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Finance Business Partner / Sr. Commercial Finance

Hybrid in Madrid·Added 4 days ago (last checked 12 Oct)

Overview

Job details

  • €50,000 - €60,000 a year

    Gross, as stated in the ad.

    About €2,960 - €3,460 a month after tax.

  • Permanent contract

    Per the ad.

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Visa options

  • The ad doesn’t mention sponsorship

    Not a refusal, but not a yes. Worth asking in your first message.

  • Pay clears the EU Blue Card threshold

    The advertised pay is over the €41,356 bar, so the route exists if Michael Page España uses it.

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Requirements

  • Work in English

    English is required, per the ad.

  • Be near Madrid for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

  • Private health insurance

    Per the ad: paid by the employer, or taken through flexible pay.

  • Flexible pay plan

    Take part of your salary as tax-free benefits, per the ad.

  • Meal vouchers

    A restaurant card or tickets, per the ad.

Skills

Requirements

  • Degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field.
  • At least 6-8 years of experience in commercial finance or business partnering, preferably in FMCG or a related industry.
  • Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.
  • Strong understanding of commercial finance, pricing, product profitability, and trade spend analysis.
  • Strong communication skills, ability to present complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
  • Passion to drive change.
  • Fluent in Spanish and English languages.
  • Able to work under time-pressure when necessary, with good attention to detail.
  • Able to work with a variety of people, including from outside finance.
  • Advance Excel skills and SAP/BW.

Pay & benefits

  • Career development opportunities within a dynamic and fast-paced international environment.
  • Exposure to senior stakeholders and involvement in key business decision-making processes.
  • Hybrid working model with 2 days of remote work per week.
  • Private health insurance.
  • Meal vouchers.
  • Flexible compensation plan (transportation, childcare, etc.).
  • Modern offices located in East Madrid with excellent transport connections.
  • Collaborative, international, and multicultural work environment.
  • Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
  • Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and market standards.
  • Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.
  • Long-term career growth opportunities within a leading multinational company.

The role

Resumen

We need to recruit a Finance Business Partner for the spanish subsidiary of a Consumer Goods Company.
  • Strong FP&A background with end-to-end P&L
  • Business partner and is exposed to strategic decision-making.

¿Dónde vas a trabajar?

Food industry company.

Descripción

The main purpose of the role is to provide business analysis and financial decision support to the Finance, Sales and Marketing functions. You will be supporting delivering monthly financial analysis and explanation of business performance, whilst developing an in depth understanding of the business results and articulate key business drivers of performance to help the business deliver on financial targets.

Other key areas of the role include preparation of the Annual Plan and monthly forecast, and preparation of the financial rates used in the forecast. You will ensure full financial decision support for all innovation projects and go to market activities, including launches, promotions, range monitoring and pricing.

Essential:

  • Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A): Identify key business drivers for customers and explaining financial performance to senior management. Develop and manage the commercial finance elements of the annual budget, periodic forecasts, and long-term strategic plans for the business.
  • Commercial Decision Support: Analyze sales performance to provide actionable insights to the business, specifically help in customer forecast preparation during Integrated Business Planning and yearly Annual Contract cycle. Support strategic business decisions with detailed financial models (e.g. trade spend, margin analysis) and business case development.
  • Business Partnering: Act as a trusted finance business partner to senior commercial (sales) leaders and other stakeholders, providing high quality financial and strategical guidance.
  • Profitability Analysis: Execute regular product and customer profitability analysis to support pricing decisions, promotional spend, and cost management.
  • Process Improvement: Lead projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working and embrace a mindset of continuous improvement.
  • Ensure that Reporting and Financial processes are audit- and SOX compliant.

¿A quién buscamos (H/M/D)?

  • Degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field.
  • At least 6-8 years of experience in commercial finance or business partnering, preferably in FMCG or a related industry.
  • Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.
  • Strong understanding of commercial finance, pricing, product profitability, and trade spend analysis.
  • Strong communication skills, ability to present complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
  • Passion to drive change.
  • Fluent in Spanish and English languages.
  • Able to work under time-pressure when necessary, with good attention to detail.
  • Able to work with a variety of people, including from outside finance.
  • Advance Excel skills and SAP/BW.

¿Cuáles son tus beneficios?

  • Career development opportunities within a dynamic and fast-paced international environment.
  • Exposure to senior stakeholders and involvement in key business decision-making processes.
  • Hybrid working model with 2 days of remote work per week.
  • Private health insurance.
  • Meal vouchers.
  • Flexible compensation plan (transportation, childcare, etc.).
  • Modern offices located in East Madrid with excellent transport connections.
  • Collaborative, international, and multicultural work environment.
  • Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
  • Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and market standards.
  • Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.
  • Long-term career growth opportunities within a leading multinational company.

Hiring process

2 steps2 interviews
  1. CV registration

  2. Consultant contact

    With a specialist Michael Page consultant

    If they see that your experience and motivations fit the values and needs of a hiring company, they will contact you to start the selection process: they will learn about your expectations, answer your questions and help you prepare for each stage of the process.

  3. Company interview

    With a client company

    If your application progresses, we will help you prepare for the interview with useful information about the company, its culture and what it looks for in a profile like yours.

  4. Final stage and negotiation · With a client company

  • The final stages are set by the client company: Michael Page acts as an intermediary, and the interview and decision rest with the hiring company.
  • Support continues after the contract is signed.
  • Michael Page cannot support every candidate; registering and keeping your profile up to date opens the door to future processes.

About Michael Page España

Michael Page is a global recruitment consultancy and part of PageGroup, one of the world's leading professional recruitment firms. The company specializes in placing mid-to-senior level professionals across a wide range of sectors, including technology, engineering, finance, sales, and human resources. With a strong presence in Spain, Michael Page operates offices in major cities and offers services such as executive search, temporary staffing, and outsourcing solutions.

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