Finance Manager

Werfen; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Werfen is seeking a Finance Manager for a multi-year expatriate assignment, starting with onboarding in Milan, Italy. The role involves leading financial oversight for the affiliate, supporting the General Manager and business areas, and progressing to a global finance leadership position.

The candidate will gain broad exposure across accounting, planning, and strategic analysis within a global diagnostics leader.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• M&A experience is a must, including opportunity identification, financial analysis, due diligence, agreement negotiation, and financial synergies.
• Experience in finance with multinational companies, including consolidation work.
• Extensive knowledge of advanced accounting and financial reporting concepts, principles, and practices.
• Experience in financial modelling and analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SAP will be a plus.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English; other language skills desired.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preparation of the Financial Statements and monthly corporate reporting.
• Coordinate day-to-day financial department operations and cash-flow.
• Manage financial audits and propose improvements to procedures.
• Lead implementation of corporate procedures in the affiliate.
• Establish internal controls and safeguards; ensure tax compliance and optimization.
• Supervise payroll processing and personnel records.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Presentation skills

Influence & persuasion

Time management

Multitask

Problem solving

Logical reasoning

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s & Master’s degree in business/admin/finance

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Job description

WERFEN is a global leader in specialized diagnostics in the fields of hemostasis, acute care, autoimmunity, transfusion, and transplant. Our core business revolves around the research and development, manufacturing, and distribution of diagnostic innovative systems for hospitals and clinical laboratories, for the improvement of patient care.

We are a family-owned company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain.

We have a direct presence in over 30 countries and distribute our products in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Our Purpose: We contribute to the advancement of patient care around the world through innovative specialized diagnostics. The Patient is always at the center of our strategies, decisions, and everything we do.

Our DNA: We are passionate about our work. Everything we do, we do in service to the healthcare community.

+7,000 collaborators are part of our family.

JOIN US AND LET US CONTINUE GROWING TOGETHER!

Job Summary

We are looking for a Finance Manager to expatriate in one of the 30+ Werfen affiliates or Technology Centers, in a minimum 3-year assignment.

This position is to first have an initial onboarding program in the Finance Team of EEMEA based in Milan, Italy for 1-2 years. During this period, the selected candidate will be appointed as Finance Analyst to receive a solid induction of Werfen and the Finance function, before moving to one of our subsidiaries worldwide as Finance Manager.

An excellent opportunity to take on a management role in a short period of time with key responsibilities within a global leader in the Diagnostics field. Which given our size and reach can offer plenty of excellent growth and development opportunities in the mid-long term.

The Finance Manager at Werfen affiliate is a key strategic role. He/She is responsible for providing financial oversight and leadership of Werfen’s businesses in the country, contributing to the results optimization through analysis, procedure implementation and risk management. He/she provides a comprehensive and highly qualified financial and business support to the General Manager and Business Areas.

The Financial Analyst, based in Milan, plays a key role in analyzing financial data and the performance of Werfen, supporting in corporate projects, supporting in corporate Closing, contributing in special projects to be assigned, among a variety of other tasks.

Finance Manager

Key Accountabilities

Accounting/Tax/Audit/Legal

• Oversee preparation of the Financial Statements. Prepare the corporate reporting for Headquarters on a monthly basis.
• Ensure all the international standards and local requirements are followed properly.
• Coordinate the day-to-day operations of the financial department and cash-flow.
• Manage financial audits and produce recommendations for the improvement of procedures.
• Lead the implementation of the corporate procedures in the affiliate.
• Establish and maintain appropriate internal controls and safeguards.
• Ensure compliance of all tax regulations and optimizing taxes.
• Supervise the processing of payrolls, hiring and dismissal of personnel, and management of the personnel training records.

Business Partner

• Provide financial and business analysis to support all activities and projects in the country and guarantee an adequate monitoring and decision-making process.
• Provide constant analysis of the profitability of the business. PL by customer analysis, pricing, and margins analysis.
• Give support and insights to the General Manager and Department Directors to help take commercial decisions.
• Lead the preparation of financial outlooks and financials forecast for decision making.
• Manage and coordinate the functions of financial planning and budget management of the company.
• Monitor and analyze the monthly operational results against budget and prior year.
• Propose and lead initiatives to minimize expenses and maximize profit.
• Coordinate with commercial departments conditions with customers (profitability analysis, payment terms, limit of credit, pricing, discounts, etc…)

Key Networks/Relationships

• Interaction with senior management.
• This position requires cooperation with all the department managers of the affiliate as well as with corporate back office departments (IT, Supply Chain, Corporate Finance, Controlling, etc ) to ensure complete information and analysis.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements.
• Analyze periodic reports of actual and budget data.
• Organize and present relevant financial information for effective decision-making.
• Continuously improve the quality and reliability of financial information provided.
• Perform detailed analysis, including expenditure analysis and cash flow assessments.
• Assess the financial impact of strategic and operational actions.
• Lead ad hoc financial projects as needed.

Key Networks/Relationships

• Interaction with senior management.
• Interaction with finance teams around the world, including corporate finance managers and subsidiaries.

Minimum Knowledge and experience required for the position

• Bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• More than 3 years of experience in M&A in a Big4 firm or in a corporate setting.
• M&A experience is a must, including opportunity identification, financial analysis, due diligence, agreement negotiation, and the achievement of financial synergies.
• Experience in finance with multinational companies, including consolidation work, might be considered.
• Extensive knowledge of advanced accounting and financial reporting concepts, principles, and practices.
• Experience in financial modelling and analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with digital finance applications will be considered a plus.
• Familiarity with the accounting system SAP will also be a plus.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English; other language skills desired.

Skills & Capabilities

• Strategic thinking.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to influence and persuade.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Mastery of logical reasoning.
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate with diverse groups of people.

Travel Requirements

• Limited short-term travel.

The compensation package for the Finance Analyst role ranges from €40,000 to €50,000 gross annual salary, depending on the candidate's background and relevant professional experience.

Werfen appreciates and values diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.