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Reporting to the Head of Operations (Comex member), you will lead the Finance & Admin function of a fast-scaling quantum startup. Your role is to secure and extend the runway, prepare and support the private and public funding efforts, strengthen financial planning & internal steering, and build a scalable finance stack. You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Finance, including FP&A, cash management, reporting, tools, financing, and compliance. In this role, you will serve as a vital business partner to the Executive Committee, scientific and tech teams, and the CEO in support of our fundraising initiatives. Additionally, you will manage our Financial Controller, who will handle reporting, FP&A support, tools, and public funding deliverables.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the Finance & Admin function
Secure and extend the runway
Prepare and support private and public funding efforts
Strengthen financial planning & internal steering
Build a scalable finance stack
Oversee all aspects of Finance including FP&A, cash management, reporting, tools, financing, and compliance
Serve as a vital business partner to the Executive Committee, scientific and tech teams, and the CEO
Manage our Financial Controller
Strategic finance & planning
Leading budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
Building multi-scenario financial models and support capital allocation decisions
Building business plans for investors and fundraising rounds
Private and public funding
Participating in fundraising processes (roadshow preparation and support, dataroom preparation, due diligence, closing)
Preparing financial packages for grants, banks, or debt providers
Modelling and monitoring financial returns from treasury placements
Supporting scientific and business teams on R&D or commercial grant reporting
Cash management & internal control
Owning short- and long-term cash planning and treasury management
Ensuring accurate, timely tracking of revenue progress and customer invoicing
Strengthening spending discipline and budget follow-up with teams
Reporting & audit readiness
Supervising the production of the monthly internal reporting for the leadership team
Supervising the preparation of external reporting for investors, banks, and public funders
Coordinating and overseeing monthly and annual closing with our accounting firm and external auditor
Ensuring audit-ready documentation for public funding programs (CIR, grants)
Tools, processes & data
Transitioning the Finance function from Excel-centric workflows to a more automated tool stack
Leading improvements and integrations across Spendesk, Agicap, Pennylane and other tools
Establishing clear processes, documentation, and sources of truth for financial data
Legal & administrative support
Contributing to basic legal and administrative topics (contracts, documentation) as needed in a fast-growing company, including tools & processes
Requirements:
6+ years experience in FP&A, strategic finance, audit, transaction services, or Finance leadership in a tech or deep-tech scale up
Strong ability to run efficient financial processes in a fast-growing environment
Strong mastery of Excel / Google Sheets and FP&A tooling culture
Ability to work with both scientific teams (R&D, physics, engineering), business leadership and external financing stakeholders (investors, banks, public institutions)
Rigorous, structured, hands-on and curious
Good communication in English and French (verbal and written) is essential
Nice to have:
Previous experience with our tools (Agicap, Pennylane) is a plus
Experience working with public funding instruments (CIR, Grants reports “ERDA”) and private investors (VC / Venture Debt) is a plus