Assistant Portfolio Manager, Espoo

About the role

As an Assistant Portfolio Manager, you will support our client’s IT leadership and stakeholders in managing the portfolio's roadmap and financials. Your core mission is to ensure that investments align with strategic objectives, adhere to governance standards, and utilize resources efficiently. You will collaborate closely with the internal stakeholders such as the Department Head, Portfolio Managers, Product Managers and Product Owners.

This is a great opportunity to apply your understanding of business controlling in an international environment while developing your expertise in portfolio management. The position is located in Keilaniemi, Espoo, and follows a hybrid model with weekly on-site work.

You are offered

• Interesting role combining insights into portfolio financial management and software development projects
• Global work environment fostering professional development and growth
• Smartum lunch card and versatile occupational health care services

You will be employed in this role through Academic Work. As a consultant at Academic Work you are offered a great opportunity to grow as a professional, extend your network and establish valuable contacts for the future.

Work tasks

• Portfolio Coordination: Collect, maintain, and support the communication of proposed development items, initiatives, and overall portfolio status to stakeholders.
• Portfolio Financial Management: Monitor and track portfolio-level financial performance, assist in variance analysis, and coordinate budgeting/budget adjustment processes with finance partners.
• Data and Reporting: Prepare and maintain dashboards for project statuses, portfolio financials, and capacity planning, including scenario planning and forecasting.
• Governance and Compliance: Support adherence to the company's project management methodology and specific portfolio governance standards.
• Resource and Budget Support: Facilitate resource demand-supply analysis and assist with annual/quarterly budget cycle activities in portfolio management tools.
• Tool Support: Act as IT department's key user for the portfolio management tool

We are looking for

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Industrial Engineering
• 1–2 years of experience in the field of business controlling
• Understanding of portfolio management and portfolio financial management principles
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and data visualization tools like Power BI
• Fluency in English
• Excellent communication skills

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience from Software Development projects
• Experience from Manufacturing or Industrial Services business

While we expect you to have some background or knowledge in business controlling and portfolio management, we see this role as an excellent growth opportunity, especially for someone in the early stages of their career. To succeed in the role, your personal skills are:

• Analytical and detail-oriented - You have an analytical mindset, understanding the big picture but also having attention to detail
• Influential and assertive - You possess a positive, can-do attitude and the ability to speak up and challenge the business to better performance
• Collaborative - You are eager to work collaboratively in a global, cross-functional environment with a large pool of stakeholders

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.

You will hear more of the client company in the first step of the process, during a phone interview.