As Finance Director, you’ll be the finance lead at Shipup, owning all local finance activities in France and partnering with our leadership team to help the business scale efficiently and sustainably.
You’ll manage a team of 3 people and report into the Group CFO, working closely with the Country Manager France and the broader leadership team.
What you’ll do:
1. Financial leadership
Own all core finance activities (accounting, tax, cash management, budgeting, financial reporting, etc.)
Monthly management and local reporting according to IFRS and local French GAAP within set deadlines and in accordance with Group guidelines, with the support of our external accountant
Coordination with the central accounting team to update accounting accordingly
Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions
Coordinate monthly and quarterly closings with the Group finance team
Manage relationships with external stakeholders (accountants, tax authorities, banks)
Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions
Receivables and payments management
2. Financial planning & analysis
Build and manage financial planning processes (budget, forecast, long-term planning)
Provide strategic insights to support decision-making by the Country Manager and Executive Committee
Track business KPIs and operational performance, identify risks & opportunities
Work closely with the Go-to-Market, Product and Ops teams to optimize business performance
Oversee the calculation and tracking of commission plans for the Sales and Customer Success teams
3. Legal, administrative & risk management
Supervise all legal matters (contracts, commercial terms, data privacy, etc.) in collaboration with external legal advisors and the Group Legal team
Manage all statutory documentation
Manage insurance policies and risk exposure for the French entity
Ensure compliance with corporate governance and internal policies
4. Office management & admin
Oversee the Paris office operations (contracts, vendors, lease management, equipment)
Collaborate on office culture & employee experience
Ensure smooth coordination of administrative tasks and employee onboarding/offboarding
5. People management
Our technical stack
Slack, messaging platform
Notion, collaboration platform
Pennylane, accounting and bookkeeping
ChargeBee, billing and subscription management
GetAccept, contract management and e-signature
Spendesk, expense management
PayFit, payroll & compliance for french talents
Lucca, people success platform
