Chief Finance Officer Hyderabad cluster F/H Job field : Finance and management Location : Hyderabad , India Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Required degree : Master Degree Required experience : More than 8 years Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager Spoken language(s) : English Fluent \# 2025-157789 Apply with one click Any questions ? **Job Description** This job offer is related to the position of CFO Hyderabad cluster including 3 Safran subsidiaries : industrial and maintenance activities (aircraft harnesses and aircraft engines). Objective: Has oversight responsibility for all financial operations including accounting, controlling, internal control and corporate compliances, as a business partner to General Managers for SEP India, SAE Hyderabad and SAE Services India, in liaison with finance directorates of respective central divisions. Authorities: This position has the power/right to control, command, issue orders, make decisions, assign resources and/or delegate to ensure compliance to the company policies, processes, practices and the defined objectives Member of the steering committee of the entities within SAFRAN Hyderabad cluster, responsible for leading the Financial and Compliance Function For each business area covered by the cluster: - Define common and specific processes and policies to be adopted for the Finance activity across the three companies, compliance and enforcement of applicable laws and reporting guidelines (GAAP and IFRS) - Confers with and advises the plants GMs and senior management on financial performance, recommendations for action plans to meet company targets, establishing common financial metrics, reporting formats, policies and procedures, and driving best practices across all business units - Identifies and implements cost savings opportunities, including expense reduction, cash flow improvements, productivity improvements, and government subsidies - Analyze the staffing needs of the cluster to successfully achieve its targets, optimizing human resources and fostering talent development - Develop an open and collaborative relationship with other departments. - Report in a timely manner deviations and alerts to plant GM and Finance Directorates and propose mitigations plans and/or corrective/preventive actions. **Job Requirements** Educational qualification : Accounting/Finance Master degree At least 10 years experience in Finance activity and 5 years of active team management, manufacturing environment preferred. Professional skills • Outstanding people skills, communication skills and a customer focus • Demonstrated business and functional expertise, including the ability to use business acumen, functional operational knowledge, experience, and strategy to determine the best course of action. Proven ability to formulate sound business decisions in the face of an ambiguous and challenging environment • Strategic planning skills with extensive experience in budgeting and forecasting • Ability to drive change process and manage multiple, complex projects and changing priorities • Possess a strong financial background in evaluating new business opportunities through business plan models, managing cost, reporting financials for internal and external use, and budgeting • Experience in considering and evaluating a broad range of internal and external factors when solving problems and making decisions • Handle challenges confidently and positively, demonstrating flexibility while managing multiple demands • Fluent English Behavioral skills • Effective general communication and negotiation skills including excellent written and verbal skills and the ability to be influential in conversation. Uses communication proactively and strategically, to enable organizational performance • Adaptability to quick organization changes (we are a new, growing company). • Good communication sense, able to explain clearly financial results for non finance managers Desirable aspects • French is a high advantage on the job (several interactions with French speaking entities). • SAP FI/CO knowledge desirable. **Company Information** Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking. Safran Aircraft Engines designs, produces and sells, alone or in partnership, commercial and military aircraft engines offering world-class performance, reliability and environmental compliance. Through CFM International*, Safran Aircraft Engines is the world's leading supplier of engines for single-aisle mainline commercial jets. * CFM International is a 50/50 joint venture between Safran Aircraft Engines and GE Aerospace Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.