About Dialectica
Dialectica is the global leader in insights on-demand. We enable investment and business professionals to access untapped market, competitive & customer insights powered by the world’s hardest to find experts, and cutting-edge technology. Our team of +1,000 professionals in 5 offices spanning 3 continents, works with top-tier investment funds, management consulting firms, and Fortune 500 companies around the globe.
Driven by our mission to achieve unparalleled customer recognition, we are developing the most trusted and innovative knowledge-sharing platform in the world. Dialectica has been recognized as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times for 4 years in a row, a Top Employer for Recent Graduates by The Career Directory in Canada and a Best Workplace.
About the role
The FP&A Associate Manager holds a pivotal role within the team, serving as an experienced individual driving financial initiatives and projects, while also offering insights to senior management and guiding team collaborations.
The role spans from financial analysis, business planning and reporting for executive decision-making to analysis & understanding of performance KPIs and implementation of process improvements for enhanced efficiency.
This individual will bring along solid experience in executive-level presentations around financial and operational performance. Moreover, they will establish themselves as a trusted Finance Business Partner across various teams, actively contributing to overall strategic objectives.
Indicative Responsibilities and Goals:
- Lead FP&A Function initiatives & projects, including financial analysis, business partnering & budgeting
- Act as an individual contributor for owned projects and guide the rest of the team on collaborative projects
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management and department heads, offering financial insights and guidance
- Perform financial forecasting and analysis according to the Company’s goals and strategy
- Oversee the Preparation of monthly reporting for the Management Board & Senior Executives
- Analyze operational and financial data to create business models driving well-informed decisions
- Analyze performance of KPIs and provide actionable insights to Senior Management & Executives
- Enhance efficiency by driving process improvements and automation initiatives
- Evaluate and report financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
- Prepare executive-level reports and presentations, highlighting financial & operational performance
- Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and scenario modeling to evaluate opportunities and challenges, generate insights and support decision making
- Assist the Finance & others team(s) with other responsibilities and ad hoc requests
Requirements
The ideal candidate would possess:
- A BSc degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics or other related field
- 5-8 years of progressive work experience, ideally in Business & Financial Analysis with Business Partnering exposure, or an audit/consulting firm with emphasis on financial analysis & modeling
- A sound understanding of local and international accounting principles (IFRS); professional qualifications (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, etc.) would be considered a plus (either completed or in progress)
- Strong analytical & quantitative skills coupled with commercial/business acumen
- Comfortable in dealing with large data sets and processing of financial information
- Comfortable in extracting, combining and processing data from various sources and systems
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office (highly proficient particularly in Excel and Powerpoint); knowledge of additional tools/functionalities will be considered a plus (PowerPivot, Think-cell etc.)
- Fluency in English
- High degree of attention to detail and dependability
- Ability to coordinate with various teams while also working on projects as an individual contributor
- Strong organizational and presentational skills
- Ability to guide and coach junior team members
- Proactiveness and self-motivation
Benefits
- Competitive base salary with additional performance incentives
- Coverage under the company’s collective health insurance plan
- Learning and development opportunities (e.g. onboarding, on-the-job training)
- Hybrid work model & extra personal/flex days and paid volunteer days a year for your favorite cause
- Company sponsored team-bonding events
- Weekly health & wellness activities (e.g. basketball, football, yoga, running), gym discounts, healthy breakfast, snacks and beverages
- Entrepreneurial culture and amazing coworkers!
