Your Ownership? 💪

As a VP Finance, you will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing the financial strategy at Hero, working closely with the Executive team (Exco), the CEO and the Board.

Your end-goal: to increase the Hero’s revenue through an effective financial strategy and product development, and to help secure additional funding (both equity and debt) to support growth and expansion initiatives, while reducing operational costs by optimizing expenses and improving the efficiency of financial processes! 🎯

Your missions will include : 

• Monitor and optimize the financial performance of the company, including cash management, financial planning, and the creation/update of Budget/Business Plans

• Lead the financial strategy of Hero to support its ambitious expansion plan, in accordance with the long-term goals of the company

• Ensure the reliability of the company’s accounts, the preparation, and consolidation of the financial statements, as well as support their annual audit by the statutory auditor

• Manage relationships with existing investors and help securing the next financing round (equity and debt) required for the company’s growth plans

• Select and manage the appropriate software tools for financial management

• Drive innovation and continuous improvement of banking, credit, and payment products to meet the financing needs of SMEs

• Ensure regulatory compliance and financial risk management

• Help to implement internal controls and compliance policies to reduce the financial/operational risks of the company

Your Profile? 🦸

• A graduate with a master’s degree in Accounting / Finance and 10+ years of experience as a VP Finance / Head of Finance  in the Fintech ecosystem. You have an in-depth knowledge of the financial/credit industry

• An expert in complex financial data analysis, capable of guiding the CEO and the executive team in strategic decision-making, and aligning Hero’s financial strategy with its long-term goals

• A decisive leader, unafraid to make impactful business decisions and take responsibility for them

• A problem solver: highly independent and capable of autonomously managing complex projects

• An entrepreneurial mindset: you thrive on starting from scratch and thinking outside the box

• Gifted with excellent interpersonal skills, you are able to create, motivate, and engage the Finance team, while working closely with other departments

• An excellent communicator who effectively liaise with both internal and external stakeholders, including current VC investors, as well as financial partners

• Agile and flexible, you easily adapt to a fast-paced and high-growth environment

• Fluency in both English and French is mandatory

Your perks? 💵

• 💲Competitive salary and BSPCE

• 💻 A flexible remote work policy

• 🗼Office in the heart of Paris 

• ☀️ An access to a coworking space based in Barcelona 

• 🦸🏻 A team of experts, united and driven by a common passion for company development

• 😎 A warm working atmosphere, with plenty of downtime: ice-breakers, regular team-building activities, afterworks, team lunches, seminars, etc

• 🥗 Meal vouchers to enjoy at lunchtime

Your hiring process? ⏰

Get set! To secure an offer, you’ll need to navigate through a swift multi-step process:

• A 45-minute video conference with the People Manager

• An interview with the CEO (Roland) and the Chief of Staff (Nicolas)

• A business case presentation with the CEO and a Board member (VC fund) 

• A cultural fit session with the Lead Product (Paul) & the Head of Compliance (Baptiste) 

• A reference check

Practical details:

• Full-time contract

• Availability: ASAP

• Based in Paris