VP Finance, Heetch
Ride-hailing app
Open for applications
Ride-hailing app
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Heetch's misison is to make mobility more inclusive and more responsible.
Role
Who you are
- Prior experience as a CFO or equivalent responsibilities with demonstrated track record for successfully scaling an organisation is mandatory(start-up tech and international)
- Marketplace experience is a plus
- Strong debt structuring skills
- Superior Excel / Financial planning analysis tools skills is a must
- Strong accounting / financial analysis skills
- Be creative and independent
- Results-driven personality eager to partner with management team to organize, plan and achieve company financial goals
- French and English are required, Spanish is a plus
What the job involves
- As VP Finance, you will be a key strategic partner to the Group CEO and local General Managers, driving financial performance and enabling sustainable growth across our multi-country operations
- Partner with the CEO and General Managers on high-impact strategic initiatives across the group
- Identify and pursue opportunities to optimize business performance and operational efficiency
- Lead risk management efforts to safeguard the company and its subsidiaries
- Own the budgeting process, financial forecasting, and reporting across all entities
- Manage cash flow optimization, tax strategy, and regulatory compliance
- Oversee investor relations and deliver clear, compelling financial reporting to stakeholders
- Supervise group-level accounting operations and collaborate with external accounting partners
- Develop and implement robust internal control frameworks
- Coordinate all audit activities and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
- Scale Fleetch's asset financing activities through new debt fundraising initiatives
- Lead the full fundraising cycle: from lead generation and offer negotiation to due diligence coordination
- Build relationships with financial institutions and debt providers
- Lead, develop, and mentor a growing finance team (currently 10 people)
- Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Our take
Heetch is looking to carve out its own niche in the ride-sharing industry, and taking on Uber is no small feat. They’ve been laying down a strong service and reputational foundation, though. For drivers, Heetch only takes a 15% commission to Uber’s 25%, and doesn’t use driver ratings as a way of reporting problems. For customers, rides are cheaper than an UberX, and are designed to have a younger, funner feel.
So how well is this strategy working? Well, Heetch is second behind Uber in France, and has spread to a couple of neighbouring countries like Belgium and Italy. Predominantly, however, its expansion is focused on francophone regions in Africa like Algeria, Cameroon, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast.
This could prove a smart move, as Uber has yet to dominate many of the African markets, thanks to smaller companies offering locally tailored and more effective competing services. These same problems are likely to plague Heetch, too, but with the leader off its top spot, there may be more room to manoeuvre.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2019
$4m
SERIES B
May 2019
$38m
SERIES B
Total funding: $74.2m
Company benefits
- Yes to remote working and autonomy
- Flexible hours
- Events and parties, Heetch style
- 50% discount on all Heetch rides
- A culture of employee empowerment in our daily lives: Regular training for everyone, a clear career path, sharing all of the projects’ information with everyone
- Cool offices ideally located in the heart of Barcelona and Paris
- A culture of employee empowerment in our daily lives: Regular training for everyone, a clear career path, sharing all of the projects’ information with everyone
- Company and team retreats
Company HQ
Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova, Barcelona, Spain
Leadership
Teddy Pellerin
(CEO)Has experience in project management from Sun'R and Nature Energies, and worked as a Sales Manager at Mydeal.ma.
Mathieu Jacob
(CPO)Worked as a process engineer with Hager Group, before moving on to be a Senior Consultant with eleven.
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