Accounting Manager GitGuardian

Context

GitGuardian is a global pre-Series C cybersecurity scale-up.

Among our early investors who saw our market value proposition, are the co-founder of GitHub, Scott Chacon, along with Docker co-founder / CTO Solomon Hykes 👀. American and European top-tier VC firms have also invested in GitGuardian.

GitGuardian teams have developed a source code security platform for the DevOps generation. Our solutions are already used by more than 400K developers worldwide!

The existing team:

Florian, FinOps Manager
Thomas, FP&A Manager 

Yohann, Head of Finance

Recurring support from External Accounting firm (ACL)

Tools stack:

• Spendesk: Spend Management Platform (Account Payable)
• TravelPerk: Travel Management Platform
• Xero: Billing Software (Account Receivable)
• Pennylane: Accounting Software

Mission

• Daily Operations: Manage day-to-day accounting operations, including journal entries, reconciliations, and ledger maintenance.
• Financial Maestro: Perform month-end and annual closing activities, ensuring alignment with French GAAP.
• AP/AR Wizardry: Oversee the full accounts payable and receivable cycles, ensuring every transaction is timely and accurate.
• Tax Savvy: Navigate the complexities of tax regulations, including VAT and corporate income tax filings.
• Audit Liaison: Lead the charge on external audits, implementing improvements based on findings.
• Financial Sentinel: Develop and enforce robust internal controls and accounting policies to protect our assets.
• System Innovator: Identify and implement enhancements to our accounting systems and processes, leveraging the latest technology for efficiency gains.
• Strategic Partner: Work closely with various departments to support their business initiatives.
• Regulatory Expert: Stay ahead of accounting standards and regulations changes, ensuring our financial practices are always compliant.
• Global Reach: Depending on your development ambitions and those of the company, oversee the proper bookkeeping of our US subsidiary and the group's financial consolidation.

Requirements

If you think you match at least 70% of these criteria, please apply!

• You have a Master's degree in accounting or a DSCG, and at least 3 years of experience in a similar position
• You have a strong ability to adapt, especially in terms of accounting software
• You have advanced Excel/Gsheet skills
• You are rigorous, organized and you know how to show discretion
• You like challenges, working in a team and evolving in a fast growing environment
• You have good command in both written and spoken English
• Ideally, you have already worked in a start-up company
• In-depth knowledge of transfer pricing and international taxation is a real plus

Benefits

• 💰 Package that includes stock-options
• 🍜 Lunch voucher (Swile)
• 💻 Up to €300 to improve your home office set-up
• 🌴 Yearly holiday allowance
• 🤝 Referral bonus of 4000€ for any new Guardian we might hire thanks to you
• 🎡 Team building: monthly activities for the whole company + dedicated quarterly budget for every employee
• 🐕 Pet-friendly offices, some Guardians gets to bring their dogs from time to time

And also...

• 🏡 Remote policy: at least 2 days/week at the office for people living in Île-de-France, at least 3 days/month for people living elsewhere in France
• 👊 Working on a meaningful product, we already helped more than 400k developers across the globe
• 📈 A robust engineering culture, discover our R&D projects
• 🚀 Many opportunities for career development in the long term
• 👫 Trust & autonomy on your perimeter with a very transparent internal communication and a strong impact on the company development

Recruitment process

At GitGuardian, we are committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce.

We will ask for your gender on the application page to help us understand the diversity of our applicant pool and to track our progress in attracting and hiring a diverse workforce. The information is optional and will not be disclosed to the hiring manager or the interview team and will not be considered in the hiring process. We appreciate your willingness to share this with us so that we can continue to improve our diversity and inclusion efforts.

1. Video call with a Talent Acquisition team member

To discover your professional project and evaluate if there could be a mutual match.

2. Team interview / Interview with your future manager

To know more about yourself and your achievements, and present to you the team.

3. Business case with a member of the finance team

To evaluate your skills for the position and project yourself into the role.

4. Final interview with the COO

To detail our company’s vision and ambitions for the next couple of years.

Curious to know more about us ?

Products

• Want to go even further? Check out our public roadmap!
• Check out the State of Secrets Sprawl Report to understand our mission and the industry.
• Mackenzie (DevRel) will tell you about how GitGuardian works in this video!
• Our solutions are already used by hundreds of thousands of developers in all industries and GitGuardian platform is the n°1 security app on the GitHub marketplace 🔥

Clients

• GitGuardian helps organizations find exposed sensitive information that could often lead to tens of millions of dollars in potential damage.
• More than 80% of our customers are in the United States.
• Many F500 companies use GitGuardian's platform.

People

• The Guardians are knowledgeable, committed, serious, aligned with the company’s mission, and true team players: always willing to help each other grow our skill sets!
• The team is diverse and we hail from more than 20 different countries.
• We are also agile, remote-friendly, and fun people to work with.