Head of Finance Business Partnering (France & Luxembourg) F/H

Overview

Make an impact with NTT DATA. Join a company pushing the boundaries of what is possible, renowned for technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion where you can grow, belong and thrive.

Role Purpose

The Senior Manager, Finance Business Partnering acts as a trusted advisor to business leadership, combining strong financial expertise with deep business understanding. The role bridges finance and operations, supporting performance management, strategic initiatives, and value creation across assigned business areas for France & Luxembourg.

Finance Business Partnering acts as primary finance leader for the territory. Supports decision-making through financial insights and performance analysis. At the consolidated level, drives cost, margin, and profitability discussions with business leaders. Partners with senior business leadership or multiple business units. Leads complex performance improvement and value creation initiatives. Influences strategic decisions and investment prioritization. Manages local Finance Business Partners and shapes partnering best practices. Ensures alignment and efficiency of data flow with Global Business Shared Services.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance partner for the assigned territory, providing financial leadership and guidance aligned with strategic goals.
• Interpret financial results, forecasts, and KPIs, translating them into business-relevant insights and recommendations.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes by working closely with FP&A, ensuring business plans are realistic and value-driven.
• Drive cost optimization, profitability analysis, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to business cases, investments, and transformation programs through financial evaluation and risk assessment.
• Act as a liaison between finance (FP&A, GBSS) and business teams, ensuring alignment between actual performance and forward-looking plans.
• Stakeholder Interaction: Business Unit heads and operational leaders as trusted financial advisors. FP&A and GBSS to ensure coherent planning, reporting, and performance management.

Skills & Experience

• Strong business acumen with solid grounding in financial analysis and performance management.
• Proven ability to influence, challenge, and support senior stakeholders (including C-level).
• Experience of operating in a complex IT international organization.
• Solid people management experience (minimum 5 years).
• Experience operating for multiple countries (ideally with France and Luxembourg).

Workplace

Hybrid

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries.

Equal Opportunity

NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category.