Account Executive – Accountant Channel

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Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
Hybrid
Junior
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
The Role
Build and manage an outbound pipeline of French accounting firms, own the full sales cycle from prospecting through closing, and establish firms as referral partners recommending Qonto to their clients. Use AI tools to personalize outreach, prepare calls, accelerate qualification, and improve follow-up. The role requires fluent French and English, persistence with quiet accounts, and at least one year of outbound sales experience with full-cycle deal ownership.
Summary Generated by Built In

Our mission and customers: We are creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed by delivering Europe's leading finance workspace with banking at its core, augmented by financial tools. We are proud to be rated 4.8 on Trustpilot, based on 55,000+ reviews. Our culture puts customer satisfaction at the core of what we do, as proven by our Net Promoter Score of 75 (more about our culture here).

Our journey: Founded in 2017 by Alexandre and Steve, Qonto has grown to 1,700 Qontoers serving over 750,000 customers across 8 European countries. We have been profitable since 2023, and we are just getting started.

Our beliefs: We hire for skills and potential. With 80+ nationalities, 45% women, of which 56% of women in our leadership team, diversity isn't a program; It's who we are. We've built a discrimination-free hiring process because the best teams are built on merit.

AI at Qonto: AI is deeply embedded in how we work (here) - Every Qontoer gets unlimited access to the best AI tools. We want people who experiment without waiting for permission, push AI beyond the obvious, know when to trust it, and when to question it.

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Join us as an Account Executive – Accountant Channel to turn France’s accounting firms into one of Qonto’s strongest growth channels. You’ll build your own pipeline of firms and close them end to end, under the guidance of Adrien Cannet, our Lead Accountant Channel.

➡️ What you’ll do
  • Build your own pipeline: You’ll source and prospect accounting firms across France, with no inbound to lean on.
  • Own the whole sales process end to end: qualify, understand how each firm works and where its pain sits and close the deal.
  • Turn firms into referral partners: You’ll get accountants recommending Qonto to their own client base.
  • Use AI to work smarter: You’ll lean on AI tools to prep calls, personalise outreach and speed up qualification.
➡️ What we’re looking for
  • Outbound experience: At least one year of full-time sales experience (CDI), with a track record of building your own pipeline.
  • You’ve closed a full cycle yourself: You’ve owned at least one deal end to end, from first call to signature.
  • You are fluent in French and English: Both are mandatory, with a minimum of C2 in French and C1+ in English.
  • You don’t quit: You keep working quiet accounts without losing energy or tact.
  • You’re AI-fluent: You use AI tools naturally to sharpen outreach, prep and follow-up.
➡️ What we can offer you
  • A channel with real impact: The accountant channel is one of Qonto’s strategic growth priorities, and it’s still being built.
  • Room to shape it: You’ll have the autonomy to test your own angles and help set the ways of working this team runs on.
  • Growth you earn: A clear growth path if you deliver.
  • Qonto’s sales school: Hands-on coaching and transferable skills that travel well.
➡️ Your future manager

You’ll report to Adrien Cannet, who leads the Account Executive team for the accountant channel. With a strong SaaS sales background at Spendesk, Adrien joined Qonto via Regate in 2024 as an Account Executive and has since taken the lead on new business for the accountant channel. His management style is hands-on but empowering: through one-to-one coaching, he helps you get to the root of a stalled deal, sharpen your approach, and find a way forward, then trusts you to take the reins and close it yourself.

At Qonto, we understand that true diversity isn’t just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick — who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we’ve been searching for all along.
 
By applying, you agree that Qonto processes your personal data to assess your application. Your data is kept for up to 2 years in our candidate pool. Read our Privacy Notice for full details.
 
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On average, our hiring process lasts 20 working days. More information on our candidate journey here
 
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Skills Required

  • At least one year of full-time sales experience
  • Experience building and managing an outbound sales pipeline
  • Experience owning at least one full-cycle deal from first call to signature
  • Fluent French at a minimum C2 level
  • Fluent English at a minimum C1 level
  • Persistence and tact when pursuing unresponsive accounts
  • Natural proficiency using AI tools for sales outreach, preparation, qualification, and follow-up
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The Company
HQ: Paris
1,629 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Qonto is the leading European business finance solution. It simplifies everything from everyday banking and financing, to bookkeeping and spend management. Qonto energizes SMEs and freelancers so that they can achieve more. A few figures about Qonto: - Alexandre Prot and Steve Anavi launched Qonto in July 2017 - Qonto’s international team is growing fast and we are actively hiring! - Hundreds of thousands of customers in Europe are already using Qonto - €622m raised with VCs and business angels including Valar, Alven, the European Investment Bank, Tencent, DST Global, Tiger Global, TCV, Alkeon, Eurazeo, KKR, Insight Partners, Exor Seeds and Gaingels. Legal Notice: ?? https://legal.qonto.com/en ?? https://legal.qonto.com/fr ?? https://qonto.com/de/imprint ?? https://legal.qonto.com/es ?? https://legal.qonto.com/it

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