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Juliette G.JG

Juliette G.

CFO | Management Control

€900/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Juliette

I love structuring financial departments in contexts of rapid growth or transformation.

I have created teams, implemented tools (BI, ERP) and developed processes in scale-up companies as well as in large groups, in France and abroad.

I thrive in international and multicultural companies. I have lived and worked in three European countries, work in English as well as French, and am an English chartered accountant (ACCA).

I am enthusiastic, curious, and always seek to engage the teams I manage.

I look forward to your call to understand how I can contribute to your company's success.

Achievements:
- Investor relations (LBO/VC)

- Carve Out
- Merger
- Capital increases
- Team management
- Annual closings and audit
- Implementation of group BI (Qlik Sense)
- Debt collection and improvement of Working Capital Requirements/Cash flow
- Recruitment and team structuring
- Implementation of management control/reporting/KPI definition

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 10km)

Experience

  • Nimbly
    Freelance CFO
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    March 2024 - Today (2 years and 3 months)
    Paris, France
    • Interventions on varied scopes, with VSEs, SMEs, and scale-ups: operational finance, strategy, team management, FP&A, process optimization
    • Full-time and part-time replacements
  • Hifield
    CFO
    January 2022 - December 2023 (1 year and 11 months)
    Sèvres, France
    IT services company specializing in cybersecurity, LBO-owned (Seven2). Revenue of €51M in 2022 (+21% annual growth). >275 employees. 6 companies, including a SaaS software publisher. Member of the Executive Committee
    • Accounting and Tax:
    • Preparation of annual financial statements (French standards); preparation of financial statements and organization of general meetings; initial group consolidation;
    • Preparation of monthly EBITDA;
    • Establishment of quarterly closings, accounting procedures, and controls;
    • Responsible for tax filings (VAT, Corporate Tax, CVAE, CIR...). Tax consolidation.
    • Management Control:
    • Creation of reporting for the Executive Committee and monitoring for the investment fund;
    • Redesign of the budget model; definition and orchestration of the budgeting process;
    • Development of P&L by Business Unit in Power BI and consulting KPIs (Daily Rate, Average Daily Rate, Average Daily Rate per Employee..)
    • Creation of SaaS reporting (MRR, ARR, Churn, Upsell)
    • Implementation of monthly operational reviews, analysis of revenue, margin, and OPEX;
    • Integration of companies into the ERP (Holding, Switzerland, BoC) and user support.
    • Corporate Finance:
    • Merger of 3 companies (merger agreement, operational and legal coordination) and post-integration into the Akuitéo ERP;
    • Carve-out of the SaaS business;
    • M&A: participation in two acquisitions in 2023;
    • Two capital increases.
    • Treasury:
    • Implementation of KPIs related to Working Capital Requirements, aging balance monitoring, collections, and payments. Definition of customer reminder procedures by the Sales Administration;
    • Reporting on net debt and leverage ratios to the banking pool;
    • In charge of relations with banks, accountants, statutory auditors, suppliers;
    • Recruitment and management of the finance team (3 people); takeover of Sales Administration (3 people).
  • The British Council
    Administrative and Financial Director
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    December 2020 - December 2021 (1 year)
    Paris, France
    British international agency, responsible for the UK's cultural relations. €13M revenue. >70 employees. Reports to the European Financial Director.
    • Supervision of accounting closings: statutory accounts 20/21; finalization of 19/20;
    • Creation of monthly reporting to the Executive Committee;
    • Short-term cash flow forecasts; bank relations, factoring negotiation; cash pooling; bank reconciliations: alignment with group standards.
    • Collections: actions leading to a 17% reduction in doubtful debts in 6 months;
    • Responsible for relations with the accountant and external auditors;

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Education

  • Certified Chartered Accountant
    ACCA
    2016
    Certified Chartered Accountant
  • Master's degree in Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General
    Audencia
    1998
    Master's degree in Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General

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