Global IT Business Partner - Finance

Location

Sesto San Giovanni (MI) | Italy

Job description

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

Campari IT is organized around Global & Regional/Local layers, the Enterprise Architecture (EAT), Platforms (SAP, Microsoft, ServiceNow), the Global Service Delivery Team and five Center of Expertise (CoE) – Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance & HR (Back Office), Business Development & Legal, Data Analytics and Data Science (DADS).

The IT competency centers (CoE-Center of Expertise) are accountable for the development of an IT strategy for their functional area aligned to the overall Campari business objectives and requirements for business capabilities.

The Platforms are responsible to design, implement and govern the IT applications accordingly to business requirements provided by CoE’s and guidelines defined by EAT.    

Role description

Reporting to the Global IT Finance Director, the  Global IT Business Partner - Finance is a member of the global IT CoE (Center of Expertise) dedicated to Campari Finance function. With a focus on Finance department, in particular on Global Business Service (GBS), the role works closely with business stakeholders for the definition of the IT strategy for the function, the identification of business requirements and on the adoption of global IT solutions. The CoE collaborates with IT platforms teams (SAP, Service Now, Microsoft) to identify the best solution to be implemented.

In the role of Global IT Business Partner - Finance, you will be instrumental in bridging the gap between technology solutions and the strategic objectives of the business. Your primary responsibility will be optimizing the end-to-end Procure to Pay (PTP), Order to Cash (OTC), General ledger Closing and Inventory valuation (RTR) process within the SAP extended environment. This role requires a deep understanding of business processes, SAP S/4HANA Finance modules and integration with other modules, strong business acumen, and excellent communication skills to facilitate seamless collaboration between IT and business stakeholders.

Mission and Activities

• Requirements Gathering and Analysis: engage and collaborate with business stakeholders and Global Business Services (GBS) to comprehensively understand and document their business requirements, translating them into functional and technical specifications for SAP solutions and ERP extensions (BTP extensions and third-party solutions).
• Act as “IT Product Manager” following the entire product/solution lifecycle for each application in his/her Application Portfolio, being able to describe and measure the value provided to the business.
• Collaborate with IT colleagues to the IT Strategy definition and realization.
• Contribute to the digitalization and automation of the processes in scope, through the activation of RPA, Machine Learning and AI initiatives, enhancing the business capabilities and establishing new way of working.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains in line with evolution roadmap of SAP and recommend solutions / standardization / simplification to drive improvements and quick-wins.
• Prioritization and budget management: in the role of IT business partner, you will be required to collaborate in identify and prioritize initiatives to improve coverage of business and then to follow all project phases required to implement them by respecting budgets in term of time and economics.
• Stakeholder Communication: act as a liaison between IT and business teams, facilitating effective communication to ensure that IT solutions align with business goals and priorities.
• Change Management: Assist in change management activities to ensure a smooth transition when implementing SAP changes and updates.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in similar roles working in IT in consultancy or multinational company
• Good knowledge of finance processes such as Closing Activities, Master Data Management, Accounting Procedures, Vendor/Customer Billing, Credit Management, Fiscal Compliance is a must 
• Planned/Actual Product Cost Calculation, Managerial and Statutory Reporting will be considered a plus.
• Project management capability is a must.
• International experience and mind-set is a must.
• Advanced technical and functional know-how on SAP S/4 Finance (GL, AA, AR, AP, Business partner) is a must 
• Closing cockpit, CO, ML, BPC, Group reporting will be considered a plus.
• Confidence with FIORI APPs will be considered a plus
• Understanding of Service Now features (Portal, workflows, etc.) or other BPM/TMS platforms are considered a plus.
• Relevant certifications are a plus: ITIL v4, Agile, Six Sigma, Prince 2, etc.
• Fluent English is a must
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines (Economics, Business Administration, Management Engineering, IT).
• Ability to work in a matrix organizational structure.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, “can do” attitude and ability to cooperate, building consensus.

Additional Requirements/Information

• Availability to travel internationally up to 30% of time

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

Notice to third party agencies:

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency

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