Chief Financial Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in France.

📋 Description

• Oversee the global Finance organization and serve as a strategic ally to the CEO, Executive Committee, and Board.

• Foster sustainable, profitable growth while enhancing financial discipline, operational effectiveness, and long-term value generation.

• Design the SaaS operating model, optimize resource allocation, and balance growth, profitability, and cash flow generation.

• Transform financial insights into actionable business decisions and promote accountability across Revenue, Product, People, and Operations.

• Assist in strategic initiatives such as M&A, investor relations, and planning for future liquidity events.

• Evaluate financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, performance management, systems, internal controls, and governance.

• Provide an initial assessment of key risks, opportunities, and immediate priorities.

• Collaborate with the CEO to develop an 18-month Finance roadmap.

• Enhance forecasting, SaaS metrics, management reporting, and financial business partnerships.

• Identify opportunities for cost-efficiency, productivity, resource allocation, automation, and scalability.

• Manage Board reporting, investor communications, and financial planning.

• Evaluate and enhance M&A due diligence and post-acquisition performance tracking.

• Establish a top-tier financial operating model featuring reliable forecasts, transparent KPIs, and clear accountability.

• Develop a high-performing, scalable global Finance organization.

• Reinforce financial governance, compliance, audit readiness, and risk management across international entities.

• Facilitate strategic acquisitions and financial integration.

• Collaborate with the CEO and Board on long-term financial strategies, capital structure, and potential fundraising or liquidity scenarios.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Finance, including senior leadership roles in B2B SaaS, preferably scaling from €30–50M to €100M+ ARR.

• Strong understanding of ARR, NRR, CAC, LTV, gross margin, retention, and the Rule of 40.

• Proficient in forecasting, financial modeling, performance management, and data-driven decision-making.

• Capability to balance growth investments, profitability, cash generation, and operational efficiency.

• Trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive Committee, skilled at challenging assumptions and fostering accountability.

• Experience with PE/Growth Equity investors, Board reporting, financial governance, and capital allocation.

• Familiarity with M&A, due diligence, fundraising, and capital structure; transaction leadership is advantageous.

• Strong knowledge of accounting, reporting, treasury, cash management, compliance, and internal controls.

• Proven history of building high-performing teams, automating processes, and scaling international Finance operations.

• Hands-on, pragmatic, and accountable; aligned with Convexity’s values of Impact, Rational Thinking, High Accountability, and Scalability.

• Fluent in English; French is a plus.

• Background check required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Package includes base salary, a variable component, and equity.

• Work From Home stipend.

• RTT.

• Lunch vouchers.

• Medical insurance.

• Gym subscription.

• 1 month parental leave for the second parent.

• Flexible hours.

• Full remote work option available anywhere in France.

• Six active ERGs including Mental Health, Environmental/Sustainability, Women, Parents, LGBTQIA2S+, and Ethnic Diversity.

• Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and CSR Charter.

• Convexity Culture framework and impact-oriented work environment.