Bertrand Gueugnon
CFO part-time | Finance (Tech startups, ex Big 4)
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Paris, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
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About me
Intro
Experienced CFO with +11 years in finance - 6 years in growing tech startups (Prismic / Karhoo) - 6 years as senior financial auditor (Big 4) As trusted co-pilot, I offer my expertise to bring your finances to the next level on: - Financial reporting - Business planning - Cash flow Management - Fundraising - HR ops My role is to support efficient growth of the company by monitoring financial flows, driving business planning, and identifying investment / cost optimization opportunities.
Work experience
CFO
Prismic
Mar 2022 - Present
4 years 8 months
Paris, France
• Leadership team member and Board member on Finance, growth strategy (acquisition channels), accounting, HR, Legal & admin; • Managing a team of 3 people on Financial controlling, sales admin and HR; • Building and driving the financial reporting and planning: Monthly deck shared to the VCs, monthly P&L closing and analysis, and KPIs review (ARR, churn, EBITDA, gross margin, rule of 40, etc.) + forecast adjustments; • Monitoring Cash flow: monthly analysis on net burn, runway, burn multiple; • Structuring new processes in a fast-growing environment: forecasting, reporting, billing, cash management, procurement, bad debt recovery
Karhoo
Sep 2019 - Jul 2022
2 years 11 months
Paris, France
Finance Director - France
Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
2 years 1 month
Paris, France
• Business Partner of the Leadership team on Finance, Accounting, HR, Legal, and Office Management topics for the 2 French entities of KARHOO Group; • Financial Monitoring and Reporting: production and presentation to the leadership team P&L reports, financial and ops KPIs; • Planning and Forecasting: production of budgets, reforecasts, and BPs; • Cash Management and Financing; • Other financial and admin assignments: billing, credit management, financial audits, valorization of CIR / CII tax credits, implementing internal control processes, managing payroll and HR contracts, legal and supplier negotiation.
Head of Finance - France
Sep 2019 - Jul 2020
11 months
Paris, France
Who we are Karhoo is a digital marketplace that brings together travel/MaaS applications with taxi and private-hire vehicle fleets to create seamless mobility solutions for travellers. We connect transport providers around the world and make their service available through our application programming interface (API) and our software development kit for e-commerce websites and app integrations. Karhoo promotes sustainable mobility and unifies all stakeholders: cities, public transport, licensed fleets, drivers and passengers, together with the most powerful brands in the industry.
Experienced Senior Financial Auditor - Big listed
Mazars
Sep 2017 - Oct 2019
2 years 2 months
Paris, France
* Conducting statutory and consolidated audit assignments for listed and non-listed groups in the service sector (Media / Entertainment / Telecom). * Team management (4/5 people) / Intervention planning / Audit conclusions feedback. * Leading training courses and participation in the recruitment of new associates.
Senior Financial Auditor - Consumer Business
Deloitte France
Jan 2013 - Oct 2017
4 years 10 months
Paris, France
* Statutory and consolidated audit engagements in accordance with French GAAP and IFRS: - Mission management and team management (2 to 5 people); - Planning of interventions and identification of risk areas; - Drafting of summary notes and feedbacks of audit points to clients; - Analytical reviews and audit work on all balance sheet and P&L cycles; - Evaluation of internal control systems and issuance of recommendations to clients; - Special mission on Due Diligence, buying side, in cosmetics (3 weeks); - Training facilitation during the integration of new employees (1 week / 30 participants). * Multiple sectors and customers: Coty (luxury); UPS (logistic); Innovalis (real estate); FDJ (games); Logista/Oscaro.com(distribution); Jennyfer (Retail) ; R-Bourgeois (industry); digital Start-ups. * Skills: adaptability and responsiveness, customer relation, team spirit, staff management and training.
Financial Controller
Brink's France
Jul 2012 - Dec 2012
6 months
Paris, France
- Monthly closing works on the North-East zone - €40 million turnover // Analytical review returns; - Assistance in the preparation of estimates, Forecast 2012 and budget 2013; - Monitoring of agencies' performance (P&L / production) and customer profitability studies.
Accountant
Hyatt Regency Paris-Madeleine
Jun 2011 - Oct 2011
5 months
- Control of daily income by position (Room, food, minibar...); - Accounting processing of invoicing and weekly order management; - Implementation of internal procedures, specific missions (competitive monitoring).
Internal Auditor
Ricard SA
Jun 2010 - Jul 2010
2 months
Marseille, France
- Analysis and updating of nearly 50 key internal processes (flowsharts); - Conducting interviews with department / employee managers; - Introduction to the company's revenue management control.
Education
Paris School of Business
Master's degree in Audit and Chartered Accountancy
2008 - 2013
5 years 1 month
BI Norwegian Business School
BBA
2010 - 2011
1 year 1 month