Senior FP+A Manager

We are supporting a private equity-backed, international business in the appointment of a Senior FP&A Manager to join its finance team in Northern Italy. This is a high-impact role within a fast-paced, dynamic and growth-focused environment, working closely with senior leadership to drive financial performance, improve visibility and support strategic decision-making. The role will combine core FP&A responsibilities with exposure to M&A, financial modelling and strategic projects, making it particularly attractive to someone who enjoys working beyond traditional reporting and controlling. The business is undergoing continued development and transformation, creating a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys an entrepreneurial environment where pace, ownership, analytical thinking and commercial judgement are highly valued.

Key Responsibilities
* Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning.
* Build and develop financial models, scenario analyses and business cases to support strategic decision-making.
* Deliver high-quality management reporting and performance analysis.
* Analyse KPIs, profitability, cash flow and key business trends.
* Provide clear financial insight and recommendations to senior leadership.
* Partner with commercial and operational teams to support key business decisions.
* Identify risks, opportunities and performance gaps against plan.
* Support M&A activity, including financial analysis, due diligence, investment cases and post-acquisition integration.
* Support strategic initiatives, transformation projects and private equity value-creation plans.
* Assess potential investments, growth initiatives and other strategic opportunities through detailed financial modelling.
* Improve FP&A processes, reporting tools and financial visibility across the business.
* Help drive a high-performance, commercially focused finance culture. Candidate Profile
* Strong background in FP&A, controlling, commercial finance or transaction-focused finance.
* Demonstrable experience in financial modelling, forecasting and scenario analysis.
* Exposure to M&A, transactions, due diligence and/or post-merger integration highly desirable.
* Experience within a private equity-backed, high-growth or fast-changing environment advantageous.
* Strong understanding of financial statements, cash flow and key value drivers.
* Commercially minded, analytical and comfortable challenging the business.
* Able to translate complex financial information into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
* Able to operate with pace, autonomy and a high level of ownership.
* Experience working across multiple functions and/or international markets.
* Advanced Excel and strong financial systems experience.
* Fluent English required; Italian highly advantageous.
* Based in, or open to relocating to, Northern Italy. The Opportunity This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to operate at the centre of a PE-backed growth story, combining hands-on FP&A with exposure to M&A, financial modelling, strategic projects and value creation. The successful candidate will join a business where expectations are high, decisions are made quickly and finance plays a critical role in both day-to-day performance and major strategic decisions as the business enters its next phase of growth. #J-18808-Ljbffr