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Finance Director - Part-time CFO - Outsourced Finance Director
With over10 years of experience in corporate finance**, I support startups and SMEs with their **cash management**, **financial structuring**, and **process automationchallenges.
After a career in investment funds and startups, I decided to become a Finance Director, offering an operational and strategic approach.
The strengths of my approach:
- Automation of your financial management (Pennylane, management accounting, dashboards)
- Over 15 hours saved per week on administrative tasks
- Clarity on your monthly KPIs: revenue, margin, EBITDA, cash flow
- Fundraising (debt, equity, grants, R&D tax credits)
🚀Services
Financial Structuring:
- Budgeting, management accounting, forecast vs. actual comparison.
- KPI monitoring: margins, EBITDA, profitability, ROI
- Cash flow management
- Managing interactions with your accounting firm
Automation and Processes:
- Implementation of Pennylane, Fygr, Finthesis
- CRM/Payroll configuration: Pipedrive, Hubspot, Payfit
- Automated financial reporting and data visualization
- Setting up efficient financial processes and training on tools
Decision Support:
- Investment and financing decisions
- Market research and pricing review
📚References
📩 Contact me to discuss your financial challenges.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- AdvimotionPart-time Finance Director (CFO / Finance Director)CONSULTING AND AUDITSDecember 2018 - Today (7 years and 6 months)Paris, FranceFounder of Advimotion, I act as a part-time Finance Director / CFO for startup and SME leaders to structure the finance function, secure cash flow, and support growth and financing phases.Missions carried out
- Part-time financial management: financial steering, budgeting, reporting, cash flow
- Development of business plans and financial forecasts for executives, banks, and investors
- Support for seed to Series A fundraising (equity, debt, public grants)
- M&A interventions: valuation, buyer/seller support
- Structuring financial processes and implementing reliable and actionable reporting
Results achieved- Clear financial visibility for executives (profit, cash flow, KPIs)
- Secured financing and improved banking/investor credibility
- Structured finance functions, adapted to business growth
Skills deployedPart-time Finance Director / CFO · Financial steering · Cash flow · Business plan · Financial forecast · Fundraising · Financing · M&A · Financial reportingwww.advimotion.com - InterstisPart-time Finance Director (CFO / Finance Director)SOFTWARE PUBLISHINGSeptember 2024 - Today (1 year and 9 months)Paris, FranceAs part of my part-time Finance Director/CFO role at Interstis, a publisher of collaborative SaaS solutions for the public sector and large organizations, I support management in financial steering, budget structuring, and growth financing.Missions carried out
- Implementation of management accounting and structuring of monthly closings
- Development of the annual budget, reforecasts, and monitoring of financial KPIs
- Financial steering of the business and investor/shareholder reporting
- Support for non-dilutive financing (grants, public aid)
- Coordination with the accounting firm and securing financial processes
- Support for management in strategic decision-making (prioritization, investments)
Results achieved- Reliable financial vision shared with management and shareholders
- Improved quality of reporting and budget management
- Secured financing and better anticipation of cash flow needs
Skills deployedPart-time Finance Director / CFO · Financial steering · Management accounting · Investor reporting · Budget & reforecast · KPIs · Non-dilutive financing · SaaS - Hop PlacePart-time Finance Director (CFO / Finance Director)SOFTWARE PUBLISHINGDecember 2024 - December 2025 (1 year)Paris, FranceAs part of my role as an outsourced CFO at Hop Place, a SaaS software publisher specializing in CMMS, I supported the management in structuring the finance function, cash flow management, and financing preparation.Missions carried out
- Implementation of management accounting and monthly reporting for management
- Development of the annual budget and monitoring of forecast vs. actual variances
- Cash flow management, cash forecasting, and search for financing solutions
- Configuration of financial and CRM tools, and training teams on their use
- Support for fundraising: structuring the business plan and business angel deck
- Coordination with the accounting firm to ensure reliable monthly closing
Results achieved- Clear monthly visibility on revenue, margin, and cash flow
- Improved quality of reporting and management decision-making
- Structuring of an operational and sustainable finance function
Skills deployedPart-time CFO · Financial steering · Cash flow · Reporting · Management accounting · Business plan · Financial forecast · SaaS
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Education
- Euronext pre-IPO training programmeINSEAD2025Formation de 6 mois en partenariat avec Euronext portant sur les introductions en bourse
- Master 2 Banking and FinanceUniversité René Descartes Paris V2016Analyse financière, ingénierie financière, financement de projet, marchés de capitaux