Role Overview
Lead end-to-end French GAAP accounting for French real estate entities, managing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes with a focus on compliance, accuracy, and process optimization.
Main Responsibilities
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual closing entries including accruals, cut-offs, provisions, reclassifications, and FX adjustments
- Supervise and complete AC3 working files: load balances, post adjustments, reconcile accounts, and maintain complete audit trails
- Extract, reconcile, and validate trial balances from client ERPs/reporting tools, ensuring correct period, entity, currency, and comparatives
- Perform detailed IFRS-to-French GAAP conversions, identifying differences, posting bridging entries, and documenting all adjustments
- Analyze and classify P&L items (rental income, service charges, operating expenses, property taxes, financing costs) in line with French GAAP
- Prepare and review French statutory financial statements (liasse, balance sheet, P&L, annexes) ensuring FEC compliance and accurate mapping from working files
- Review and challenge client schedules (fixed assets, capex, depreciation, loans, leases, rent rolls, provisions, employee benefits) and reconcile with general ledger
- Coordinate with tax teams and external advisors to align statutory accounts with CIT, VAT, and other tax filings
- Supervise Junior Accountants: allocate work, review files, provide feedback, and ensure adherence to deadlines and quality standards
- Contribute to process improvement and automation initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce manual errors
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Accounting/Finance (DSCG, Master CCA, or equivalent)
- 1–2 years of experience with strong exposure to French GAAP, ideally in a shared service center or audit firm
- Solid knowledge of French statutory requirements and good working knowledge of IFRS
- Strong Excel skills and comfort with ERPs and reporting tools
- Professional fluency in French and working proficiency in English
Ideal Profile
- Experience with real estate entities and IFRS-to-local-GAAP conversions
- Detail-oriented and analytical mindset with ability to manage structured processes and controls
- Clear communication skills with international stakeholders
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