Financial Controller - France

Shine exists to help freelancers and small business owners reclaim the joy of working for themselves.
Running a business shouldn't mean drowning in financial admin – it should be inspiring and rewarding. Our app brings banking, invoicing, accounting and admin together in one place, so entrepreneurs can focus on what matters most: growing their business and enjoying the freedom of working for themselves.

We're a multicultural team of over 400 people across France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. By bringing together leading European fintechs like Shine, Kontist and Tellow, we've built a single, intuitive platform designed for simplicity, speed and accuracy ,backed by local, award, winning support.

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Just as we respect our customers' time, we respect yours. Your experience with Shine should feel simple, transparent and genuinely supportive.
If this sounds like somewhere you want to grow, we'd love to hear from you

The Financial Controller team at Shine

The Financial Controller team consists of two key leadership roles: one Head of Financial Controlling responsible for France, and one Head of Financial Controlling responsible for all markets outside of France.

The team is highly dedicated and specialized, and is located across multiple countries in Europe. Despite the geographical distribution, the team works closely together with a strong focus on aligning financial processes and ensuring consistent, high-quality reporting across legal entities.

Your role as a Financial Controller

We are looking for a strong and detail-oriented Financial Controller to join the French Financial Controlling team at Shine.

This is a hands-on, operational role with close collaboration with the Head of Financial Controlling – France and broad interaction with both local and central stakeholders.

You will play a key role in ensuring high-quality financial reporting, solid cost control, and accurate handling of assets and capitalization. The role offers significant responsibility and opportunities for professional growth in an international, fast-growing organization. The role reports to Head of Financial Controlling – France

Your responsibilities will include:

Financial Controlling & Reporting

• Prepare and maintain monthly financial reporting (P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow)

• Analyze variances and explain financial performance, delivering clear and actionable insights

• Support our FP&A team with the budgeting and forecasting processes for the French entity

• Ensure high data quality and consistency in financial reports

• Participate in year-end close activities and related financial reporting

Cost & Asset Management

• Actively contribute to cost controlling and follow-up on cost development

• Analyze cost drivers and identify improvement and efficiency opportunities

• Ensure accurate registration, monitoring, and reporting of assets

• Support correct capitalization of development costs in compliance with accounting standards and internal policies

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with local accounting regulations and internal financial policies

• Participate in the preparation of annual financial statements and audit documentation

• Collaborate with external auditors and contribute to a smooth audit process

Processes & Systems

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of controlling processes and reporting structures

• Actively work in ERP and analysis tools, supporting better system utilization

• Support standardization and implementation of best practices across the organization

About you

Qualifications

• Relevant higher education within finance, accounting, or economics

• Experience with financial controlling, including monthly reporting and analysis

• Experience with cost controlling and basic asset management

• Strong analytical skills and solid business understanding

• Professional-level French & English

• Experience within a Banking environment is a plus

• Knowledge of capitalization of development costs is an advantage

• Experience from an international organization or high-growth environment is a plus

Personal Attributes

• Combines strong attention to detail with an understanding of overall objectives, priorities, and the path to reach them

• Structured with high professional integrity

• Hands-on and accountable, with a strong sense of ownership

• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset

• Strong communicator able to translate numbers into insights

• Thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

Equal Opportunity Employer

We follow the principle of equal treatment to consider all job applicants and do not discriminate based on their gender, sexual orientation, color, racial or ethnic origin, religion, disability, etc. as per applicable law.

Job located in France, Paris with possibility of two remote working days per week

Our recruitment process

1️⃣ Interview with the Hiring Manager, Head of Financial Controlling - France

2️⃣ Logical and personality test

3️⃣ Test assessment with the HM, the VP Financial controlling & the Talent Acquisition Specialist