Giacomo Bianchini
Geneva, Switzerland
Summary
Finance Manager with +4 years of experience in FMCG, with strong background in financial analysis, budgeting & forecasting and controls. Develops and implements financial plans and delivers strategic financial advice.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Finance Manager, Commercial Operations
Procter & Gamble
07.2024 - Current
- Budget and Forecast Management: Directed the annual budget process and quarterly forecast updates by integrating financial data from various sources, ensuring accurate financial projections while having full responsibility for revenues.
- Financial Reporting Oversight: Oversaw the preparation of monthly financial statements, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting to key stakeholders, including regular updates on the Pampers business performance in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, worth over $500 million.
- Strategic Collaboration: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop strategic plans that aligned financial objectives with overall company goals, including the management of fiscal year volume, revenue, profit forecasts, and the quarterly closure process.
Finance Manager, Regional Commercial Finance
Procter & Gamble
02.2023 - 06.2024
- Leadership and Business Growth: Successfully guided a key planning process as the owner responsible for revenues and targets of two clusters (five markets), worth $250 million in revenue. Promoted teamwork across departments and enabled timely decisions, contributing to significant revenue growth in a specific region, and received recognition for exceeding expectations.
- Process Optimization: Developed and implemented new tools and templates that greatly reduced the time and effort required by teams, enhancing efficiency in managing changes and financial evaluations across various markets.
- Strategic Initiatives and Governance: Co-led the creation of a comprehensive framework for a major application, which improved operational clarity and decision-making processes, while also establishing strong governance practices that facilitated collaboration and accountability across teams.
Finance Manager, Financial Planning
Procter & Gamble
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Execution and Reporting Excellence: Delivered timely and accurate monthly forecasts and management reports while overseeing the Baby, Feminine, and Family Global sector business worth approximately $10 billion. Led the end-to-end management of Baby Care HQ, successfully handling sector deliverables and quarterly inventory reconciliations with no need for further clarifications.
- Business Partnership and Team Leadership: Managed communications and supported forecasters throughout the forecasting cycle, ensuring consistency and quality in deliverables. Influenced top management discussions through critical analyses and insights while serving as the primary point of contact for macro-related updates and decision-making.
- Process Improvement Initiatives: Streamlined the forecasting cycle by reducing timing from eight to four days and led a joint project to standardize variance forecasting, resulting in enhanced insights and tool development for risk assessment. Developed various analyses that improved understanding of topline drivers and informed strategic actions for regional leadership.
Education
Master of Science - Management & Controls
ESCP Business School
Paris07-2020
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Universita' Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore
Milan07-2017
Skills
- Cash flow management
- Revenue growth
- Cost control
- Internal controls
- Business intelligence
- Profit maximization
- Strategic planning
Certification
IELDS: 8
Languages
Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Senior Finance Manager, Commercial Operations
Procter & Gamble
07.2024 - Current
Finance Manager, Regional Commercial Finance
Procter & Gamble
02.2023 - 06.2024
Finance Manager, Financial Planning
Procter & Gamble
01.2021 - 01.2023
IELDS: 8
Master of Science - Management & Controls
ESCP Business School
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Universita' Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore
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