Head of Finance Italy

Head of Finance Italy

The candidate will play a key role in supporting and advising the local management by managing, reporting, tracking, and controlling the budgets, costs, capital expenditures, and cash of the entity. The candidate will support in coordinating the midterm planning in alignment with strategic planning and achievement of organizational goals. The candidate will work closely with the Managing Director and Finance BP to ensure actions are contributing to the overall strategy and areas of improvement are known.

Primary goals for this role include:

1. Own the financial planning processes – including multi-year plans, budgets, forecasts, as well as monthly reporting against these targets – to deliver achievable but stretching plans, including cashflow forecasting and covenant projections of the Italian legal entity.
2. Own the month-end closing process, in alignment with Group FP&A and KUKA Group Controlling.
3. Own the CapEx and liquidity planning process, also by assessing investment needs and business cases.
4. Focus on continuous improvement and standardization of processes, including implementation of best practices and automation initiatives, collaborating with IT and working closely with the wider finance teams.
5. Track and follow/improve the finance processes to guarantee the fulfillment of the financial reporting requirements local/corporate.
6. Point of contact for external stakeholders, such as external auditors, banks, tax authorities, and external financial specialists.
7. Plan and monitor the Engineering & Development initiatives in the Italian entity in alignment with the global team.

Your competence:

To be successful in the role we are looking for:

1. Bachelor/Master degree or equal qualification in the relevant field: Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics.
2. Minimum 5 years of balanced financial experience, including FP&A, Industrial Controlling, Accounting, and Internal Controls, as well as prior business decision support.
3. Progressive experience in business and staff management roles.
4. Proficiency in ERP and comfortable manipulating complex data.
5. Strong business orientation - ability to understand and explain business results and translate them into financial consequences.
6. Ability to coach business in an increasingly agile business environment.
7. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
8. Analytical mindset.
9. Problem-solving attitude.
10. Experience in leading a team.