Financial Business Partner Manager

Job Description
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Business Partner Manager to lead the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function at our Nova Milanese location. This role is pivotal in delivering strategic and operational financial support, encompassing month-end closing, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, management reporting, and ongoing business performance monitoring. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with senior management and key stakeholders to drive informed decision-making and ensure the attainment of financial and organizational objectives.
Key Responsibilities

• Manage financial reporting for all entities consolidated within TPI.
• Provide strategic financial insights and actionable recommendations to support business decisions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance financial processes, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate the annual budgeting and forecasting cycles by gathering, analyzing, and challenging departmental inputs across the company.
• Monitor and oversee all critical financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Analyze inventory levels, valuation, and variances in close collaboration with the Warehouse department to ensure accurate inventory control.
• Work in partnership with Accounting and Credit departments to maintain financial integrity.
• Prepare and review month-end journal entries and postings.
• Analyze variances between actual results and budget or forecast targets.
• Lead and coordinate the FP&A team to ensure timely completion of all financial activities and reporting deadlines.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Finance or Accounting.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in a similar role or within audit/consultancy firms.
• Proven team management capabilities.
• Experience managing multiple sites is essential.
• Willingness to travel within Italy and internationally as required.
• Proficiency in SAP modules CO PS, CO CCA, FI, and MM is mandatory.
• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence applications in finance is desirable.
• Experience working within multinational companies is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of national and international accounting principles.
• Excellent computer skills including Accounting software, databases, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint, SAP, and Power BI; knowledge of Cognos and Power Query is advantageous.
• Good command of English language, both written and spoken.
  

About Our Company
Trillium Pumps Italy, together Gabbioneta Pumps® and Termomeccanica Pompe, cumulates 235 years of experience and offers a highly complementary portfolio of engineered pump solutions related to both products and services.
Gabbioneta Pumps, whose heritage dates back to 1897, offers an extensive range of fully API 610-compliant overhung, between bearings, and vertical pump packages for the oil and gas market. Termomeccanica Pompe is a preeminent designer and manufacturer of centrifugal pumps with 110 years of experience. It specializes in high-energy and complex pump packages across the power, water, desalination, and oil and gas sectors.
Our distinctiveness stems from our flexibility and adaptability, which translates into a unique capacity to adapt to market changes and cater to customers’ specific needs. We aim at being a key technological partner who, with its engineered pump systems, supports you throughout all the phases of your plant’s life, from design to maintenance, and truly contributes to adding value to your projects.
Compensation & Benefits

• The offered salary range for this position is €60,000 to €70,000 per annum.
  

Diversity & Inclusion Statement
Trillium Pumps Italy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees regardless of gender identity, age, ethnicity, disability status, or background. We encourage qualified candidates from all walks of life to apply for this position.
Requirements
Including but not limited to:

• Responsible for the financial reporting of all the entities consolidated within TPI
• Provide strategic financial insights and recommendations to support business decisions
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing financial processes, reporting quality, and operational efficiency
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes by collecting, analyzing, and challenging inputs received from departments across the company
• Monitor and provide oversight of all key financial KPIs
• Analyze inventory levels, valuation, and variances while working closely with the Warehouse department to ensure proper inventory control
• Work closely with Accounting and Credit department
• Prepare and review month-end financial journal entries and postings
• Analyze variances between actual results and budget/forecast targets
• Lead and coordinate the team to ensure timely delivery of all financial activities and reporting deadlines
  

Education and/or Experience:

• BA/BS Degree in Business Administration with major in Finance or Accounting.
• 5 or more years of experience in a similar job position or in an audit/consultancy company
• Team management
• Multi sites management
• Availability to travel in Italy and abroad
• SAP mandatory (CO PS, CO CCA, FI and MM modules)
• Familiarity with AI
• Familiarity with multinational Company is preferred.
• Expertise of national and international accountancy principles. Excellent Computer skills.
• Good English proficiency, both verbal and written.
  

Computer Skills: Accounting, Database, Excel Spreadsheet, Powerpoint, SAP, Power BI Nice to have: Cognos, power query