Your day-to-day responsibilities:

Budget preparation:

• Support annual budget process, coordinating with department heads to ensure comprehensive financial plans.
• Develop detailed budget model.
• Analyze and challenge assumptions made during the budgeting process to ensure they align with strategic goals.
• Present budget proposals to senior management
• Prepare quarterly and monthly forecasts, updating assumptions based on the latest inputs and strategic objectives.
• Perform reforecasting as necessary, adjusting financial projections to reflect changes in assumptions.
• Develop rolling forecasts to provide continuous visibility into future financial performance.

FP&A:

• Develop detailed variance analysis to explain differences between actual results, forecasts, and budgets (month, YTD, comparable periods)
• Create management reports and dashboards to provide insights into financial performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data and ensure the accuracy of financial reports.

Financial Modeling:

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex financial models to support strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• Create and update pre-IPO financial models to assess potential valuation, liquidity needs, and capital structure scenarios.
• Conduct sensitivity analysis to understand the impact of various business decisions and external factors on the company's financial performance.
• Work closely with the finance team to ensure that financial models are aligned with accounting standards and company policies.

Pre-IPO Readiness:

• Assist in preparing the financial sections, including historical financial data and future projections.
• Support due diligence processes by providing necessary financial data and insights to external auditors and legal teams.
• Participate in the preparation of investor presentations and other materials required for the IPO roadshow.
• Work with external advisors and underwriters to ensure financial models meet the requirements for going public.

Strategic Support (Ad hoc):

• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Assist in evaluating potential M&A opportunities, including due diligence and integration planning.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive financial performance and support key business initiatives.

Your ideal profile:

• 4+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, financial modeling, investment banking, or corporate finance.
• Strong understanding of IFRS/TFRS for PAE
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, GSheets, pivot and financial modeling: building three-statement models is a must.
• Rigorous review processes to identify and correct errors in financial models.
• Ensuring that financial models produce consistent and reliable outputs over time.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ideally familiarity with data management and visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI, SQL for data extraction and import into , etc.