Group Accounting Director

Dedale Intelligence

ABOUT DEDALE INTELLIGENCE: Dedale Intelligence is the differentiating source of strategic intelligence in the technology space. With a unique team of over 100 full-time research analysts & planners, Dedale leverages a network of over 10 000 market professionals to deliver on the ground strategic intelligence to investors and corporates, with a core focus around North America and Europe. Our team gathers top talents with diverse and international backgrounds. Our Research & Investment team has the strongest expertise in the ecosystem on B2B Software due diligence, and we are surrounded by a network of mentors including high-profile tech founders and investors. OUR CULTURE: Dedale gathers a group of highly talented international individuals (incl. US, Chinese, Filipino, French, Moroccan, Latvian, Lebanese nationalities among others). The leadership team is composed of experienced investment professionals & management consultants (ex-McKinsey, BCG Project Leaders & managers). Our advisory board is extremely high profile, including some of the most successful investors worldwide (incl. Managing Partners of the largest PE and Growth Equity funds, and Tech unicorn entrepreneurs). We seek to develop a dream team of outstanding investment analysts with strong academic and professional achievements and a passion for investing and technology. THE OPPORTUNITY:   As a Finance Associate, you will be a core member of the finance team and report directly to the Finance manager. Your role spans the full operational spectrum of the finance function: managing daily revenue and cost flows, supporting monthly closings across three legal entities, and contributing to strategic finance projects such as R&D tax credit and financing. You will work in close collaboration with external accountants, department heads, and the leadership team in a fast-paced, international environment.   YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:   1. Monthly Closing and FP&A * Assist the external accounting firm in the monthly closing process for three entities: France, the United States, and the Philippines. Ensure that all revenue, cost, and payroll inputs are delivered accurately and on time, and flag discrepancies between operational data and accounting entries. * Update, review, and analyze all financials and KPIs, covering revenue breakdown, cash performance, current trading, monthly actuals vs. budget * Prepare the Board-level finance KPI dashboard for all key stakeholders * Contribute to the annual budget process and maintain financial forecasts, monitoring variances and flagging areas of concern 2. Finance Operations * Revenue & Cash: track and follow up on client invoices, manage cash collection to ensure timely payment and minimize outstanding receivables * Cost management: review and approve supplier invoices, employee expenses, and software subscriptions; conduct the monthly expert payment audit. * Payroll support: produce the monthly payroll reporting in coordination with the HR team 3. Strategic Finance * Contributed to the company’s international expansion, supporting office openings across the US, Europe, and Asia * Partnered with department heads to assess financial needs, providing data-driven insights and developing financial models to support strategic decision-making * Supported financing initiatives, including securing new bank loan opportunities * Prepare supporting documentation for the annual R&D tax credit filing YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: We value diverse backgrounds and don't have an "ideal" profile in mind, however the following qualifications will be beneficial in this role: * You are business school graduate with a Master's degree, with a specialization in finance, accounting, or audit * You have 2-3 years of professional experience in accounting, audit, or FP&A, ideally gained in a fast-moving environment * You are fluent in French & English * You thrive in managing multiple recurring tasks in parallel while meeting fixed monthly deadlines * You are proficient in Excel; experience with accounting tools is a plus * You like collaborating as a team and delivering your best as an individual. * You are not afraid of challenges, or jumping into the unknown, and to become an expert in tech financing, software market and related topics.   CHERRY ON THE CAKE  * You like collaborating as a team, and delivering your best as an individual  * You are looking to learn a lot and feel empowered in your next professional mission  * You are interested in entrepreneurship  * You are passionate about technology, innovation, and investment  * You would like to have strong career growth  PROCESS:  * 1 Intro call with HR Manager  * 1 Pre-case interview with our Finance Manager * 1 Case study  * Final interview with Managing Director    This position is based in Paris.

