Accounting Manager - Lyon

WSP France; Lyon; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading engineering firm in Lyon is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to oversee their financial operations. The role involves managing an accounting team, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and preparing tax returns. Ideal candidates should have a higher education in Finance/Accounting and at least 10 years of relevant experience, along with strong leadership and analytical skills. Join us to make a positive impact in engineering and infrastructure.

Prestations

Flexible working policy

Career development and training

Diverse and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in similar roles.
• Mastery of office tools and solid IT skills.
• Professional English for communication with subsidiaries.

Responsabilités

• Manage the accounting team of 7 people.
• Supervise monthly financial closings and reporting.
• Control and reconcile VAT and payroll entries.
• Prepare tax returns and monitor cash flow.

Connaissances

Leadership

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

English proficiency

Formation

Higher education in Finance/Accounting (DSCG)

Outils

ERP

Accounting software

Description du poste

WSP is the world’s leading engineering company, specializing in infrastructure, transportation, environment, water, industry, energy and buildings.

WSP has a clear vision for how we want to help make the world a better place, by putting communities back in their place and supporting what is truly important to our future.

Imagine a better future for all of us and a better future for you.

What does your new role consist of?

WSP is looking for an Accounting Manager (M/F) based in our Lyon office.

Under the responsibility of the Chief Financial Officer, you will have the following main missions:

Team management and management

• Management and management of the accounting team (team of 7 people);
• Adapt the organization as necessary to ensure good efficiency and responsiveness in a context of growth.
• Develop the team by managing performance, setting goals, providing ongoing training, and maintaining good relationships with operations;

General accounting

• Supervise monthly closings;
• Control, track, reconcile VAT and payroll entries;
• Analyze the general accounts of provisions, fixed assets and equity capital;
• Calculate monthly and annual provisions;
• Perform year-end inventory entries to prepare financial statements;
• Ensure legal and tax monitoring;
• Ensure the link with the Group’s consolidation department;
• Ensure the relationship with the Statutory Auditors and the Banks.

Sub-Accounting/Payable

• Supervise the entry, clocking and lettering of customer and supplier accounting entries;
• Supervise monthly customer invoicing in conjunction with operational staff;
• Monitor customer payments and organize an efficient dunning process;
• Supervise the entry, control and prepare payment deadlines;
• Ensure the weekly reporting of late payments to suppliers and customers.

Balance sheet

• Prepare the balance sheet and income statement in accordance with statutory and consolidated standards;
• Calculate the tax result and corporate tax;
• Prepare the tax return and annexes.

Tax returns

• Prepare monthly and annual tax returns and returns, including IS, VAT, TVS, CVAE, CFE, etc.;
• Participate in the implementation of the Research Tax Credit

Cash flow monitoring

• Supervise the completion of all bank reconciliations;
• Maintain daily relations with banking institutions;
• Regularly establish cash flow forecasts, monitor and analyze late payments to customers.

What if it was you?

• With a higher education in Finance/Accounting (DSCG type), you have at least 10 years’ experience in similar missions and activities, ideally consolidated by a first role in an accounting firm.
• Mastery of the office pack and solid skills in IT tools are required (ERP, accounting software).
• You have a level of professional English that allows you to exchange with other subsidiaries of the Group.
• Your rigor and method, your leadership and your interpersonal skills are necessary assets to carry out the missions of this position.
• This position requires strong interpersonal skills, excellent analytical skills, rigor and structuring skills that will allow you to adapt quickly in a growing environment with the integration of new activities and the implementation of processes.

What you’ll like about us

• A work environment inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion.
• Our flexible working policy – We recognise the importance of work-life balance and encourage you to find your own.
• WSP is about choosing to make the world around us a better place, including the environment, transportation infrastructure, buildings and land use planning.
• Excellent career prospects. We are growing and every day we strive to surpass ourselves. We are open to your ideas and want to try new things. We have a supportive environment that invests in your development and training.
• WSP is about embracing a culture of collaboration with colleagues who stand out for their skills. Come and discover our fantastic team!

Our recruitment process

1. Phone Interview: We will start with a phone interview to get to know you better and discuss your experience.
2. HR/Manager interview: You will meet with our HR team and the department manager to assess your technical and cultural skills.
3. Interview with the Director of the Business Unit: A meeting with the Director of the Business Unit to discuss your potential role and our strategic vision.

Apply now and be the future of WSP! With us, it's possible.

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