Head of Finance | CFO @ VC backed company

FP&A • Fundraising • Cash management • Reporting

This is not a job posting for one specific company. XAnge is a VC firm: we keep a curated pool of senior profiles and introduce them to our portfolio startups when the right role opens up. This page describes what a Head of Finance / CFO role typically looks like across our portfolio.

Work at an XAnge portfolio startup

You would join one of XAnge’s 80+ portfolio companies: fast-growing European tech startups building meaningful products across B2B SaaS, Healthtech, Fintech, Climatetech and beyond. These are scale‑ups where financial discipline extends runway and unlocks the next round, with small, ambitious teams where ownership is real, decisions are fast, and your impact is visible from day one. Every company in the pool is backed by XAnge (Siparex Group) and surrounded by a community of 80+ founders and operators to lean on.

The team and why we need you

As Head of Finance / CFO, you typically join a VC‑backed company that needs to professionalise its finance function and prepare for its next funding round. You might build the function from scratch or step in to scale it. You own finance, report directly to the CEO/founders, and work closely with the board and investors.

Why we need you

Managing cash, modelling the future and getting fundraising‑ready is what keeps the company alive and growing.

Your goals as Head of Finance / CFO

Your mission is to give the company the financial clarity and firepower it needs to scale. Typically, you will:

1. Build financial modelling and FP&A, and monitor cash flow, burn rate and runway.
2. Lead or support the next fundraising process (Series A, B or C), including data room and investor relations.
3. Set up finance processes, tooling and reporting from the ground up.
4. Be a trusted partner to founders, board members and investors on every key decision.

Who we’re looking for

We care about track record and mindset, not pedigree. 10+ years is a guideline, not a hard rule: exceptional profiles below that threshold are welcome.

Preferred experience: 10+ years in finance in high‑growth or VC‑backed environments (Series A to C), having led or supported a fundraising process.

Hard skills: financial modelling, FP&A, cash flow management, burn rate and runway; fundraising (data room, investor relations); finance tooling (Pennylane, Spendesk, Qonto, NetSuite, Pigment or equivalent); French GAAP, consolidation and statutory reporting; investment banking, Big 4 or financial controlling background a plus.

Soft skills: rigorous and analytical; clear communicator with founders, board and investors; structured; trustworthy; business‑minded.

Also relevant: CFO, Chief Financial Officer, DAF, VP Finance, Financial Controller