About Barilla At Barilla, we believe that every great journey begins with passion and a bold vision. From our humble beginnings in 1877 in a small shop in Parma, Italy, we’ve blossomed into a global leader in the food industry, guided by our commitment to progress and excellence. Today, Barilla is an international group present in more than 100 countries and we are proud to be recognized as the world’s top food company by reputation. With 22 beloved brands in our portfolio, we are world leader for pasta, the number one choice for ready-made sauces in Europe, leader for bakery products in Italy, and for crispbread across Scandinavia with Wasa. Our success story is written by a passionate team of almost 9,000 dedicated employees across 30 plants and offices worldwide, all united by a shared mission to nourish the future with purpose and passion. Are you ready to add your unique flavor to our journey?We are looking for our next Finance Associate Manager (CBOO) to join our Finance team based in Amsterdam. The Finance CBOO unit is responsible for providing financial support to the Chief Business Operations Officer, ensuring that a profitable growth is delivered across the Regions through the aligned target setting in coordination with the Categories. The unit also ensures effective monitoring of regional business performance and support key projects and workstreams, including Revenue Growth Management (RGM).

Job Purpose

Within the team, this role will be supporting and coordinating key financial performance processes across Regions and Categories. It provides high quality insight to senior leadership and contributes to key initiatives such as RGM. This role acts as a strategic finance partner, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and clarity in financial reporting while driving cross functional alignment and enabling data driven decision making, alongside ad-hoc finance initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

1. Finance CBOO Performance Management

Operational Reporting & Process Ownership

Publish weekly volume and net sales estimates report, ensuring timely market inputs, issue resolution, and communication of key messages to Top Management (CEO, CFO, and CBOO).
Own the full Monthly Commentaries process: coordination, content harmonization, strategic messaging, and executive-ready output.
Maintain and enhance a consolidated Dynamic Report for monthly CBOO performance.

Financial Planning & Cost Management

Monitor cost center performance for CBOO leadership and support planning cycles (BDG, LE, Forecasts).
Manage scenario planning, data consistency checks, and integration of last minute updates.

Cross Functional initiatives

Facilitate alignment between Group Controlling, Regional Finance, and Category Finance.
Support the preparation and deliver presentations to C-suite and Senior Leadership when needed

2. Revenue Growth Management (RGM)

Governance, Tracking & Reporting

Serve as a custodian on the overall RGM tracking, ensuring alignment to budget commitment and consistent reporting standards.
Lead bottom-up tracking of RGM opportunities and provide consolidated P&L bridge reporting on aggregated financial impact
Partner with market finance and RGM leads to ensure initiatives align with financial objectives and deliver measurable value against budget and forecast
Govern and continuously refine the Global RGM measurement methodology and guidebook ensuring integration of latest input from the markets.
Support Global RGM CoE in monitoring spending versus budget on the overall program.
Ensure consistent adoption, validation and tracking of RGM initiatives across markets.
Provide clear, consolidated financial updates for BIO meetings and senior stakeholder forums.

Analysis and Strategic Insight

Conduct ad-hoc RGM analyses to identify cross-market growth opportunities across all levers and consistent reporting standards.
Standardize insight to highlight key trends, opportunities and performances drivers.

Ad-Hoc Key Initiatives

Support and contribute to company wide and function driven strategic initiatives as required.

Key requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
4-7 years experience in controlling, project management, and data analytics; market/global controlling background preferred
Strong financial modelling and P&L expertise
Skilled at simplifying data flows and developing governance tools
Experience with matrix organizations and international environments; adept at stakeholder engagement and collaboration
Self-motivated, proactive, and dedicated to continuous learning
Solution-oriented, with a strong sense of urgency
Excellent attention to detail, planning, organization, and time management
Team player with strong interpersonal skills
Proficient in integrating data across EPM, PBI, and other finance systems
Exposure to Revenue Growth Management (RGM), commercial finance, pricing, or profitability analysis would be considered an advantage.
Fluent English required.

What We Offer

A permanent position within an international and purpose-driven company.
A central location in Amsterdam Zuid with excellent access to public transportation.
Hybrid working model.
Access to a collaborative, inclusive and multicultural workplace where personal and professional growth are encouraged.

At Barilla, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where diversity in all its forms is valued and embraced. Our employment policies and practices are designed to ensure equal employment opportunities for all, regardless of age, race, color, citizenship, faith, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or characteristics of expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our commitment to equal employment stems from our unwavering belief that it is not only the right thing to do, but it is also a fundamental driver of innovation and business success.

Finance Associate Manager (CBOO)

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