IT Planning & Consolidation Architect

Job Location: ​Alba​

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

We are currently looking for an IT Financial Planning & Consolidation Architect. This will be the starting point of an exciting career in our dynamic and challenging IT Finance Center of Expertise Team in Italy. You will report to the IT Financial Planning and Consolidation Manager.

Main Responsibilities:

You will design, develop, maintain, and support Consolidation and Financial Planning applications in Oracle EPM (FCCS/PBCS/ARCS /TRCS/EPBCS/EDM/NARRATIVE/FREE FORM), and HFM technologies that meet Business Requirements managing the application lifecycle from implementation up to retirement.


You will guarantee IT applications are aligned with Ferrero’s business strategy and ensure quality of delivery.


In this role, you will manage assigned streams in line with overall program(s) timing and milestones and you will be responsible for the 3rd level ticket support related to Oracle Cloud platform ensuring timely communication and resolution of support tickets and related project work.


Through proactive monitoring or during testing phase, you will identify and fix potential IT defects and evaluate IT Enhancement/Improvement requests in Oracle Cloud Platform applications.


You will provide technical expertise and guidance to external resources, assign capabilities, and collaborate with other IT teams in cross initiatives/projects/run activities.


Furthermore, you will dedicate support during month/year-end closure and during recurring planning cycle for budget/forecast process.

Who we are looking for:

You are a graduate in IT, Engineering or Business Management.


You have a previous experience of 5-7 years as Consultant or IT Architect in international companies, and have strong experience in HFM and Oracle EPM (FCCS, ARCS, TRCS and PBCS modules). 


You have knowledgeable about controlling and consolidation processes. Excellent MS-Office (excel, power point) complete your profile. 


You will contribute to the success of the team thanks to your analytical skills and your proactive problem-solving capabilities.


You define yourself as team player and have strong communication and organization skills, with the ability to meet deadlines.


Team Management skills are a plus and you are fluent in English and Italian.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.