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title: 'Group Financial Controller at Pragmatike'
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# Group Financial Controller at Pragmatike

- **Company:** Pragmatike
- **Location:** Spain
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-25
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pragmatike/4d80fc55-5f22-4d45-863a-a3caf12f21e1

## Job description

Location: Fully remote (EMEA timezone) Start date: ASAP Languages: Fluent English required Industry: Cloud Computing / AI / European Deep-Tech SaaS

## About the Role

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a European deep-tech company building a sovereign, energy-efficient cloud platform for modern AI and high-performance workloads. The company operates a distributed, highly automated infrastructure and is scaling rapidly across a multi-entity, international footprint. As part of this growth, building an AI-native finance organization is a strategic priority. We are seeking a Group Financial Controller to own and scale group accounting, consolidation, reporting, and controls across multiple legal entities. Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a senior, hands-on leadership role for a finance professional capable of structuring, automating, and modernizing accounting operations in a deep-tech environment. ⚠️ Strong, proven experience leveraging AI in accounting workflows is mandatory. This role is not about maintaining legacy processes, but about designing and operating an AI-first accounting function.

## Your Responsibilities

- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual group close and consolidation processes across all entities.
- Deliver accurate management accounts, as well as board and investor reporting.
- Ensure IFRS and local GAAP compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
- Define, document, and enforce group accounting policies and internal controls.
- Lead, optimize, and scale the NetSuite ERP across the group (NetSuite experience is mandatory).
- Drive automation and AI adoption in accounting operations, including reconciliations, anomaly detection, journal automation, and close acceleration.
- Manage audits, statutory filings, intercompany accounting, and transfer pricing processes.
- Partner closely with the CFO on strategic initiatives, scaling efforts, and financial governance.
- Build robust, scalable accounting infrastructure suited to a high-growth, deep-tech organization.

Required Qualifications

- 8–12+ years of experience in accounting, financial control, or similar senior finance roles.
- Strong experience operating in multi-entity, international environments.
- Background in SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, or deep-tech companies.
- Expert-level NetSuite experience (+++).
- Hands-on experience implementing AI tools in accounting workflows (mandatory).
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and/or local GAAP, with solid consolidation expertise.
- Qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
- Proven ability to build finance infrastructure and processes from the ground up.
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments with high ownership.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience supporting rapid international expansion or group restructuring.
- Exposure to automation-first or data-driven finance organizations.
- Prior involvement in audit transformation or finance system implementations at scale.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with executive leadership and investors.

## Why Join Us

You will take on a key leadership role within a European AI and cloud deep-tech company, with the opportunity to design and scale a best-in-class, AI-native accounting function. This role offers high autonomy, strategic influence, and direct exposure to the CFO, within a fully remote EMEA setup and limited travel (~10–15%).

Pragmatike is committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process. We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. In accordance with GDPR, your personal data will be processed lawfully, fairly, and securely, and used solely for recruitment purposes, including sharing it with our client(s) for employment consideration. You may request access, correction, or deletion of your data at any time. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your information throughout the recruitment process.

## About Pragmatike

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pragmatike is a remote tech recruitment platform that connects businesses with vetted software engineers, data specialists, and IT professionals across 60+ countries, promising hires within 48 hours.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped/early-stage; no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Paris, France (with offices in San Francisco, CA, USA and presence in UAE, Armenia, Turkey)
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Grégoire Clement (Co-Founder & CEO), Mathias Guigui (COO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: IT Services and IT Consulting / Talent Recruitment
- **Target customers**: Remote-first companies of all sizes – from startups and scaleups to large enterprises – primarily in SaaS and Fintech, but open to all industries (excluding defense, medical, weaponry)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Simplify IT talent recruitment … score top remote developers and tech professionals. Easy peasy!”

## Products & Services
- **Recruitment-as-a-Service**: End-to-end hiring process with human-picked vetting (no AI screening). Clients submit requirements, get matched within 48 hours, and receive a dedicated personal manager for the duration of the engagement.
- **International Payroll & Compliance Management**: Handles contracts, IP protection, and local labor law compliance for remote hires across 100+ countries.
- **Talent Pool Access**: Database of 50K+ candidates globally; specializes in niche technologies (AS400, Erlang, Scala, Elixir, cybersecurity, IoT, ML) as well as standard stacks (React, Node, Python, Swift, etc.).
- **Roles Covered**: Full-stack developers, data engineers, mobile developers, DevOps, product managers, marketing, finance, sales – all fully remote.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Reports 10,000+ vetted specialists in network; trusted by 50+ brands; currently posting 283 active job openings
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No investors disclosed; client logos not individually named but described as “unicorns, small businesses, large enterprises”
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Year-over-year job postings growth: **+1079.2%**
  - Operates in 60+ countries
  - Stages talent in 2 offices (Paris, San Francisco) with remote workforce spanning 20+ locations

## Competitive Advantages
- **100% Remote DNA**: The company was built for remote hiring, focusing on international talent – unlike traditional local staffing agencies.
- **Human Vetting, No Fake AI**: Claims a rigorous human selection process (communication, English proficiency, technical test, client validation) rather than automated screening.
- **Speed**: Guaranteed match within 48 hours; trial period offered at €0.
- **Cost Advantage**: 30–50% cheaper than local market rates for freelance developers, with no hidden fees.
- **Flexible, Project-Based Pricing**: No subscriptions or packages; pricing per hour (€31–€59) tailored to client budget.
- **Niche Expertise**: Able to source rare specialists (AS400, Erlang, etc.) often inaccessible via traditional channels.

## Strategic Focus
- **Global Expansion**: Growing presence in EMEA, UAE, and Americas; actively posting jobs across time zones.
- **Quality Over Quantity**: Emphasizes human-curated matches over automated algorithms.
- **SaaS & Fintech Concentration**: Primary verticals, while remaining industry-agnostic for broader reach.
- **Cost Leadership**: Maintaining price advantage to undercut larger competitors like Toptal or Upwork.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a “young startup” that “pampers clients like bees nurturing honey” – high-touch, service-oriented environment.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Fully remote operations; employees work from physical offices in Paris or San Francisco as needed, but the company is built for remote work.
- **Team**: Small team of ~7 employees (down 25% YoY, likely due to strategic refocus), with HR as the largest department (33%).
- **Growth Opportunity**: Working at a fast-growing platform that tripled job postings in a year offers exposure to global tech talent markets and recruitment ops.
- **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but flexible, project-based environment with international exposure.

## Sources
1. [pragmatike.com](https://www.pragmatike.com/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pragmatikee)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/pragmatike)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pragmatike)
5. [pragmatike.com/business](https://www.pragmatike.com/business)

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