Manager - Finance Business Planning

Sky; Milano; In loco; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading company is seeking a Manager for Finance Business Planning to develop and implement business plans. The role involves data analysis, collaboration with strategy teams, and managing business planning documents. Ideal candidates have strong analytical and communication skills, with a background in business and finance.

Competenze

• 4-5+ years of experience in business planning or financial analysis.
• Fluent in English.

Mansioni

• Leading data analysis to support informed decision-making.
• Preparing reports for senior management on performance and project progress.
• Developing and implementing processes to improve business planning activities.

Conoscenze

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Strategic Thinking

Formazione

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Strumenti

Excel

PowerPoint

Descrizione del lavoro

Manager - Finance Business Planning

Key Responsibilities:

The role has a broad scope, including the development, implementation, and monitoring of the company’s business plan. The primary focus will be leading all data analysis to support informed decision-making.

Main workstreams:

1. Building business cases to evaluate new business opportunities or partnership renewals.
2. Preparing regular reports and presentations for senior management on performance, project progress, risks, and opportunities.
3. Collaborating with strategy teams on modeling and business plan hypotheses.
4. Leading cross-functional teams to develop detailed project plans, budgets, and a 5-year plan.
5. Managing and maintaining a centralized repository of all business planning documents.
6. Developing and implementing processes and tools to streamline and improve business planning activities.
7. Identifying and recommending improvements to business planning methodology.
8. Analyzing data and hypotheses critically, challenging assumptions, and evaluating alternative scenarios to identify more profitable options.
9. Conducting due diligence on third-party business and industrial plans.
10. Contributing to special projects and ad hoc analysis requests.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or a related field.
• Strong background in both business and finance.
• 4-5+ years of experience in business planning, financial analysis, or strategy development.
• Exceptional analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills; proficiency with PowerPoint and other presentation software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Experience with dynamic and challenging finance projects.

Qualities and Skills:

Ideal candidates will possess significant influencing skills and authority, with qualities including:

• Strategic thinking: ability to anticipate challenges and opportunities.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to persuade others to take action.
• Comfort working in a hands-on, highly engaged environment, demonstrating flexibility, a strong work ethic, and a bias for action.
• Well-organized, flexible, and capable of producing high-quality work under strict deadlines.
• Resilient to change and capable of acting as a change agent.
• Strong analytical abilities.
• Ability to simplify and improve inefficient or complex processes.