Finance Business Partner Italy & Iberia

Barry Callebaut; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support its operations in Spain and Italy. This role is vital for driving financial performance and decision-making, collaborating closely with commercial teams to implement strategies that enhance profitability and working capital management. You will promote finance digitalization and standardization while ensuring financial integrity. If you're a proactive problem-solver with extensive finance experience and a knack for stakeholder management, this opportunity offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will shape the future of the cocoa and chocolate industry.

Formación

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Finance, Accounting, or Economics required.
• Extensive finance experience in multinational B2B or food industries.

Responsabilidades

• Act as a business partner to Managing Directors and commercial teams.
• Drive profitability and working capital management aligned with business objectives.
• Lead projects to improve business performance and financial integrity.

Conocimientos

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Decision-Making

Finance Experience

SAP Knowledge

IFRS Knowledge

Proficiency in English

Educación

Bachelor’s in Finance

Master’s in Finance

Bachelor’s in Accounting

Bachelor’s in Economics

Herramientas

SAP

Descripción del empleo

At Barry Callebaut

We are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, we shape the future of our industry. We serve the entire food sector, from cocoa bean to finished chocolate, and are committed to sustainability and community reinvestment. Headquartered in Zurich, we employ over 12,000 passionate staff across more than 40 countries.

About the role

The Finance Business Partner (BP) for IT / ES supports the Managing Directors of Italy and Spain and partners with their commercial teams. This role advises on financial matters, supports decision-making, drives change, and promotes finance digitalization and standardization, facilitating the transition to a new finance operating model.

The Finance BP is responsible for the financial performance of the Italy/Iberia cluster, collaborating with local management to define strategies related to volume, profitability, pricing, customer and product mix, costs, and working capital.

Key responsibilities include

• Act as a business partner to the Managing Directors and commercial teams; provide decision support and influence key decisions.
• Develop and implement commercial strategies in collaboration with the management team.
• Steer the Mid-Term Plan (MTP) following global FP&A guidelines.
• Drive profitability and working capital management aligned with business objectives.
• Provide analytical support to understand business dynamics.
• Collaborate on budgets, forecasts, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Lead projects to improve business performance, including profitability and working capital.
• Coordinate commercial business case preparations for expansions, outsourcing, and new initiatives.
• Support the transition to the new finance operating model, including GBS leverage.
• Promote finance process improvements, digitalization, and standardization.
• Work with Pricing to ensure accurate product pricing reflecting costs and interest.
• Maintain financial integrity and controls using data and insights from global finance functions.

About you

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
• Extensive finance experience, preferably in multinational B2B or food industries.
• Strong stakeholder management skills in a matrix organization.
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn in finance.
• Analytical, flexible, and solution-oriented with a results-driven mindset.
• Team player with SAP (including BW) and IFRS knowledge.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines under conflicting demands.

This role is based in Italy (Milan) or Spain (Barcelona) and involves travel.