Finance Business Partner Italy, Greece & Balkans

CHEP; Varese; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 15%

Meal vouchers

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Option to participate in company share

Life Insurance

Personal Accident Insurance

Job summary

CHEP, a Brambles company, seeks a Finance Business Partnering Manager in Italy to partner with senior leaders and shape financial strategy. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning while developing insightful models and business cases to inform strategic bets.

You will mentor a finance team and collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain to improve profitability and drive sustainable growth across markets. Based in Lombardy, Italy (Varese).

Qualifications

• Experience in Finance Business Partnering, FP&A or Commercial Finance.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and support strategic decision-making.
• Expertise in financial planning, forecasting, analysis, and performance management.
• Strong leadership and team development skills.
• Accounting qualification and/or finance degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes aligned with short-term objectives and long-term strategy.
• Partner with regional business leaders to provide actionable financial insights and recommendations.
• Develop advanced financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases for strategic decisions.
• Drive profitability analysis and cost optimization to improve ROI across functions.
• Guide strategic projects such as capital investments, pricing strategies, and market entry initiatives.
• Develop and monitor KPIs, dashboards, and reporting frameworks for financial and operational performance.
• Collaborate with Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain to enhance financial performance and sustainable growth.
• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of finance professionals and foster continuous improvement and financial excellence.

Skills

Finance Partnering

FP&A

Commercial Finance

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Finance degree

Job description

Overview

As Finance Business Partnering Manager at Brambles/CHEP, you partner with senior leaders to shape financial strategy and drive profitability across markets. You’ll lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning, while developing insightful models and business cases to inform strategic bets. You’ll mentor a finance team to foster excellence and collaborate cross-functionally to improve operational performance. This role combines strategic finance leadership with a dynamic, international environment focused on sustainable growth.

Retribuzione / Benefits

• Annual bonus 15%
• Meal vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Option to participate in company share scheme
• Life Insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance

Responsabilità

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes aligned with short-term objectives and long-term strategy
• Partner with regional business leaders to provide actionable financial insights and recommendations
• Develop advanced financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases for strategic decisions
• Drive profitability analysis and cost optimization to improve ROI across functions
• Guide strategic projects such as capital investments, pricing strategies, and market entry initiatives
• Develop and monitor KPIs, dashboards, and reporting frameworks for financial and operational performance
• Collaborate with Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain to enhance financial performance and sustainable growth
• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of finance professionals and foster continuous improvement and financial excellence

Requisiti fondamentali

• Strong experience in Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, or Commercial Finance
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and support strategic decision-making
• Expertise in financial planning, forecasting, analysis, and performance management
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• Professional accounting qualification and/or relevant finance degree preferred

• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Change leadership
• Financial planning and forecasting
• Financial analysis and modeling
• Business case development