About Arthur
I am a former CAC 40 M&A Manager and Big 4 Transaction Services Consultant with 10+ years of international experience in Corporate Finance, Corporate Development and Strategy in banking, consulting and fintech firm.
I help start-ups and scale-ups crossing financial and operational turmoil by:
- Building and managing analytical and operational finance function & team (accounting, reporting by revenue streams, cost centers and relevant KPIs)
- Performing exhaustive financial analysis (actual vs. Business Plan) adjusting forecast when needed along with best practices recommendations
- Handling investors relations (Board presentation) and implementing their requirements (KPIs, cash monitoring, sensitivity analysis)
- Supporting external growth via M&A (Target identification, due diligence, deal structure) and/or fund raising (Pitchdeck, data room preparation, Q&A support)
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Can work on-site
Lyon (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km)
Experience
- fiskaltrustInterim Full Time CFOTECHMarch 2023 - December 2023 (10 months)Vienne, AustriaPérimètre d’intervention & contexte
- Structuration et gestion de la fonction finance - société SaaS en Autriche avec également des activités en France et Allemagne pour un chiffre d’affaires de 7m€
- Faible niveau de liquidité nécessitant une solution de financement afin de poursuivre la stratégie d’expansion en Europe
Principales réalisations1/ Mise en place de pratiques financières selon les standards réglementaires, les besoins de l’équipe de management et les requêtes des actionnaires :* Création d’une clôture et reporting mensuel avec P&L, Bilan et Cash Flow- Suivi de performance mensuelle avec les KPIs appropriés pour le revenu (ARR, upsell, churn) et suivi des coûts avec une ventilation par nature et par département
- Création du budget et de la fonction controlling
- Suivi du cash actuel vs. projection, mouvements entrants et sortants historiques et à venir
2/ Bouclage d’une opération de financement non bancaire de 750k€ en Allemagne3/ Lancement des activités en Espagne avec l’ouverture d’un bureau dereprésentation - billwerk GmbHInterim Full Time Group Finance ManagerTECHFebruary 2022 - November 2022 (9 months)Frankfurt, GermanyA fast growing (29th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in 2021) German, PE-backed, SaaS company providing subscription management software and recurring billing solutions with 150+ employees and subsidiaries in Germany, Denmark, France, Poland and Belarus.- Group-wide accounting alignment (revenue recognition, accruals, etc.)- Group reporting (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) implementation and KPIs monitoring- Financial Planning / Budget preparation / Reforecast- Cash monitoring & cash injection forecast- Monthly Board presentation to shareholders- Improving invoicing and dunning process- Financial integration of two bolt-on acquisitions- Cloud-based ERP system selection for Group Finance Team
- ConfidentialBuilding a 5Y business plan for fundraisingTECHNovember 2021 - January 2022 (2 months)Paris, FranceA French SaaS company providing a platform making easier for corporate to find their perfect freelance match ensuring fast and simple administrative, legal, and payment processes.- Historical annual P&L and cash flow- Monthly projections for all revenue streams (2022-2026)- Cost structure, hiring plan and other opex assumptions- Limits and potential upsides non reflected in the BP- Elaboration of different scenarios and sensitivity analysis- Board presentation
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Education
- Exchange Semester - Business in AsiaEast China Normal University (Shanghai)2014Asian Business Environment and Finance; Cross-cultural Communication & Negotiation; Corporate Valuation
- Master of Science - Management and Corporate FinanceEMLyon Business School2015Master of Science (MSc), Management and Corporate Finance