Finance & Accounting Operations

Finance & Strategy Community at Alan

The Finance & Strategy Community conducts critical strategic, data and operational projects. There are 2 main areas within the finance community:

• Finance Operations : steward of our financial data in charge of building, automating and optimizing Alan's finance processes to ensure efficient and accurate data production and of communicating this to various stakeholders, including the board, team, tax administrations, regulator (ACPR).

• Finance & Strategy : steers Alan’s financial performance through business planning, financial and operational monitoring, strategic explorations and implementation of high P&L impact initiatives; communicates with Board & investors, notably on financing.

Both areas have Finance and Business profiles, and work closely in multiple instances, with some Alaners working across both areas. The main focus of the role is within the Finance Operations area.

Your mission

We are seeking a forward‑thinking, experienced finance professional who can help us design, scale and automate our finance processes.

You will be responsible for the production and communication of accurate financial data to key stakeholders and for ensuring that all key finance processes are as automated as possible, seamlessly integrated in our broader tech stack.

You will work in full autonomy, with the support of the experienced team and in close collaboration with all internal teams, helping them monitor and steer their performance and make relevant business decisions.

You will be exposed to a wide variety of topics and stakeholders and you will be core to the scaling of our business.

What you will do

• Budgeting and Data Reliability: Work closely with the Finance Strategy area, supporting them in budgeting, financial planning and analysis.

• Scaling and Operational Efficiency: Identify and implement process improvements and automations to enhance information accuracy and compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Assist with finance run activities to maintain efficient operations and implement new finance tools.

• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work closely with various teams to offer financial insights on projects and support the implementation of streamlined and automated financial processes. Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to align financial processes with company objectives and drive effective decision‑making.

• Strategic Project Contribution: Contribute to ad‑hoc strategic projects such as M&A, fundraising, cash management and new tool rollout initiatives.

Qualifications

• Financial process and accounting:

  • Good knowledge in French accounting (ideally in financial services).
  • A first experience in a top accounting firm or in a fast‑paced scale‑up.
  • As a bonus, experience with optimization and automation of key financial processes.

• Analytics:

  • Good analytics skills.
  • As a bonus, basic knowledge in SQL and using AI agents.

• Language:

  • Fluent in spoken and written English, as it is the primary language of communication within the company.
  • Proficient in French, given the regulatory requirements and interactions with French‑speaking counterparts.

For this role we are looking to hire within the C0‑D level range.

Location & Work set‑up

• Location: You must be based in (or open to relocate to) Paris.

• Work set‑up: Hybrid.