CFO - COO Transition - Startup - 6 Months

Project overview

Our client, a fast-growing French B2B SaaS scale-up (human-sized, 30 to 50 employees), is looking for its interim COO / CFO on a 3-day per week basis.

Reporting directly to the CEO-founder and a key member of the executive committee, you will ensure the continuity of financial management, orchestrate internal governance, and act as a strategic and operational sparring partner.

Start Date: January 2027

3 days / week

• Governance, Rituals & Company Life (COO)
• Leading the Executive Committee: framing the agenda, leading management committees, and overseeing the follow-up of cross-functional action plans.
• Management Committees: organizing and leading bi-monthly synchronization meetings with all managers to streamline communication and resolve friction points.
• Boards / Shareholder Relations:
• Developing presentation materials (in English) and co-leading quarterly Board meetings alongside the CEO.
• Responding to regular requests from partner investment funds and presenting a united front with the CEO during committees.
• Leadership: ensuring executive representation and team dynamics within the Paris office (which brings together business, marketing, and technical teams).
• Supporting the Founder: assisting the CEO in structuring projects, stepping back, and prioritizing operational tasks.
• Financial Direction, M&A & Legal (CFO)
• Financial Run Supervision:
• Supervising 1 internal finance profile (autonomous in operational monitoring, invoicing, and management control).
• Coordinating closings and reporting with the external accounting firm.
• Legal / Banking Management: managing banking relationships and overseeing external legal counsel (corporate and validation of major client contracts).
• Optimization: Identifying and deploying opportunities for internal process automation using digital tools and AI.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Paris, France, FR
• Rate: 100-100 EUR/h
• Languages: French, English