Finance Manager
Industrial Manufacturing | Metalworking
FINANCE MANAGER
Industrial manufacturing, metalworking, turnkey projects
LOCATION: Bucharest (West)
THE COMPANY
Our client is an established leader in the design and fabrication of metal products and structures, with a rich history of over 30 years in Romania, known for delivering complex turnkey metalworking projects for clients across Europe. With in-house engineering, production, and finishing capabilities, they operate in a project-based environment where precision, adaptability, and profitability tracking are essential to business success. The company’s culture values autonomy, responsibility, and cross-functional collaboration across production, sales, logistics, and finance.
Specializing in the entire manufacturing cycle from design to production, they ensure top-quality execution for diverse applications, including industrial components, telecommunications, and infrastructure projects. With a strong focus on the EU market, they are renowned for their capability to manage complex projects and deliver precision and excellence in every endeavour they undertake.
THE ROLE
We are currently seeking a proactive and business-oriented Finance Manager to lead the financial function and contribute strategically to the company’s continued growth. The Finance Manager will oversee all aspects of financial planning, controlling, statutory accounting, and cash-flow management, playing a key role in translating financial data into actionable business decisions.
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Finance Manager will supervise a small team (Chief Accountant, 2 Economists, and Payroll) and act as a key business partner to operations and commercial leadership.
This is a hands-on and strategic role for a finance professional who thrives in a dynamic, manufacturing environment where no two projects are the same.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Planning & Budgeting
- Lead the company’s annual budget cycle and oversee rolling forecasts
- Monitor performance against budget, identify variances, and propose corrective actions
- Develop financial scenarios to model volatility in incoming orders and project-based delivery
Controlling & Profitability Analysis
- Ensure project-level controlling and cost tracking through ERP and Excel tools
- Analyze margins, overhead allocation, and section-level profitability (e.g., zinc coating line)
- Develop insights into fixed vs. variable cost dynamics based on changing production volumes
Cash-Flow & Liquidity Management
- Monitor and forecast operational cash flow needs weekly and monthly
- Manage relationships with banks, support optimization of financial terms and credit lines
- Propose initiatives to shorten the cash conversion cycle (e.g., client payment terms, inventory levels)
Statutory Accounting & Team Coordination
- Oversee all statutory accounting processes and compliance with Romanian legislation
- Ensure timely and accurate month-end and year-end closings
- Coordinate the activities of the Chief Accountant and finance team, ensuring autonomy and accountability
Reporting & Business Support
- Generate management reports, executive dashboards, and monthly P&L summaries
- Provide timely data to support strategic decisions by the Executive Team
- Act as a finance partner to production, sales, and logistics departments
Audit & Inventory Oversight
- Coordinate external audits and maintain relationship with auditors (Apex)
- Ensure tax and accounting compliance with evolving local legislation
- Oversee inventory analysis, stock valuation, and support inventory controls across multiple warehouses
THE CANDIDATE
The successful candidate will be a results-driven finance professional with a strong background in manufacturing environments, ideally with experience in project-based production. Holding a degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics, they will bring at least 5–7 years of relevant experience in financial management, controlling, and statutory accounting.
Proven expertise in budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, and cost analysis is essential, along with the ability to lead a small team and communicate financial insights clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate both strategic thinking and hands-on execution, with a solid understanding of Romanian financial legislation and a proactive, business-oriented mindset.
Background & Experience
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a financial management or controlling role within a manufacturing company (preferably project-based production)
- Demonstrated experience in budgeting, cost control, statutory accounting, and cash-flow forecasting
- Knowledge of Romanian GAAP and tax legislation is mandatory
- Experience using ERP systems (Oracle-based is a plus) and advanced Excel skills
Competencies
- High level of accuracy and analytical thinking
- Ability to translate complex financial data into practical business advice
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Proactive, solution-oriented, and hands-on mindset
- Collaborative and able to communicate with non-financial colleagues clearly
- Leadership qualities that foster a culture of accountability and growth within the team
Languages: Fluent Romanian and good command of English required
ATTRACTIVE ASPECTS
- Our client is one of the leaders in the metalworking and structural engineering industry, recognized for their expertise in handling complex, turnkey projects. Their commitment to innovation and quality has established them as a preferred partner for prominent industrial and infrastructure developments across Europe. This is an opportunity to play a crucial role in shaping the company’s strategy and future direction, with the ability to make significant contributions to its success on a national and international level.
- This is a key leadership role in a stable and growing industrial company where finance is at the core of decision-making. You will have the opportunity to drive real transformation in financial planning, increase cost transparency, and improve business agility in a complex production environment.
- If you are ready to take ownership of the financial function and make a visible impact on performance and profitability, this role offers you both autonomy and influence in a respected organization.
We welcome resumes or / and recommendations in English Language until latest FRIDAY 18.07.2025.
If, this opportunity does not interest you, but you would like to recommend a member of your professional network who might have the right profile and a potential interest in pursuing it, please don’t hesitate to forward them this ad or directly send us their coordinates.
Please consider that only the suitable candidates will be contacted for interview, but we appreciate everyone’s interest in our projects and would like to keep in touch for future projects.
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