Order to Cash – Finance Business Partner – Italy

At Adevinta in Italy we are looking for a OTC Finance Business Partner.

Within Finance we act as a trusted Business Partner protecting, creating, and driving sustainable stakeholder value through one innovative team, while creating a controlled and protected environment with accurate and timely financial information safeguarding the company with integrity, robust compliance and controls.

The Finance Operations team supports the finance operations across the organization in identifying improvement opportunities, works with stakeholders to develop business cases and implementation of plans and acts as an escalation  point of contact for the BPO.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver an effective customer focused Order to Cash process for the organization, including pricing, billing, collections, cash, banking and litigation

• Develop, execute and continually review with your customers an effective and comprehensive credit strategy which allows the society to have a highly efficient daily operation

• Design and implement the transformation roadmap for end to end processes

• Deliver all services within allocated budget and resource allocation

• Ensure accurate and timely processing of customer queries, credit notes, discounts and rebates by the 3rd party offshore BPO

• Develop and publish weekly / monthly / quarterly key performance Indicators (KPIs) to stakeholders and executive management

• Build strong Business Partnering relationship with both internal and external key stakeholders

• Meet all agreed SLA's, KPI's and CIs and develop, own and champion all mitigation plans/actions where performance falls below agreed standards

• Develop awareness and knowledge of internal customer requirements and the expected levels of service required for successful operations

• Develop and deliver plans of action which can drive towards the successful outcomes and effective customer relationships

• Active involvement in team meetings – driving process improvements by incorporating automation and new technology advancements

Requirements

• Strong finance experience (8-10 years)

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA (or equivalent) qualified accountant 

• Experience working with a large, global finance team or professional services firm

• Proven continuous improvement and change management experience in a finance and technology environment

• Understanding of full Order to Cash process

• Strong working knowledge of SAP S4 & OneStream capabilities

• Good operations background in a process driven role with exposure to centralized finance processes 

• Experienced in managing relationships with a 3rd party offshore BPO

• Process improvement experience

• Specific industry knowledge in technology & online business retail 

• Proven success in influencing strategic business decisions & driving significant improvements to business performance 

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to challenge & collaborate

• Strong relationship management skills with ability to communicate with various internal and external stakeholders.

• Fluent in English and Italian, while additional languages are an advantage.

Important: Please submit your CV in English

• An attractive Base Salary.
• Participation in our Short Term Incentive plan (annual bonus).
• An excellent Equity program. This role plays a key part to the success of the organisation and therefore you will receive a piece of Adevinta every 6 months.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with a match from Adevinta.
• Work From Anywhere: Enjoy up to 20 days a year of working from anywhere! Maybe not from the moon - well why not! just make sure you have internet connection!
• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, because we care.
• Win together, lose together is one of our key behaviours. At Adevinta you will find a collaborative environment with an opportunity to explore your potential and grow.