Associate Creative Director
Earnest
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Own and scale the accounting function as the first accounting hire, reporting to the Sr Finance Manager
- Manage day-to-day accounting activities: accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bookkeeping
- Lead financial closings and prepare investor reporting and regulatory reporting
- Coordinate with external accountants in France and abroad and challenge their entries as needed
- Collaborate across teams to streamline financial processes and implement tech-enabled workflows
- Prepare Finary for regulatory reporting and audits, including crypto-related reporting and segregation of client funds
- Support alignment of accounting processes with evolving regulatory standards and compliance requirements
Requirements
- Speak fluent French and operational English (full fluency is a plus)
- Strong knowledge of French accounting standards and bookkeeping
- Ability to manage vendor relationships, lead closing processes, and handle investor and regulatory reporting
- Able to record accounting entries directly in accounting tools and challenge entries prepared by external accountants
- Hands-on, structured approach with a bias for ownership
- Fluency with accounting tools and spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets)
- Eagerness to grow into a high-responsibility finance leadership role
- Enjoy building efficient, tech-enabled processes from scratch
- Ability to collaborate closely with Operations, Compliance, and Engineering teams
- Bonus points if you have experience with Pennylane or similar accounting platforms
- Bonus points if you have worked in a regulated environment (banking, fintech, crypto)
- Bonus points if you understand crypto asset accounting and/or regulatory capital frameworks
- Bonus points if you have managed R&D tax credit (CIR) filings
- Bonus points if you have experience coordinating with external auditors and preparing for statutory audits
