Deputy Accounting Director (freelance/contractor)

Mirakl; Paris; On-site; EUR 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Mirakl is seeking a senior contractor to join its Finance team, reporting to the Accounting & Tax Director. The role focuses on ensuring day-to-day accounting operations, month-end and year-end close, and driving automation and AI initiatives. Location options include Paris or Bordeaux with monthly travel as needed.

The candidate should have 8+ years in accounting or finance operations and bring hands-on, process-improvement experience to a multi-entity international environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in accounting, finance operations or accounting management.
• Experience as an Accounting Manager or Deputy Accounting Director is cited as desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own and coordinate end-to-end Accounts Payable and Procure-to-Pay processes across Mirakl’s entities.
• Support monthly and annual close, coordination with external firms and auditors.
• Contribute to finance transformation, automation and AI initiatives with clear process and data requirements.

Skills

Accounting

Finance operations

Automation

Job description

About Mirakl:

Founded in 2012, Mirakl has been at the forefront of marketplace innovation, empowering every business to compete in the platform economy.Today, Mirakl’s operating system combines an enterprise marketplace solution (Mirakl Platform) that enables retailers and B2B organizations to launch, scale, and operate marketplaces and dropship, AI-powered multichannel selling (Mirakl Connect), retail media (Mirakl Ads) and an agentic commerce infrastructure (Mirakl Nexus).With dual headquarters in Boston and Paris, Mirakl helps a global ecosystem of 450+ marketplaces (B2C and B2B) and a network of over 100k third-party marketplace sellers. Brands like Macy’s, Decathlon, Carrefour, Asos, and Airbus Helicopters use Mirakl to grow their businesses in new and remarkable ways. For more information, visit www.mirakl.com.

Mirakl in Numbers:

Founded in 2012 | Member of French Tech Next40

Our Values:

Working at Mirakl means accelerating your career alongside ambitious, passionate, and supportive colleagues. We're proud of the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences that make our teams unique.

• Work Hard Together: Teamwork and collaboration are the foundation of our success
• Get Things Done: We prioritize action and efficiency for impactful results
• Go Above & Beyond: We tackle challenges proactively and always aim for excellence
• Succeed Through Expertise: Knowledge sharing and continuous learning are core to our culture
• Satisfy & Empower Clients: We're committed to our clients' success

About the role

Mirakl is looking for a senior contractor to join its Finance team and provide operational leadership in an international, multi-entity environment. Reporting to the Accounting & Tax Director, you will secure the continuity and quality of day-to-day accounting operations while supporting the monthly and annual close. The role also offers the opportunity to contribute to the transformation of the Finance function, particularly through the identification, testing and adoption of relevant automation and AI use cases. The successful candidate will combine strong accounting expertise with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to process improvement and change management.

Contractor 6 months Start: ASAP Location: Paris or Bordeaux (aller-retour à prévoir à Bordeaux 1 fois par mois)

Key responsibilities

Accounts Payable and Procure-to-Pay

Own and coordinate the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay process, from supplier creation and invoice receipt through to validation, booking and payment. Coordinate the Accounts Payable team and ensure timely processing of invoices across Mirakl’s entities. Monitor invoice workflows, approvals, purchase orders, blocked invoices and outstanding supplier balances. Review invoice coding, supporting documentation and accounting treatment, and act as an escalation point for complex supplier issues. Coordinate payment runs and ensure that payment files are prepared accurately and in line with internal approval procedures. Maintain robust controls over vendor master data, bank details, payment approvals and segregation of duties.

Accounting operations and close support

Support the Accounting & Tax Director in the coordination of the monthly and annual close process. Review AP-related cut-off and other accounting entries. Monitor the reconciliation and clean-up of relevant balance sheet accounts and support the review of intercompany transactions. Coordinate with local accounting firms and external service providers across Mirakl’s international perimeter. Contribute to audit preparation and respond to requests from external auditors and other stakeholders. Ensure that accounting evidence, procedures and control documentation are complete, accessible and up to date.

Finance transformation, automation and AI

Contribute to Mirakl’s Finance AI transformation roadmap by identifying high-value use cases within AP, Procure-to-Pay and accounting operations. Participate in discovery phases, workshops and experiments aimed at improving invoice processing, data quality, reconciliations, reporting and operational support. Help assess and test AI-enabled workflows, automation solutions and Finance agents, working closely with Finance, Data and other stakeholders. Translate operational requirements into clear process, data and control requirements for automation and AI initiatives. Support the adoption of new tools by documenting processes, defining operating guidelines, monitoring results and helping teams embed new ways of working. Remain attentive to data quality, confidentiality, traceability, human oversight and appropriate controls when using AI in Finance processes.

Candidate profile

8+ years of experience in accounting, finance operations or accounting management Previous experience as an Accounting Manager, Deputy Accounting Director…