Job Application

Our client is looking for a Finance Manager to work on a Hybrid role in Paris based on the specification below:

Controller France - Senior Manager level

The key responsibilities are

1. Preparation of the monthly management accounts under US GAAP for all French entities, including approving journal entries, accruals, prepayments. This includes ownership of local balance sheets and income statements, partnering with nearshore and offshore shared service teams as necessary

2. Management of the local monthly close under US GAAP

3. Working with US and European regional controllership teams to build and understand local flux reporting, including monthly variance analysis in Hyperion

4. Line management of two local accountants and one bookkeeper who has joined us recently via acquisition

5. Partnering with local business teams and FP&A as needed to improve the quality of our financial reporting process, including resolving queries and ensuring the timely exchange of information impacting our financial close

6. Overseeing the accounts payable and T&E expense processes ensuring that all costs and payments are correctly recorded.

7. To ensure that all information required from the offshore finance team in India and Budapest shared service team is delivered in a timely fashion and in accordance with our accounting requirements.

8. To resolve any issues arising from the AP or T&E process

9. Review of the monthly bank reconciliations prepared offshore ensuring items are cleared timely

10. Preparation and review of the monthly balance sheet reconciliations ensuring timely upload into the ARCS system

11. To work alongside the European Finance Director in preparation of monthly, quarterly and year end financial reporting.

12. Co-ordination and management of annual statutory audits including liaison with offshore finance team, nearshore team and tax in accordance with the local filing deadlines

13. Ensure local VAT returns are prepared and submitted timely

14. Oversee monthly payroll payments and associated journal entries

15. To prepare adhoc analysis as and when required by the business or the finance team.

16. To be involved in all systems and process initiatives that affect or influence the European finance function.

17. Adhoc project work as required.

The key attributes I am looking for are as follows

- Graduate, qualified accountant with at least 5 years' PQE ideally in a commercial environment

- Experience of US GAAP and French local statutory reporting

- Must be fluent in English and French

- International experience, multi-national, multi-entity accounting and consolidations with experience of managing remote teams and shared service accounting a plus

- Must be looking for more responsibility and real challenge

- Must be hands on and prepared to get into the detail

Please apply directly to be considered.