Senior Director of Finance, Akeneo
Product Experience Management solutions
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Product Experience Management solutions
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To fundamentally disrupt the product information category and better serve the rapidly growing needs of modern omnichannel brands and retailers.
Role
Who you are
- You have proven experience in corporate finance roles, including FP&A, financial reporting, treasury, procurement and M&A
- You have experience working in the SaaS industry
- You have knowledge of financial regulations, including IFRS/GAAP and familiarity with CSRD or sustainability-related reporting
- You have experience managing cross-functional finance teams across different regions
- You have excellent analytical and financial modelling skills (Excel, Google Sheet, Anaplan)
- You have strong communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- You speak English fluently
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced Senior Director of Finance in Paris or London to lead and drive key financial operations and strategies, reporting directly to the CFO
- The Senior Director will have oversight of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), reporting—including preparation for CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) compliance—procurement, treasury management, and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- This is a key leadership role that requires a strategic, hands-on approach, working cross-functionally across the organization to support Akeneo's growth objectives
- Lead the FP&A function, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning
- Develop financial models to support executive decision-making
- Provide financial analysis and reporting to drive business performance
- Ensure accurate financial reports aligned with IFRS/GAAP standards working closely with the Head of Tax and Accounting
- Lead CSRD compliance efforts in collaboration with the CSR officer
- Manage timely internal and external financial reporting, including investor communications
- Establish and refine procurement processes to ensure cost-effective purchasing and vendor management
- Align procurement with financial goals and sustainability objectives
- Manage global treasury operations, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, and banking relationships
- Implement strategies to optimize cash flow and working capital across different regions
- Oversee foreign exchange risk and hedging strategies in a global context
- Lead financial due diligence and integration for potential acquisitions and other strategic investments
- Work closely with the executive team to evaluate and execute M&A opportunities, ensuring alignment with Akeneo’s long-term growth strategy
- Build and mentor a high-performing finance team
- Foster a culture of financial discipline and continuous improvement
Application process
- Say hi! If your application has caught our attention, you will receive an invitation to a 30-minute conversation with one of our Talent Partners, where you’ll learn more about the role and about Akeneo
- Meet your future manager! This 45-60 minute interview will allow you to go in more depth into what the role entails and discuss your experience and skills
- Meet the team! Project yourself into the reality of the position and confirm our company culture fits you with one or two additional interviews with your future colleagues or stakeholders
- Sign your offer!
- At all stages of your recruitment process, our Talent Acquisition team is committed to giving you an update in a one-week time frame
Our take
Based in France and Boston, Akeneo is a provider of product experience management (PXM) and product information management (PIM) solutions. The platform enables businesses with products to create growth opportunities by delivering product experience.
The company is trusted by leading global brands, including PUMA, Canon USA and Giant Tiger. The appeal of Akeneo’s services is its enablement of retailers to activate product experiences across all communication channels, rather than having to manage catalogs using spreadsheets or an out-dated ERP.
In 2022, Akeneo raised further funding, which was invested into accelerating the product development roadmap and expansion of its strategic partnerships. Continued investment and support brings Akeneo ever closer to its goal of best serving the growing needs of modern omnichannel brands and retailers.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2022
$135m
SERIES D
Sep 2019
$46m
SERIES C
Total funding: $196m
Company benefits
- 🌎 Diverse, cross-cultural team
- 🎉 Annual All Staff gathering week, office parties, team offsites
- 🧳 Once a year, travel to another office location for a period of 2 weeks
- 👋 Top-notch 8-week onboarding program for new teammates, including live presentations, online courses you can take at your own pace, and an exhaustive checklist with all the resources, calls-to-action and support contacts for a smooth integration into the company
- ⏰ Flexible working hours, global home office policy
- 🧘 Individual and confidential coaching sessions with a mental health practitioner of your choice
- 🔊 Best-in-class communication and collaboration tools: Slack, Notion, Google Suite, Jira, GitHub..
- 💻 Choice of a Mac or a Windows laptop
- 💸 Personal remote allowance to maximize your home office environment
- 🎫 Participation in in-house events welcoming external guests (ie. Meetups) or industry events
- 🧑🏫 Group and individual training opportunities
- 👨💻 Attendance at the yearly business or tech conference of your choice
Company values
- Humility - We want to become better at what we do, and we acknowledge that we are not there yet
- Innovation - We take pride in developing an open-source solution. This makes our solution powerful, open to everyone, and we are very attentive to our code quality
- Benevolence - We believe everyone is doing their best, and we commit to helping each other in a friendly way, with an ‘open door’ policy
- Openness - We love hearing new ideas and opinions. We are always excited to welcome new employees with different backgrounds who can share their experiences and challenge our status quo
- Beer - We do serious business without taking ourselves too seriously. We love to get together and share fun moments at work
Company HQ
Dervallières-Zola, Nantes, France
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Leadership
Benoit Jacquemont
(CTO)Previously served as CTO for Smile Group.
Fred de Gombert
(CEO)Previously founded and acted as CEO for Manalee. Served as Pre-sales Manager & eCommerce Director for Smile.
Nicolas Dupont
(CPO)Previously acted as Technical Project Manager for Smile and Technical Project Manager for My-Store SA.
Yoav Kutner
(Advisor)Recent co-founded and acts as CEO for both MageCore and Oro. Previously co-founded and acted as CTO for both Magento and Varien.
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