Director of Finance, Gravitee.io
+ Stock Options
2+ days a week in office
API management platform
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API management platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Stock Options
2+ days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
Gravitee.io's mission is to bring effortless control into the API space and to simplify complexity.
Role
Who you are
- A recognised finance and accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA), along with up-to-date technical skills and ongoing professional development (CPD)
- Quick Books Super User
- Prior experience as a senior finance manager with a track record of creating value for shareholders in a business of similar scale or complexity to Sifted. Candidates stepping up into an FD role for the first time are welcome to apply
- Demonstrated experience in driving financial process improvements within complex, international, and cost-conscious environments
- Strong capabilities in financial modelling and data analysis, with a focus on actionable insights
- Extensive experience in implementing, improving, and optimising management information systems to enhance board-level decision-making. Ability to simplify complex business data into tools that foster transparency and accountability
- Success in smaller, growing business environments, including scaling processes and driving operational improvements
- A history of identifying and implementing cost reduction and efficiency measures across an organisation
- Ideally, experience in an investor-backed business with a strong understanding of the private equity mindset, focusing on cash, EBITDA, cost management, leverage, and exit planning
What the job involves
- Gravitee.Io is taking APIs to the next level — we are the premier, open source API platform and we want everyone to know how amazing our software is
- To make this happen, we are looking for someone passionate, curious and ambitious
- This is where you come in
- We are currently recruiting for a Director of Finance to support the Financial Controller and the business by ensuring our financial information is complete and accurate
- We love to work as a team and you will also be collaborating with the rest of our team
- You’ll need to be organised, analytical, have a good understanding of accounting principles, be willing to get stuck in and have a great attention to detail!
- You will be responsible for all aspects of Financial reporting, the preparation of monthly management accounts and various other ad-hoc projects
- Establish and maintain efficient financial processes, systems, and teams to ensure timely (month-end close within 4 days), accurate, and compliant reporting
- Coordinate annual budgeting and re-forecasting
- Accurate cashflow forecasting (12 week rolling and longer term) and treasury management
- Proactively analyse and improve key business areas by challenging cost bases and seeking improvements on net margin of all three revenue streams (Media advertising, B2B Subscriptions and Physical Events)
- Optimise financial systems to ensure robustness, compliance, and scalability for growth. Maintain timely, accurate KPIs and reporting processes that provide actionable insights, including preparation of the monthly board pack
- Collaborate closely with senior management, owners, and external stakeholders, including banks, to build credibility, foster strong relationships, and secure appropriate financial facilities for growth
- Contribute to the development of company strategy, challenging assumptions and decision making as appropriate, providing financial analysis and guidance on activities, targets and business drivers
- Ensure full compliance in all areas of data (GDPR), finance and taxation. Establish and manage company policies regarding risk management and working capital management as appropriate
- Oversee the legal/contracting process, engaging external assistance as required. This will involve significant input into pricing and contract negotiations with customers and suppliers
- In due course, support the financial aspects of a sale process, including involvement in the preparation of sale materials and presentations to potential buyers
- Corporate governance and Company Secretarial duties, including compliance on Company Option schemes and maintenance of the share cap table
Salary benchmarks
Our take
APIs allow data, services, and companies more agility and more interconnectedness, spurring on digital growth and transformation, and allowing tech to develop at a faster clip. The problem facing many large organizations, however, is that they can lean on upwards of 250 APIs at any one time, and managing these is a monumentous task. Gravitee.io is one of a number of API management software companies looking to address this urgent need, creating a market that’s expected to balloon to over $20B over the coming years.
API management software company Mulesoft was acquired in a multi-billion dollar deal by SalesForce, and another major player Plaid achieved a valuation of over $13 billion after an attempted merger with Visa was blocked by regulators. Whilst Gravitee is still operating on a more modest scale, this demonstrates the huge market potential they are tapping into. This market is growing rapidly, too - nearly three quarters of large US organisations are looking to expand their use of APIs in the coming years. This means Gravitee.io is making a name for itself, as well as some strong funding, at a good time to ride the wave.
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Company benefits
- Excellent medical coverage to keep your body and mind healthy
- Pension and 401k program options for all locations
- Stock option plan for employees25 days holiday/vacation in addition to in-country national holidays
- 3 mental health days per year with an allowance toward a mood-boosting activity of your choice
- Birthday off to celebrate your dayLearn and grow with our professional development allowance to be used to benefit your career
- Quarterly outings and an annual off-site in an exciting location!
- Hybrid culture with options to go in to an office in one of our hubs
- Ability to work for one of the fastest-growing companies and alongside some of the most talented people in the API technology sector
- A meaningful, progressive, global company culture that is as fun as it is hardworking
- Endless growth opportunities
Company values
- Passion: Work because you love it. Use your sense of passion to become an expert in your field, to think about where our market is going, how to improve and how to do things better
- Do What It Takes: Work with speed, fight and intensity to ensure the job is done to your highest standard
- Professionalism: Respond to needs quickly, in a polite and respectful way, to our internal and external customers
Company HQ
Euralille, Lille, France
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Leadership
Nicolas Géraud
(CCO)Has experience in various Developer and DevOps roles at a broad range of companies including Decathlon, Humanis, Kiabi, and Leroy Merlin France.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Gravitee.io
- Our aim is to ensure that everyone who works here has an equal opportunity to develop a successful career, where everyone is treated with respect and dignity and decisions in the workplace are made free from the effects of bias and prejudice
- We are committed to treating all of our clients, visitors and research participants respectfully, fairly and equally
- We actively identify opportunities for everyone to pursue and thrive in our workforce, being essential for building an innovative and inclusive future
- We encourage and support women working and learning, as well as promoting progression opportunities, acknowledging their minority in our industry
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