FP&A Business Partner - Finance & Performance

Action: Partner directly with the CTO and CPO to challenge investment assumptions, evaluate business cases, and manage full lifecycle financial planning for engineering initiatives, cloud/IT infrastructure, and software capitalization.

Output: Institutionalized business review processes, comprehensive project business cases with documented ROI/NPV models, and strategic budget allocations.

Metrics: 100% of new Tech & Product initiatives vetted with documented ROI/NPV models prior to commitment; Variance minimization between Budget/Rolling Forecast vs. Actuals.

Action: Lead the accounting and compliance framework for R&D capitalization under IAS 38 and oversee timesheet governance.

Output: Auditable capitalization workflows, accurate amortization schedules, and ironclad technical project accounting schedules.

Metrics: Zero audit findings on IAS 38 compliance; 100% timesheet tracking compliance across technical teams.

Action: Design, build and maintain dedicated enterprise planning applications within Pigment, deploying AI and workflow automations.

Output: Production-grade Pigment models and automated reporting pipelines.

Metrics: 100% on-time deployment and company-wide adoption of internal Pigment apps; Measurable hours saved and reduction in manual cycle times via AI and Pigment automations.

Action: Build and maintain the cross-functional data collection and compliance mechanisms required for external ESG disclosure frameworks.

Output: Regulatory-compliant ESG reporting packages, dynamic carbon/ESG monitoring dashboards, and forward-looking sustainability forecasts.

Metrics: 100% on-time submission of ESG external regulatory reports with zero audit discrepancies.

Minimum 5 years of dedicated FP&A, controlling, or project finance experience within a fast-moving tech scale-up or international environment.

Direct experience steering financial governance for engineering, IT, or product teams, serving as a trusted advisor to senior technical executives.

Deep technical accounting mastery of IFRS standards, specifically IAS 38 software capitalization lifecycles, with a track record of clean audit sign-offs.

Built complex, dynamic financial models and multi-dimensional planning tools from the ground up (prior experience with Pigment or modern FP&A platforms like Anaplan is a strong advantage).

Full bilingual operational fluency in both French and English, capable of challenging senior leadership and writing board-level materials in both languages.

Advanced multidimensional enterprise architecture and modeling on Pigment

Executive-level business partnering, steering R&D portfolio allocation and capital efficiency directly with C-level product and technology leaders.

End-to-end ESG regulatory reporting integration, translating non-financial data into institutional-grade reporting frameworks.

This role is perfect for you if...

Thrive on being a trusted strategic co-pilot, comfortable sitting down with engineering leads to constructively challenge project assumptions, unit economics, and tech spend.

Love modern finance technology and prefer architecting scalable models in platforms like Pigment over relying on static, disconnected spreadsheets.

Embody high agency and radical ownership—you actively look for inefficiencies, initiate system improvements, and turn ambiguity into clear, automated processes.

This role is NOT for you if...

Prefer passive reporting and back-office bookkeeping rather than engaging in dynamic, cross-functional business partnering with technical leaders.

Expect static, pre-built financial processes and feel uncomfortable building workflows from scratch.

View finance in isolation from company culture, struggling to communicate complex financial constraints

Day 30: Immerse yourself in Malt’s business model and culture, building strong relationships with the finance team, CTO, and CPO. Audit the existing Tech & Product cost centers, map current IAS 38 capitalization workflows, and complete initial onboarding onto Malt’s Pigment environment to baseline the Tech & Product forecast.

Day 90: Assume full financial stewardship of the Tech & Product budget, leading rolling forecast cadences and establishing clear ROI/NPV evaluation gates for new engineering projects. Deploy your first dedicated Pigment applications (including IFRS 2/IFRS 16 modeling) and stabilize data collection pipelines for ESG reporting milestones.

Day 180: Operate with total autonomy as the strategic finance leader for Tech & Product, delivering predictable rolling forecasts and driving clean audit compliance across all CapEx lifecycles. Champion continuous process efficiency by rolling out AI-assisted automations across financial planning workflows, maximizing return on technology investments across Malt.

First call with Claudia, our Talent Acquisition Manager, to better understand your background, aspirations and answer any questions you may have. (30-45 minutes)

Interview with you future manager to dive into the role and ensure it’s a match! (45-60 minutes)

Business case for you to complete and present in order to assess your skills for the role and presentation skills.

Final interview with a C-level to discuss Malt’s long-term vision.