Sales Finance Senior Manager

1 mese fa

Milano, Lombardia, Italia Wella A tempo pieno

Position Title: Senior Sales Finance Manager Professional Beauty

Location: Milan, Italy (Ibrid)

Reports to: CFO Italy

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves.

Wella Company is one of the world's leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

For additional information about the Wella Company please visit

THE ROLE

We are looking for Senior Sales Finance Manager to join our Commercial finance team based in Milan. This role will support Sales team and other stakeholders including Leadership team. Reporting to CFO Italy, you will get to lead predominantly externally focused sales finance processes – including facilitating the design and execution of the Gain and Retain strategies; you will be in charge of Customer Financing and Trade terms design and execution – to drive growth and profitability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Act as single point of contact for the GM, the CFO and the business teams on PB Sales finance related topics, key partner to the Sales Leader and Sales/ Trade marketing team
  • Understand business goals and strategies as well as company's financial policies and provide recommendations to help Sales team achieve annual target
  • Trade terms framework guardian – in charge of monitoring compliant execution, proposing and/or contributing to Trade terms optimisation and modification and lead of following implementation
  • Financing (listing fees and loans) policies guardian and simplification/best practices implementation champion
  • Oversight of end to end financing process – from application stage to tracking and contractual review and execution (via Sales Coordinator)
  • Annual Rebates set-up and financing amortisation process (via Rebates analyst)
  • Financial assessment of standard gain/retain financing applications and scenario planning for complex cases maximising win-win for the company and the customer
  • Month-end lead for financing and trade related provisions (collecting actuals, analysing differences vs forecast, preparing MEC journals and reporting, leading pre/MEC meetings with FP&A, analyzing and assessing risks and opps and making recommendations for forecast adjustment; validation of correct accounting entries and ensuring proper back-up documentation is in place for audit purposes; responsibility for financing related balances on balance sheet)
  • Support and challenge budget holders (including leadership team) around cost control, budget and overall spend – within trade investment remit
  • Lead projects such as Cost To Serve modelling; sales incentive modelling; Territory profitability analysis support for Trade Marketing
  • Responsible for implementing and enhancing SOPs and SOX controls.

QUALIFICATIONS

Part qualified/qualified accountant

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Finance & Accounting

Fluent in written & spoken English

Essential:

  • 5+ years' experience in Financial Analysis and Forecasting
  • Ability to effectively influence multifunctional stakeholders, in particular Sales team which is highly skilled in negotiations
  • Proven track record of challenging stakeholders and ability to make judgment on the accuracy/reliability of the inputs provided
  • High level of mental agility – being able to "connect the dots" and craft a "story" behind numbers
  • Proven ability to work under tight deadlines/stress/multiple demands and demonstration of resilience
  • Profound understanding of P&L and Balance Sheet under U.S. GAAP, particularly in trade investment area and experience in month-end close process of both P&L and B/S; knowledge of Statutory accounting principles
  • Reliable, proactive, highly driven and self-motivated/independent working style
  • Highest standards of accuracy and precision; outstanding operational discipline
  • Proven ability to identify problems and propose creative solutions
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of hierarchy including external stakeholders
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and further develop competencies at fast pace
  • Advanced Excel skills and proficient SAP user

Desirable:

  • Proficient Power BI skills
  • Experience in working with contracts
  • Financial modelling expertise
  • Negotiation skills

EEO OPPORTUNITIES

Wella Company wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce in encouraging equality and diversity.

We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion or belief, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Wella Company with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at:

We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills, abilities, experiences and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

English - Please click on this link to review the Notification of Equal Opportunity Rights poster

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