Cash Manager

🧰Who are we? 

Wakam is a B2B2C insurance company that creates white-label insurance solutions via its Play&Plug® technology platform for more than 80 partners. We provide most of our insurance products through API, and hosts white label insurance solutions via our Play&Plug technology platform.

With a footprint spanning 32 countries and revenue of more than €900 million in 2023, mostly generated outside France, Wakam is the European leader in digital and embedded insurance.

Strongly committed to social responsibility, Wakam is a mission-driven company dedicated to “enabling transparent and impactful insurance".

🚀 About the Team

You’ll join a collaborative Treasury team of 3 people (including one apprentice), where each team member owns a core process while being cross-trained to support each other for business continuity.

In this role, you’ll be the process owner for cash forecasting while also contributing to operations such as payments, cash accounting, and bank reconciliation. You’ll work closely with internal teams (FP&A, Tax, Reserving, etc.) and external banking partners, playing a vital part in building the treasury function of tomorrow at Wakam.

🎯 Your Mission

• Deliver monthly cash forecasts over a rolling 12-month horizon in coordination with Finance and business teams

• Monitor actual vs. forecast gaps, analyze variances, and update rolling forecasts

• Act as a key business partner for internal teams and external banking contacts

• Manage bank reconciliations and ensure accurate cash accounting

• Identify and resolve discrepancies, investigate root causes, and implement corrective actions

• Support treasury-related IT and process improvement projects

• Back up the daily cash manager to prepare and execute payments (partners, tax, vendors)

• Continuously improve treasury processes and contribute to tool enhancements

🧠 What You Bring

• You’re curious and proactive, always seeking to understand how things work and how they can be improved

• You have a strong sense of ownership and accountability — when something needs doing, you make it happen

• You’re detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger picture

• You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy working cross-functionally with diverse teams

• You’re comfortable with change and agile in how you adapt to new processes, tools, or challenges

• You have a problem-solving mindset and see data as a tool to guide better decisions

• You take pride in working with precision and meeting deadlines, especially in a fast-paced setting

• You embody Wakam’s values: transparent, bold, agile, and responsible

✨ Who You Are

• A Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field

• 3 to 5 years of experience in treasury, management control, or financial operations — ideally in a digital, insurance, or financial services environment

• A keen eye for detail and a proactive mindset when investigating discrepancies or improving processes

• Strong analytical and organisational skills — able to monitor and report cash positions by partner, entity, or country

• Ability to manage multiple tasks with a structured and methodical approach

• Interest in data and automation — ideally with experience in tools like Power BI

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to collaborate across teams and with banking partners

• Comfortable working in both French and English

🌟 Why Join Wakam?

At Wakam, we’re not just building an insurance company — we’re building a tech-driven, purpose-led organisation where people are empowered to make an impact.

As Cash Manager, you’ll step into a role with high visibility and influence across Finance and Operations. You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Own and shape core treasury processes in a fast-growing international environment

• Be part of a company where innovation, transparency, and collaboration are not just values — they guide everything we do

• Work alongside talented, mission-driven professionals who challenge the status quo

• Contribute to digital transformation projects and help design the treasury of tomorrow

• Enjoy flexible working arrangements: hybrid in Paris or fully remote from France (or the UK for internal applicants)

• Join a team that values trust, autonomy, and continuous improvement

🏆 Hiring Process

We aim to keep the process transparent, engaging, and efficient. Here’s what to expect:

1. Interview with Talent Acquisition Partner 

2. Technical interview with Head of Treasury

3. Team interview the Treasury team

4. Final Interview with HR Business Partner

Recruitment Agencies:

Wakam has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Wakam does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.

Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact our managers directly.