Senior Accountant - France

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to play a critical hands-on role in strengthening French accounting operations. This role is for someone who enjoys preparing, analysing, and fixing and who wants to work at a senior execution level in a complex, growing environment. You’ll be a key contributor to bringing accounting “back to speed” and supporting audits, tax obligations, and monthly closings. What you’ll do: What success looks like in the first 6 months - Prepare and post complex accounting entries under French GAAP - Own preparation for monthly and annual closings - Prepare statutory accounts and support audits with documentation and explanations - Handle VAT declarations, corporate tax preparation, and tax filings - Reconcile payroll entries, social contributions, banks, and balance sheet accounts - Identify inconsistencies, data quality issues, and propose concrete fixes - Work closely with internal teams and external partners (auditors, tax advisors, payroll providers) to ensure accurate and timely accounting - Accounting preparation is accurate, on time, and well-documented - Audit preparation runs smoothly with fewer last-minute questions - Key reconciliations and tax to...