About Edouard
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Experience
- S.O.AManaging PartnerRESTAURANTS AND FOOD SERVICEMarch 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)Paris, FranceCo-founder and operational manager of 2 coffee shop restaurants in Paris. Complete entrepreneurial experience combining finance, operations, and sales.•Fundraising of €100k: structuring the financial file, presenting to investors, closing in 4 months•Full operational management: working capital management, daily cash flow, HR (6 employees), suppliers•BtoB development: sales strategy that generated +40% revenue in the first year, customer CSAT 4.7/5
- Central TestOperations and Finance DirectorHUMAN RESOURCESJune 2022 - December 2024 (2 years and 6 months)Paris, FranceResponsible for the operational and financial management of Central Test (HR SaaS provider, ~50 people), I oversaw all Admin-Finance-HR functions with the goal of sustainable structuring.Key achievements:•Complete HRIS structuring: selection, deployment, and adoption of a new HR tool for 50 employees (France + Madagascar), reducing payroll errors by ~30%•Financial and treasury management: management of the business plan and cash flow in the context of a buyout of minority shareholder shares (M&A transaction)•Creation of commercial synergies France/Madagascar: coordination of 2 sales teams, increase in conversion rate by +18% over 12 months•Project management: change management for the implementation of new tools, team training, 100% of employees autonomous within 6 weeks
- TYLIA InvestAdministrative and Financial DirectorBANKING AND INSURANCEDecember 2019 - May 2022 (2 years and 5 months)Paris, FranceCFO responsible for the administrative, financial, and legal management of an independent Investment Company authorized as a Payment Services Provider (PSP) by the Prudential Control and Resolution Authority (ACPR) of the Banque de France and its 15 associated holdings.Key achievements:•Cash flow optimization of +15% in 18 months through the implementation of a self-billing tool and structured weekly cash flow monitoring•Creation and legal & financial monitoring of 15 holdings: drafting of bylaws, monitoring of distributions, tax optimization•Single point of contact for statutory auditors, accountants, and financial stakeholders for 2 companies, reducing closing times from 3 weeks to 10 days
Recommendations
Be the first to recommend Edouard
Help this freelancer shine by sharing your experience working together.
These freelancer profiles also match your criteria
Agatha Frydrych
Backend Java Software Engineer
4.7
(3)
2
Baptiste Duhen
Fullstack developer
4.6
(4)
5
Amed Hamou
Senior Lead Developer
4
(2)
7
Audrey Champion
Web developer
4.3
(3)
4
Education
- Master of FinanceInstitut Supérieur de Gestion2012Master's degree, Finance, général