Accounting Expert Wanted
A highly skilled Financial Accounting Professional is needed to join our team. This role involves overseeing and monitoring the general accounting of multiple entities, adhering to USGAAP standards for financial reporting. Additionally, you will support the Accounting Manager in various projects and supervise the accounting team as needed.
The Key Responsibilities of this Role
1. Enter manual journal entries into the ERP system on a monthly basis before the 2nd working day of the following month.
2. Analyze monthly transactions and balances of French entities according to USGAAP standards.
3. Participate in monthly closings through entries, analyses, and reporting.
4. Reconcile balance sheet accounts in the reconciliation tool (ARCS) according to the schedule determined by the group.
5. File tax returns and pay taxes according to legal and fiscal obligations.
6. Perform annual accounting closing operations and accounting closing in French standards.
7. Provide support during internal, external, and statutory audits.
8. Prepare and validate the tax package and legal file for general meetings.
9. Assist the Accounting Manager during absences or unavailability.
10. Support and/or lead project management for improvements (Lean methodology).
11. Supervise and assist team members in support of the Accounting Manager.
12. Translate USGAAP balances into French standards and reconcile differences.
13. Calculate and reconcile deferred taxes and manage temporary differences between USGAAP and French books.
You Will Interact with Various Stakeholders
* Members of the accounting team and management controllers on a daily basis.
* Accounting services from other countries (Ireland, India, Italy) in English.
* Various administrative, production services, SOX auditors, or tax administration occasionally.
* Statutory auditors and financial consultants annually.
Requirements and Qualifications
14. Holder of a BAC+5 degree in finance or related field, with significant experience of 5 to 10 years.
15. To excel in your role, you will need to speak fluent French & English and be advanced in Excel and its functionalities such as