As a Finance Operations Specialist, you will optimize financial processes, ensure compliance, and enhance operational efficiency to support the company’s growth. Your key responsibilities include:

Financial Operations and Reporting

• Oversee all financial operations, including accounting, financial reporting, tax compliance, and audits, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with external partners (investors, lenders, vendors), managing financial risk and securing funding when needed.

• Enhance financial processes by introducing efficiencies and automation, ensuring robust and scalable operations.

Compliance, Policies, and Risk Management

• Ensure financial policies and procedures are in place and adhered to, promoting transparency, accountability, and risk management across the organization.

• Oversee tax, social declarations, and regulatory compliance, preparing and verifying submissions, and collaborating on legal audits to minimize risk.

Process Optimization

• Implement structured financial processes to align with the company’s growth objectives, ensuring efficiency in daily operations.

• Support the execution of funding-related operations, including data preparation, due diligence, and investor reporting to facilitate financing rounds.

• Monitor and assess financial performance metrics, providing insights to optimize revenue streams and cost efficiencies.

• Standardize financial reporting frameworks, ensuring leadership has real-time, accurate data for decision-making.

Budgeting & Forecasting Execution

• Manage the operational aspects of financial planning, ensuring seamless budget tracking and resource allocation for maximum ROI.

• Develop and maintain forecasting models, integrating real-time financial data to improve accuracy and agility in decision-making.

• Assist in cash flow and working capital management, ensuring financial sustainability and efficient use of company resources.

• Coordinate with internal teams to align budgeting with operational needs, ensuring seamless collaboration between finance and other departments.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in financial operations, accounting, or treasury management, preferably within a startup, SaaS, or high-growth environment.

• Proven experience in managing financial processes, including accounts payable/receivable, expense management, and cash flow monitoring.

• Proficiency in financial software and MS Office Suite (especially Excel) is required. Experience with Pennylane, Qonto, and Lucca is a plus.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to track financial performance metrics, identify operational inefficiencies, and optimize financial workflows.

• Solid knowledge of financial compliance, tax reporting, and regulatory requirements, ensuring adherence to best practices.

• Experience in financial reconciliation, audit preparation, and vendor payment management.

• Full professional fluency in both French and English is required.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal teams, external vendors, and financial institutions.

• Detail-oriented and highly organized, with a proactive approach to process improvement and automation.

• Hands-on and solutions-driven, with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.

• 30 mins chat with HR team

• 30 mins chat with the hiring manager

• A case study on a mission related to the role

• Final call with our CEO

What you’ll love about working at Descartes & Mauss

Flexible and hybrid work arrangements

• Work from home (or wherever you perform best) up to 3 days per week

• Join your colleagues in the office on Wednesdays & Thursdays at our WeWork space in Paris 9ème

• Access to WeWork offices worldwide

• Extended full remote periods during summer and the end of the year, allowing you to spend more time with loved ones

An international, diverse, and inclusive work environment

• 18+ nationalities represented (and growing!)

• A 50-50 gender balance, ensuring equal opportunities for all

• A welcoming culture that embraces new perspectives and backgrounds

• A workplace that prioritizes well-being and a strong team spirit

• Regular team-building activities, after-work drinks, and fun social events

• An international company offsite every year - our last one was in Tuscany in 2024!

Benefits and perks

• 50% of Navigo transportation costs reimbursed

• Swile card for meals, with a daily allowance of €16, 55% covered by us

• An extra day off on your birthday apart from 25 days off + RTTs  🎊

• Comprehensive mutuelle

Continuous learning and career growth:

• A culture that encourages professional and personal development

• Buddy program for all newcomers, ensuring a smooth integration with guidance from experienced team members

• Access to training resources and mentorship from experienced peers and managers

• 3 company-wide workshops per year, some featuring expert speakers!

D&M celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Studies show that women and people from underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply unless they meet all the criteria. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the person we need!