IT Finance Management Expert

Generali; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Flexible hours

Corporate welfare

Health insurance

Training & development

Learning paths

Internal mobility

International assignments

Job summary

Generali in Lombardy seeks an IT Finance Management Expert to lead IT budgeting, forecasting and cost control, aligning IT investments with business goals and regulatory requirements. You will partner with the CFO team and IT providers to ensure accurate reporting and timely decision-support.

You will manage end-to-end relationships with information providers, negotiate contracts, monitor procurement, and provide Top Management with clear financial insights.

Qualifications

• 5+ years total experience in the insurance market.
• Strong negotiation skills with external vendors.
• Solid IT Finance management expertise, especially on IT cost estimation and IT budget monitoring.
• Acquired knowledge and practical use of SAP systems is a plus.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Excellent professional English (C1 Advanced).

Responsibilities

• Manage the IT budget and forecasts to monitor costs, ensure accuracy, and support business planning and decision‑making related to initiatives with an IT impact.
• Manage the end-to-end relationship with information providers, ensuring the company is equipped with the required tools while maintaining full regulatory and contractual compliance.
• Provide up-to-date reporting and supporting materials to the Top Management (e.g. CFO team), with the aim of enabling and supporting key strategic and operational activities.
• IT finance management: collect and assess IT run and change cost estimates aligned with GHO functions’ needs and the CFO spending target; manage the IT budget by monitoring expenses, updating forecasts, and ensuring compliance with approved limits; supervise the purchase request and procurement approval processes, ensuring compliance with budget limits and timely execution; support clear communication with Top Management for aligned decision-making.
• Info providers management: collaborate with Head Office functions as well as IT services internal teams to gather, assess, and formalize their needs and requests; manage end-to-end relationships with information providers, covering negotiation, contract management, and renewals; ensure tools and data services effectively support business needs while maintaining full compliance with regulatory frameworks, internal policies, and contractual obligations; supervise the purchase request and procurement approval processes, ensuring compliance with budget limits and timely execution; support clear communication with Top Management for aligned decision-making.

Skills

Insurance experience

IT finance management

Budgeting & forecasting

Vendor negotiation

SAP knowledge

English proficiency

Leadership & communication

Job description

In Generali, within our Group Digital Technologies team, we are looking for a IT Finance Management Expert. Her/His main tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Manage the IT budget and forecasts to monitor costs, ensure accuracy, and support business planning and decision-making related to initiatives with an IT impact.
• Manage the end-to-end relationship with information providers, ensuring the company is equipped with the required tools while maintaining full regulatory and contractual compliance.
• Provide up-to-date reporting and supporting materials to the Top Management (e.g. CFO team), with the aim of enabling and supporting key strategic and operational activities.
• IT finance management: collect and assess IT run and change cost estimates aligned with GHO functions’ needs and the CFO spending target; manage the IT budget by monitoring expenses, updating forecasts, and ensuring compliance with approved limits; supervise the purchase request and procurement approval processes, ensuring compliance with budget limits and timely execution; support clear communication with Top Management for aligned decision-making.
• Info providers management: collaborate with Head Office functions as well as IT services internal teams to gather, assess, and formalize their needs and requests; manage end-to-end relationships with information providers, covering negotiation, contract management, and renewals; ensure tools and data services effectively support business needs while maintaining full compliance with regulatory frameworks, internal policies, and contractual obligations; supervise the purchase request and procurement approval processes, ensuring compliance with budget limits and timely execution; support clear communication with Top Management for aligned decision-making.

Requirements

• 5+ years total experience in the insurance market
• Strong negotiation skills with external vendors
• Solid IT Finance management expertise, especially on IT cost estimation and IT budget monitoring
• Acquired knowledge and practical use of SAP systems is a plus
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
• Excellent professional English (C1 Advanced).

What we offer

We offer employment at the VI level with the relevant salary, in accordance with the CCNL ANIA for non-executive employees and the Generali Group Company Agreement.

Gross annual salary ranging between 43K€ and 53K€. The final offer will be aligned with the candidate’s professional experience, technical and soft skills relevant to the role, and may include an individual variable component.

We also offer

• Smart working and flexible hours
• Corporate welfare system
• Supplementary health insurance and discounted insurance policies
• Training and development
• Structured continuous learning paths (technical and managerial)
• Career development programs within the Group
• Access to learning platforms and internal mobility opportunities, including international assignment.

Why work with us

Joining Generali means becoming part of an international Group with a strong heritage and a forward-looking vision, where people are at the center of our sustainable growth strategy.

We foster a responsible, inclusive, and innovation-driven work environment, where everyone can contribute to creating value for customers, society, and the communities in which we operate.

We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to building a stronger culture and driving sustainable growth.

At Generali, you will find opportunities to grow through continuous learning, career development paths, and internal mobility across the Group.

We recognize talent and merit, and support flexibility as a key enabler of well-being and a sustainable work-life balance.

Working with us means sharing strong values and taking on meaningful challenges together to build a safer and more sustainable future every day.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Generali evaluates all applications based exclusively on objective and gender-neutral criteria, including skills, experience and potential, ensuring fairness and transparency throughout the selection process.

Company Profile

Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry – a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies. Over almost 200 years, we have built a multinational Group that is present in more than 60 countries, with 470 companies and nearly 80,000 employees. Our Group aims to become the standard bearer and industry leader in the European retail insurance market, building on our existing base of 50 million retail clients, out of an overall total of 72 million.