Job description

Job :

The Administrative and Financial Director (DAF) is responsible for financial performance, the reliability of accounting information, and the economic management of the company. A true partner to General Management, they define the financial strategy, support development decisions, and ensure the optimization of resources. They maintain strong operational involvement to ensure the quality of execution of financial and administrative processes.

Main responsibilities

1. Strategic Management
   • Define and implement the company's financial strategy.
   • Advise General Management on strategic decisions.
   • Develop Business Plans and development plans.
   • Produce financial analyses to guide investments.
   • Participate in external growth, restructuring, or financing operations.
   • Manage relationships with banks, investors, auditors, and financial partners.
2. Financial Management
   • Supervise daily treasury operations.
   • Optimize working capital requirements (BFR).
   • Develop annual budgets and their revisions.
   • Build cash flow forecasts.
   • Implement management dashboards.
   • Ensure the company's profitability.
   • Identify levers for improving financial performance.
3. Accounting and Closings
   • Supervise all general, subsidiary, and analytical accounting.
   • Ensure the quality of monthly and annual closings.
   • Ensure compliance with accounting and tax regulations.
   • Supervise tax and social declarations.
   • Coordinate statutory auditors and external audits.
   • Ensure compliance with financial statement production deadlines.
4. Management Control
   • Develop performance-oriented management control.
   • Define strategic and operational KPIs.
   • Analyze discrepancies between budget, actuals, and forecasts.
   • Measure profitability by activity, client, branch, or product.
   • Support operational teams in improving their performance.
5. Treasury and Financing
   • Supervise cash flows.
   • Optimize bank financing.
   • Negotiate credit lines.
   • Manage banking relationships.
   • Secure investment financing.
   • Implement a financial risk management policy.
6. Process Organization and Improvement
   • Optimize administrative and financial processes.
   • Digitalize finance functions.
   • Manage ERP and financial information system projects.
   • Strengthen internal controls.
   • Formalize procedures and operating methods.
   • Improve the quality and speed of reporting.
7. Management
   • Lead the Accounting, Management Control, Treasury, Tax, and Administration teams.
   • Develop employee skills.
   • Define annual objectives.
   • Establish a performance culture.
   • Promote cross-functional collaboration with other departments.
8. Compliance and Risk Management
   • Ensure regulatory compliance.
   • Supervise legal aspects related to finance.
   • Implement a risk map.
   • Ensure compliance with internal procedures.
   • Secure company assets.

Education

• Master's degree (Bac+5) in Finance, Accounting, Audit, or Management Control.
• Business school diploma, Master's in Finance, or equivalent.
• A certification (CPA, ACCA, DSCG, etc.) is an advantage.

Technical Skills

• Excellent command of accounting and taxation.
• Strong expertise in management control.
• Solid financial analysis skills.
• Mastery of treasury and financing.
• Business Plan development.
• Budget and forecast construction.
• KPI analysis.
• Mastery of Excel (advanced level).
• Good knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, Sage, Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent).
• Excellent mastery of reporting and Business Intelligence tools.

Behavioral Skills

• Leadership.
• Strategic vision.
• Strong results orientation.
• Analytical and synthesis skills.
• Initiative.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Rigor and organizational skills.
• Ability to make quick decisions.
• Business acumen.
• Resilience under pressure.
• Ability to propose solutions.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Adherence to closing deadlines.
• Reliability of financial statements.
• Budget adherence.
• Budget vs. Actual variance.
• Available cash balance.
• Optimization of working capital requirements (BFR).
• DSO (Days Sales Outstanding).
• DPO (Days Payable Outstanding).
• Operational profitability.
• Compliance with tax and regulatory obligations.
• Quality of reporting.
• Productivity of financial teams.
• Progress of transformation projects.

Expected Qualities

The ideal candidate is a well-rounded DAF, capable of balancing strategic vision with operational involvement. They can build a medium and long-term financial trajectory while staying close to teams and daily operations. They are recognized for their ability to structure an organization, support growth, improve performance, and be a true partner to General Management.