Internship (6m) - Assistant CFO start-up

  • Paris
  • Internship
  • Start Date: 02 January 2025
  • Apply Now

About

planetary is powering the bioeconomy. We are a venture capital backed bioeconomy company operating across Switzerland, EU and the UK, building industrial-scale biomanufacturing capacity and fermentation IP globally using our proprietary BioBlocks (TM) platform.

Starting with food, we build, own and operate a network of industrial-scale precision fermentation facilities globally for our partners.
In addition, we produce mycoprotein as a B2B food ingredient using biomass fermentation.

Going forward, planetary will expand its footprint into the development of sustainable, fermentation-based bio-materials and cosmetics.

Job Description

  • Reporting directly to the CFO, the Corporate Finance intern will have the opportunity to drive future capital raising efforts and allocation strategic decisions for planetary

  • The intern will benefit from direct exposure to all outward-facing finance activities, including supporting communication with equity investors, current and prospective lenders, and the rapidly expanding set of ESG oriented pools of capital

    This is a unique opportunity to work very closely with the senior leadership team, to help drive both planetary’s growth and sustainability missions

    Main tasks:

  • Suppport the CFO in the execution of all type of engagements within the scope of the Corporate Finance department

  • Preparation of business cases in the context of the Group’s organic development

  • Support for the management of cross-functional projects (including HR, IT, cybersecurity and internal communications)

  • Implementation of a quarterly reporting format for investors and creditors

  • Prepare presentations and reports to ExCo and Board of Directors

  • Draft presentations and other documents for both internal external stakeholders

  • Participate in due-diligence meeting

  • Work on the valuation of investment opportunities

This role is based at Station F, with possibility for a hybrid working model

Preferred Experience

  • University degree in Finance (Master 1 or Master 2) or leading business school seeking end-of-studies or gap-year internship

  • Motivated to join an impact-focused industrial firm, seeking to do well by doing good and scaling up the alternative protein industry

  • Excellent analytical and numerical skills, sound attention to details

  • Strong oral & written communication skills in both English & French (English is working language)

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Power Point, Excel)

  • Sound knowledge of corporate finance, private equity and venture capital principles

  • Knowledge of the alternative proteins, venture capital ecosystem and start-up life is a plus

  • Previous experience in investment banking or venture capital a plus

  • Knowledge of Canva a plus

Recruitment Process

2 rounds of interviews, including technical questions.

Ideal start in January 2025 (please specifiy in your cover letter)

Very flexible for remote working though not ideal if you wish to learn

Additional Information

  • Contract Type: Internship (Between 4 and 6 months)
  • Start Date: 02 January 2025
  • Location: Paris
  • Education Level: Fourth-Year University Level
  • Experience: < 6 months
  • Possible partial remote
  • Salary: 1100€ / month
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