Financial Controller

About PROPHESEE

Prophesee is the inventor of the world’s most advanced neuromorphic vision systems. The company developed a breakthrough event-based vision approach to machine vision that enables dramatic reductions in power consumption, latency, and data processing requirements. By mimicking how the human eye and brain work, Prophesee’s patented Metavision® sensors and algorithms reveal information that is invisible to traditional frame-based sensors.

Prophesee’s technology is transforming applications across industrial automation, aerospace and defense, autonomous systems, IoT, AR/VR, and mobile.

Headquartered in Paris, Prophesee has offices in Grenoble and Shanghai.

Job background

Reporting to the Finance and Administration Manager, you will contribute to the company’s financial performance monitoring and support operational teams in their decision-making. You will play an active role in budgeting, forecasting, and improving financial processes in a dynamic and growing environment.

Job details

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Support the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasts

• Monitor actual performance vs budget/forecast and analyze variances

• Prepare monthly reporting packages for management

• Track key financial and operational KPIs

• Contribute to financial modeling and ad hoc analyses

Business Partnering

• Work closely with operational teams to monitor budgets and costs

• Provide financial insights to support decision-making

• Participate in profitability and ROI analyses on projects

• Help non-finance stakeholders understand financial performance

Process & Tools Improvement

• Improve reporting tools and dashboards

• Contribute to the reliability and quality of financial data

• Participate in the optimization of financial systems (ERP, BI tools such as Power BI)

• Support ongoing automation and simplification of processes

R&D and Project Controlling

• Monitor R&D expenses and innovation projects

• Support the tracking of grants, subsidies, and tax credits (e.g., CIR)

• Analyze project costs and medium-term profitability

Required qualifications, experience, and skills

Education and experience

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (Business School, University, DSCG or equivalent)

• Around 5 years of experience in financial controlling, audit, or FP&A

• Experience in a tech, industrial, or fast-growing environment is a plus

• Good understanding of financial statements and controlling principles

Technical skills

• Strong Excel skills (modeling, data analysis)

• Familiarity with ERP systems and BI tools (e.g., Power BI)

• Basic financial modeling and analytical capabilities

Soft skills

Strong analytical skills and details orientation. Flexible to dynamic and fast changing environments. This person must have good communications skills and work well with non-finance teams. Good sense of autonomy. Poractive and hands-on attitude. Organized and able to manage multiple priorities.

Language skills

• Fluent French and english.