Senior Finance & Innovation Specialist – G&A

About Kestra

Kestra is a deep tech scale-up specializing in workflow orchestration. Our open-source platform enables enterprises to orchestrate their data pipelines, IT automation, and AI systems at scale. We work with leading organizations worldwide and are on a strong growth trajectory driven by our product, our open-source community, and our technological ambition.

The Role

As we scale, we are strengthening our G&A Finance team with a profile capable of structuring, steering, and unlocking value across complex topics at the intersection of finance, strategy, and operations.

You will play a cross-functional role, working closely with leadership and operational teams, with direct impact on how the company is structured and managed.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the financial and strategic management of the company

• Build processes for analysis, reporting, and decision support

• Identify and activate financing and optimization levers

• Support the formalization of strategic initiatives and their operational follow-through

• Strengthen collaboration between finance, product, and leadership teams

• Help communicate and valorize the company's activity to internal and external stakeholders

R&D Financing & Innovation

• Own the end-to-end management of innovation financing schemes: Research Tax Credit (CIR), JEI status, public grants and exceptional funding programs (BPI, European funds, etc.)

• Ensure tracking, control, and documentation of eligible R&D projects, in close coordination with engineering teams

• Develop a deep understanding of R&D projects to translate their substance into a financial and regulatory framework

• Ensure compliance of submitted files and optimize the return on innovation investments

Profile

• 5+ years of experience in finance, strategy, management control, or similar roles

• Comfortable in technical environments and able to grasp complex subjects

• Strong analytical, structuring, and synthesis skills

• Experience with French R&D financing mechanisms (CIR, JEI, BPI) is a strong plus

• At ease in fast-moving, high-growth environments

• Excellent written and verbal communication in both French and English

Why Join Kestra

• A high-impact role at the heart of a fast-growing scale-up

• Direct exposure to strategic, financial, and operational challenges

• A cross-functional scope with real room to act

• An ambitious, international, and fast-moving environment