Finance Manager - Italy

ABOUT US

We have a strong track record of innovation, change and sales growth, and pride ourselves on empowering our teams to develop and implement local strategies.

This allows us to execute improvements in the quality of the business, creating and sharing value with our channel-partners and end-users.

ROLE SUMMARY

The role is a key member of the local Management team.

Priorities for the Head of Finance will be:

• Business Partnering to the Country Head to drive financial based decision making
• In tight collaboration with the Country Head and the Regional & Commercial Unit Finance Leadership drive transformation and operational efficiencies by designing, monitoring and owning Company’s key operational processes

• In addition, this position requires the development and implementation of financial and accounting plans: effective cashflow management, financial planning, budgeting and reporting, supported by robust processes consistent with local legal and regulatory requirements.

Further the role manages the IT local support.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work as the Finance lead and as a key partner to Country Head to support business healthy growth
• Coordinating the WP & 5YP process at local level
• Preparing decks for regular business review meetings with Regional & Commercial Unit Leadership
• Leading the Monthly RFC Process in co-ownership with the local Supply Chain Head and the Commercial Director
• Transformation of the finance function and performance, including process improvements, to create a commercial focus together with financial and operational balance
• Provide advice on operational efficiencies, financial policies, and business strategy
• Review and manage from the financial perspective all contracts, including information and advice on or negotiate the financial aspects of any legal disputes or action.
• Create annual budgets and forecasts, including identify major drivers and opportunities/risks, monitor performance, and provide the appropriate analysis.
• Ensure adherence to national financial and accounting standards and processes
• Where applicable, oversee policy creation and adaptation as it relates to Financial and Operational functions, including but not limited to revenue tracking, client billing and invoicing, commission splits, payables and expense processing and vendor agreements and contracts.
• Oversight of daily cash receipts and bank account management and reconciliation.
• Able to offer suggestions and challenges where appropriate during team meetings, in and outside, including challenging management assumptions on forecasts.
• Work collaboratively with relevant stakeholders to deliver information and analysis on a timely, and efficient basis.

• Requirements:

Experience in preparation statutory FS, working with Auditors

To be successful in this role you have to be:

o Strong understanding of financial management, forecasting, and business performance measurement systems and an ability to develop, document and execute detailed budgets, forecasts, and effective and practical business plans to drive growth and performance

o Problem solver with process improvement mindset

Excellent communication: o Strong interpersonal, employee development, performance management and leadership skills.

o Fluent English and Italian

o Ability to commit to Company values

People Development:

• Ensure the right organizational set-up to deliver on accountabilities
• Provide transparent performance management to direct reports
• Drive sustained improvement in engagement and enablement, as measured through the Employee Engagement Survey (EES)

• Financial Execution:
• Manage operational effectiveness within core finance duties/day to day activities to be compliant with financial operation and risk assessments
• Manage the effectiveness and efficiencies of financial services quality by frequently communicating risk issues to Country Head/CU & Regional Finance Leadership

• Strategy:

• Customer Focus
• Develop business knowledge to partner with Commercial Director and develop a customer listening culture and customer oriented decision making