Finance Director
Pubblicato il 02-09-2026 - Michael Page International in Milano
Categoria: Industrial / Manufacturing
Luogo di lavoro: Milano
The Finance Director leads all Finance activities for Italy, ensuring robust financial governance, high-quality IFRS reporting, and statutory compliance. The role acts as a strategic business partner to the Managing Director, supporting profitable growth across complex EPC/turnkey projects. Strong ownership of IFRS 15 revenue recognition, project profitability, cash discipline, and risk management is essential
The ideal candidate will lead the Finance team and will be responsible for the following activities:
Financial Governance, Reporting & Compliance
- Ensure correct application of IFRS (with strong focus on IFRS 15) and Italian statutory accounting (Local GAAP), including reconciliations
- Lead timely month‑end/quarter‑end closing, management reporting, budgeting and rolling forecasts with high data accuracy
- Maintain strong internal controls, process integrity, and full readiness for internal and external audits
Revenue Recognition & EPC Project Finance
- Own the end-to-end revenue recognition process for EPC/turnkey contracts (PoC, WIP, contract assets/liabilities, unbilled receivables, change orders, claims)
- Oversee project economics: margin governance, EAC discipline, variance analysis, provisioning and early identification of onerous contracts
- Collaborate with Project Management, Legal/Contracts, and Sales to validate progress, documentation and billing milestones
Performance Management & Financial Planning
- Lead budgeting, rolling forecast and business planning, translating operational drivers into financial results
- Provide KPI dashboards and performance commentary (project margin, cash, working capital, backlog economics, EBIT where applicable)
- Support investment decisions, business cases and scenario analyses
Treasury, Working Capital & Tax
- Manage treasury planning, banking relationships and project‑related financial instruments (guarantees, bonds, LCs)
- Drive cash conversion i