Group Controller
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Group Controller to own the day to day financial operations of our French and international perimeter working closely with the finance team (5 persons) and reporting directly to the CFO.
This role is open to fully remote candidates from France & Europe or on-site at our Paris headquarters with flexible hybrid arrangements welcome.
Operating in a Private Equity-backed environment and supporting the integration of two recent acquisitions (France & US) the Group Controller will take ownership of the financial operations across a dozen of international legal entities with potential new add-ons in the future.
The Group Controller will be a key member of the finance team during an important period of growth scaling rapidly through both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions.
Current finance stack (Pennylane Xero Payhawk Payfit etc.)
The key responsibilities are as follows:
- Oversee the production of the monthly consolidated reporting (P&L balance sheet cash flow) to ensure of its quality and delivery on time
- Coordinate annual financial statement preparation (management account IFRS consolidation transfer pricing IC reconciliation etc.)
- Manage the reinternalization of the monthly closing process for the US acquisition in coordination with the external US accounting firm
- Manage all accounting operations for the group including:
- Billing
- A/R A/P G/L
- Revenue Recognition
- Group consolidation
- Intercompany transactions
- Coordinate the auditors work and act the primary contact
- Overseeing cash collection
- Lead the upcoming ERP implementation
- Contribution to due diligence refinancing or exit processes as required
- Contribute to the annual budget preparation
- Maintain and update the short-term cash-flow forecast
- Document and strengthen intercompany accounting procedures
- Identify and resolve discrepancies; proactively propose process improvements
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards tax regulations and corporate governance requirements.
- 5 to 8 years of relevant experience including a significant track record in:
- Structured technical grounding in accounting and controls through audit transaction services or equivalent industry experience
- Similar role in a multi-entity group LBO or SaaS environment
- Fluent in French & English comfortable handling day-to-day oral and written interactions with French / US / UK-based teams (calls emails reporting)
- Strong interest in automation and modern finance tooling with AI
- Comfortable with autonomy in a high-growth environment able to work both strategically and hands-on
- Deep knowledge of financial regulations accounting principles and compliance standards.
- Prior ERP implementation (Netsuite Sage100 etc.) is a plus.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
- Problem-solving oriented
- Intro call in English with our Talent Acquisition Expert (15 minutes)
- Interview in French with our CFO (45 minutes)
- Case study & Presentation with our CFO (45 minutes)
- Team Interview with our Finance Manager & FP&A Analyst (30 minutes)
- Final Interview with our CEO (30 minutes)
- Reference check
- Offer