What's the role?
The Sales Finance Business Partner will act as a strategic collaborator to deliver financial results which drive current and strategic business priorities. You will influence, educate and support management leaders and team members across the organization to ensure business performance to achieve our growth strategy, and you will support and drive elements of the performance management and investment process of the company.
Who is Hilti?
Hilti is where innovation is improving productivity, safety and sustainability in the global construction industry, and beyond. Where strong customer relationships are creating solutions that build a better future. Where there is pride and a sense of belonging across our 120 locations, carrying right into our lives and homes. Where people are exploring possibilities, leveraging their potential, owning their personal development and growing lasting careers. Hilti is very proud to be ranked as Ireland’s 9 th best organisation to work for in the Great Place to Work survey.
What does the role involve?
As Sales Finance Business Partner, you will deliver business critical advice and strategic support on many aspects of finance through acting as a partner to the organization’s management team; you will require a strong understanding of the business to assess the financial implications of various business strategies and solve business problems to support sustainable profitable growth. You will share the relevant critical financial information to all stakeholders to enable fact-based business decisions and be the voice of reason between business opportunities and associated risks.
From an operational perspective, you will work in close collaboration with the organization’s Head of Finance, the Credit & Collection team and the Management team and have P&L responsibility to drive the performance management process, with particular emphasis on improving effectiveness and efficiency of OPEX, pricing, margin, sales target setting, and big order steering.
As a senior member of finance, you will contribute to the creation of roadmaps, planning activities and setting objectives. You will be required to support team leaders and coach colleagues to build a finance pipeline for your organization and for the global finance team.
With an entrepreneurial mindset, you will challenge the status quo, taking calculated risks to drive and develop innovation from within. You will proactively monitor the external environment and translate relevant trends into the organization, to ensure agility and value creation.
We have more than 200,000 interactions with our customers every day. It’s how we get to know their businesses, understand their needs and develop the precise products and services that will help them.
What do we offer?
Show us what you’re made of and we’ll offer you opportunities to move around the business – to work abroad, experience different job functions and tackle different markets. It’s a great way to find the right match for your ambitions and achieve the exciting career you’re after.
What you need is:
- A Masters degree in Business, Finance or related field
- Extensive experience in a financial, consultancy or auditing role within a multinational organization
- Proven experience in business planning, financial planning (forecasting/budgeting) & analysis
- Evidence of leadership and coaching preferred
- Proven experience of acting as a strategic business partner through influencing and interacting with key stakeholders across a matrix organization.
- Proficiency in English - written and verbal
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to structure clear presentations and to simplify a financial message to non-finance stakeholders
- A strong business acumen together with pro-active behavior, and conceptual thinking
- Passion to identify external trends (e.g. digitalization) and act as change agent
- A willingness and ability towards continuous learning
- High cultural awareness with an adaptive leadership style
- International Mobility for future roles
Who should apply?
We really value our people and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this. Some of our benefits include:
- Generous remuneration package including Base Salary, Bonuses and multiple benefits including healthcare, pension etc
- Genuine career advancement (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 26 Days Annual Leave (Not Including Bank Holidays) – ability to purchase an additional 10 days per year
- Paid leave to work on charitable projects
- Different ways to work flexibly, including working from home and compressed hours
Who should apply?
About you : you are someone who wants to influence your own development. Flexibility is key, ability to relocate globally, you’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies, where a job title is not considered a final destination but the starting point.
Year upon year we are recognized as one of the top 'Great Place to Work' employers, both globally and locally. And when you meet us you will understand why. We have a diverse team of people with a variety of nationalities, backgrounds and experiences.
