Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

• Relevant experience in FP&A, business partnering, management control, Commercial Finance, or performance management positions.
• Experience leading complex budgeting processes.
• Experience in rolling forecasts, driver-based planning, and scenario analysis.
• Experience in groups with multiple companies, business units, geographies, or distribution models.
• Experience working with matrix structures and different corporate levels.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading direct and indirect teams.
• Experience in companies with heterogeneous businesses and differentiated economic models.
• Experience in transformation, automation, or financial process improvement projects.

Technical skills (Hard skills)

• Advanced financial modeling capability.
• Solid knowledge of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows.
• Advanced mastery of Power BI.
• Advanced knowledge of DAX.
• Experience with Power Automate, Power Apps, and workflow automation integrating different information sources through data models, dataflows, data lakes, or other architectures.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in the application of Microsoft Copilot and Artificial Intelligence to planning, analysis, reporting, automation, identification of deviations, and generation of recommendations.
• We value experience with corporate planning platforms, ERP, consolidation tools, and performance management systems.

Interpersonal skills (Soft skills)

• Executive communication: ability to synthesize complex information and transmit it in a clear, simple, and decision-oriented manner.
• Influence: ability to mobilize different areas and achieve results without the need for direct hierarchical authority.
• Stakeholder management: ability to coordinate senior interlocutors with different needs, priorities, and interests.
• Business orientation: ability to understand commercial needs and act as a link between the business and the finance function, deeply understanding the operating and commercial model of different business units and translating it into the financial language required by Management and corporate levels.
• Team leadership: ability to develop, motivate, and coordinate both direct and cross-functional teams.
• Critical thinking: ability to question hypotheses, challenge explanations, and provide an independent and constructive vision.
• Autonomy and responsibility: initiative to anticipate needs, make decisions, and take full responsibility for results.
• Management of pressure and uncertainty: ability to maintain judgment, quality, and deadline compliance in demanding and changing environments.
• Organization and prioritization: ability to structure complex situations, manage multiple processes simultaneously, and differentiate between what is urgent and what is important.
• Curiosity and continuous improvement mindset: interest in learning, exploring new ideas, and promoting simpler, more efficient, and more innovative ways of working.

• Valuable experience in the insurance sector, bancassurance models, joint ventures, or distribution through banking networks.

• Higher university degree in Business Administration and Management, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or similar.
• We value postgraduate training in Finance, Management Control, Business Management, Data Analytics, or related subjects.
• We value certifications in finance, management control, analytics, Power BI, or project management.

• English: C1 level
• High level of English to work with global division teams.

Your contribution matters, and we recognize it. At Santander, you can expect a fair and competitive compensation package that reflects your impact and the value you bring. Take a moment to understand what we mean:

• We offer more than a salary: our benefits are designed to support your life, your goals, and your well-being, today and in the future
• Your health is our priority. Through BeHealthy, our global wellness program, we promote the integral well-being of our teams
• We know that family is the most important thing. That is why we offer childcare support and family programs adapted to each stage of life
• We empower our teams to go further through growth opportunities, international mobility, and extensive career paths
• We believe in the power of helping: you can dedicate part of your working day to volunteering

We are here to keep you motivated, help you reach your goals, and celebrate your achievements every step of the way.

Financial Planning and Analysis ManagerCountry: Spain

THE TIME IS NOW

Santander (www.santander.com) is evolving from being a high-impact global brand to a technology-driven organization, and people are at the center of this journey. Together, we are leading a customer-centric transformation that values disruptive thinking, the courage to challenge the possible, and the ability to innovate.

This is more than a strategic change: it is an opportunity to grow, learn, and generate a real impact.

Our mission is to contribute to helping more people and businesses thrive. We adopt a strong risk culture and expect all our teams to take a proactive and responsible approach to risk management.

Wealth Management & Insurance encompasses three businesses in all Santander Group countries: Insurance, Asset Management, and Private Banking. We work to offer the best solutions to our clients in these three areas across the 10 countries where we are present.

The Insurance area in Spain is looking for a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager based in Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena.

Your mission will be to transform financial and commercial data into relevant information, reliable forecasts, and recommendations that help Management make better decisions. You will lead business planning and monitoring in a diverse and matrix environment, connecting the needs of commercial teams with the organization's financial objectives.

You will be a key figure in anticipating the evolution of results, understanding the main business drivers, identifying risks and opportunities, and coordinating multiple stakeholders with different needs and priorities. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Leading financial planning, including the annual budget, multi-year plan, and periodic forecast updates.
• Defining calendars, deliverables, methodologies, and KPIs, coordinating business areas, finance teams, and different corporate levels.
• Preparing the monthly rolling forecast, anticipating the expected evolution of results and updating forecasts according to business trends.
• Analyzing performance and deviations against budget, forecast, and the previous year, identifying their main causes and drivers.
• Identifying risks and opportunities, quantifying their impact, and proposing corrective actions or initiatives to improve results.
• Acting as a business partner to business managers, translating commercial initiatives into financial impacts and facilitating decision-making.
• Designing the KPI framework and executive dashboards for the CFO, CEO, and management committee, converting complex information into clear and actionable messages.
• Coordinating with Data & Analytics and Controlling to ensure that the information used is reliable, consistent, timely, and suitable for management.
• Driving the automation and continuous improvement of planning, analysis, and reporting processes, promoting the efficient use of digital tools and Artificial Intelligence.
• Leading multidisciplinary teams and projects, managing senior stakeholders and influencing the organization even without direct hierarchical dependency.

You will work with a high level of autonomy and exposure to senior management, leading cross-functional teams and projects through collaboration and influence. We are transforming our way of working through innovation, technology, Artificial Intelligence, and the freedom to question the established and develop new ideas.