Finance Manager at Joko

At Joko, we help consumers shop smarter. Our mission is to revolutionize shopping, empowering people to find what they need, make informed decisions, and save money. Founded in Paris, Joko is a tech company and certified B Corp with over 90 talents across Paris, Barcelona, and New York (and beyond). More than 6 million users already save money every day at 10,000+ merchants with Joko. From cashback and automatic coupons to price alerts and carbon tracking, we keep expanding our products to make shopping smarter. We’re now building an AI-powered shopping assistant to help users find the best products by price, quality, and impact. Having reached profitability in our core market, we’re now scaling globally, with a strong focus on the US. It’s still day 1, come build the future of shopping with us! 💰 JOKO & OUR FINANCE TEAM Founded in 2018, Joko has reached a scale and trajectory that few European startups can match: - Strong and rapidly growing revenue, having multiplied dramatically over the past five years - Already profitable with ambitious growth targets, and a path to becoming a large-scale global company - Live in the US, with plans to open additional international markets in the near term - Multiple revenue streams — Online commissions, Card-Linked partnerships, Gift Cards, and Media — with more business units launching in the coming years - A fast-growing team, with plans to significantly scale headcount in the near future The Finance team ensures that Joko builds a strong, profitable, and strategically sound business. Finance is at the heart of our decision-making: we build sophisticated financial models, manage multi-country P&Ls, steer cost efficiency across the company, and provide the analytical backbone that supports our aggressive growth targets. We are scaling the team toward ~5 people — a VP Finance plus four contributors covering the full finance scope across business partnering, FP&A, accounting & controlling, and treasury. You will report directly to the VP Finance. 🎯 WHAT YOU WILL DO As Finance Manager, you will own a polyvalent, multi-skilled, and highly challenging scope of work. We hire Finance Managers as true generalists — you are expected to be comfortable across the full finance toolbox: business partnering, FP&A, accounting & controlling, and treasury. The exact balance of your scope will evolve with the team and the business. Your responsibilities: - Partner with business teams: serve as a finance business partner to a defined scope — a business line (Online, Card-Linked, Gift Cards, Media) or a geography (France, US, future markets). Help your stakeholders take better decisions through data, modeling, and rigorous discipline. - Drive financial planning across your scope: own the budget and re-forecasts for your perimeter. Champion bottom-up budgeting with team-level cost ownership. Run monthly business reviews and BvA tracking with clarity and conviction. - Build and maintain financial models: contribute to our group financial model — combining cohort-based revenue projections, elasticity-based CAC modeling, and granular bottom-up cost budgets. Run scenario analyses to identify risks and opportunities. - Ensure rigorous monthly close: in coordination with our external accountants, execute monthly P&L and balance-sheet close, annual closing, and audit. Help drive the team toward group consolidation under international standards (IFRS) as we scale into a multi-entity, multi-country setup. - Manage cash with discipline: monitor invoicing, cash collection, and working capital. Cash is king — make sure your stakeholders know it. - Manage compliance and tax declarations: ensure local compliance (VAT, CFE, payslip-related taxes) for your scope, in coordination with our external partners. - Optimize cost structure: be the go-to person for negotiating contracts with suppliers within your scope. Make sure every euro is put to its best use. - Set up clean and safe financial processes and controls to prevent fraud and errors. Build processes that hold up as the company scales to 200+ people across multiple geographies. - Leverage AI to transform finance operations: we believe AI will fundamentally reshape how finance teams operate. You will be expected to actively use AI in your daily work — automating reporting and reconciliation, augmenting forecasting and analysis, and contributing to the team's broader AI-first ambition. This is not a nice-to-have. - Contribute to fundraising and external relations when relevant: support due diligence, financial communication, and investor reporting. 👀 WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Languages: You are fluent in English (the main language we use internally), both written and spoken. French is a strong plus — important for accounting, administrative, and tax interactions. International experience is highly valued as we expand across multiple markets. - Experience: You have 4 to 8 years of experience, combining a strong first experience in traditional finance (corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, transaction services, or audit) and ideally exposure to a high-growth tech company or scale-up. We value the dual background — technical rigor from traditional finance + hands-on experience in fast-scaling environments. Experience in multi-country, multi-entity, or multi-BL settings is a strong plus. A double degree in accounting (e.g., DCG or DSCG) is a plus. - Strategic mindset: You think like a business partner, not just a finance controller. You can connect financial analysis to business decisions, and you're comfortable challenging stakeholders with data-backed recommendations. - Analytical and modeling skills: You love interpreting complex data, structuring insightful analyses, and building reliable financial or operational models to support strategic decision-making. You're at ease with cohort-based revenue, elasticity-based CAC, and bottom-up cost modeling — or eager to learn fast. - Stakeholder management: You build strong relationships, communicate effectively with diverse audiences, and treat Finance as a business partner for all functions in the organization. - Accounting and key financial metrics understanding: You are able to evaluate the accuracy and integrity of financial statements. You love interpreting and leveraging financial data to support decision-making. - International finance: You have experience with or a strong appetite for multi-country financial operations — multi-currency, international tax, building finance ops in new markets. - AI-native mindset: You actively use AI tools in your work today. You have a clear point of view on how AI can automate reporting, augment forecasting, and accelerate finance work. You are excited to contribute to building an AI-first finance team. - Attention to details: You know that the devil is in the details, and you have a talent for spotting flaws. - Communication: You have strong written and verbal communication skills, and you can explain complex things with simple words. - Mindset: You have an entrepreneurial mindset, you like challenges, and you like getting hands-on. You're energized by the idea of scaling a company from tens of millions of revenue to billions. 💎 OUR PERKS (Some of the benefits listed below are available to full-time positions only) At Joko, we believe that flexibility and trust are essential. Our work environment reflects this through: - Flexible remote : If you live in Paris, you can choose to work from our office or from home with no constraints. If you live elsewhere, we can provide access to a coworking space and a coworking budget. - Work from anywhere : Want to spend a month in Italy while working? You can work from most countries in the world for up to 3 months per year. On top of that, we offer plenty of perks: - 💸 Top-market compensation - 📈 Equity for everyone with the chance to own a piece of what you build - 🤖 Half-day each week dedicated to leveling up with AI by exploring new tools, iterating hard, and sharpening your skills - 🌴 Yearly offsite in amazing locations and budget for team-building events & monthly in-person gatherings - 💪 Contribution to your ClassPass subscription - 🍼 8-week leave paid 100% for the second parent - …and much more, check the full list here [Upgrade to PRO to see link] 🤝 OUR HIRING PROCESS 1. Intro call: Quick screening with the Hiring Manager or the Talent team. 2. Step 1 – Team interview (45 min): Conversation with two Joko team members (could include the Hiring Manager, people from the team you’d join, or colleagues from other teams). 3. Step 2 – Role-specific assessments - For non-tech roles: Take-home case study followed by a 45 min interview. We assess both your output and how you think in real time. The exercise will be relevant to the role (e.g. analysis, strategy, or process design). - For tech roles: Live technical interviews: - Coding interview + System design interview - For research internships, an additional round may involve analyzing and presenting a research paper 4. Step 3 – Leadership interview (45 min): Conversation with a SteerCo member and a Founder. 5. References: Up to 3 calls with former colleagues or managers. ☕ You may also be invited for coffee with team members to get a feel for our culture.