Financial Controller

About the Role YOU will lead French statutory accounting and monthly closes, manage relationships with external accounting firms and tax advisors, design and own revenue recognition for subscription and card interchange streams, build and maintain accounting policies and controls, and drive audit readiness and finance automation.

Requirements 10 years of relevant professional experience, with a career path starting in audit at a top-tier firm and followed by experience as a Financial Controller or equivalent. Demonstrated experience managing external accounting partners and statutory auditors. Strong knowledge of French statutory accounting (Plan Comptable Général); IFRS knowledge is a plus. Hands-on experience with Pennylane, NetSuite, Sage Intacct or similar; familiarity with crypto sub-ledger tools such as Cryptio, Bitwave, Lukka is highly valued. Sector experience in crypto or fintech is highly valued; experience in other B2C platforms is also useful. Native French and professional working proficiency in English. Strong technology and data fluency with comfort using data tools and some scripting (SQL and light scripting such as Python or JavaScript). Holistic perspective and strong business judgment. High autonomy and ownership mindset. Strong communicator with a growth mindset.

Responsibilities Lead French statutory accounting and own monthly and annual closes, transitioning to a monthly close cadence. Manage the relationship with the external accounting firm and, from 2027, the appointed statutory auditor. Lead tax compliance across direct and indirect taxes including corporate income tax, VAT, and other applicable taxes, in coordination with a specialist tax advisor. Design and own the accounting policies including revenue recognition for subscription and card interchange revenue streams, accruals, intercompany transactions, FX treatment and other positions as they emerge. Build and own the bad debt provisioning and collections framework for the new subscription business, in coordination with Product, Engineering and Customer Service. Build and maintain reconciliation workflows between Cryptio, the subscription billing platform, the Banking-as-a-Service provider and Pennylane. Lead audit readiness preparation including documentation, internal controls design and audit trail integrity across accounting systems. Drive automation and AI adoption across the finance function including workflows, AI-assisted analysis and reporting, and data-driven tooling. Contribute to the finance systems roadmap including the selection and implementation of close-management software and finance productivity tools. Partner with the Data Lead to ensure finance data needs are met in the data warehouse.

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