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🎯 Part-time CFO • Structuring • Financial & Operational Management
“Structure to last”
I support TPE/PME leaders in structuring and managing their support functions, with a concrete, hands-on, and results-oriented approach.
💼 My role: intervening where it truly matters
– Financial management (budget, cash flow, profitability)
– Structuring of support functions (finance, HR, IT, purchasing)
– Implementation of management and governance tools
– Direct support for strategic decisions
A flexible approach:
– One-off mission (audit, structuring)
– Operational intervention (outsourced CFO)
– Recurring support
❌ No “ivory tower” advice: I get involved in operations, as close as possible to the teams and business challenges.
🤝 Objective: to make organizations clear, manageable, and robust, without overcomplicating them.
🚀 Significant experience:
Co-founder & CEO – Au Perchoir (2021–2025)
– €1.3M in revenue | 19 employees | 80,000+ clients/year,
– Complete structuring (finance, HR, IT, purchasing),
– Strategic and operational management,
– Implementation of daily management and performance monitoring tools,
– Development of a profitable and sustainable model.
Entrepreneurial experience, combined with my financial management experience, which today enriches my ability to intervene concretely in organizations.
What I bring:
✔ A dual perspective: strategic and operational
✔ A strong field culture
✔ An ability to structure without burdening
✔ Long-term commitment alongside leaders
🧩 Today?
I am developing 2ELEV8, a structure dedicated to supporting companies in the structuring, acceleration, or transformation phases.
I am open to:
– Part-time CFO assignments
– Entrepreneurial or impact projects
– Discussions with leaders and teams
📩 Let's discuss
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Conversational
Can work on-site
Grenoble (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Chambéry (up to 50km), Annecy (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- AU PERCHOIRCEO & Co-founderSPORTSJuly 2021 - June 2025 (3 years and 11 months)Crolles, FranceRevenue: €1.3M / Investments: €1.5M / Net Profit: €0.2M Management: 19 employees Strategic, financial, and operational management (Accounting, HR, IT, Purchasing) Obtained the "Initiative Remarquable" label - Ecotable Level II Certification, Cultural and sports programming (+100 events) + 80K climbers/year
- AbeoHead of Controlling BU Sportainment & ClimbingCIVIL ENGINEERINGSeptember 2017 - July 2021 (3 years and 10 months)Lyon, FranceHead of Controlling: ABEO – Sportainment & Climbing DivisionsRevenue: €61.5M with subsidiaries in the USA, Europe, Asia / 5 pillar brands ENTRE-PRISES, Fun Spot, Clip’n Climb, Dock39, ClimbatManagement: 1 Controlling resource + 9 Finance Managers to animate monthly- Business Partner: Closely assists the Division CEO, alongside the COO, to drive key strategic decisions in cooperation with local management who manage our key markets,- Financial Reporting: Leads the preparation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial analyses for ABEO headquarters. Create, organize, and maintain financial reports and our projections (P&L, Working Capital Requirements, Cash Flow)- Budget Campaign / Management: Design and management of the division's budget and monthly financial forecasts. Provide financial analysis support to various departments within the companies to track progress.- Supervise the workload of local financial teams (accountants) and provide directives on accounting treatments
- Marie Brizard Wine&SpiritsSenior Business AnalystWINE AND SPIRITSOctober 2014 - September 2017 (2 years and 11 months)Paris, FranceSenior Business Analyst: MBWS Americas (Paris/ Florida – US), Revenue: €26.5MManagement: 1 “Business Analyst” resource- Financial Reporting: Leads the preparation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial analyses for group headquarters.- Create, organize, and maintain financial reports and projections- Pricing: Manage the entire pricing process and structure for MBWS Americas- Responsible for controlling gross margins for distributor and retailer relationships.- Budget Campaign: Design and management of the American budget and monthly financial forecasts. Provide financial analysis support to the company's various departments.
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Education
- Master II in Management Control with a specialization in Internal Audit and Risk Management (Major)IAE Lyon III - Jean Moulin2014
- Bachelor of Science in Finance and Business, with honorsUniversity of Abertay - United Kingdom2012