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Date: May 26, 2025

Location: Dusseldorf, DE

Company: AGFA

Company Overview: 

The Agfa-Gevaert Group develops, produces and distributes an extensive range of imaging systems and IT solutions, mainly for the printing industry and the healthcare sector, as well as for specific industrial applications. 

Agfa’s headquarters and parent company are in Mortsel, Belgium. The Group’s operational activities are divided in three divisions: Digital Print & Chemicals, Radiology Solutions, and HealthCare IT.  All divisions have strong market positions and well-defined strategies. 

Agfa’s largest production and research centers are in Belgium, the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria, China and Brazil. Agfa is commercially active worldwide through wholly owned sales organizations in more than 40 countries. In countries where Agfa does not have its own sales organization, the market is served by a network of agents and representatives. 

 

Position overview:

The GFS Finance Manager for Central & Southeast Europe is responsible for overseeing financial operations in line with IFRS and local GAAP, ensuring accurate reporting, compliance, and risk management. This role combines strategic financial analysis with hands-on involvement in local tax, audit, and closing processes, while also leading and coordinating cross-functional teams across regions. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of financial systems, and the ability to drive process improvements in a complex international environment.

Location: Dusseldorf

 

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the monthly closing process respecting the group accounting principles and in line with IFRS and local GAAP
  • Good understanding of all numbers in an IFRS constellation
  • Being able to reconcile transactional data and management reporting;
  • Identify potential risks and propose solutions
  • Analyse balance sheet and result accounts with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Inform management on trends
  • Point of contact for local tax authorities
  • Prepare and file locaannual accounts
  • Prepare and file local tax declarations (corporate and others)
  • Point of contact for internal and external audit
  • GFS representative in ad hoc projects
  • Ensure compliance with internal and external guidelines and legislation
  • Direct and indirect management of a team of people within the country or abroad;
  • Close cooperation with service teams, stakeholders, management, audit teams, finance partners, middle office;
  • Coordinate the administration in case shared service functions are locally not represented (purchasing, HR)

 

Requirements:

  • Master degree in finance and economics or equivalent through experience and 5-7 relevant experience in an international environment
  • Experience in working in a complex matrix organisation
  • Understand financial KPI’s (profitability, Opex, Capex, working capital, cash flow,…)
  • Understand financial aspects of an international environment sometimes combined with a manufacturing organisation
  • Able to see trends in numbers and show the ability to analyze them
  • Strong communication skills both verbal as in writing
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel and Visual Basic) and SAP (transactional and Business Warehouse)
  • Solid knowledge of systems and processes of the organisation
  • Ability to develop and implement new procedures or to adapt existing procedures to meet the specialised needs
  • Take end-to-end ownership within domain and also take indirect leadership
  • Deliver constantly work of high quality, accurate and respecting the guidelines, rules and expectations
  • Process-driven and good knowledge of the end-to-end processen of the company
  • Strong analytical skills and a strong problem solving behaviour
  • Detail oriented, organised and accurat
  • Drive to accept challenges when they occur 

 

(Agfa) Our Values: 

Own It (I do what I say, full accountability for results, finding solutions and Practice ethical and safe behaviors)  

Play as One (Collaborate for a common goal, diverse perspectives. Listen and communicate with respect, support decision for teams’ benefits)  

Move Forward (Embrace change, explore opportunities to innovate, feedback and improve performance, Proactive steps to resolve issues and continuous progress).  

Drive Value (Bold choices to maximize value creation, customer deliver exceptional value, add value to all stakeholders, use data to generate crucial insights and outcomes).  

 

What we offer now and in the future: 

  • Dynamic global organization with a history of innovation and strong product portfolio. 

  • Challenging environment combined with a supportive management structure. 

  • Career development and growth. 

  • Competitive salary and benefit package. 

  • Friendly work environment surrounded by dedicated and professional colleagues. 

Diversity and Inclusion: 

At Agfa, our mission at Agfa is to ensure that everyone belongs. We believe that diversity and inclusion of others promotes a greater feeling of belonging and higher levels of engagement. We know that if we work together, we can do amazing things, and that our differences are what make our company, products, and services great.  


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