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Finance manager (m/f/d)

Finance manager: varied job with responsibility

Budgeting and management of existing finances is needed in every business enterprise. Finance managers are available for ensuring the long-term liquidity of the company, and for allowing it to make strategic investments. As a business expert within the company, you will be responsible for all areas of capital investment, cash flow, resource management, tax law and accounting. Finance managers collaborate closely with other departments and the management.

Finance managers ensure that funds are planned in an optimum way. You will analyse and control financial tasks within the company, evaluate key figures and develop strategies for evaluating financing options. The finance manager is also responsible for monitoring compliance with credit limits and the payment of various fees, drawing up financial reports and initiating investments. In connection with this, investment data must be analysed and documents must be prepared. In this way, you can have a significant influence on the company strategy and the associated maximization of profits.

 

FINANCE MANAGER

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Are you looking for a job as a finance manager? (m/f/d)

As a finance manager, you will oversee all of the financial transactions within a company. You will be responsible for ensuring the long-term liquidity of the company and planning future investments. You will collaborate closely with other departments in order to maximize profits by analysing and controlling financial tasks.

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Are you looking for a finance manager? (m/f/d)

Having a skilled finance manager in your company gives you the optimum basis for successful financial planning. Employing a finance manager will allow you to achieve your short-term and long-term financial goals. Analyses will be carried out and strategies developed in order to identify your profit maximisation options.

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Are you looking for an exciting finance manager project?

As a finance expert, you will be bringing in specialist financial knowledge and expertise from a wide variety of projects. Are you familiar with drawing up financial reports, analysing statistics and managing cash flows? If so, you can develop your expertise further with an exciting new challenge.

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What are the responsibilities of a finance manager?

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A finance manager’s work includes the following core competencies:

  • Regulating accounting processes
  • Preparing annual financial statements
  • Optimising financial plans and business processes
  • Monitoring cash flow
  • Budgeting, financial planning and cost planning
  • Management consulting
  • Planning of staff deployment
  • Contact person for (tax) auditors

However, depending on the industry and the company, it is also possible to specialize in a particular direction and develop new skill.

What are the responsibilities of a finance manager?

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A finance manager’s work includes the following core competencies:

  • Regulating accounting processes
  • Preparing annual financial statements
  • Optimising financial plans and business processes
  • Monitoring cash flow
  • Budgeting, financial planning and cost planning
  • Management consulting
  • Planning of staff deployment
  • Contact person for (tax) auditors

However, depending on the industry and the company, it is also possible to specialize in a particular direction and develop new skill.


What are the requirements for a finance manager?

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Finance managers are absolute all-rounders within the company. The demands placed on their work are appropriately high.The prerequisite is at least commercial training or a degree in business administration, ideally with a main focus on finance and accounting. You should also have sufficient professional experience for the management side of the job.

The following hard skills are also required:

  • Business fluent in English, and other languages in international companies
  • Good numerate skills and knowledge of statistics
  • Up-to-date knowledge of tax law and accounting regulations
  • Good knowledge of SAP and other relevant accounting software

The following soft skills are also advantageous:

  • Analytical thinking
  • Management qualities
  • Trustworthiness
  • Systematic way of working
  • Able to work under pressure, particularly when quarterly financial statements are being produced

What are the requirements for a finance manager?

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Finance managers are absolute all-rounders within the company. The demands placed on their work are appropriately high.The prerequisite is at least commercial training or a degree in business administration, ideally with a main focus on finance and accounting. You should also have sufficient professional experience for the management side of the job.

The following hard skills are also required:

  • Business fluent in English, and other languages in international companies
  • Good numerate skills and knowledge of statistics
  • Up-to-date knowledge of tax law and accounting regulations
  • Good knowledge of SAP and other relevant accounting software

The following soft skills are also advantageous:

  • Analytical thinking
  • Management qualities
  • Trustworthiness
  • Systematic way of working
  • Able to work under pressure, particularly when quarterly financial statements are being produced

How much does a finance manager earn?

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The salary of a finance manager can vary considerably. The salary always depends on the size of the company, the manager’s experience, the industry and the exact job profile. As a rule, finance managers already have several years of professional experience and have a high level of responsibility due to their management activities. You can therefore expect a gross annual salary of EUR 45,000 to EUR 50,000. The salary will be significantly higher in international companies and in senior management positions.

How much does a finance manager earn?

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The salary of a finance manager can vary considerably. The salary always depends on the size of the company, the manager’s experience, the industry and the exact job profile. As a rule, finance managers already have several years of professional experience and have a high level of responsibility due to their management activities. You can therefore expect a gross annual salary of EUR 45,000 to EUR 50,000. The salary will be significantly higher in international companies and in senior management positions.


What are the opportunities for finance managers on the labour market?

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Since the job profile of a finance manager includes activities that are relevant in any company, finance managers are in demand as specialists. Above all, a position as a finance manager provides applicants who have specialized in current trends in the financial sector with a wide variety of development opportunities, such as the topic of artificial intelligence. The tasks of the finance manager are going to change significantly in this area in the future, i.e. in the direction of automated data analysis, resulting in more time for management activities. For example, with regard to the introduction of RPA systems (Robotic Process Automation) which automate accounting, experts are needed who can recognise which areas of a company the software is suitable for and the restructuring that is required.

What are the opportunities for finance managers on the labour market?

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Since the job profile of a finance manager includes activities that are relevant in any company, finance managers are in demand as specialists. Above all, a position as a finance manager provides applicants who have specialized in current trends in the financial sector with a wide variety of development opportunities, such as the topic of artificial intelligence. The tasks of the finance manager are going to change significantly in this area in the future, i.e. in the direction of automated data analysis, resulting in more time for management activities. For example, with regard to the introduction of RPA systems (Robotic Process Automation) which automate accounting, experts are needed who can recognise which areas of a company the software is suitable for and the restructuring that is required.


What developments are taking place in finance management?

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Innovative techniques and new structures are going to change the financial sector. Routine work such as collecting and evaluating data will therefore be able to be carried out using intelligent technologies. This will give finance managers the opportunity to spend more time on management and strategy tasks. Valuable input can also be provided to support the work of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the areas of capital allocation or product development. In future, it will be a case of developing and testing the latest digital analysis applications, and exercising control over new technologies. In addition to the high proportion of strategic work, the task of the finance manager will be to convert data into comprehensible information and implement action recommendations. In this way, the finance manager can have a significant influence on the company's decisions.

What developments are taking place in finance management?

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Innovative techniques and new structures are going to change the financial sector. Routine work such as collecting and evaluating data will therefore be able to be carried out using intelligent technologies. This will give finance managers the opportunity to spend more time on management and strategy tasks. Valuable input can also be provided to support the work of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the areas of capital allocation or product development. In future, it will be a case of developing and testing the latest digital analysis applications, and exercising control over new technologies. In addition to the high proportion of strategic work, the task of the finance manager will be to convert data into comprehensible information and implement action recommendations. In this way, the finance manager can have a significant influence on the company's decisions.


How does Hays recruit finance managers?

When we are looking for skilled finance managers, we work in accordance with our innovative "Find & Engage" concept for personnel recruitment. This helps us to find the perfect person for every finance manager job. We carry out a detailed analysis of company vacancies and the profiles of potential applicants, and compare profile data with those of the companies and establish contacts. As soon as a professional exchange has taken place between the applicant and the company and both parties are interested, the relevant framework conditions are coordinated with Hays. The applicants are then employed, either directly by the customer or on a contract basis via Hays.

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