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# Financial Controller | Paris at Pivot

- **Company:** Pivot
- **Location:** Paris, France
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-07-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pivot/51673470-c3f8-461e-9cb5-e0c210cea4b6

## Job description

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## ABOUT US

Every company that scales lives or dies by its procurement function. It manages the vendor relationships that keep operations running, the financial guardrails that prevent overspend, and the supply chain resilience that determines whether a company survives a crisis or folds under one. And yet, the people doing this work spend 80% of their time in spreadsheets. Not because they lack ambition, because the tools haven't changed in 25 years.

Pivot is building the AI operating system for procurement: enterprise-grade infrastructure that hands the manual grind to AI agents so procurement teams can do what they were actually hired to do, shape the strategic future of their companies. Our platform combines intake, approvals, vendor management, invoice matching, and ERP integrations in a single AI-native platform.

We've lived this frustration firsthand. We built Pivot because we couldn't find what we needed, and because we believe procurement shouldn't be the last function to enter the AI era. It should be the first.

The adventure started mid-2023 with three founders, former C-levels from fintech unicorns (Qonto and Swile) and highly experienced engineers from top-notch tech companies. We’ve since raised $40M in a Series B round, totaling our funding to $70M, coming from tier-1 investors. We’ve built a team of 70, are operating across 25+ countries, and are trusted by enterprise leaders like DoorDash, Lemonade, Wolt, and Flix

We're looking for smart, execution-driven people who care about building something exceptional.

## YOUR ROLE

We just raised a $40M Series B. This brings a whole set of challenges for the finance function in order to set solid foundations to continue hyperscaling.

As Financial Controller, you will manage 3 external accounting firms across our 3 office geographies (UK, US, and France), doing everything from consolidating accounts to putting in place systems to automate and ensure financial visibility and control. You'll report to the Head of Finance.

This is a builder role. We're a tech company and we expect you to think like one: automate what can be automated, learn new tools fast, and use Pivot to manage Pivot's own procurement.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

## CONSOLIDATION & CLOSING

- Own the monthly close process end-to-end.
- Consolidate accounts across our multi-entity structure (France, US, UK) and automate manual processes through technology.
- Deliver timely financial statements under French GAAP and IFRS where applicable.

## MANAGING OUR ACCOUNTING FIRMS

- Coordinate and manage our three external accounting firms (France, US, UK).
- Over time, help lead the transition to internalise accounting.

## REPORTING & CONTROLS

- Build the reporting layer that makes financial data available in real time.
- Own SaaS reporting to our Board of Directors.
- Design and enforce internal controls across procure-to-pay, revenue recognition, and payroll.
- Lead the annual statutory audit and manage tax compliance across jurisdictions (VAT, CIT, payroll taxes).
- Own accounting policies and the overall integrity of financial data.

## FP&A & BOARD SUPPORT

- Produce accurate budget vs. actuals and own the variance analysis.
- Help prepare the yearly budget and reforecasts together with the Head of Finance.
- Prepare board and investor reporting materials in partnership with the Head of Finance.
- Support fundraising prep and future subsidiary openings as we scale.

## FINANCE STACK & AUTOMATION

- Own the finance tech stack and how the pieces connect — ERP, billing, expense management, AP automation.
- Identify and drive process improvements that remove manual work from the close cycle.
- Use Pivot internally to manage our own procurement and vendor workflows.

## REQUIREMENTS

- You have at least 3 years in audit/accounting/finance, including time in a Big 4 or structured audit environment.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge.
- You're comfortable with multi-entity consolidation across jurisdictions.
- You're tech-savvy: you learn new tools fast and look for ways to automate before doing things manually.
- You communicate clearly with non-finance stakeholders — you make numbers easy to understand, not just accurate.
- Fluent in both French and English.

## MINDSET

- You have a sharp eye to detail and structured mindset.
- You care deeply about accounting and finance — not just as a function, but as a lever for the business
- You always want to keep learning and are comfortable confronting ideas.
- You enjoy the cadence of an early-stage startup and want to bring the best of yourself.
- You are a good team player and want to share good vibes with smart and caring co-workers.

