Department: Monbat Group Strategic PMO Reports to: Head of Strategic PMO; collaborates closely with the Group COO Location: Sofia, Monbat Group HQ

MONBAT GROUP Monbat Group is a public company that celebrated its 65-year university last year. Monbat is known for its steady business and tradition in the battery world. It is renowned for its business model that is built on almost full production circularity (96,5%), which makes Monbat a real long-lasting player in the circularity economy, years before this became trendy.

The core business of Monbat (lead-acid batteries) provides the ground for Monbat to innovate and diversify in technology constantly. This additionally triggered Monbat Group's exponential growth in many business-related domains across continents, represented by companies that are locally managed and strategically steered by Monbat HQs. In this respect, Monbat Group also manages a diverse range of nationalities and cultures. Nevertheless, Monbat Group is authentically a Bulgarian economic group with a sound international presence. Only the export business ranges to 74 countries.

STRATEGIC PMO DEPARTMENT

All that diversity and complexity has to be managed in a holistic and innovative way. Thus, Monbat Group a long time ago designated separate attention to the Monbat strategic ambitions by structuring a separate Strategic Program Management Office reporting directly to the Monbat Group COO. The PMO office acts as a hub organization nesting all different business demands for growth, innovation, delivery excellence, performance management, and much more. The PMO is orchestrating and steering Monbat Group's business strategy and managing a vast portfolio of all types of business and CAPEX projects. PMO office is also acting as the internal consulting arm for designing and enabling a successful delivery and change management of these very diverse project portfolios.

In light of the constantly expanding business activities, Monbat is looking for a new member to support the Strategic PMO unit.

POSITION OBJECTIVE The Senior Financial Modeling Specialist has a strong background in finance, accounting, and financial analysis, with hands-on experience in developing and maintaining complex financial models for evaluating projects, budgets, business scenarios, and investment decisions. The role supports forecasting, impact analysis, and strategic decision-making. The Specialist collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to drive innovation, process optimization, and the creation of reliable models that support executive-level decision-making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. STRATEGY AND BUSINESS MODELLING

• Internal Clients Engagement & Discovery - analyze existing business models, customer journeys, and market landscapes to identify areas for improvement or innovation;
• Collect and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to inform business design decisions;
• Value creation strategy origination – Facilitate the development of actionable, insight-driven business strategies that integrate the Group and Strategic Business Units' goals demonstrating a good command of design thinking principles;
• Business Modelling in a close loop with financial modelling;
• Cross-functional Collaboration including external SMEs, marketers, product managers, and data analysts to co-create innovative solutions;
• Prototyping & Testing - lead rapid prototyping and testing of business solutions through pilot programs or simulations to assess their viability;
• Business Design Communication

2. PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL MODELLING

• Business Case Development;
• Financial modeling – integrated view on P&L, Balance Sheet and DCF;
• Risk Assessment & Sensitivity Analysis on key financial drivers (e.g., revenue growth, cost structure) to assess the risk and uncertainty in forecasts;
• Reporting & Presentation papers

KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Proficiency in building financial models
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)
• Budgeting and planning expertise
• Experience in working with large data sets and translating them into structured models
• Preparation of management reporting and decision-support materials
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience in Power point
• Experience in BI tools will be considered as advantage
• Experience with ERP systems will be considered as advantage (e.g., SAP)
• Design Thinking capabilities – empathy, ideation, prototyping, iteration
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Collaborative mindset and project management acumen

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
• Master’s degree (e.g., MBA) is an advantage

Experience:

• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience
• Experience in financial modeling
• Experience in managing projects will be considered as advantage

WORK ENVIRONMENT & TRAVEL

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (e.g., internal workshops, site visits)
• Flexibility for hybrid work arrangement