ABOUT OUR COMPANY 

At Alma, we believe sustainable commerce depends on fair, well‑balanced trade. Because finance plays a pivotal role in business, our mission is to put it back in its rightful place - serving merchants and consumers.

Our installment and deferred payment solutions help merchants boost sales by 20% or more, increase customer loyalty, and deliver a seamless shopping experience - without encouraging bad debt.

As the buy now pay later leader in France and active in 10 European countries, we’ve empowered over 21,000 merchants and 8 million consumers.

With 360+ Almakers and €100M+ ARR, Alma is scaling rapidly across Europe—and we’re just getting started.

Alma is the company for you if are looking for:

Collective intelligence is the driving force behind Alma: we are looking for open-minded, curious, and ambitious people who want to actively participate in this exponential growth.

To continue to deliver an optimal purchasing experience and absolute ease of use, all teams at Alma (Tech, Product, Sales, Operations, Data, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and People) will strengthen their members to maintain the highest standards of quality and trust while pushing these innovations at Alma’s pace.

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are looking for a Junior Financial Controller / FP&A analyst, who will work closely with the FP&A Manager and in tight collaboration with the Business and Accounting teams.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work on a wide range of corporate finance topics in a fast-growing company, with high visibility and strong exposure to cross-functional teams, progressive autonomy on financial tasks, and to contribute to more complex and strategic projects.

Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will play a central role in reporting financial performance, standardizing reporting processes and analyzing performance.

• Financial controlling / Financial reporting
  • Participate in monthly closes in coordination with the Accounting team (review P&L, reconciliations, cut-offs, provisions, etc.)
  • Establish and maintain financial controls and data quality standards.
  • Prepare financial analyses for management (P&L by country, business line, etc.).
  • Ensure the accuracy and reliability of recurring financial outputs, autonomously managing routine financial tasks and delivering high-quality deliverables.
• FP&A / Performance & Business partnering
  • Support quarterly forecasts preparation ; work closely with business teams (Marketing, People, Risk, Ops, Product) to understand the P&L drivers and challenge assumptions.
  • Track performance vs. plan and provide actionable business recommendations.
  • Ensure reliable reporting at the relevant level of granularity to help leadership drive growth and efficiency.
  • Contribute to the quarterly Board deck and associated investor reporting.
  • Contribute to more complex projects : proactively identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve existing processes.

This role has a direct impact on the financial steering of the company, and provides direct exposure to C-level and Business teams. You will contribute to how financial performance is monitored, analyzed, and reported across the company. You’ll own recurring financial processes (budgeting, variance analysis, reporting) with growing autonomy, while progressively expanding your scope toward more complex analyses, projects, and cross-functional topics, building both your technical expertise and your business acumen along the way.

ABOUT YOU

• Profile & Experience
  • 2 to 4 years of experience in FP&A, Audit / TS or Corporate/Investment Banking.
  • Graduate of a top business school, majoring in Finance
  • Strong proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets.
  • Fluency in French and English (international environment).
  • Analytical skills: ability to interpret numbers, identify trends, and take a step back to put analyses into perspective.
• Skills & Attributes
  • Rigor and attention to detail: being zero-defect is key for this job.
  • Solution-oriented mindset – you approach challenges proactively, focusing on actionable solutions rather than just identifying problems.
  • Strong communication skills – you can present analyses clearly and engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
  • Critical thinking & initiative – you’re comfortable questioning the status quo and driving process improvements.
  • Business curiosity – you have a genuine interest in understanding business drivers and operational impacts.
  • Team player & collaborative mindset – you thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy working with diverse teams.

ABOUT THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

We'll aim at running the process in 2 to 3 weeks following the steps below:

• Visio call with a member of our People team
• Visio call with the Finance Manager
• Written case study on site to debrief with the Finance Manager & VP Finance 
• Visio call with the Head of Financing and Capital Optimization