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The outsourced Chief Financial Officer has become a key function for companies that wish to benefit from high-level financial expertise without incurring the cost of a full-time CFO.
My offer is aimed at VSEs, SMEs, and Start-ups that neither have the need nor the means to hire an in-house CFO, but who require occasional or regular strategic support to structure their growth and secure their financial, administrative, and legal management.
I offer a tailor-made and operational approach, acting as an outsourced CFO, according to your needs:
- Part-time
- Occasionally
- Or on a defined schedule
Thanks to my proven experience in financial management, business management, and strategic support, particularly in the communication, production, media, and consulting sectors, I am immediately operational to manage the financial, administrative, HR, and legal challenges of your organization.
My main missions:
- Optimize profit and maximize profitability
- Manage cash flow to ensure smooth and sustainable operations
- Structure and reduce financial, legal, and organizational risks
- Support growth and secure strategic operations
In addition to financial aspects, I also assist my clients with HR and legal matters:
- Management of contracts and legal obligations
- Social and legal compliance
- Support for team structuring and HR policy
- Management of relationships with specialized lawyers and consultants
I also handle high-value-added missions, such as:
- Development of business plans for fundraising
- Supervision of due diligence and financial audits
An agile and expert approach to support your company's growth, with complete peace of mind.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- MFM S.A.S.U. - Direction Financière - Audit - ConseilOutsourced Financial DirectorCONSULTING AND AUDITSNovember 2015 - Today (10 years and 7 months)Île-de-France, FranceThe Outsourced Financial Director assists companies (VSEs, SMEs, Start-ups, associations, endowment funds) in managing and optimizing their finances, without them needing a full-time position.She intervenes occasionally or recurrently, depending on the organization's needs, to:Manage financial strategy: cash management, profitability, cost optimizationStructure administrative and legal organizationSecure risks and regulatory complianceSupport human resources management (contracts, HR policy, legal obligations)Support strategic projects: fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, due diligenceThanks to her operational expertise and external perspective, she helps companies make informed decisions, strengthen their financial sustainability, and accelerate their growth.
- UTOPIESAssociate Director in charge of FinanceJuly 2019 - July 2024 (5 years and 1 month)Missions:
- Administrative and financial management of the organization.
- Definition of financial strategy
- Activity management
- Profitability management
- Cash flow management
- Pricing definition and negotiation
- Contract review
- Management of the organization's various stakeholders.
Achievements:- Structuring of the financial department
- Maximization of the economic model
- Implementation of management control and definition of KPIs
- Implementation of reporting
- Implementation of IT systems for activity and billing monitoring
- Support for the HR department
- YOUNG & RUBICAMAdministrative and Financial DirectorAugust 2007 - October 2015 (8 years and 2 months)Administrative and financial supervision of Young & Rubicam (generalist communication agency), The Shop (TV, Print, Radio production), Prodeo (Events). Financial management of the entities in support of the President. Supervision of common administrative and accounting services for the group's 8 entities. Structuring of the Agency on an operational and financial level and management of balance sheet operations to ensure the viability of management processes. Financial communication in conjunction with financial partners. Development and implementation of SOX procedures.
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Education
- Master 2 (M2), Business Economics and ManagementParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University1998Master 2 (M2), Economie et gestion des entreprises