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About the role
- Finance Partner at Zefir managing P&L, forecasting, and strategic finance projects. Collaborating across departments to drive insights and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Finance Lead on strategic opportunities such as equity fundraisings and non dilutive financings.
- Own P&L monitoring, variance analysis, and financial dashboards — translate numbers into clear insights and recommendations for the leadership team.
- Build and maintain rolling forecasts, business plans and scenario analyses to guide strategic decisions.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Marketing, and HR to track KPIs, challenge assumptions, and identify growth or efficiency levers.
- Deep dive into financial controlling and budget reviews to assess performance alignment and identify cost optimizations.
- Contribute to board materials and internal communication, bringing analytical depth and storytelling to Zefir’s financial performance.
- Optimize data flows and implement systems (from accounting to reporting) to ensure data reliability, speed, and consistency.
- Support cash management by monitoring burn rate, cash forecasts, and runway projections.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, or Controlling in a startup or scale-up.
- Prior background in Audit, Transaction Services, or M&A strongly preferred.
- Strong grasp of financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- High analytical rigor and a genuine interest in understanding business drivers.
- Ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.
- Proven experience partnering with non-finance teams to drive decisions and performance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills — clear, concise, and business-oriented.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel / Google Sheets; familiarity with BI / Dataviz / Planning tools is a plus.
- Mindset of continuous improvement and automation of processes.
- Reliable, detail-oriented, and intellectually curious.
- Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Strong strategic insight — able to connect data to Zefir’s growth objectives.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: You can run your own simulation with our salary calculator.
- BSPCE (Stock Options): Available for everyone, with monthly vesting after year one, over a 4-year period.
- Healthcare plan: Full coverage with Alan for team members, their partners, and children.
- Office in Sentier, Paris (2nd arrondissement): With flexible remote work options.
- Swile meal card: €11 per worked day.
- Swile mobility card: €42/month to support sustainable transportation (metro, carpooling, biking…).
- Team events: Monthly Mixers to connect and share good times, and quarterly All Hands to celebrate wins across the company.
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