Alpha FMC

Finance Business Partner at Alpha FMC * Division: Business Operations * Function: Finance * Location: Paris   About Alpha FMC  Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha) is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. Founded in 2003, we have worked for over 20 years to bring together specialist, sector-focused strategy, management consulting and technology expertise to support the entire client transformation lifecycle. Having partnered with more than 1,200 clients worldwide across the asset and wealth management, alternatives and insurance industries, Alpha is truly a trusted advisor for complex change programmes. We now have over 1,180 consultants working with clients across North America, the UK, Europe, Middle East and APAC. In 2024, in recognition of our successful track record and strong growth prospects, Alpha was acquired by Bridgepoint, one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are delighted that many of our team have built long and fulfilling careers with us, many staying over a decade. We believe this is because Alpha offers a genuinely rewarding place to work: a meritocratic environment where your career can flourish, and a welcoming culture where you can be yourself, connect with others and thrive. As we look to the future, we’re excited to be looking for new Alpha colleagues - individuals who are collaborative, innovative and ambitious. We hope you will join us and help shape the next chapter of our growth journey. Why join Alpha? 1. Established yet entrepreneurial – with over 20 years of success and a proven record on the London Stock Exchange, Alpha offers the stability of an established consultancy with the energy of a fast-growth business. 2. Backed by Bridgepoint – as part of one of the world’s leading growth investors, Alpha benefits from strategic investment that fuels innovation, expansion and new offerings – creating even more opportunity for our people. 3. Exposure to senior leadership – whether you are in an internal or a client facing role, you will have the opportunity to work with and learn from the best of the best – high performers at the top of their game. 4. Learning and growth opportunities – we run tailored training to help you be successful, provide you excellent mentorship, and offer up to 5 days paid training time per year. Perhaps the best training though is the experience on the job – as everyone at Alpha has high responsibility and autonomy, you can develop your skillsets quickly. 5. Performance-driven culture with real impact – advancement at Alpha is based on impact and capability, not tenure or quotas. You’ll have autonomy and see the tangible difference your ideas and decisions make.   Overview of Business Operations While consultants focus on delivery client value, our 'Business Operations' function ensures that the company runs efficiently and appropriately across a number of operational areas: Finance, People, Operations, IT, and Legal, Risk & Compliance. Together, these teams ensure the consultants are fully supported - working from a strong operational base that’s efficient, innovative and compliant. Business Operations doesn’t just enable delivery; it empowers Alpha’s long-term success.   Role & Requirements We are investing into a Finance Business Partner aligned to our business unit for Europe, Asset and Wealth Management Consulting (“AWM EUR”). The Finance Business Partner (AWM EUR) role is a strategic dual role, embedded into both the business unit (AWM EUR) and the Business Operations function (Finance function) to ensure alignment with AWM EUR’s strategic goals, while also maintaining strong ties with Business Operations to uphold functional standards and best practices. The Finance Business Partner (AWM EUR) has dual reporting lines: * To the Business Head – reporting to the Head of Asset and Wealth Management, Europe who provides day-to-day direction, priorities, and operational objectives. * To the Business Operations – the Finance Business Partner (AWM EUR) role reports directly into the Finance Business Partner Director (AWM UK/MENA/APAC), ultimately reporting to the CFO, who ensure functional alignment, capability development, and mentoring support. This structure enables the Finance Business Partner (AWM EUR) to deliver tailored finance solutions that are both strategically aligned with AWM EUR and consistent with Group-wide Finance practices. Your key responsibilities include: * Strategic Project Support: * Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis for Business Unit (BU) initiatives. * Support evaluation of new client opportunities and pricing strategies. * Monitor project financials to safeguard profitability and cash flow. * Finance Delivery Team Mobilization and Monitoring: * Ensure smooth delivery of transaction services (AP, AR, payroll). * Monitor service performance and escalate where required. * Provide feedback to improve efficiency and accuracy of Finance delivery team. * Financial Planning and Analysis: * Support the BU budgeting process, aligning with corporate timelines. * Develop and maintain rolling forecasts incorporating demand, pipeline and costs. * Support leaders in making proactive course corrections. * Track key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive value creation across revenue/profit/cashflow, analyze deviations from targets, and produce insightful financial reports for senior management. * Analyze revenue, utilization and margin performance drivers. * Provide actionable insights into trends, risks and opportunities. * Benchmark BU performance against peers and market norms. * Business Partnering: * Serve as financial point of contact for BU leadership and project teams. * Analyze client/ project profitability and pricing structures. * Provide financial insights and support for strategic decision-making. * Translate complex financial information for non-finance stakeholders * Cost Management and Optimization: * Identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities across BU operations. * Partner with leaders to track discretionary spend. * Benchmark BU cost base against internal and external best practice. * Investment Business Cases: * Collaborate with BU leaders to build and help to evaluate investment cases. * Track outcomes against expected budgets.   Qualifications: Education: * University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience). * Professional finance qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) preferred. * Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Finance role. Skills and competencies: * Strong analytical and data interpretation skills to build financial models, analyze data sets, and identify key financial drivers. * Excellent communication skills to effectively convey financial insights to non-financial stakeholders. * Proven ability to build and maintain relationships across different levels of the organization. * A proactive, collaborative, positive approach to helping the organization succeed. Good to have: * Experience within a professional services firm (ideally within management consulting) * Experience or interest in the financial services industry * Experience of our systems (e.g., Salesforce, Sage) and data visualization tools (Pigment/PowerBI).   Location and working patten: * Office-based in the same location as the AWM EUR P&L head in Paris, France. For this role it is important that this individual is co-located with the business and is able to attend key meetings in person – e.g. senior leadership meetings, strategic initiative workshops and 1:1s. We expect that on average this will require c. 3d/w in the relevant office, but this may flex up or down depending on the week.   Benefits & Compensation * Competitive base salary * Share of the profits of the business * 25 working days of paid leave + discretionary rest days granted annually (currently additional 2 days off, 27 days in total) * Lunch vouchers (10€) * Life insurance and travel insurance * Laptop and mobile phone   Our Commitment to Inclusion At Alpha, diversity, equity and inclusion are critical to our success. Our priorities show a focus on fostering an inclusive, equitable workplace where individuals are treated fairly regardless of gender or background. We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making our recruitment process and workplace accessible and inclusive for everyone.   Data Privacy Policy: Full details around what data we hold, why we hold it and for how long are available in our recruitment privacy statement (https://alphafmc.com/privacy-policy/).

