Sr Finance Analyst with Italian

We are looking for a Senior Finance Analyst who wants to grow in a complex environment, and help us structure our rapidly growing company. We are encouraged and driven to improve processes and look for better solutions every day.

Key job responsibilities

• Resolve payment-related issues in cooperation with suppliers across multiple EU marketplaces
• Perform root cause analysis to facilitate on-time payments while maintaining high customer satisfaction standards.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for suppliers on finance queries, conducting communications to address payment discrepancies, invoice disputes, and account reconciliation inquiries.
• Investigate and resolve Accounts Payable claims and disputes, diving deep into transactional data to determine root causes of defects including received-but-not-invoiced goods, payment delays, and invoicing errors.
• Collaborate with various internal departments including Retail, Finance, and legal teams, acting as a bridge between vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Support complex escalations impacting EU organizations, consolidating findings and finding optimal solutions for vendors.
• Communicate with and influence senior stakeholders (Category Leaders, Senior Business Partners, Tax, etc.), escalating critical issues as needed.
• Implement process improvements and standardize operations to solve vendors' operating issues, reduce general transactional defects, and ensure capacity for business growth.
• Identify defects at vendor level and react by producing long-term solutions that enhance processes and drive defect reduction.
• Cooperate closely with finance operations teams across locations, ensuring alignment on vendor account management, process standardization, and consistent service delivery.
• Participate in or lead cross-functional projects and improvement initiatives, taking ownership of ideas that improve the status quo.

Basic Qualifications

• Fluent English and Italian (B2/C1 level).
• Experience in Finance, Accounting, or a customer-facing role with a strong record of managing payment-related queries.
• Strong analytical skills and critical thinking, including the ability to interpret financial data, identify root causes, and propose effective solutions
• Good MS Office skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Finance degree or experience in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, or similar finance operations within a high-volume, fast-paced environment.