Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Paris, Île-de-France, France – Full-time – On-site–

Leadership Team – Senior

The job:

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our leadership team in Paris. As a key driver of our financial strategy, you will oversee all financial operations, ensuring the company’s financial health and supporting our growth in a fast-paced deep-tech and startup environment. This role offers the opportunity to play a pivotal part in shaping Welinq’s future by optimizing financial performance and collaborating with internal teams to drive our mission forward.

Responsibilities:

As part of the leadership team, you will play a key role in our scaling efforts and will have the following key responsibilities:

• Financial Strategy & Leadership: Develop and execute strategic financial plans, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial modeling. Oversee financial reporting and analysis, ensuring data-driven decision-making across the organization.

• Capital Strategy & Fundraising: Lead capital structure strategies, managing relationships with investors and financial institutions. Drive future fundraising initiatives, including venture capital and grants opportunities.

• Operational Efficiency: Optimize finance, procurement, and legal operations, ensuring scalability and efficiency as the company grows. Manage cash flow, liquidity, and financial processes to support strategic objectives.

• Management of grant-funded projects: Oversee the financial management and reporting of grant-funded projects (National or Regional Grants, and, in particular, EU-funded projects), ensuring compliance with grant requirements and timely submission of reports. Coordinate with project teams to ensure proper allocation and use of funds.

• Risk Management & Compliance: Implement risk management policies, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and corporate governance. Manage audit processes and maintain robust internal controls.

Required qualifications and Experience:

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• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Extensive experience in a senior financial leadership role, ideally within a deep tech company or fast-growing startup environment.

• Proven expertise in financial planning, analysis, and strategy development.

• Demonstrated success in fundraising, including venture capital and private equity.

• Strong strategic thinking skills and the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.

• Experience managing and reporting on EU-funded projects, ensuring compliance with grant requirements and deadlines.

• Deep understanding of the startup ecosystem and the unique challenges and opportunities it presents.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

• The position requires English and French proficiency.
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Diversity:

Welinq provides equal opportunity in all our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants with regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information or any other category protected by state laws. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training, and social, and recreational programs. All such employment decisions will be made without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited basis.

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