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Seyna is a European insurtech founded in 2019 that provides insurance brokers with technology and operational support to design, sell, and manage custom insurance products. The company has secured €57M in funding from GFC, WhiteStar Capital, Elaia, and 115K (La Banque Postale), and works with over 100 brokers protecting approximately 2 million policyholders across 6 European countries.
As Accounting Director, you will lead Seyna's Finance team's accounting function during a period of significant growth and industrialization. You will be responsible for ensuring financial accuracy and integrity across all accounting operations, serving as the key contact for banks, external auditors, and the ACPR (French insurance regulator).
Key responsibilities include:
- Guaranteeing the accuracy and reliability of Seyna's financial statements, with robust accounting processes and no last-minute adjustments.
- Mastering insurance accounting complexity, including technical provisions, reinsurance treaties, and insurance-specific balance sheet mechanics.
- Building and continuously improving accounting tools and processes to automate manual operations and accelerate close cycles.
- Overseeing cash management, including broker and reinsurer collections, payment terms, follow-ups, and reconciliation between bordereaux and income statements.
- Managing tax compliance, including filings, legal optimization, and relationships with tax authorities.
- Preparing Seyna for due diligence by ensuring complete, coherent, and high-quality financial documentation is available for investors, auditors, and regulators.
- Managing and developing the accounting team, including hiring, training, and capability building.
You will work within a fast-growing fintech environment where financial rigor is a strategic priority. The role requires balancing day-to-day accounting operations with strategic improvements and regulatory compliance.
Requirements:
- Deep technical expertise in insurance accounting: technical provisions, reinsurance, and insurance-specific balance sheet mechanics.
- Proven experience building or redesigning scalable finance functions with industrialized and automated accounting systems.
- Ability to understand and anticipate the impact of rapid business growth on accounting scope and complexity.
- Strong data literacy and ability to trace accounting information flows end-to-end, including in data-intensive environments.
- Executive leadership capability: ability to inspire confidence, make decisions, and operate at C-suite level.
- Strong communication skills for both internal and external stakeholders (banks, auditors, regulators).
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and prioritize effectively in a fast-moving environment.
- Bonus: Interest in AI applications within accounting functions.
