Embedded finance platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
€70-88k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower all kinds of digital companies to transform their UX and start embedding banking features within minutes.
Role
Who you are
- You have 5 to 8 years of experience in FP&A with a proven track record in a fast-scaling tech startup, B2B SaaS, or FinTech/Banking ecosystem
- You are an established people manager with a demonstrated ability to delegate, run impactful 1:1s, and coach a team toward high execution standards
- You have strong strategic synthesis ("hauteur de vue"), capable of moving beyond numbers to extract key business takeaways and deliver clear, actionable recommendations to executives
- You possess strong data literacy and tool fluency, with advanced skills in financial modeling and experience implementing or optimizing modern finance stacks (ERP, EPM tools, or BI)
- Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door
- It’s okay if you don’t tick all the boxes - don’t let imposter syndrome prevent you from applying
What the job involves
- Your primary mission is to orchestrate Swan’s entire financial planning cycle, translate complex transactional and regulatory dynamics into actionable corporate strategies, and manage a high-performing FP&A function that acts as a true co-pilot to leadership
- Lead and structure the annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning processes across all business lines
- Manage and mentor the FP&A team, establishing deep individual ownership, clear delivery standards, and robust professional development paths
- Drive business partnering by collaborating directly with leadership team to challenge performance and support strategic decision-making
- Own the corporate reporting architecture, producing monthly performance packages, board materials, and investor relations KPIs
- Modernize finance operations by continuously improving financial systems, automated data flows, and analytical tools to reduce manual task cycles
- Monitor Unit Economics & Safeguarding risks, analyzing the margins behind transactional flows
- The Finance Department at Swan is structured around two core operational pillars, both reporting directly to the CFO: the accounting (4 FTEs) and FP&A department (3 FTEs) As a central function within Swan, the Finance team does not operate in a silo
- We act as a critical business partner, collaborating daily with the Executive Leadership Team to drive strategic decisions
- The team interfaces heavily with all key business lines to optimize transaction flows, challenge operational budgets, and build scalable financial processes that ensure Swan’s sustainable move toward profitability
Application process
- We usually respond within three days
- A 30-min video call with our Talent Acquisition Manager, to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions
- Hiring Manager interview : Grégory (CFO) (60 min)
- Case study: Grégory and 1 FP&A Analyst
- Peer Interview: Two others Swanees
- Last interview (N+2): Camille, our CEO (60 min) to evaluate core skills
Our take
Swan is a European fintech specialising in embedded banking, which believes it can transform businesses by adding a financial layer. The company's APIs enable companies to integrate banking services into their own digital product - embedded finance.
While not alone in the fintech industry, the company stands out by squarely targeting SaaS platforms, marketplaces, and other fintechs. It offers an end-to-end, integrated and multi-product experience, and owns the payment and fraud risk, which has garnered the attention of impressive clients including Agricap, Carrefour, Pennylane and Ride.
Swan continues to invest into accelerating its expansion in the European market, developing more banking features that are specialized for a variety of local EU markets. It continues to gain momentum and has raised plenty of funding to support its future growth.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
78% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2025
$48.9m
SERIES B
Sep 2023
$43.1m
SERIES B
Total funding: $116.5m
Company benefits
- ESOP packages available
- Flexible remote policy
- Swan encourages you to have fun staying fit, thanks to partnerships with Classpass & Gymlib
- Twice a year we go somewhere gorgeous (a chateau, a mountain) where we reconnect, deep-dive into big topics, and relax
- The best health insurance
- We provide a Swile card to cover your meal on work days
- Extra holidays (RTT)
Company HQ
Porte-Saint-Martin, Paris, France
Leadership
Nicolas Benady
(President & Co-founder)Former CEO of the company. Previously co-founded Antelop Solutions and PriceMinister. Acted as Product Manager for French Market of VISA Europe, President of Limonetik, IT Project Manager for AXA Cessions, and was a Team Member for Endless Winter.
Nicolas Saison
(CPO & Co-founder)Previous experience as Vice President of Product for Payboost, Digital IT Manager for AXA France, Payment Project Director for Limonetik, and as a Developer and Risk Manager for AXA.
Camille Tyan
(CEO)Previously founded ConnectX, as well as co-founding Marble, Numeral and PayPlug (at the latter of which they were CEO).
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