Director of Core Finance

Our mission? Making day-to-day banking easier for SMEs and freelancers thanks to an online business account that's combined with invoicing, bookkeeping and spend management tools. Thanks to its innovative product, highly reactive 24/7 customer support and clear pricing, Qonto has become the leader in its market.

Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 500,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking!

Our values:

1. Customer focus | Prioritize customers in everything you do
2. Ownership | Own your part, get things done
3. Teamwork | Make (team)work easy
4. Mastery | Continuously raise the bar
5. Integrity | Always do what’s right, and respect people

Our beliefs: At Qonto, we're committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 50% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality.

Discover the steps we took to create a discrimination-free hiring process.

Join Qonto as Director of Core Finance to lead our finance transformation and prepare us for our next journey. Working closely with our CFO, Anita, you'll drive critical improvements across our finance function, impacting every aspect of our business.

As a Director of Finance at Qonto, you will:

1. Develop and implement a comprehensive finance roadmap for the next 12-24 months.
2. Lead and develop a team of around 20 talent across treasury, tax, Finance Transformation, accounting & consolidation, and Asset & Liability Management.
3. Drive the implementation of a new ERP system and optimize key finance processes.
4. Identify and mitigate key financial risks as we scale our business.

What you can expect:

1. Market/Team Context: Lead a finance team in one of Europe's fastest-growing fintechs, navigating the challenges of rapid growth and regulatory complexity.
2. Methodologies: Implement best-in-class finance processes and systems, balancing agility with robust controls.
3. Projects: Recent successes include streamlining our month-end close process and implementing advanced consolidation tools.

About your future manager:

You'll report to Anita, our CFO, who brings a wealth of experience in scaling finance functions in high-growth environments. Anita has a hands-on approach and passion for developing strong, autonomous finance leaders.

About You:

1. Experience: You've led finance teams of 15/20 people, ideally in a regulated environment, fast-growing tech, or fintech environment.
2. Expertise: You have a track record of successfully implementing large-scale finance transformations, such as ERP systems or IFRS transitions.
3. Leadership: You excel at developing and coaching finance managers to achieve ambitious goals.
4. Process Optimization: You have a proven ability to streamline finance processes and drive efficiency improvements.
5. Risk Management: You're skilled at identifying and mitigating financial risks in complex, regulated environments.

At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.

Perks

1. A tailor-made and dynamic career track.
2. An inclusive work environment.
3. Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade.
4. Tailor-made remote work policy depending on the job you apply for and where you live.
5. Competitive salary package.
6. A meal voucher.
7. Public transportation reimbursement (part or global).
8. A great health insurance (depending on the country).
9. Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities.
10. A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners.
11. Monthly team events.

Our hiring process:

1. Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers.
2. A remote exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like.

We will send you an interview guide so you can best prepare yourself.

On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours.

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