Your role

• As our Finance Manager you will be responsible for all financial aspects of the company under the direction of our COO and support our fundraising efforts.

• You will lead the financial planning and reporting process and handle company cash and financial partners.

• You will oversee the relation with our external accountant as well as the legal part.

• You are the finance person in the company! You will be the privileged point of contact for all finance aspects and will be at the forefront of the future finance team.

Your objectives

Finances:

• You will prepare monthly financial reports, follow the budget, help set up tools and indicators to report on the company’s financial situation in real time.

• You will structure company financial processes with the office manager (e.g. improving the purchasing process, invoice process etc.)

• You will manage the relationship with financial 3rd parties (banks, accountants etc.), lead the annual Crédit Impôt Recherche application and supporting documents and ensure the compliance with local tax requirements and link with authorities.

Public and private fundraising

• You will support the CEO in our fundraising activities: preparation of dataroom, preparation of financial documents asked by investors, etc.

• You will lead the public fundraising activities and prepare, manage and follow-up on company engagement on grants.

Accounting & legal

• You will lead the closing and annual audit of the financial statements and manage supplier and customer invoices and payments helped by the office manager.

• You will prepare and manage the company legal documentation (AGO, BSPCE subscriptions, etc.), manage company contracts and legal documents (NDA, partnership contract reviews etc.) and manage the company insurances.

You have an academic background in finance and/or accounting.
You have experiences with the month-end/year end close process and in creating financial statements.
You are fluent in French and English
You are rigorous and organized and you have an analytic and synthetic mind
It might be a plus if you:

Have an interest in deeptech technologies
Took part in a fundraising process or M&A deal before in a startup