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Moustafa HoussenbayMH

Moustafa Houssenbay

CPA DAF/CFO Part-time Startups-SMEs

€550/day
Paris, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 12 hours

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About Moustafa

Part-time CFO for SME, startup, and growing group leaders: I help leaders who lack time (and sometimes visibility) to regain control of their financial performance, cash flow, and accounting obligations, without hiring a full-time CFO.

I speak your language: invoicing, profitability, working capital requirements, forecasts, banks, investors, year-end closing… My role is to transform your figures into concrete decisions: where you're making money, where you're losing it, which levers to pull now and which to secure for the future.

What sets me apart: a dual background in accounting firms and in the field, with solid experience in auditing and supporting entrepreneurs, SMEs, and growing structures, whether on accounting, tax, management, or process structuring issues. You work with a chartered accountant who understands both regulatory constraints and the operational expectations of a leader.

Specifically, I act as a part-time CFO to:
- Structure or validate your administrative and financial function (procedures, tools, organization).
- Implement clear management: budget, cash flow forecasts, dashboards, reporting for leaders and investors.
- Secure your accounting and tax obligations, prepare your account closings and your interactions with the accounting firm, the statutory auditor, or the bank.
- Support key phases: rapid growth, fundraising, reorganization, business launch, or internationalization.

If you are an SME or startup leader and need a hands-on CFO, available a few days a month, to structure, manage, and secure your company, let's talk.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Hindi

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Basic

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • ZAHAB Conseil
    Founding Partner - Audit / Consulting / Expertise / Sustainability
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
    Paris, France
    Founding partner of ZAHAB Conseil firm: Chartered Accountancy | Statutory Audit | Consulting | Sustainability | Consolidation
    Financial Audit Team Management Financial Analysis IFRS
  • Forvis Mazars
    Senior Manager - Large Accounts Audit
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2018 - December 2024 (6 years and 11 months)
    Paris, France
    - Financial audit of listed large accounts clients focused on real estate and construction, as well as clients in the Services sector (Media, Personal Assistance, Water Distribution, etc.).
    - IT Audit (ITGC / ITAC on SAP and Oracle) for a large international group.
    - Operational management of teams (6/8 employees).
    - Mentoring five mentees as part of the Mazars sponsorship program.
  • Crowe Horwath HAF
    Internship in Financial Audit, Valuation and Transaction Services
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2017 - May 2017 (4 months)
    Levallois-Perret, France
    • - Statutory audit of distribution companies and investment funds (finalization phase): preparation of client engagement, performance of tests, drafting summary notes including memos in English for companies belonging to foreign groups.
    • - Business valuation, including a Biotechnology company (medical research) for fundraising: Business Plan modeling, sensitivity testing, benchmarking with comparable companies…

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Education

  • Chartered Accountant Diploma (DEC)
    Diplôme d'Expertise Comptable (DEC)
  • Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Management (DSCG)
    2018
    Diplôme Supérieur de Comptabilité et de Gestion (DSCG)

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