Financial Controller (M/F/X) - Permanent Contract

Work With Island; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility package

Swile meal card: €9/day

2–3 sports sessions/month

Health coverage through Alan

Regular team events & Biannual company retreats

Referral bonus

Job summary

Work With Island in Paris is looking for a Finance team member to manage budget preparation, forecasting, and P&L analysis. Collaborating closely with leadership, you will develop reporting tools and ensure compliance with accounting standards. A Master’s degree in Finance and at least 2 years of relevant experience in a startup or SME are required. The position offers a mobility package, meal card, health coverage, and remote work options (2 days/week).

Qualifications

• 2 years of professional experience in audit, management control or finance.
• Prior experience in startups or small-to-medium businesses (SMEs) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive the preparation and monitoring of budgets and reforecasts.
• Build, automate and continuously improve analysis and reporting tools.
• Lead the preparation of account audits.
• Monitor daily financial flows in coordination with internal teams.

Skills

Curious and analytical

Fluent in French

Good level of English

Comfortable with Excel / Google Sheets

Education

Master's degree in Finance, Audit, Management Control or Corporate Finance

Job description

Within the Finance team, you'll work closely alongside Emilia, our Head of Finance, on high-impact financial steering topics.

At the heart of your mission: management control. You'll drive budget construction, forecasting exercises, and P&L analysis. You'll also be at the centre of building our reporting tools – dashboards, BI, AI agents – designed to inform strategic decision-making.

You'll also be involved in the operational side of finance: flows, processes, and ensuring the accuracy of the accounts. A broad scope, in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

1. Management Control & Budget Steering

• Drive the preparation and monitoring of budgets and reforecasts.
• Prepare financial forecasts: data collection, consolidation, and critical analysis.
• Analyse budget vs. actuals, identify P&L impacts and propose areas for improvement.
• Structure financial arguments for discussions with internal stakeholders.

2. Reporting & Performance Analysis

• Build, automate and continuously improve analysis and reporting tools.
• Lead the monthly accounting close and financial statements analysis.
• Produce financial reports and management dashboards.
• Monitor KPIs and deliver projections.

3. Relationships with Financial Partners

• Act as the operational point of contact for our accounting, legal and external service providers.
• Prepare the necessary materials and analyses, draft associated summaries.

4. Compliance & Internal Control

• Lead the preparation of account audits.
• Ensure compliance with accounting and regulatory standards.
• Improve and structure internal control procedures.

5. Operational Finance & Office Management

• Monitor daily financial flows in coordination with internal teams.
• Support the tracking of collections and receipts, in liaison with relevant teams.
• Monitor operational expenses and the Office Management budget.
• Manage and track the fixed assets inventory.

Benefits

• Mobility package
• Swile meal card: €9/day
• 2–3 sports sessions/month
• Health coverage through Alan
• Remote work: 2 days/week
• Regular team events & Biannual company retreats
• Referral bonus
• Master's degree in Finance, Audit, Management Control or Corporate Finance
• 2 years of professional experience (excluding internships and apprenticeships) in audit (firm or in-house), management control or finance
• Prior experience in startups or small-to-medium businesses (SMEs) is essential
• Comfortable with Excel / Google Sheets: pivot tables, complex functions, financial data handling
• Curious, analytical, with an eye for detail and a genuine drive to understand what's behind the numbers
• Trustworthy and discreet, at ease in a demanding and collaborative environment
• Fluent in French, good level of English

What you'll find here

• A broad scope and subjects that have a real impact on steering a fast-growing company.
• Skills development in financial modelling and data analysis, with modern tools and a genuine drive to automate.
• Autonomy from day one, in an environment that trusts you – and direct exposure to business challenges, working closely with leadership.

Work with Island is an equal opportunity employer. All our positions are open to everyone, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, or sexual orientation.