Qonto

Our mission and customers: We are creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed by delivering Europe's leading finance workspace with banking at its core, augmented by financial tools. We are proud to be rated 4.8 on Trustpilot, based on 55,000+ reviews. Our culture puts customer satisfaction at the core of what we do, as proven by our Net Promoter Score of 75 (more about our culture here). Our journey: Founded in 2017 by Alexandre and Steve, Qonto has grown to 1,600+ Qontoers serving over 600,000+ customers across 8 European countries. We have been profitable since 2023, and we are just getting started. Our beliefs: We hire for skills and potential. With 80+ nationalities, 45% women, of which 56% of women in our leadership team, diversity isn't a program; It's who we are. We've built a discrimination-free hiring process because the best teams are built on merit. AI at Qonto: AI is deeply embedded in how we work (here) - Every Qontoer gets unlimited access to the best AI tools. We want people who experiment without waiting for permission, push AI beyond the obvious, know when to trust it, and when to question it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join Qonto as a Consolidation Officer to strengthen Qonto’s IFRS consolidation, financial reporting, and disclosure production as we continue to scale. You will report to our Lead Consolidation and work closely with accounting, banking accounting, ALM, Risk & Compliance, Legal, Strategic Finance, and audit stakeholders. Your work will directly support the reliability of Qonto’s consolidated financial statements, our audit readiness, and the way we structure our finance operations for the future. ➡️ What you'll do Deliver the consolidation cycle: Participate in Qonto’s quarterly IFRS consolidation, from consolidation scope review and trial balance upload to subsidiaries package review, intercompany reconciliation / elimination, and homogenisation entries. Produce reliable financial reporting: Contribute to consolidated financial statements, disclosures, variance analysis, cash flow analysis, and the bridge between statutory financial statements and consolidation financial statements. Strengthen controls and audit readiness: Prepare clear audit trails, support audit procedures, contribute to internal controls, and make sure consolidation outputs are accurate, documented, and delivered on time. Improve tools and processes: Identify opportunities to enhance our consolidation tools and workflows, especially around Amelkis, SAP, and automation between systems. Partner cross-functionally: Work with accounting, banking accounting, ALM, Risk & Compliance, Legal, Strategic Finance, and auditors to gather inputs, challenge data, explain needs, and keep consolidation work moving smoothly. ➡️ What we're looking for Strong consolidation experience: You have around ~5 years of experience in consolidation, ideally in a bank, financial institution, fintech, or a strong enterprise / consulting environment. IFRS and technical consolidation skills: You are confident with IFRS, group accounting standards, consolidation methodology, journal entries, trial balance integration, balance sheet reconciliation, and intercompany eliminations. Tool-oriented mindset: You are comfortable working with consolidation and finance systems, ideally Amelkis, and you have the curiosity to understand how tools work and how they can be improved. Automation appetite: You are genuinely interested in technology, AI, and process optimisation. You can translate finance needs into clear business requirements for system improvements and automation projects. Autonomous and structured operator: You can prioritise, meet deadlines, work under pressure, and bring clear visibility to your manager and stakeholders. Collaborative communicator: You are open to feedback, solution-oriented, and able to explain technical finance topics clearly to cross-functional teams. Languages: English fluency is required; French is strongly preferred for collaboration with local stakeholders. ➡️ What we can offer you Direct impact on Qonto’s financial reporting: Your work will contribute to the quality, reliability, and auditability of Qonto’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures. A pivotal finance role at scale-up stage: You will join as Qonto continues to structure its consolidation function, strengthen in-house expertise, and prepare for more demanding reporting and strategic milestones. Exposure to complex, cross-functional topics: You will work across consolidation, IFRS reporting, audit, regulatory requirements, financial analysis, tooling, and automation — with stakeholders across Finance and beyond. A fast-paced environment with real ownership: This is a role for someone who wants autonomy, accountability, and the opportunity to step up quickly in a quarterly reporting rhythm. Process and automation opportunities: You will help shape how the consolidation team works, from improving audit trails to proposing tool enhancements and automation between finance systems.