Finance Director - GMBH

Why Verifone

For more than 30 years Verifone has established a remarkable record of leadership in the electronic payment technology industry. Verifone has one of the leading electronic payment solutions brands and is one of the largest providers of electronic payment systems worldwide.

Verifone has a diverse, dynamic and fast paced work environment in which employees are focused on results and have opportunities to excel. We take pride in the fact that we work with leading retailers, merchants, banks, and third party partners to invent and deliver innovative payments solution around the world. We strive for excellence in our products and services, and are obsessed with customer happiness. Across the globe, Verifone employees are leading the payments industry through experience, innovation, and an ambitious spirit. Whether it’s developing the next platform of secure payment systems or searching for new ways to bring electronic payments to new markets, the team at Verifone is dedicated to the success of our customers, partners and investors. It is this passion for innovation that drives each one of our employees for personal and professional success. 

 

What's exciting about the role

As Finance Director, you are  the end-to-end owner of the finance function  of Verifone Payments GMBH (previously Intercard AG)

Reporting functionally to one of the VPGMBH Managing Directors and administratively to the Chief Financial Officer – Financial Services, as the Finance Director you act as the key finance sparring partner for the Management Board of the entity and the various internal and external stakeholders surrounding this payments entity.

While most finance and operations activities are outsourced to the Verifone organization, your role will be to manage these relationships to ensure deliverables are met according to the Service Level Agreement ensuring VPGMBH to run controlled operations and to be compliant with and in control.

Together with your extended team, you are primarily responsible for internal cash & liquidity management and the regulatory requirements in this area and serve as the main contact and interface for internal functions such as Group Treasury, Legal, Compliance, Risk or external auditors, auditors and other stakeholders

What you will do:

• Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements according to HGB (local GAAP)
• Functional management of an intercompany accounting team (accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets accounting, accruals/deferrals)
• Cost accounting management per profitability targets (scheme costs, 3rd party costs) in partnership with the various FP&A Teams
• Management of the general audit of annual financial statements and the tax audit
• Preparation of tax returns (CIT, business tax, VAT)
• Liquidity/cash flow planning, management and control
• Ensure compliance with regulatory (finance) requirements e.g. with regards to reporting and maintaining proper liquidity & solvency levels
• Financial planning and forecasting (annual, multi-year), budgeting and market benchmarking in partnership with the EMEA & Financial Services FP&A Team
• Monitoring & controlling activities ensuring sound ethical business operations Support major deals through profitability assessment & margin analysis Accountable for regulatory Reporting to the Deutsche Bundesbank (finance requirements) and Internal Reporting
• Establish and maintain good relationships with banks, auditors, regulators, and other key stakeholders

 

Skills and Experience we desire

• Academic degree in business administration or equivalent with a major in business or economics
• 5+ years professional experience in payment transactions, cash and liquidity management (finance & controlling) with a financial services provider, bank, auditing or consulting company)
• Experience in the implementation of regulatory requirements (BaFin & BuBa according to ZAG or KWG)
• Strong (regulatory) accounting & reporting knowledge
• Experience in leading a team and working in international organizations
• ideally with previous experience in managing outsourced finance constructions
• communicative person who enjoys dealing with internal departments and external customers
• Reliability and service orientation are a matter of course for you
• Extensive experience in setting up frameworks that create measurable business objectives (KPIs) supporting management decisions
• Fluent German and English (written and spoken)

Personal Skills:

• You are hands-on and eager to setup a new Finance framework suited for running controlled financial operations
• Excellent interpersonal and com