Financial Manager Lead

Location: Budapest, Hungary
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: CEO / Group Management
Industry: B2B Food Distribution & Import 

Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled, hands-on Financial Manager Lead — a hybrid between a Financial Strategist and Integrity Officer — to lead the financial operations, control, and strategic growth of our expanding business.
This role demands an exceptional professional who combines deep financial expertise with operational awareness, analytical precision, and ethical integrity. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver who builds clarity, drives efficiency, and ensures full transparency across the company’s financial ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Oversight & Legal Compliance

• Oversee all financial operations, ensuring strict alignment with Hungarian accounting and tax regulations.
   
• Manage full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, and audit readiness.
   
• Proactively review and validate all transactions for legality, accuracy, and fairness.
   
• Ensure compliance with government, banking, and tax authorities.
   

2. Financial Control & Reporting

• Prepare, analyze, and present financial statements: P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Reports.
   
• Build and maintain analytical control reports — including gross profit, operational profit, and cash flow insights.
   
• Lead budget planning, forecasting, and variance analysis.
   
• Develop forward-looking pro forma financial models for business growth and scenario planning.
   

3. Process Optimization & Systems Management

• Continuously improve financial and operational workflows, including purchase orders, invoicing, and collections.
   
• Implement and optimize digital tools and financial systems that ensure transparency and real-time monitoring.
   
• Build frameworks for automated reporting and data-driven decision-making.
   

4. Risk Management & Integrity Control

• Identify, assess, and mitigate financial and operational risks — including fraud, errors, and systemic inefficiencies.
   
• Maintain internal controls and governance procedures to ensure accuracy and accountability.
   
• Conduct periodic financial audits and compliance reviews.
   

5. Operational Leadership & Business Partnership

• Serve as a strategic partner to management by providing financial insight to guide decisions.
   
• Manage profit centers and ensure profitability across business lines.
   
• Lead interactions with banks, auditors, suppliers, and tax authorities.
   
• Supervise day-to-day financial operations, including invoicing, purchase order management, and collections.

Professional Background

• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial management, preferably in a company importing and distributing products.
   
• Proven experience as a Financial Controller or similar role with a strong record of operational problem-solving.
   
• Experience managing B2B financial operations — from invoicing to collections and supplier coordination.
   
• Prior exposure to the fruit and vegetables or FMCG industry is a significant advantage.
   
• Solid experience managing profit centers and supporting growth strategies.
   

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Full command of accounting principles, tax compliance, and financial regulations in Hungary.
   
• Proficiency in financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting tools.
   
• Skilled in Excel, ERP, and financial management software (experience with Microsoft Business Central is a plus).
   
• Deep understanding of cash flow management, banking operations, and financing structures.
   
• Ability to create analytical dashboards and decision-support reports for management.
   

Language & Communication

• Fluent business-level English (written and spoken) – required.
   
• Hungarian – native or proficient level (advantageous).
   
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work across departments and with external stakeholders.
   

Mindset & Attributes

• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and execution-driven.
   
• Analytical and strategic thinker with strong ethical integrity.
   
• Process-oriented and relentlessly focused on optimization.
   
• Capable of handling complexity with independence and accountability.
   
• Forward-thinking innovator who constantly seeks better ways to operate.

• Opportunity to lead the financial foundation of a fast-growing international operation.
   
• Dynamic work environment with direct collaboration with senior management.
   
• Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and performance

• Cafe
• Free fruits, snacks

Please send your CV in Hungarian and English as well.