Senior Finance Business Partner

About the role

Rockwell Automation is hiring a Senior Finance Business Partner in Barcelona, reporting to the EMEA Lifecycle Manager. You will act as a trusted advisor to business leadership, partnering with senior stakeholders to drive profitable growth, improve operational performance and support strategic decisions. The role works in a hybrid model with an office in Barcelona or Katowice.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Sales, Operations, Project Management and Service Delivery teams, challenging decisions with fact-based financial analysis and identifying risks and opportunities.
• Drive performance management: revenue growth, gross margin, backlog conversion, cash flow and working capital, including actuals vs. plan analysis and business performance reviews.
• Lead forecasting, annual operating plan support, scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis and evaluation of business cases and investment opportunities.
• Analyse customer, project and contract profitability, support proposal reviews and commercial approvals, and monitor backlog performance.
• Prepare executive reports, dashboards and presentations, and communicate financial performance, risks and opportunities to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and controls, support accurate reporting, and optimise working capital and project asset balances.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, Business Partnering or Controlling.
• Preferred: professional finance qualification such as CMA, ACCA or CIMA, and experience with services, project-based, industrial, manufacturing or engineering organisations.
• Good command of written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Financial planning, forecasting and profitability analysis
• Performance management and business performance reviews
• Knowledge of revenue recognition principles and project-based financial management
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and presenting recommendations to executive teams

What we offer

• Paid time off after 6 months for eligible employees
• Volunteer and donation matching program
• Digital course library and mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing programs
• Hybrid policy: at least three days per week in the office (Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays)