Description

Operations Manager | People & Finance Consultant | Startup Scaling | HR & Global Operations

Multilingual Operations & Finance professional with 7+ years of experience structuring and scaling international businesses. Specialized in building efficient back-office systems (Finance, HR, Procurement, Operations) for fast-growing companies across France and the US.

I help startups move from operational chaos to scalable systems.

Core Expertise:

- Finance Operations (AP/AR, Cash Flow)

- HR Operations & International Hiring

- Procurement & Vendor Management

- Tool Implementation & Automation

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Arabic
Native or bilingual
Russian
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 20km)

Greenly
Operations Manager
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
April 2022 - November 2024 (2 years and 7 months)
Paris, France
Scaling from 40 → 150 employees

1. Operations & Structuring:

- Designed and optimized internal workflows across Finance, HR, and Operations
- Implemented automation tools reducing manual finance processing by 40%
- Built structured vendor and procurement systems
- Managed cross-functional coordination between Sales, Product, Finance & Support

2. Finance:

- Led AP/AR operations (France & US entities)
- Oversaw cash flow monitoring and cost control
- Supervised quarterly closings with external accountants
- Improved order-to-cash process
- Implemented Spendesk, LeanPay, Upflow to optimize financial operations

3. HR & Global Hiring:

- Managed payroll and compliance (France & US)
- Oversaw 100+ employee onboardings
- Coordinated immigration cases
- Structured contracts and HR policies

Finance Tools: Pennylane, Xero, Spendesk, Upflow, LeanPay, Stripe
HR Tools: Payfit, Deel, Justworks
Others: Slack, Notion, Google Workspace, Hubspot
Onboarding & Offboarding Finance Operations HR Operations Hiring Procurement & Vendor Management
Veolia Environnement
Procurement & Process Optimization Lead
ENVIRONMENTAL
March 2019 - March 2022 (3 years)
Aubervilliers, France
Managed procurement spending for intellectual services
Led P2P process optimization projects
Negotiated contracts and improved compliance
Implemented workflow automation tools
Delivered cost savings through vendor optimization
Maintained vendor database and approved purchase orders
Managed and trained staff in procurement team
Tools: SAP, Google Workspace
Procurement & Vendor Negotiation Process Improvement Project Management Procure-to-Pay Team management
Exane SA
Procurement & Operations
PRIVATE EQUITY
August 2017 - December 2018 (1 year and 4 months)
Managed purchase requests (software, licenses, intellectual services, general supplies)
Approved invoices and tracked payments (Determine tool)
Worked on P2P process improvement
Handled supplier relationships and dispute resolution
Ensured compliance with negotiated supplier agreements
Monitored vendor contracts in collaboration with the legal department
Tools: Determine, JIRA, Outlook
Procure-to-Pay Vendor Management Finance Operations Procurement Process Improvement