Finance Operations Specialist, Sweep
€55-65k
1-5 days a week in office
Carbon footprint management solution
Open for applications
Carbon footprint management solution
101-200 employees
Open for applications
€55-65k
1-5 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help businesses track and act on their carbon, so they can become forever companies.
Role
Who you are
- You bring a minimum of 4/5 years of experience as an auditor/ consultant as a first experience and then a finance role within a tech SaaS Startup such as French Tech startups
- Strong understanding of SaaS metrics like ARR, MRR, CAC, LTV, and churn
- Familiarity with revenue recognition principles and subscription billing platforms
- Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel skills
- A hands-on problem solver, self-motivated with a glass half-full attitude
- An entrepreneurial mind, ready to launch and fail and iterate
- You’re an empathetic team player that is great at building lasting relationships
- Attuned to remote collaboration, using digital tools and meticulously documenting work
- A strong desire to evolve on the SaaS & Tech environment
What the job involves
- As part of the Finance Team, you'll be responsible for reporting and managing the closing
- You will report to Vp Finance and work closely with Financial controller, Accounting team and Sales ops team
- Oversee daily financial transactions, including accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL) and bank reconciliations
- Manage the billing process to ensure timely and accurate invoicing, especially for subscription-based revenue streams
- Ensure accurate revenue recognition aligned with SaaS industry standards (e.g., ASC 606)
- Work closely with Sales Ops to manage and improve collections and DSO metrics
- Maintain and optimize finance ERP and AP software (Cegid, QuickBooks, Spendesk)
- Be responsible for accounting closing and reporting. Prepare monthly reports on cash flow, revenue, and operational expenses
- Assist with monthly and quarterly financial close processes, including reconciliations and journal entries
- You will handle the accounting closing process: Accruals and unbilled review and follow up
- Support tax filings, audits, and other compliance-related activities
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and help establish scalable policies as the company grows
- You will process Balance Sheet control: AP/AR/CCA/PCA/TVA (UK/FR), Balance Sheet Building, P&L building and Cash Reporting Building and Analysis
- Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Product teams to refine pricing models and optimize contract structures
- Support FP&A with data inputs for forecasting and budgeting exercises
Our take
Even as eco-friendly sentiment increases, the vast majority of companies aren’t measuring their emissions accurately and regularly. And, with ESGs and carbon-tracking ramping up the corporate agenda, companies are scrambling for solutions, especially in light of the coming sustainable reporting regulations.
Sweep, which targets carbon management in large enterprises at the FTSE 500 level, delivers software that enables users to "take control of their climate journey" - with a toolsuite that makes carbon data collection, security and analysis seamless and automated.
With Sweep, the burden on companies to track their impact is lessened, leaving them to focus on actively reducing their carbon footprint and contributing to global net-zero efforts. Though there are other players in the market, such as Plan A, Watershed, and Emitwise, Sweep has secured itself a leading position with smart partnerships and a deep focus on the specific tech requirements of the space.
The company has seen good funding, being one of the best-funded carbon management platforms on the market. In 2022, Sweep interestingly reported on the ineffectiveness of traditional carbon offsetting - which has for some time been up for debate - and published a carbon reduction methodology designed to "limit financial and reputational risks and add moral weight to corporate climate programmes". It is now partnering with technology companies like 3Degrees and Urbanomy to build new decarbonisation strategies for businesses.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
36% female employees
53% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2022
$73m
SERIES B
Dec 2021
$22m
SERIES A
Total funding: $100m
Company benefits
- Lunch voucher
- Health insurance entirely free for you and your family
- RTT
- Trust and flexible working hours
- Personal development training fund
- Global and team offsites
- Hybrid environment (At least 1 day per week at the office)
Company HQ
Antigone, Montpellier, France
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Leadership
Rachel Delacour
(CEO)Previously Co-Founder & CEO of BIME which was acquired by Zendesk. Rachel has extensive experience as a board member alongside her role as CEO and co-founder of Sweep.
Yannick Chaze
(CTO)Worked at Zendesk for four years, ultimately as a Senior Engineering Manager. Former Lecturer at Polytech Montpellier.
Raphael Güller
(CDO)Worked at Zendesk for four years, ultimately as Creative Director. Has also been Creative Director at Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
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