A small team. Carefully chosen. Highly experienced.
Three specialists with complementary profiles, around Sophie Pialet. Each client is managed by a dedicated specialist, and the team’s complementarity ensures continuity of service
Sophie Pialet
20 years of operational management, financial oversight and leadership in small and medium businesses. A pioneer in administrative outsourcing since 2004, after 20 years in Paris and now based in the South of France.
Before Proximity Office, Sophie co-led Les Essentielles Admin for 10 years, an administrative and financial outsourcing firm. She now supports managing directors of law firms, cybersecurity companies, communications agencies, retail businesses and professional services firms.
Trainer (CERFAV), jury member for the Professional Title for Small and Medium Structures, and volunteer mentor for Force Femmes, she is currently completing a Master’s in Business Strategy and Management at INEAD.
Financial management · Strategic advisory to business owners · Process structuring · Dashboard reading · HR compliance
Katia Nirina
Master II in SME Management, specialisation in Financial Risks (UPEC), Bachelor of Business Administration (IESEG). Seven years as Administrative and Financial Manager in communications and production agencies, then independent since 2021.
Katia has led the finance and administration of Parisian communications groups: budget building and monitoring, forecasting processes, collections, cash flow management, legal supervision, full HR and facilities management.
Operational finance · Accounts payable · Collections · HR · SaaS tool configuration (Sellsy, Pennylane, Sage, Odoo, Eurécia)
Laure Etienne
Master in Business Management (work-study, Mérignac campus), BTS International Trade. 25 years of experience in executive assistance and office management.
Laure is currently on a long-term assignment with a Parisian biotech company (Skymab Biotherapeutics) and has been working with Proximity Office since June 2025. Her background spans F&B consulting, independent financial analysis, hospitality, publishing and international entrepreneurship.
Operational HR · Invoicing · Client follow-ups · Management dashboards · IT and general services management · Professional event organisatio
Déborah Zaporta
BTS GPME (SME Management), ISO 9001 internal auditor training (Afnor). Over 15 years of experience in administrative, financial and HR management across SMEs and multi-sector organisations.
Déborah managed all support functions at a construction engineering firm for 6 years (CUBE, 2016 to 2022): accounting, HR, quality management and ISO 9001 process implementation. Since 2022, she has been working as an independent consultant for SMEs, startups, holding companies, liberal professions and SCIs, with expertise in cash flow, payroll and process structuring.
Financial management and cash flow · Operational HR · Accounting · ISO 9001 quality processes · Real estate asset management
We are not looking to grow fast.
We are looking to support a limited number of business owners well, over the long term.
If our approach matches what you are looking for, let’s talk