Director of Finance

H₂O Innovation is a smart water treatment solutions company. We simplify water treatment by integrating state-of-the-art technologies to solve water challenges for good with our team of trusted experts. Our mission is to provide services on an international scale in a people-oriented caring environment that fosters professional and personal growth. Be part of our talent pool and grow with H₂O!

We are looking for aFinance Director responsible for providing strategic financial leadership across our operations in Spain and Chile. This role offers the opportunity to act as a key business partner influencing decision-making driving financial performance and supporting the execution of important business initiatives in a dynamic international environment. The successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring strong financial governance identifying opportunities for process improvement and automation and delivering insights that help shape the future growth and success of the organization.

The Benefits

• Yearly bonus program;
• Twelve (12) paid wellness days per year.

The Day-to-Day

• Lead all finance accounting payroll tax treasury regulatory compliance and other related activities for the Spain operations and oversee those activities for our Chilean Entity.
• Ensure local statutory compliance tax filings regulatory reporting.
• Manage relationships with external auditors financial institutions government authorities and advisors while ensuring compliance with corporate policies and approval authorities.
• Ensure the accuracy completeness and timely delivery of financial reporting budgets forecasts cash flow projections and management information as per corporate requirements.
• Ensure strong financial controls effective risk management and adherence to corporate accounting policies and international reporting standards.
• Act as a trusted business partner to local management operation teams and the Corporate Support Services providing financial insight and supporting strategic decision making.
• Drive standardization simplification improvement and automation of finance and business processes across all locations.
• Build develop and mentor a high-performing Finance team while fostering collaboration across locations and functions.
• Ensure business continuity through effective succession planning cross-training and clear accountability across the organization.
• Communicate significant financial operational compliance or business risks in a timely manner and recommend appropriate mitigation actions.
• Support the execution of corporate initiatives while ensuring local regulatory and operational requirements are appropriately addressed.
• Participate in strategic projects including business integrations system implementations organizational development and operational excellence initiatives.

The Skills we are looking for

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Economics Business Administration or a related field.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in finance accounting controlling and/or audit including responsibility for month-end close and statutory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of Spanish GAAP Spanish tax and regulatory requirements statutory reporting and local accounting obligations; experience in Chile or other European countries is an asset.
• Good knowledge of IFRS and experience applying corporate accounting policies in a multinational environment.
• Experience managing treasury operations AP AR payroll accounting tax compliance audits budgeting forecasting and financial reporting.
• Experience managing cross-border finance activities and coordinating with corporate support services advisors external auditors and local operating teams.
• Experience with ERP implementation or finance transformation projects; experience with IFS is an asset.
• Strong process-improvement digitalization and automation capabilities.
• Strong leadership and team-management skills with the ability to combine operational execution with supervision and business support.
• Registered Economist Registered Auditor (ROAC) CPA or an equivalent professional accounting designation preferred.
• Fluent in English and Spanish;
• Knowledge of French is an asset.

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