Chief Financial Officer

Finatal; Paris; Hybride; EUR 120 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a French-speaking CFO to partner with the CEO of a PE-backed software business in France. This strategic role involves driving planning, overseeing systems implementation, ensuring compliance, and leading a finance team. Fluency in French and private equity experience are essential. This hybrid role offers flexibility with two days in France every fortnight.

Qualifications

• Fluency in French is essential.
• Experience in private equity within a growth environment.
• Strong strategic and operational finance skills.
• Willingness to travel to France twice every fortnight.

Responsabilités

• Drive strategic planning and business modelling.
• Oversee systems implementation.
• Optimise reporting and KPI frameworks.
• Ensure contractual and GDPR compliance.
• Lead a small but high-performing finance team.

Connaissances

Fluent in French

Private equity experience

Strategic finance capability

Operational finance capability

Description du poste

CFO – French Speaking | PE-Backed Software Business

Location | Hybrid (France 2 Days / Fortnight)

NT450

Finatal are partnering with a recently acquired PE-backed SaaS business generating €30m ARR & 40% YoY growth, looking to bring in a strategic CFO.

A highly profitable, PE-backed software business (c.€30m ARR) is seeking a French-speaking CFO to partner with the CEO and investors following a recent investment. The role will focus on driving strategic planning and business modelling, overseeing systems implementation, optimising reporting and KPI frameworks, ensuring contractual and GDPR compliance, and leading a small but high-performing finance team.

Requirements

• Fluent in French (essential).
• Proven private equity experience within a growth environment.
• Strong strategic and operational finance capability.
• Able to travel to France 2 days every fortnight.
• Available to start immediately or at short notice.

An excellent opportunity for a commercially minded CFO to help shape the next phase of growth in a dynamic, profitable software business.