Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

SixteenFifty; Lombardia; Hybride; EUR 47 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SixteenFifty in Milan is seeking an FP&A Specialist to support budgeting, forecasting and financial performance analysis. You will turn data into insights to guide commercial decisions.

You should be analytical, comfortable with finance systems, Excel modelling, and communicating with non-finance stakeholders; experience in ERP/BI tools is a plus. Hybrid role in Milan for a 4-month contract.

Qualifications

• Experience in FP&A, financial analysis, management accounting or commercial finance.
• Strong Excel skills, with practical experience of financial modelling and analysing financial data.
• A sound understanding of financial statements, KPIs and business performance drivers.
• The ability to translate financial information into clear explanations and practical recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, an organised approach and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Confidence working with stakeholders, asking questions and constructively challenging assumptions.
• A relevant qualification, such as CIMA, ACCA or ACA, or progress towards one, would be advantageous. Candidates with equivalent practical experience are also encouraged.
• Experience with financial planning, ERP or business intelligence tools would be beneficial.

Responsabilités

• Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and longer-term financial planning, working with budget holders to develop accurate and realistic submissions.
• Analyse revenue, costs and profitability against budgets, forecasts and previous periods, explaining key variances and their underlying drivers.
• Prepare monthly management reports, dashboards and commentary, highlighting performance trends, risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain financial models to support scenario planning, investment proposals and business cases.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to review financial performance, challenge assumptions and identify opportunities to improve results.
• Work with the wider finance team to ensure reporting and forecasts reflect accurate, timely financial information.
• Improve planning and reporting processes, strengthening data quality and reducing manual work.

Connaissances

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Excel

Modelling

Stakeholder management

Formation

CIMA/ACCA/ACA progress

Outils

ERP systems

BI tools

Description du poste

My client are looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Specialist to support budgeting, forecasting and financial performance analysis.

Working closely with finance colleagues and stakeholders across the business, you will turn financial data into clear insights that support commercial decisions. This role would suit an analytical finance professional who enjoys understanding business performance, challenging assumptions and improving financial planning.

This is a hybrid role and based in Milan. This is a contract role for 4 months.

Key responsibilities of the FP&A

• Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and longer-term financial planning, working with budget holders to develop accurate and realistic submissions.
• Analyse revenue, costs and profitability against budgets, forecasts and previous periods, explaining key variances and their underlying drivers.
• Prepare monthly management reports, dashboards and commentary, highlighting performance trends, risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain financial models to support scenario planning, investment proposals and business cases.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to review financial performance, challenge assumptions and identify opportunities to improve results.
• Work with the wider finance team to ensure reporting and forecasts reflect accurate, timely financial information.
• Improve planning and reporting processes, strengthening data quality and reducing manual work.

Experienced needed for the FP&A Specialist

• Experience in FP&A, financial analysis, management accounting or commercial finance.
• Strong Excel skills, with practical experience of financial modelling and analysing financial data.
• A sound understanding of financial statements, key performance indicators and business performance drivers.
• The ability to translate financial information into clear explanations and practical recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, an organised approach and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Confidence working with stakeholders, asking questions and constructively challenging assumptions.

A relevant qualification, such asCIMA, ACCA or ACA, or progress towards one, would be advantageous. Candidates with equivalent practical experience are also encouraged to apply. Experience with financial planning, ERP or business intelligence tools would be beneficial.