Finance and Administrative Lead

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Area Manager to lead our administrative and financial activities in Algeria. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the administrative and financial activities of the company, branches, and projects operating in Algeria.
• Pursue the Administration and Finance objective and supervise the administrative activities within the reference area, project, in accordance with the instructions received from the CFO.
• Manage the activities related to the creation and closure of local companies/branches.
• Frequent site monitoring to ensure effective and professional support for the economic results of the projects, guaranteeing the achievement of performance and profitability targets.
• Support all administrative, economic, fiscal, financial, banking, and contractual activities within the area of responsibility/project, reporting functionally to the CFO and hierarchically to the Operations/Area Manager.
• Lead the action to be taken in case of credit expiry, supervising the request to the client with the support of the Administration & Finance Manager.
• Supervise all accounting activities (preparation and sending of invoices, reports with credit due, registration of receipts, registration of invoices and payment) in order to comply with both local rules and regulations and corporate standards.
• Coordinate the local HR representative in the management of local conditions in terms of remuneration, administrative, medical, contractual, logistical matters with a focus on expatriate personnel conditions.
• Liaise directly with Area/Operations Managers, Project Managers, Local Administration Officers to effectively enhance cooperation and synergy between central and local/subsidiary administration offices, ensuring compliance and application of administration and finance policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Ensure the proper management and administration of the company's assets and equipment.
• Supervise and support the contracting and negotiation activities by constantly reviewing the effectiveness of the contractual standards, requesting the assistance of the Legal Department when necessary, and verifying that the contracts comply with the corporate purchasing conditions and guidelines.
• For the Components Business Unit, manage all administrative and financial activities to be carried out in accordance with internal guidelines.
• For the projects to be carried out in JVs and partnerships, support the JV and RdE representatives in order to guarantee and optimize the results of the JVs and Branch, acting as an interface between the administrative offices of the Company and the partners.
• Supervise the preparation of monthly reports to be shared with the Administration & Finance Director, Area Manager, PM, Managing Directors on the administration and finance performance, functionality, and overall administration operations, anomalies, and compliance with procedures.
• Oversight of the administration and accounting activities within the reference project/office, such as the preparation and archiving of the financial report.
• Assist the Administration & Finance Manager in planning the forecast cash flow together with the Project Directors/Managers and Operations Area Directors/Managers.
• Assisting the Administration & Finance Manager in managing relations with the main banking groups operating locally, in accordance with the Administration & Finance Department.

Requirements:

• Chartered Accounting Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Economics/Business Administration/Finance.
• Excellent knowledge of English + French and preferably knowledge of other languages.
• Familiarity with the legislation governing works contracts and public works and the relevant laws in Algeria and, ideally, in the Maghreb.
• Familiarity with the reference economic principles.
• Ability to organize activities in the context of the managed process and in relation to other company processes, identifying and eliminating inefficiencies.
• Relevant experience in similar roles.
• Business and/or project experience in a multicultural and international environment.
• Good knowledge of administration and finance-specific software (e.g., Matrix, Axa).
• Good knowledge of MS Office suite.