Senior Accountant

• Lead end-to-end French GAAP accounting for French real estate entities.

• Prepare and/or review monthly, quarterly, and annual closing entries (accruals, cut-offs, provisions, reclassifications, FX adjustments).

• Supervise and complete the AC3 (or equivalent) working file: load balances, post adjustments, reconcile accounts, and ensure a complete audit trail.

• Review and challenge client schedules (fixed assets, capex, depreciation, loans, leases, rent rolls, provisions, employee benefits) and reconcile them with the general ledger.

• Prepare and review French statutory financial statements (liasse, balance sheet, P&L, annexes), ensuring FEC compliance and accurate mapping from the working files.

• Coordinate with tax teams and/or external advisors to align statutory accounts with CIT, VAT, and other tax filings; support the preparation of related supporting documentation.

• Extract, reconcile, and validate trial balances from client ERPs/reporting tools, ensuring the correct period, entity, currency, and comparatives.

• Perform detailed IFRS-to-French GAAP conversions: identify differences, post bridging entries, and document all adjustments and underlying assumptions.

• Analyze and classify P&L items (rental income, service charges, operating expenses, property taxes, financing costs) in line with French GAAP and client charts of accounts.

• Supervise Junior Accountants: allocate work, review files, provide feedback, and ensure adherence to deadlines and quality standards.

• Contribute to process improvement and automation (e.g., Excel tools, ERP/reporting enhancements) to increase efficiency and reduce manual errors.

The senior will be responsible for overseeing and finalizing working files, ensuring that all balances, adjustments, reconciliations, and bridges are fully documented and auditable (including fixed assets, debt, leases, provisions, etc.).

The role also includes preparing annual financial statements, coordinating with tax teams or local team, and performing a first-level technical review of work prepared by junior staff.

A key aspect of the position is to support process standardization and continuous improvement of templates, checklists, and procedures, while providing on-the-job training, guidance, and best practices to develop junior team members

• The ideal candidate holds a Master’s degree in Accounting/Finance (DSCG, Master CCA or equivalent) and has around 5 years of experience with strong exposure to French GAAP, ideally within a shared service center or an audit firm. Experience with real estate entities and with IFRS / IFRS-to-local-GAAP conversions is a strong advantage.

• You have solid knowledge of French statutory requirements, good working knowledge of IFRS, strong Excel skills, and are comfortable working with ERPs and reporting tools.

• We are looking for a detail-oriented and analytical professional, capable of managing structured processes and controls and communicating clearly with international stakeholders. Professional fluency in French and working proficiency in English are required.