Finance Business Partner

Davines Group is recognized for formulating and manufacturing sustainable high-end hair and skin care products with two specific brands: Davines and ( comfort zone ).
We are a BCorp and our purpose is to do our best for the world, creating good life for all, through beauty, ethics and sustainability.
**Finance Business Partner**:
JOB MISSION
The mission of this role is to provide management with accurate and reliable financial information and analysis aimed at identifying actions to grow business profitability as well as improving operation costs management and allocation. He/she is the key finance business partner to the management, marketing and sales teams and other key business functions in relation to shared goals along with the company's ethical and sustainable values.
DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The person, who will report hierarchically to the Brand Controlling Manager and functionally to ( comfort zone ) Brand General Manager, will be responsible mainly for:
Providing management with accurate and reliable financial information and analysis to identify actions to grow business profitability as well as improving operation costs management and allocation.
Being a key finance business partner to the management team, marketing and sales teams and other key business functions.
In conjunction with the Consolidation and Reporting Manager, establish financial and operating KPIs, budgets monitoring, and reporting standards with specific reporting timeline basis.
**Main activities**:
**Financial Closing, Planning and analysis**:
Monthly Closing;
Perform analytical business reviews;
Budget, Forecast, Preclosing planning;
Perform financial projections and analysis to provide timely, accurate and relevant information for insightful decision making for Brand General Manager;
Ensure all Business aspects are properly controlled, and targets met cooperating with the Brand Business Unit Managers and Brand General Manager;
Maintain strict control of all Operating Expenses and maximize return on investment of marketing investments;
Challenge all the lines of the Profit & Loss with a business vision/approach showing solutions and leadership where required;
Develop product, channel and category Profit & Loss to be used as a basis for business decisions;
Produce Reporting and analytics to drive investment decisions and to identify and discuss budgets risks and opportunities;
Prepare brand management reporting for Brand Management and Commercial teams and supporting them for specific presentations;
**Business optimization**:
Evaluate commercial, operational and financial impacts of business decisions;
Provide financial support to the area managers in the contracts management with partners;
Support Brand General Manager in the continuous process of market, competitor and account analysis to identify key issues and to propose appropriate recommendations. This means a further and specific support to detailed tracking and reporting of sales and pricing by market in conjunction with the brand teams: liaise to support initiatives to drive sales and profitability.
**Special projects**:
Support finance team and Brand Directors with special projects.
PERSON SPECIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS
At least 3/4 years of experience in controlling/accounting auditing.
Master's degree in Economics, Business Economics or Engineering
Ability in IT and ERP systems, BO, X3,Excel.
Financial modelling skills;
Ability to design financial and non-financial measurements and KPI's;
Accounting;
Analytical attitude and accuracy;
Stress management and ability to work with tight deadlines;
Results orientation and decision making capabilities;
Proactive behaviour;
Strategic thinking;
Assertiveness;
Flexibility;
Excellent communication skills;
Attitude for time management, planning activities and coordination with direct managers of corporate functions;
Availability for frequent travelling
Fluent in English
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
In Davines Group we celebrate diversity, and inclusiveness is a crucial pillar of our Ethical Chart.

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