Head of Finance Italy

Job Description

Engel & Völkers offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, international and constantly expanding environment. With over 45 years of experience, the company is a global leader in residential and commercial real‑estate services within the premium segment. In Italy we operate 4 large market centres and over 100 franchised locations, continuously growing thanks to the excellence of our services and a curated selection of exclusive properties.

Head of Finance Italy (m/w/d)

Based at the corporate office in Rome, the Head of Finance leads a team of four accountants and reports directly to the CFO Italy. The role ensures compliance with legal accounting and tax principles, maintains sufficient liquidity and guarantees accurate bookkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Management of the accounting and taxes team, continuous control of current processes and harmonisation across locations.
• Standardisation of finance processes and timely integration of potential new locations.
• Development, assessment and training of the team.
• Central bookkeeping, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, trial balances and general ledger.
• Ensuring compliance with legal accounting procedures and high accuracy of books through proper checks and balances.
• Supervision of monthly and yearly closing activities and preparation of company financial statements, including audit report and deposit of the FS package to the Chamber of Commerce.
• Support of the controlling function regarding cost and budget control.
• Point of contact for the accounting department at HQ.
• Interaction with external and internal auditors, supervision of mandatory and voluntary audits.
• Receivables and working‑capital management for both legal entities, including ageing lists and alignment with HQ accounts receivable and L&C departments.
• Cash and liquidity management: ensuring sufficient funds, monthly liquidity forecast, timely payments to suppliers, agents, employees and other creditors, bank reconciliation and interaction with banks.
• Tax management: corporate and tax books, interaction with tax consultants, preparation of monthly tax returns.
• Risk management: continuous quality checks to minimise financial risk and support of the L&C team.
• Implementation of HQ guidelines, dissemination of group best practices and collaboration with the international team on specific projects.
• Participation in committees and working/project groups at country or global level for process and organisational improvement.

Qualifications

• Expertise in tax and accounting in Italy.
• Previous experience in both consultancy and structured companies.
• Strong focus on accuracy and process development.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to relate to stakeholders at different levels.
• Proficiency in English.
• Strong knowledge of structured accounting software; experience with SAP preferred.
• Experience leading a high‑performance team.

Join us if you are a proactive and strategic thinker with an operational approach and a passion for working closely with sales‑oriented teams.

People & Culture Team
EV MMC Italia Srl
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II – Roma
Via de' Toschi 4 – Bologna
Lungarno Guicciardini – Firenze

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