Job Overview
Location
France
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Data Science
Date Posted
May 22, 2026
Full Job Description
📋 Description
- • Lead French statutory accounting and own monthly and annual financial closes, transitioning the company from an annual to a monthly close cadence.
- • Manage relationships with external accounting firm and statutory auditor, ensuring compliance and audit readiness for the 2026 financial year audit conducted in 2027.
- • Own tax compliance across direct and indirect taxes including corporate income tax, VAT (including reverse-charge on non-EU services), and other applicable French taxes in coordination with the specialist tax advisor.
- • Design and implement accounting policies for revenue recognition on subscription and card interchange revenue streams, accruals, intercompany transactions, and foreign exchange treatment.
- • Build and own the bad debt provisioning and collections framework for the subscription business, collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Customer Service teams.
- • Develop and maintain reconciliation workflows between Cryptio (crypto sub-ledger), subscription billing platform, Banking-as-a-Service provider, and Pennylane (core accounting platform).
- • Lead audit readiness preparation by documenting internal controls, ensuring audit trail integrity, and standardizing processes across all accounting systems.
- • Drive automation and AI adoption across the finance function by building workflows, leveraging AI for analysis and reporting, and integrating data tools as core operational leverage.
- • Contribute to the finance systems roadmap, including selection and implementation of close-management software and finance productivity tools.
- • Partner with the Data Lead to ensure finance data requirements are integrated into the company’s data warehouse and analytics stack.
- • Utilize core accounting platform Pennylane, crypto sub-ledger Cryptio, treasury tool Agicap, procurement platform Vertice, analytics tools Metabase and internal data warehouse, and productivity tools Google Workspace, Slack, Notion, Claude, and ChatGPT.
- • Translate complex accounting, tax, and control topics for non-finance stakeholders and challenge constructively with external partners including auditors, tax advisors, and regulators.
- • Operate with high autonomy in a fast-moving environment, making consequential decisions with limited supervision and driving outcomes across cross-functional teams.
- • Embrace a growth mindset, continuously learning and adapting as the company scales from a single-product offering to a multi-product platform across European markets.
- • Ensure all financial processes support the company’s preparation for Series B fundraising in late 2026 / Q1 2027 and regulatory expansion under French and European financial frameworks.
🎯 Requirements
- • 10 years of relevant professional experience, starting in audit at a top-tier firm (Big Four or equivalent), followed by industry experience as a Financial Controller, Accounting Manager, or Senior Accountant.
- • Demonstrated experience managing external accounting partners and statutory auditors through close cycles, audits, or regulatory engagements.
- • Strong knowledge of French statutory accounting (Plan Comptable Général); familiarity with IFRS is a plus.
- • Hands-on experience with modern accounting platforms (Pennylane, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or similar); familiarity with crypto sub-ledger tools (Cryptio, Bitwave, Lukka, or similar) is highly valued.
- • Native French speaker with professional working proficiency in English.
- • Strong technology and data fluency: comfortable with SQL or equivalent, light scripting (Python, JavaScript, or similar), AI productivity tools, and automation platforms.
🏖️ Benefits
- • Work from the office in Paris (Bourse) or remotely.
- • Flexible working hours.
- • One of the best health insurance plans with 100% employer contributions.
- • Monthly team activities and annual offsites.
- • Swile meal vouchers.
- • Competitive salary based on experience and Bitstack stock options.
Skills & Technologies
Python
JavaScript
Remote
About Bitstack Technologies SAS
Bitstack Technologies SAS is a French fintech company that operates a mobile application enabling users to buy, sell, and automatically invest in Bitcoin through round-up savings. The platform links to users’ bank accounts, rounds everyday purchases to the nearest euro, and invests the spare change into Bitcoin. It offers features such as recurring purchases, instant buy/sell, and secure cold storage custody. Bitstack holds a Digital Asset Service Provider registration with France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers and is headquartered in Paris.
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