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 firm and be supported by a Country Coordinator who will assist with day-to-day finance administration (cash collection, operational follow-ups, etc.).

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.

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

• Monitor cash position, working capital, and key financial risks/opportunities.

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

• Lead coordination for the annual CAC statutory audit in France.

• Lead the preparation, coordination, and timely filing of CIR/CII declarations in France, ensuring full compliance and robust supporting documentation.

• 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, churn and collaborate with sales and customer success to ensure accurate data

• Process and oversee payroll, including salary calculations, variable compensation, commissions, benefits, payroll taxes, and coordination with external payroll providers

2) Group reporting & affiliate reporting excellence

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

• Build and continuously improve affiliate reporting practices

• Strengthen collaboration and communication routines with Group Finance (Sweden) and other affiliates.

• Help extend reporting best practices beyond France, contributing to standardization across the business.

4) Finance processes & controls

• Design, document, and improve core finance processes (closing, invoicing oversight, expenses, approvals, reporting packs).

• Ensure clear ownership and a strong control environment despite a lean setup and automation.

• Drive continuous improvement: simplify workflows, reduce cycle times, and improve data reliability.

5) Signatory representative (France)

• Act as a signatory representative for the Group in France.

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)