Commercial Finance Business Partner / Sales Ops — Freelance

Project overview

Context

Our client is an international, fast-growing telecom player undergoing a phase of acquisition-driven development. They are strengthening their FP&A team with a business-oriented finance profile who will work closely with the sales management to inform decisions on current opportunities.

Main Responsibilities

Profile Sought

We are primarily looking for a profile that is:

Very senior profiles (directors, partners) do not match the level sought.

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: 3 to 6 months, pending internal recruitment
• Location: Paris
• Reporting: FP&A team, with a direct functional link to the Chief Commercial Officer
• Build and challenge business cases and profitability models for commercial opportunities
• Analyze deal value: pricing, margins, contractual structuring, cash profile
• Prepare decision-support documents for sales management and the executive committee
• Track the sales pipeline and performance (Sales Ops): reporting, KPIs, forecasts
• Act as a liaison between the sales team and finance to validate assumptions for the budget and forecasts
• Contribute to ad-hoc analyses related to the group's development
• Business school or engineering school graduate, specializing in finance
• 3 to 7 years of experience, ideally in investment banking (M&A) or Transaction Services
• Excellent command of financial modeling in Excel
• Ability to transform analysis into clear recommendations for operational staff
• Prior exposure to operational finance, FP&A, or sales is a plus
• Motivated by an operational role, in direct contact with the business
• Rigorous and fast in execution
• Comfortable challenging sales teams with numbers
• Autonomous in a fast-paced environment

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Paris, France, FR
• Rate: 74-74 EUR/h
• Languages: French