Senior Accountant (French Market)
As a Senior Accountant, you will track, monitor and evaluate day-to-day accounting tasks and activities for local legal entities.
Main Goals
- Ensure financial results for local legal entities are accurate.
- Oversee the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting, statutory filings and local tax matters, including support for transfer pricing documentation with the tax consultant.
- Ensure the P&L and balance sheet comply with US GAAP, and that reconciliations completed by shared service centres are accurate and timely.
- Apply detailed knowledge of French VAT and payroll tax / social deductions calculations and filings.
- Maintain a strong connection with the AP and AR Shared Services Centres to ensure smooth operations.
- Assist local management on finance and tax projects.
- Liaise with internal and external auditors and subject matter experts on accounting, reporting and tax issues.
- Bring a positive attitude, inclusive working style and effective communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise monthly closing and reconciliations, ensuring accounting transactions are performed correctly and on time.
- Prepare and close statutory financial statements and group packages under local GAAP and US GAAP, in collaboration with tax consultants and auditors.
- Control all VAT and corporate tax requirements.
- Interact with the shared service centre on accounting and administration issues.
- Manage, update and optimise administrative-financial processes and procedures in line with internal audit rules.
About You
- Degree in Business Administration or similar in Accounting and Finance.
- Minimum of 4 years' experience in a responsible role in a modern, structured and international company.
- Proactive approach, organisational capacity, problem solving, confidentiality, teamwork and leadership experience.
- Good knowledge of French tax legislation and financial statement accounting under FR GAAP.
- Fluent in written and spoken English and French.
- Good knowledge of Great Plains is beneficial.
- Strong knowledge of the Office package, particularly Excel at an advanced level.
- Inclusive working style and effective communication skills are essential.
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