AFC MANAGER

Webuild is the new name of the Salini Impregilo Group, the global construction player specialized in building large works and complex infrastructure for the sustainable mobility, hydroelectric energy, water, green buildings and the tunnelling sectors.

Webuild is the expression of 117 years of applied engineering experience in 50 countries, in five continents, thanks to the talent of 85,000 people from over 100 nationalities. With a total backlog reaching €61 billion*, Webuild is a group guided by the passion for building and the pursuit of excellence, which renewed its commitment to building a sustainable future by applying its know-how to build innovative and valuable works.

*Consolidated Financial Results at June 30, 2023

We are looking for an AFC Manager for our Senque Bridge project in Lesotho.

Responsibility:

The resource will ensure the correct administrative and financial management of the project, in compliance with the laws in force and the instructions and procedures issued by the Operations Controlling department, and other headquarter departments. The Administrative Manager will also manage and coordinate the Chief Accountant, the Warehouse Manager, the General Services Manager, the Personnel Manager, the Cost Control Manager, the Safety Manager, and the Health Service.

Specifically, he/she will deal with:

• managing and coordinating the project’s administrative and financial aspects;
• providing all the required economic/administrative data to the management control office;
• ensuring the preparation of the financial statements, final balances, estimates, economic and financial plans and periodic and extraordinary reports of the project;
• ensuring a correct setting of the project’s fiscal, currency, customs and corporate issues (and of partner companies) by maintaining the required contacts with the local authorities;
• ensuring support for preparing tax returns, financial statements and maintain liaison with external auditors;
• ensuring the performance of administrative obligations in Client relations (issue and collection of invoices on SALs/Certificates, allocation of funds, claims), Subcontractors and Consultants;
• providing administrative, fiscal and financial information for preparing bids for new contractual projects;
• managing financial resources according to the guidelines established by the head office and maintaining contacts with the credit institutions used by the Project;
• managing the administration of personnel according to production requirements and to the project budget;
• ensuring a proper administrative management of subcontracting activities;
• ensuring the protection of the project’s assets and in particular of the buildings, machinery, warehouses for which it organizes cost, inventory, usage, destination and disposal detection systems;
• ensuring site logistics (managing fields, canteens, surveillance, light transport) and general services (office management, cleaning, stationery, messaging, archive);
• providing the information required to insure the risks.

Requirements

• 12-15 years of experience in the international area, preferably in the large complex infrastructures field;
• Degree in Business Administration, Diploma in Accounting or equivalent;
• Knowledge of accounting principles (knowledge of IAS/IFRS is preferred);
• Knowledge of tax and fiscal legislation;
• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent ERP and of the main IT packages, particularly Excel / Power Point, is a plus;
• Excellent English, both written and spoken;
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Webuild is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applications for vacant positions will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, disability or beliefs.