Chief Financial Officer, La Fourche
+ Equity
Organic online supermarket
Job no longer available
Organic online supermarket
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To offer everyday organic products to "the 99%".
Role
Who you are
- This is an amazing opportunity for a strong finance profile with background in FP&A and experience in fundraising
- Passionate about our mission, climate, and food transition. Genuinely excited to work for an impact-focused scale-up
- 8+ years of experience as a financial leader with large exposure in a startup or fast-paced SMB
- Experience in Retail, FMCG and/or Logistics and Operations
- Strong leadership, ability to learn quickly and challenge any business topic
- Great communicator both in front of investors or new interns 👩🎤
- Hands-on mindset and comfort with ambiguity
- Excellent financial analysis skills and ability to draw conclusions with numbers
- Strong drive and sense of ownership
- Mastering Compliance, Accounting, and Tax topics
- Fluent in English and French
- Experience with team management ; outgoing personality who can motivate a team
What the job involves
- We are looking for a CFO to take full ownership of La Fourche’s finance strategy, execution, and communication
- As a key member of our executive team, you will manage our financial strategy and operations, provide strategic insights to help the business grow and sustain, lead investor relations, manage equity & non dilutive financing, and steer budget & compliance across functions
- You will lead, mentor and grow our amazing Finance team
- You will report directly to Nathan, co-founder & CEO
- Lead the financial strategy to execute La Fourche’s short and long-term vision working with founders and key Excom members
- Define financing strategy to help the company grow & sustain
- Lead our potential next Series (C) together with the CEO
- Handle all relationships with banks and other financial stakeholders
- Oversee La Fourche’s budgeting and forecasting activities
- Steer reporting processes with key internal stakeholders and implement lean initiatives to make sure we reach revenues & margin targets
- Lead internal & external financial communication & reporting
- Ensure La Fourche’s overall compliance including accounting, regulatory & tax
- Manage all relationships with auditors & tax authorities
- Implement strategies to monitor, and improve stock and working capital outlook
- Own not only financial KPIs but also impact-related KPIs
- Define & steer our Impact roadmap with the Excom while supporting the CEO on the newly-created Impact Committee with investors
- Manage an FP&A manager, an Admin, and potentially an Accounting manager
Application process
- 30 min get to know with Nathan (CEO)
- Behavioral interview with Elina, Head of People
- Interview with Nathan
- Case study with broader group (founders and/or ExCom members)
- Short discussion with investors and finance team
- We will also ask to share some relevant reference calls
Our take
La Fourche addresses the accessibility challenge to sustainable food options, a common dilemma for modern consumers. Many individuals want to make ethical choices but face limited availability or high costs, preventing the widespread adoption of sustainable consumption practices.
La Fourche employs a unique business model centred around collective purchasing power and direct-to-consumer engagement. By leveraging the collective buying power of its members, the company negotiates directly with suppliers to secure competitive prices for sustainably sourced products.
With the closure of a recent funding round, La Fourche is positioned for expansion and innovation in the sustainable grocery retail sector. This investment signals confidence from investors in the company's vision and business model, paving the way for continued growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2025
$36.4m
LATE VC
Feb 2024
$27.7m
LATE VC
Total funding: $75.6m
Company benefits
- Joining a company with strong ownership & trust culture enabling you to have a large and direct impact
- Opportunity for equity
- Up to 7 weeks' leave
- Regular team events including offsite & food tasting
- Free La Fourche membership & 20% additional discount
- Alan health care, Swile lunch vouchers
- Home Office budget, sustainable mobility package, budget for your cultural activities (Leeto)
Company HQ
Buttes-Chaumont, Paris, France
Leadership
Lucas Lefebvre
(Co-Founder)Previously the Head of Data and Analytics at Artefact and ESV Digital. Also co-founded Limelight Academy.
Nathan Labat
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. Prior to this, they were a Junior Project Finance Associate at E.ON France and a Junio Private Equity Associate at NiXEN Partners.
Boris M.
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously a Manager at Doctolib. They also worked as a Senior Consultant at Oliver Wyman and as a Business Analyst at Les Echos/IC Publications.
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