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🌟 About Beta-i
At Beta-i, we help companies grow smarter. As a collaborative innovation consultancy, we co-create impactful solutions with clients through open innovation, digital transformation, and startup engagement. With over 15 years of experience across Europe and LATAM, we are now scaling our operations, including deeper integration with FCamara Group, a global technology and innovation ecosystem.
🚀 Your Mission
As Finance Lead, you will ensure the financial health and strategic alignment of Beta-i Portugal. You’ll own the financial planning cycle, drive budgeting and control across projects and business units, support decision making on group investment flows, and collaborate closely with FCamara’s shared services. You’ll play a critical role in supporting our growth—at home and abroad.
💼 Key Responsibilities
Budgeting & Financial Control
- Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process across all business units.
- Oversee cash flow management, accruals, and cost center allocation.
- Implement and track financial controls and cost efficiency metrics.
Financial Reporting & Strategic Analysis
- Deliver timely and accurate financial reports, dashboards, and insights to management.
- Monitor key financial KPIs and advise on budget deviations, risks, and corrective actions.
- Coordinate audit and compliance processes with external auditors and legal partners.
Project & Investment Oversight
- Support project leads with budgeting and financial monitoring of client and funded projects.
- Oversee investment allocation across Beta-i geographies and new ventures.
- Analyze transfer pricing and costs across entities (Portugal, Brazil, and soon the US).
FCamara & Shared Services Liaison
- Act as main point of contact for all financial matters with FCamara Shared Services (treasury, accounting, procurement, legal).
- Align reporting practices with FCamara’s IFRS standards and internal controls.
- Ensure clarity and consistency in financial reporting across regions.
🔍 What You Bring
- 5+ years’ experience in finance leadership roles, ideally in consulting or project-driven environments.
- Strong command of budgeting, financial planning, and reporting.
- Familiarity with IFRS standards and working in multi-entity structures.
- Experience in CAPEX management and international investment planning.
- Confidence navigating complex stakeholder environments and cross-functional teams.
- Fluent in Portuguese and English.
- Proven ability to work in multi-stakeholder environments, coordinating across teams, departments, and external partners.
- Familiarity with funded projects (e.g., EU grants) and related financial requirements is desirable.
- High attention to detail, with a strong commitment to accuracy and reliability.
- Comfortable navigating change management processes and adapting to evolving business needs.
🎯 Performance Expectations
- Deliver annual budget on time and in alignment with group targets.
- Ensure 100% on-time project reporting and financial compliance.
- Optimize cash flow forecasting and working capital usage.
- Reduce financial risks through early identification and process control.
- Improve visibility on international cost allocation and investment return.
✨ What You’ll Love
✅ Strategic role with direct impact on Beta-i’s growth trajectory
✅ High visibility across the leadership team and FCamara Group
✅ Opportunities to influence international expansion (US, EU, LATAM)
✅ Hybrid and flexible work model with Lisbon as your base
Ready to shape the future of collaborative innovation through financial leadership? Apply now and let’s build smarter together. 🚀
📍 Location: Lisbon, Portugal
🧭 Work Model: Hybrid
🗓 Start Date: Q2 2025
💸 Salary Range: 25.000€ – 31.000€/year
🌍 Why Us? Why Now?
This isn’t just another role—it’s your chance to shape the future of collaborative innovation through financial leadership. Join us at a crucial stage of expansion and transformation. If you’re ready to make a difference, let’s build smarter together.
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