Financial Accounting & Controlling Senior Manager

About Dialectica

Dialectica is at the forefront of connecting investors and businesses with hard-to-find expert knowledge, empowering better decision making for our clients. We are embarking on an ambitious project that can redefine the access to unique, proprietary insights that sit in the minds of millions of knowledge workers around the globe.

Our team of +1,400 professionals in 6 offices spanning 3 continents, works with top-tier investment funds, management consulting firms, and Fortune 500 companies around the globe. Dialectica has been recognized as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times for 5 years in a row.

About the Role

The Financial Accounting & Controlling Senior Manager, will be responsible for leading end-to-end accounting processes for the Group across its Global operations, overseeing financial reporting processes, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations, managing financial audits, analyzing financial data to provide insights for decision-making, and supervising a team of talented accounting, financial reporting and procurement professionals. It will also play a pivotal role in developing and implementing accounting policies, procedures, and controls to maintain the integrity of financial information.

This is a dual-purpose leadership role responsible for the end-to-end integrity of the Group's financial operations and the strategic management of corporate costs. You will oversee global accounting processes, ensure strict IFRS/GAAP compliance, and manage the financial audit cycle. Crucially, this role serves as a strategic partner to Corporate Function (CF) leaders, driving the budgeting process, implementing robust SG&A reporting, and directly overseeing the Procurement function to optimize working capital and maintain a "tight ship" on global expenditures.

What you will do

Accounting Operations & Tax Compliance

• Lead accounting operations, including accounts payable, general ledger, T&E, to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial transactions.
• Oversee the end-to-end month-end close process, ensuring strict adherence to reporting deadlines, reviewing key balance sheet reconciliations, and managing the timely closure of sub-ledgers and general ledgers to facilitate accurate financial reporting.
• Manage with the support of external partners tax compliance activities, including the preparation and filing of tax returns, ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and controls to ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial information.
• Identify and mitigate processes and controls risks and recommend solutions to address issues and improve processes.

Financial Reporting

• Lead and oversee all aspects of financial reporting processes, including the preparation of accurate and timely financial statements, footnotes, and other disclosures on a standalone and consolidated basis across the Group.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and Local GAAP, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
• Manage the financial audit process, including coordination with external auditors, preparation of audit schedules, and documentation.
• Address auditor inquiries and requests, provide necessary support and information, and ensure timely resolution of audit issues.

Financial Controlling & Business Partnership

• Budgeting & Planning: Act as the primary financial liaison for Corporate Function leaders to prepare, monitor, and revise annual expense budgets.
• SG&A Visibility: Build and maintain an accounting infrastructure that produces granular, actionable SG&A reports, allowing executive leaders to understand cost drivers and take corrective actions.
• Balance Sheet Integrity: Maintain required granularity and visibility on every balance sheet line item, ensuring reconciliations are not just accurate but reflect the true business substance.
• Performance Monitoring: Bridge the gap between "the numbers" and "the business," providing accurate results fast with high visibility into variances, especially on SG&A and Balance Sheet.

Procurement & Working Capital Management

• Procurement Leadership: Owning the full purchasing lifecycle (PR, PO, etc) to ensure total control over spending.
• Cost Reduction: Spearhead procurement initiatives focused on aggressive cost reduction and vendor consolidation.
• Working Capital Optimization: Improve Group cash flow by negotiating superior payment terms with suppliers to strategically increase Average Days Payable Outstanding (DPO).

Team Leadership and Development

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of accounting professionals across geographies, providing guidance, support, and opportunities for growth.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Conduct performance evaluations, set goals, and provide feedback to team members to support their professional development and success.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive strategic initiatives to improve efficiency of in-house financial reporting and accounting operations, enhancing control, efficiency, and scalability and transition in-house any parts of the process still on external partners.
• Lead the next phases of the rollout of standardized accounting software across subsidiaries ensuring alignment with corporate standards and regulatory compliance and manage e2e integration with core in-house operating platform and other systems.
• Oversee change management efforts to ensure smooth transition and adoption of new systems and processes across.

What we are looking for

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA/ ACCA certification preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in financial accounting and reporting, with 3 years in a Senior Managerial role.
• Background in Big-4 audit firms, combined with solid industry experience in a global and fast paced environment.
• Controlling Expertise: Proven track record in cost controlling, expenses budget management, and procurement oversight.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing financial audits and working with external auditors.
• Experience with UK adopted IFRS and UK accounting & compliance operations will be an asset
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, financial accounting software and ERPs.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with additional performance incentives.
• Coverage under the company’s collective health insurance plan.
• Hybrid work model & extra personal/flex days and paid volunteer days a year for your favourite cause.
• Company-sponsored team-bonding events.
• Weekly health & wellness activities, gym discounts, healthy breakfast, snacks and beverages.
• Entrepreneurial culture and amazing coworkers!
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career in a highly multicultural team within a global organization.