Finance Business Partner - Strategic Partnerships

About the role

Provident Romania is looking for a Finance Business Partner to join its European Commercial Finance team in Bucharest. The role creates business cases for new strategic partnership opportunities and supports their ongoing management and benefits realisation after launch, while evaluating performance and recommending improvements. It works closely with European Insights, local Financial Planning and international stakeholders to support IPF Groups' growth plans.

Key responsibilities

• Finance business partnering for the local market, including ongoing finance support to the Head of Business Development and Innovation and the European Head of Commercial Insights, together with the Financial Planning team.
• Prepare and deliver business cases for new strategic partnerships, gathering inputs and agreeing benefits and outputs with Credit, Financial Planning and Marketing teams.
• Support benefits realisation for existing and new partnerships through reporting and analysis with local market teams.
• Take part in the local partnership budgeting process so that partnership opportunities are included in the market budget.
• Evaluate promotional proposals for partners and customers against the Group Product, Pricing and Promotions Policy.
• Prepare the financial input for the Partnerships Review reporting pack and follow-up analytics, and review partnership performance monthly.

Required profile

• ACA / CIMA / ACCA qualification desirable but not essential; ideally a recognised university degree.
• Experience in Financial Planning or Control within a financial services environment preferred.
• Experience communicating at all levels and presenting analysis results to senior stakeholders.
• Fluent verbal and written business English (essential).

Required skills

• Knowledge of financial modelling methodologies preferred.
• Strong numeracy and analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Good PC skills, especially Excel (formulas and pivot tables), and ability to prepare reports and recommendations.

What we offer

• Annual bonus depending on business and individual performance.
• Medical subscription with Regina Maria or Medicover, meal vouchers of 30 lei, and discounts at partners such as Orange, Samsung and dental clinics.
• Hybrid working, 21 days of vacation plus 4 wellbeing days, days off for seniority and on your birthday.
• Induction, mentoring, wellbeing and training programmes, including Provident Academy courses.