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Nicolas Safi

Outsourced CFO/Finance Director - AI Agent & N8N Integrator

€800/day
Lyon, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Nicolas

Today, I bring SMEs and mid-cap companies a dual expertise infinance + AI.Alongside classic management (**cash flow,**DSO, financial forecasting)**, I offer **custom AI agent designto automate their business processes — measured ROI: €17,500 and 58 days saved annually on a single agent.

◉ My Approach & Expertise ⤵︎

▸ Outsourced Financial Management (Fractional CFO)
Treasury, Working Capital, DSO, reporting, closing,
statutory auditor and bank relations, finance/accounting/payroll/HR/Legal supervision.

▸ Strategic Management & Growth
Business plans, projected income statements, strategic KPIs
strategic KPIs, financing (BPI, factoring, bank), financial framework for social plans.

▸ Contract Management & Key Accounts
Negotiation and management of supplier contracts up to
€4M — legal security, execution monitoring, claim
management

▸ Custom AI Agent Design
Development of AI agents and n8n workflows (Claude Code,
Python) tailored to each client's specific needs: administrative automation, legal security, workflow industrialization.


◉ My Background ⤵︎

10 years of finance experience — management of international industrial projects over €50M (ITER, EDF, Philip
Morris), multidisciplinary team management, international management control (France, Switzerland,
Germany).


◉ My Freelance References ⤵︎

▸ Les Clés de l'Atelier — Training center (Outsourced CFO since 2025)
▸ Néoréparé — (Cash management, reporting)
▸ SLV-France — E-commerce (Financial & cash reporting)


◉ Engagement Terms ⤵︎

▸Recurring mission / Retainer: starting from €800/day, with volume discounts — 1 to 3 days/week or /month

📍 Lyon — France & Switzerland |
🌍 English B2 |
💬 Response within 1 hour via Malt

Nicolas
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Lyon (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km), Genève (up to 50km), Grenoble (up to 50km)

Experience

  • NéoRépare
    Outsourced CFO + AI Agent Design
    CIVIL ENGINEERING
    February 2026 - Today (5 months)
    Lyon, France
    Outsourced CFO role on a part-time basis for a startup in the Facility Management sector.


    5-YEAR BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT:

    ▸ Comprehensive financial modeling (projected P&L,
    balance sheet, cash flow plan)
    ▸ Development of growth assumptions by business segment
    ▸ Alignment of operational and financial trajectories

    FUNDRAISING SUPPORT:

    ▸ Work on valuation and associated assumptions

    STRATEGIC ADVICE TO THE CEO

    ▸ Financial sparring partner for key strategic decisions
    ▸ Implementation of initial financial steering tools
    ▸ Recommendations on the company's financial structuring
    Cash Management Business Plan Financial Reporting AI Agent Fundraising
  • Les clés de l'Atelier
    Outsourced CFO + AI Agent Design — Training Center
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    March 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
    Lyon, France
    Part-time outsourced CFO (3 days/week) at a vocational training center (~30 employees). Mission ongoing since March 2025.

    Dual role: complete financial management + AI agent and n8n workflow design.

    Chief Financial Officer:

    ▸ Accounting, tax (VAT, corporate tax), statutory auditor and bank relations supervision
    ▸ Cash flow management, monthly reporting
    ▸ Implementation of BPI factoring financing
    ▸ Financial framework for a social plan (legal procedure managed by lawyers)
    ▸ Payroll and HR/administrative procedures supervision
    ▸ Cash monitoring and management

    AI AGENTS IN PRODUCTION (Claude Code + n8n):

    ▸ Generation of apprenticeship certificates (CERFA) → 58 days/year and €17,500 saved

    ▸ Generation of permanent, fixed-term, and freelance contracts → legal security and time savings

    ▸ Medical visit tracking: employee alerts, automated appointment scheduling and reminders
    N8N Automation Business Process Automation CSP Cash Management AI Agent Creation
  • SLV-France
    Outsourced CFO — Financial Management & AI Pricing Agent
    E-COMMERCE
    January 2024 - Today (2 years and 6 months)
    Lyon, France
    MONTHLY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

    ▸ Monthly reporting: Revenue, margins, expenses, budget variances
    ▸ Management dashboards to track performance
    ▸ Cash flow management: Daily monitoring, rolling cash flow plan

    E-COMMERCE WORKING CAPITAL OPTIMIZATION

    ▸ Inventory monitoring (balance between overstock and stockouts)
    ▸ Multi-platform payment collection management (varying payment terms by marketplace)
    ▸ Analysis of net margin per distribution channel (commissions, logistics costs)

    AI AGENT DESIGN:

    ▸ Custom AI agent to adjust product prices based on
    business parameters (target margins, inventory,
    competition, elasticity)

    ▸ Amazon Ads PPC Management AI Agent: Daily analysis of campaign performance (ROAS, ACoS, budgets) and recommendations for adjustments aligned with commercial strategy.
    Cash Management AI Agent Creation Budget KPI Definition and Monitoring E-commerce

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Education

  • Master Grande École
    ISG
    Master Grande École
  • Management Training
    Groupe FAYAT
    2026
    Formation Management

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