Finance Specialist

Vodafone; Milano; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading telecommunications company is seeking a General Finance Specialist in Milan, Italy. This role focuses on providing finance advice, administration, and activities to support business objectives. The ideal candidate will have experience in the telecom industry, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools. Responsibilities include guiding business units on financial governance and supporting financial planning to maximize business value.

Competenze

• Experience in the digital and telecom industry is essential.
• Proven experience as a commercial analyst with decision support.
• Strong analytical background and adaptability in fast-paced environments.

Mansioni

• Support financial planning and resource allocation.
• Guide business units on compliance with financial policies.
• Provide financial expertise to drive investment returns.

Conoscenze

Excel expertise

Financial governance understanding

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Interest in Telco and Cloud

Strumenti

SAS

MicroStrategy

VBA

Python

Descrizione del lavoro

Description

The General Finance Specialist focuses on providing finance advice, administration, and activities for the designated business function to support business objectives. The role requires a good understanding of established concepts and procedures in general finance through extensive practical experience. The specialist aims to deliver activities across finance functions to provide insights that support decision-making and planning. Typically, reports to the General Finance Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support the delivery of activities related to building forecasts, financial plans, and reflecting efficient use of financial resources to achieve financial targets aligned with business objectives.
2. Provide finance advice and guidance, and accurately execute administrative activities.
3. Inform and educate business units on financial governance principles, ensuring compliance with Vodafone financial policies and frameworks.
4. Work effectively with colleagues, providing first-class financial expertise to business units to assist with financial decisions and operations, driving return on investment.
5. Use communication skills to exchange ideas and information concisely and logically, supporting the delivery of business insights and demonstrating excellent finance acumen to support internal customers with financial evaluations.
6. Interact effectively with colleagues, providing financial expertise to assist with decisions and maximize value.
7. Support maintaining solid relationships with internal partners.
8. Perform other job-related duties or tasks as defined by the supervisor or resulting from assigned agendas.

Behaviours & Competencies

• Curious and proactive
• Eager to understand the link between operational and financial drivers
• Strong interest in the industry (Telco, IoT, Cloud, AI)
• Drive business results and facilitate business development by securing financial KPIs
• Ability to balance complex financial concepts and communicate to a wide range of stakeholders

Functional & Technical Skills

• Excel expertise, preferably with a programming mindset (VBA, Python, or other languages)
• Strong system aptitude (SAS, MicroStrategy), data analysis, and process understanding
• Experience in preparing presentations for senior management

Credentials & Experience

• Experience in the digital and telecom industry
• Proven experience in decision support or as a commercial analyst, preferably in the telecom industry, with a strong analytical background
• Proven track record of delivering results in a fast-paced, changing environment