PThe Regional Finance Manager manages financial activities in the region, ensuring accurate financial reporting and effective financial planning.
/ppbr / /ppThe strongHead of Finance – St. Dominic's /strong strongSchool /strong position will be responsible for the ISP school in the city of Cascais.
This position will have a direct reporting line into the Head of the school and a dotted reporting line into the Regional Finance Director for the Iberia region.
The person in this role will be a key finance representative of the Iberia Finance team.
The individual will be responsible for ensuring all financial and tax information is controlled and accurately reported, in accordance with strict deadlines, to satisfy all internal and external reporting requirements for the school and to support the Head of the school, in the day-to-day financial operations and commercial activities of the school.
/ppbr / /ppstrongMain Responsibilities: /strong /ppbr / /ppstronguStatutory and Management Reporting and Financial Planning /u /strong /pulliReview and control to ensure financial transactions are recorded accurately in the ISP Group transactional and consolidation system NetSuite, in accordance with the ISP Group reporting requirements.
/liliWork closely with the centralised Regional Billing team to implement internal financial processes and procedures to ensure the accurate recording of all revenue transactions for the schools.
/liliManage the accurate and timely recording of all supplier invoices for the schools.
/liliProduce and review timely financial statements, PL, Balance sheet and Cash flows, including regular reconciliation to internal management reporting.
/liliConduct quarterly reviews of balance sheet movements and perform reconciliation on all key and material balances.
/liliResponsible for the annual budget and the PL forecasting process for the school.
/liliProduce monthly management reporting and review monthly actual variances to the school budget, providing useful explanations, to drive corrective action, if needed.
/liliEstablish processes to ensure accurate data collection and review of monthly KPI data for the school enrolments and the school headcount.
/li /ulpbr / /ppstronguControl and Compliance /u /strong /pulliEstablish and maintain a robust internal control and compliance environment, with regular balance sheet review and reconciliations, to ensure external and internal reporting is free of material misstatement.
/liliWork with the centralised collections team to understand aged debtors for the schools and support as necessary to collect all outstanding amounts.
/liliSupport the annual Group audit, by being the point of contact for the auditors.
/liliMonitor and follow up on external audit issues and implement recommended improvements.
/liliEnsure accounting treatment is consistent and aligned with Group accounting policies.
Where there are local differences, maintain a reconciliation of locally reported figures to Group reported.
/liliEnsure all external statutory financial filings are made in accordance with required deadlines.
/li /ulpbr / /ppstronguCash Flow and Capex /u /strong /pulliResponsible for ensuring that local cash management is optimised.
/liliRecord and report local bank balances regularly.
/liliResponsible for ensuring conducting and completing the monthly bank reconciliation and clearing all reconciling items.
/liliRecord capital expenditure for all major projects and assess the impact of significant cash outflows on cash forecasts.
/liliProduce monthly cash flow statements versus budget and forecast cash projections, to ensure the school have adequate funding.
/liliAssist in the completion of Capex investment papers, providing financial and analytical input.
/liliConduct regular review of actual expenditure for capital projects versus approved budget spend and highlight deviations.
/li /ulpbr / /ppstronguTax /u /strong /pulliEnsure the policy, procedures and practices relating to taxation comply fully with all legal and regulatory requirements and codes of practice /conduct.
/liliLiaise with external tax advisors as appropriate.
/liliMaintain a good technical knowledge of relevant tax policies and processes.
/liliEnsure all external tax filings are made in accordance with required deadlines.
/liliResponsible for ensuring that the tax accounts VAT, IRPF, Social Security, at the end of the month are correctly posted and supported in the NetSuite.
/liliControl of the SII report to Tax Authorities /li /ulpbr / /ppstronguCommercial Support /u /strong /pulliResponsible for suppliers' management, including agreements supervision and financial analysis to support procurement options, working closely with the FPA and school team.
Discuss with school management team to decide on preferred option and follow necessary internal approval procedures to action.
/liliDrive the finance integration of new acquisitions, implementing the ISP financial processes, procedures and systems, in a timely manner.
/liliDevelop a business partnering approach, providing financial guidance and analysis to the management of the schools, to support them in their ongoing development and growth of their school.
/liliConduct regular financial review meetings with the management of the school to drive understanding and accountability of the school's financial performance.
/liliControl and good relationships with the suppliers of the school.
/liliProvide analysis and support to evaluate strategic, tactical and operational initiatives, to drive sound business decisions for the school.
/liliEvaluate business and financial risks and opportunities and report any possible impact to the delivery of targets.
/li /ulpbr / /ppstronguSystems /u /strong /pulliChampion the implementation, use and full adoption of the ISP core accounting platform, NetSuite in the school and support other key ISP core system implementations, such as ISAMS/Netsuite Billing.
/liliProvide feedback, suggestions and input from the school, to help develop the systems and facilitate efficient and consistent finance processes and reporting across the school.
/li /ulpbr / /ppstronguTeam Leadership /u /strong /pulliEstablish a suitable Finance structure, team and division of responsibilities.
/liliMotivate and develop the team and their capabilities, to ensure an effective Finance function to support the school.
/li /ulpbr / /ppstronguCandidate Profile: /u /strong /pulliRecognised qualification in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
/liliProven experience (5+ years) in a similar role, ideally reporting into a regional or overseas Head Office /liliPrevious experience in a similar supervisory/managerial role is ideal.
/liliStrong understanding of financial planning, statutory accounting, financial control best practices, accounting principles, and regulatory requirements.
/liliStrong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at senior levels of the school and wider organisation and influence key stakeholders.
/liliProficiency in financial software and Microsoft Office suite; br / experience with data management systems, billing, and ERP systems (e.G., NetSuite, ISAMs) preferred.
/liliAnalytical mindset with the ability to interpret financial data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
/liliDemonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and to drive organisational change.
/liliRole will require some travel.
/liliCommitment to integrity, ethical conduct, and confidentiality in handling sensitive information.
/liliGood negotiation, communication, stakeholder management skills (spoken and written).
/liliAbility to work under pressure to meet deadlines and attain company objectives.
/liliInternal and external customer focus.
/liliContinuous improvement mindset.
/liliAbility to simultaneously tackle multiple projects and challenges.
/liliAbility to challenge the status quo and experience in setting up, changing, improving financial processes.
/liliFluency in Portuguese and English is a must.
Any other European language is highly valued.
/li /ulpbr / /ppstrongISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles /strong /ppbr / /ppISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years' employment history.
/ppbr / /ppstrongISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging /strong /ppbr / /ppISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics.
Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.
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