Financial Security Officer, Pennylane
Anti-fraud, KYC
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Financial management & accounting platform
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Financial management & accounting platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the leading financial tool for European SMEs see current job openings.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience, including at least 4 years in financial security, either in the financial sector (banking, fintech) or industries with significant payment operations (e-commerce, travel, entertainment, etc.)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, exercising strong autonomy and decision-making capabilities, with a solid product and technical mindset
- Experience in conducting financial security risk assessments, designing and implementing control measures, preferably in compliance with external security frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and state regulations
- Deep understanding of current financial crime trends and industry best practices
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities
- Fluent in English, with professional French as a bonus
What the job involves
- Pennylane is opening a Senior Financial Security Officer (Anti-fraud, KYC) position to join the Security / IT team and and expand further its large scope (Application Security, IT, Security Compliance and Incident Management)
- Reporting directly to Guillaume, our Head of Information and Security, you will be responsible for establishing and managing our daily financial security operations from scratch
- In this key new position, you'll build our financial security framework in a context of strong growth and significant security commitments (ISO 27001 and DORA)
- Financial Security program owner: develop, improve, and implement an effective financial security program:
- Based on risks evaluations (fraud, financial crime) against recognised frameworks and norms, in an ISO 27001 and DORA context
- Offering risk score calculation based on users’ context and behaviour in the product, to manage efficiently a reduction of impact and probability of fraud
- Deploying strong monitoring and alerting capacities internally and towards users to prevent fraudulent activities and ease any incident management
- In close collaboration with Financial Services operations, Legal and Internal Control teams
- Operational anti-fraud management: oversee and advise on the implementation of financial security policies, controls and regular internal audits, to effectively manage the fraud and financial crime, both for daily operations of Financial Services team and security compliance against ISO 27001
- Fraud-related incidents management: support the management of fraud-related incidents, including analyzing fraudulent activities in all domains related to financial security
- Partners and customers collaboration: collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners/clients to address financial crime concerns and maintain KYC best practices, balancing efficiency with business continuity
- Employees training: responsible for ensuring that adequate arrangements are in place for efficient anti-fraud training of employees
- Monitor relevant regulations, industry guidance, and financial services innovations, with a focus on financial crime risks
Application process
- A first screening with Thomas (Technical Recruiter) : 30 min
- Who Interview with Guillaume (Head of Information & Security) : 45 min - 1 H
- Use Case Step with review with 2 people : 1 H
- Last Round with our Co-Founder & COO (Félix) : 1 H
Our take
In multiple mature markets, companies have been using QuickBooks, Xero and other SaaS solutions for accounting, but it is a fragmented industry with each country using its own software solution. In France, there is no definitive SaaS solution for accounting.
Pennylane wants to overhaul current tools and modernise the tech stack of accounting firms, by connecting directly with third-party services that hold valuable information. Accounting firms can use Pennylane collaboratively by accessing the platform to centralise receipts, create invoices and automate tasks. Instead of sending information back and forth with spreadsheets and photo attachments, both clients and accounting firms can interact directly on the platform.
Pennylane has a significant market opportunity ahead, with an ambitious goal to become the preferred management platform for European companies. The company already claims 50,000 customers. A recent instalment of funding will allow the company to further develop its platform, looking at artificial intelligence for accountants, and expand to other markets in Europe.
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Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Apr 2025
$84.7m
LATE VC
Feb 2024
$45.2m
SERIES C
Total funding: $258m
Company benefits
- Work remotely from anywhere in Europe, as long as your contract allows you to
- Company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story you're building with us
- A budget to turn your home into a more comfortable workspace, as well as a monthly allowance to work from a coworking space whenever you feel like it
- Access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 activities related to wellness through our partner Gymlib
- Access to Busuu to perfect your english or your french
- The latest Apple equipment
- Be part of a vibrant social community: we do lots of sports together (running, climbing...), we love to hang out and have a drink together (Thursday afterwork drinks on our rooftop is a usual thing)
- Twice-a-year company seminars
- Wonderful office in the center of Paris
- 10 additional days off (to the 25 standard ones) for those based in France
- Lunch credits (Swile card) to buy your favorite food every day, for those based in France
- Great healthcare cover (Alan Blue) to take care of yourself and your family, for those based in France
Company HQ
Chaussée-d'Antin, Paris, France
Leadership
Arthur Waller
(Co-founder & CEO)Founded PriceMatch in 2012, and progressed from Product Owner to Senior Product Owner at Booking.com between 2015-2018. Co-founded Pennylane in 2020.
Felix Blossier
(Co-founder & COO)Founding Partner of PriceMatch in 2012 and experience as Director General of the French Treasury from 2018-2020. Co-founded Pennylane in 2020.
Alexandre Roquoplo
(Co-founder)Extensive history in finance since 2013. Founded OneCPA in 2018 before co-founding Pennylane in 2020.
Tancrède Besnard
(Co-founder & CPO)Co-founded PriceMatch in 2012. Experience as Product Manager for Booking.com between 2016-2018, and current advisor for Predictus. Co-founded Pennylane in 2020.
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