Finance Manager

Role Overview

• Own the full P&L and Balance Sheet of the Business Unit.
• Lead the monthly financial close under IFRS standards.
• Coordinate the annual statutory close under French GAAP, working closely with local accounting firms and external advisors.
• Ensure consistency between IFRS group reporting and French GAAP statutory accounts.
• Act as the primary finance interface with Group Finance, auditors, and external accountants.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment and ensure balance sheet integrity.
• Identify and remediate accounting, compliance, or process risks.
• Oversee billing and invoicing processes (including billing tools such as Chargebee).
• Manage cash collection, DSO monitoring, and aged debt recovery.
• Ensure appropriate revenue recognition in line with IFRS and contractual terms.
• Design, document, and improve finance processes and internal controls.
• Respond to operational finance needs from Sales, Customer Success, Tech, and Operations teams.
• Supervise sales commission calculations.
• Review customer and partner contracts from a financial and commercial perspective.
• Ensure alignment with French legal, financial, and accounting requirements.
• Support Sales and Legal during negotiations by assessing margins, risks, and financial impacts.
• Prepare and manage the annual budget for the Business Unit.
• Implement rolling forecasts, reforecasting cycles, and outlook methodologies.
• Monitor headcount, personnel costs, and operating expenses.
• Provide variance analysis and actionable insights to management.
• Deliver management reporting (MBR, KPIs, cash, revenue metrics).
• Provide post-closing insights on MRR, NRR, churn, and revenue performance.
• Support pricing decisions, upsell and cross-sell initiatives.
• Act as a trusted finance partner to BU leadership.
• Contribute to group FP&A cycles including budgets, forecasts, and long-term planning.
• Support the preparation of multi-year strategic plans.
• Build and maintain financial models for scenario analysis and decision-making.
• Provide financial support for business development projects, partnerships, and new offerings.
• Prepare business cases, ROI analyses, and financial assessments for COMEX and leadership.
• Provide functional (dotted-line) guidance to less senior finance staff in affiliated entities.
• Review affiliate financial outputs and ensure consistency of standards and practices.
• Share best practices, tools, and methodologies across the group.
• Act as an escalation point for complex finance or accounting matters.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in finance (Finance Manager, Financial Controller, FP&A).
• Experience in international and multi-entity environments.
• Exposure to SaaS and/or logistics business models.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and French GAAP.
• Experience working with local accounting firms and group finance teams.
• Bac +5 (Master’s degree) in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent.
• Fluent in French and English.

Benefits

• **A challenging and learning environment: **we value high standards and empowerment. We always strive to make our employees grow to stay at the forefront of the market by knowing and using effective, up-to-date tools, frameworks, and processes!
• **Flexible hybrid remote model: **work from our Paris office (2 days a week) and remotely, as long as your located in France. We know that everyone has their own way of working that best fits their lifestyle and needs.
• **International environment: **join a diverse team with **10+ nationalities **where English is our official language.
• **People-centric company: **we believe that happy and healthy collaborators can achieve great things. Investing in their wellbeing is investing in our success.
• Fun workplace where connections thrive: we value human connections and a collaborative work environment. That is why we organize opportunities to spend time together, whether physically or remotely.
• 4 mandatory gatherings per year: we cover your expenses to join key company-wide events, including company & team offsite, plenary session and team event in Paris.
• office events: bi-monthly lunches at a restaurant with your peers, afterworks, breakfasts, themed activities...
• remote events: quarterly virtual gatherings (e.g. cheese tasting, flower decoration) and a buddy program to connect with teammates.
• Swile card: Meal vouchers and more than €500/year for green transport subsidies (public transport, bike purchases, protective gear etc.).
• 33 days of paid time off per year: a generous PTO policy to support your work-life balance.
• Work from home set-up: Get up to €500 to create an optimal home office with a desk and/or chair.