure costs structure is under control

– Formulate periodical cash flow projections.

– Establish and implement internal financial controls.

– Define key performance indicators

Main necessary Knowledge & Qualifications required:

Finance degree (Master) with experience in accounting, tax and administration