Head of Financial Controller - Remote-First with Equity

Filigran; France; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Remote-first flexibility

25 days PTO baseline

Volunteer days

Home office setup

In-person/global company events

Job summary

Filigran is seeking a Head of Financial Controller to own the full accounting function across its international entities. You will manage revenue recognition, consolidation, and month-end close, while building scalable controls and processes to support rapid growth.

You will report to the VP of Finance in a remote-first, global environment, with a small team and significant hands-on execution. Strong autonomy and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in accounting roles, including senior/lead or controller-level experience.
• Strong knowledge of French accounting standards; exposure to multi-GAAP/consolidation environments is a strong plus.
• Proven ability to build processes and internal controls from scratch in a fast-growing or scaling environment.
• Comfortable operating with high autonomy and ambiguity; adapts quickly to change.
• Prior people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all financial transactions across Filigran entities.
• Continuously improve a scalable monthly/quarterly close process.
• Ensure revenue recognition is correctly applied and documented.
• Lead consolidation across Filigran's growing international entity structure.
• Partner with the VP of Finance on transfer pricing, inter company transactions, and cross-border compliance matters.
• Perform ongoing gap analyses of accounting processes and implement internal controls and policies.
• Manage the yearly financial audit end-to-end and coordinate with auditors.
• Own the relationship with the external accounting firm.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline accounting workflows.
• Build documentation that makes the accounting function auditable and transferable.
• Act as thought partner to the VP of Finance on technical accounting matters and process design.
• Manage a current team of 3 general accountants and grow the team.

Skills

Leadership

Accounting

Consolidation

Revenue recognition

Internal controls

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Filigran is seeking a Head of Financial Controller to own the full accounting function across its international entities. You will manage revenue recognition, consolidation, and month-end close, while building scalable controls and processes to support rapid growth.

You will report to the VP of Finance in a remote-first, global environment, with a small team and significant hands-on execution. Strong autonomy and leadership are essential.