As Finance Manager (France), you will own the full French finance scope and act as the key interface between the French entity and the Group Finance team. You will ensure compliant, reliable, and timely financial operations (statutory and group), lead reporting and audit coordination, and establish scalable finance processes and best practices for affiliate reporting to headquarters — helping define standards that can be extended across the wider business.

You will work closely with an external accounting. You will report directly to the Group CFO (based in Sweden).

Key responsibilities

1. Finance management (France entity ownership)

• Own the finance function for the French entity end-to-end, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency

• Act as a trusted finance partner to local leadership and the Group CFO

• Monitor cash position and overall financial health

• Lead coordination for the annual CAC statutory audit in France

• Lead the preparation, coordination, and timely filing of CIR/CII declarations in France

1. Accounting, closing & reporting

• Oversee month-end activities with the external accountant and ensure smooth, timely closings

• Deliver high-quality monthly reporting to the Group, aligned with group timelines and standards

• Ensure accurate revenue recognition in accordance with SaaS models, including alignment of systems and billing

• Prepare and maintain Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) reporting, including new business, expansions, contractions, and churn

• Collaborate with Sales and Customer Success to ensure data accuracy and consistency

1. Payroll & financial operations

• Process and oversee payroll, including salary calculations, variable compensation, commissions, benefits, and payroll taxes

• Coordinate with external payroll providers to ensure accuracy and timeliness

• Ensure proper controls and reliability across key financial operations

1. HR administration & office

• Oversee HR administration for the French entity, including employee contracts, onboarding/offboarding, and compliance with local labor laws

• Act as the main point of contact for employees on administrative HR topics (contracts, benefits, payroll questions)

• Coordinate with external suppliers and service providers (office, equipment, insurance, etc.)

• Ensure smooth day-to-day office operations and vendor management

Experience & background

• Proven experience in accounting, audit, or both (e.g., audit firm background, in-house accounting/controlling, finance manager).

• Strong understanding of finance fundamentals: closing, statutory compliance, reporting discipline, and controls.

• Experience working with external accountants and coordinating audits.

Skills

• Excellent French & English (written and spoken) — comfortable operating daily in an international group environment.

• Strong analytical mindset and ability to translate financial data into clear insights and actions.

• Process-driven: able to implement structure, create templates, document workflows, and improve execution.

• Confident communicator with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders across countries.

• Proficient with finance tools and systems (accounting/reporting/expense tools; advanced Excel).

• Comfortable in a fast-moving environment with high ownership.

• Screening Visio interview (15min) with Thibault (Elevo CEO)

• Visio Interview with group CFO (45min)

• In person interviews (2 hours)