## About Pivot

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pivot provides an AI-powered procurement operating system that helps modern enterprises manage sourcing, spend, and vendor workflows.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Paris, France
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Marc-Antoine Lacroix (Co-founder & CPO), Estelle Giuly (Co-founder & CTO, departed May 2026), Romain Libeau (Co-founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Procurement Software (Source-to-Pay), Enterprise Spend Management, AI-powered workflow automation
- **Target customers**: Mid-market to large enterprises (B2B); trusted by companies like DoorDash, Lemonade, Wolt, Flix, and global Fortune 500 clients
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To reinvent procurement for growth — giving finance and procurement teams the structure, clarity, and velocity to operate under increasing pressure [pivotapp.ai](https://www.pivotapp.ai/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **Pivot Platform**: An end-to-end AI operating system for procurement that automates workflows, provides full spend visibility, manages contracts, centralizes vendor sourcing and spend requests, and ties decisions to financial reality. Natively integrated with existing business tools and built around a high-adoption UX. [pivotapp.ai](https://www.pivotapp.ai/about-us)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed. Most recent round: $40M Series B raised in May 2026.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of USD 27,005,260 across 3 rounds (Pre-Seed: $5.2M in Oct 2023 led by Visionaries Club; Series A: $21.8M in Dec 2023 led by Hedosophia; Series B: $40M in May 2026 co-led by Forestay Capital and Notion Capital) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivothq) [pivotapp.ai](https://www.pivotapp.ai/about-us)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Forestay Capital, Notion Capital, Hedosophia, Visionaries Club. Investors described as "Tier‑1 VC funds" recognizing Pivot as a category-defining product.
- **Growth Signals**: Processes $3B in invoices annually and $2B+ in Purchase Orders; operates in 25+ countries; 69 employees (+94.5% YoY headcount growth); 2,000+ vendors onboarded; expanded to include global Fortune 500 clients [pivotapp.ai](https://www.pivotapp.ai/about-us) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivothq)

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-native platform**: Built from the ground up as an AI operating system for procurement, not a legacy system retrofitted with AI. Automates the routine load so lean teams operate with the control of teams three times their size.
- **Enterprise-grade UX**: Focus on high adoption through a top-notch user experience, solving the classic "procurement tool adoption" problem across the organization.
- **Speed & velocity focus**: Company culture centered on shipping fast, testing quickly, and moving faster than competitors; reflected in both product cadence and go-to-market [pivotapp.ai](https://www.pivotapp.ai/careers)
- **End-to-end scope**: Covers the entire source-to-pay cycle (vendor sourcing, spend requests, contracts, invoicing) in one integrated platform.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding AI capabilities**: Building "agentic AI" to further automate procurement workflows and decisions. The Series B in May 2026 is specifically labeled as funding for expanding the AI-powered enterprise procurement platform [pivotapp.ai](https://www.pivotapp.ai/about-us)
- **Global scaling**: Already in 25+ countries and hiring across EMEA and the US. Targeting deeper enterprise penetration and geographic expansion.
- **Talent & team growth**: Scaling the team (currently ~69 people, targeting significant growth) with a focus on engineering, sales, and customer success.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: High-performance, low-bureaucracy environment. Core values: "Speed beats everything" and "Excellence at our core." Emphasis on shipping fast, learning quickly, and tackling focused tasks to reduce complexity [pivotapp.ai](https://www.pivotapp.ai/careers)
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: In-office / OnSite workspace. HQ is Paris, France with a London office. Roles require physical presence [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/pivot-pivotappai)
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Engineering team blends the tension between quality and speed with "smart engineers who are proactive, focused on ownership and impact." Average age is 32. 45% women in top & middle management. 15+ nationalities on a 60+ person team. High ratings: 4.6/5.0 overall employer rating (Work-Life: 4.2, Comp: 4.7, Culture: 4.5, Career: 4.5) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivothq) [pivotapp.ai](https://www.pivotapp.ai/careers)
- **Talent background**: Hires from top French tech companies like Mirakl, Alan, Swile, Contentsquare, and Amplitude [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivothq)

## Sources
1. [pivotapp.ai/about-us](https://www.pivotapp.ai/about-us)
2. [pivotapp.ai/careers](https://www.pivotapp.ai/careers)
3. [linkedin.com/company/pivothq](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivothq)
4. [builtin.com/company/pivot-pivotappai](https://builtin.com/company/pivot-pivotappai)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/pivot](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pivot)

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