Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
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Bachelor's, Master's
Madrid, Spain
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Finance & BankingCorporate Finance & FP&A
About the job
Requirements
- Relevant experience in FP&A, business partnering, management control, Commercial Finance, or performance management.
- Experience leading complex budgeting processes.
- Experience with rolling forecasts, driver-based planning, and scenario analysis.
- Experience in groups with multiple companies, business units, geographies, or distribution models.
- Experience working with matrix structures and different corporate levels.
- Experience managing senior stakeholders.
- Experience leading direct and indirect teams.
- Experience in companies with heterogeneous businesses and differentiated economic models.
- Experience in financial transformation, automation, or process improvement projects.
- A higher university degree in Business Administration and Management, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a similar field.
- Advanced financial modeling skills.
- Solid knowledge of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows.
- Advanced proficiency in Power BI and DAX.
- Experience with Power Automate, Power Apps, and workflow automation integrating information from different sources using data models, dataflows, data lakes, or other architectures.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience applying Microsoft Copilot and artificial intelligence to planning, analysis, reporting, automation, variance identification, and generating recommendations.
- A high level of English to work with teams in the global division.
- Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate it clearly and concisely to support decisions.
- Ability to influence different areas and achieve results without direct hierarchical authority.
- Ability to coordinate senior stakeholders with different needs, priorities, and interests.
- Ability to understand commercial needs and act as a link between the business and finance, understand the operating and commercial models of different business units, and translate them into financial language for management and corporate levels.
- Ability to develop, motivate, and coordinate direct teams and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to challenge assumptions and explanations and provide an independent, constructive perspective.
- Ability to anticipate needs, make decisions, and take end-to-end responsibility for results.
- Ability to maintain judgment, quality, and deadlines in demanding and changing environments.
- Ability to structure complex situations, manage multiple processes simultaneously, and prioritize effectively.
- Interest in learning, exploring new ideas, and promoting simpler, more efficient, and innovative ways of working.
- English proficiency at C1 level.
Responsibilities
- Lead financial planning, including the annual budget, multi-year plan, and periodic forecast updates.
- Define calendars, deliverables, methodologies, and key performance indicators, coordinating business areas, finance teams, and different corporate levels.
- Prepare the monthly rolling forecast, anticipate expected results, and update forecasts based on business trends.
- Analyze performance and variances against budget, forecast, and the prior year, identifying their main causes and drivers.
- Identify risks and opportunities, quantify their impact, and propose corrective actions or initiatives to improve results.
- Act as a business partner to business leads, translating commercial initiatives into financial impacts and facilitating decision-making.
- Design the key performance indicator framework and executive dashboards for the CFO, CEO, and management committee, turning complex information into clear, actionable messages.
- Coordinate with Data & Analytics and Controlling to ensure that information used is reliable, consistent, timely, and fit for management purposes.
- Drive automation and continuous improvement of planning, analysis, and reporting processes, promoting effective use of digital tools and artificial intelligence.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams and projects, manage senior stakeholders, and influence the organization without necessarily having direct hierarchical authority.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in the insurance sector, bancassurance models, joint ventures, or distribution through banking networks.
- Postgraduate education in Finance, Management Control, Business Management, Data Analytics, or related subjects.
- Financial, management control, analytics, Power BI, or project management certifications.
- Experience with corporate planning platforms, ERP systems, consolidation tools, and performance management systems.
About the company
Santander is a global bank focusing on retail and commercial banking in Europe and the Americas. It serves individuals and SMEs through strong regional franchises (Spain, Brazil, the UK, the US) and a broad Consumer Finance arm, while supporting multinational clients via its Corporate & Investment Banking division. It digitalizes core banking on its Gravity cloud to rapidly deploy digital solutions like Openbank and cross-border services, blending fintech agility with a traditional bank balance sheet. Its goal is to improve efficiency under the One Santander framework, grow cross-border revenue, and finance sustainable initiatives aligned with Net Zero targets.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boadilla del Monte, Spain
Founded
1902
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Green finance reached €188 billion by June 2026, 85% of the 2030 target.
- Peru's 467 MWp Illa solar financing expands Santander's Andean project-finance franchise.
- H1 2026 revenue grew 6.5%, supporting management's 2026 profit-growth target.
What critics are saying
- Santander UK booked £633 million for motor-finance redress; tribunal hearings run into 2027.
- Webster integration threatens synergies, capital ratios, and the 2028 U.S. profitability thesis.
- Santander UK cut 44 branches in 2026, risking customer attrition and labor conflict.
What makes Santander unique
- Santander completed Webster acquisition on August 20, 2026, creating a top-ten U.S. bank.
- Gravity migrated 97% of IT to cloud, enabling faster product rollouts.
- Openbank and Work Cafés give Santander a hybrid digital-branch model across markets.
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Benefits
- Health, dental, & vision
- 401k
- Flexible PTO
- Parental & sick leave
- Discounts: technology, travel, auto, fitness, & tuition