France Country Controller (Senior Manager)

griddable.io; Paris; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A multinational corporation is seeking an experienced country controller in Paris. The role involves monitoring financial reporting compliance, ensuring accurate financial statements, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Candidates should have a solid financial background, extensive knowledge in tax and corporate governance, and be proficient in both French and English. Strong project management and analytical skills are also essential.

Qualifications

• Solid financial and accounting background.
• Knowledge and exposure to tax and corporate governance topics.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsabilités

• Monitor compliance in accounting and reporting.
• Ensure accurate financial statements preparation and approval.
• Business partnering with key stakeholders.
• Oversight of local financial statement preparation.

Connaissances

Financial background

Knowledge of tax and governance

Communication in French

Communication in English

Project management

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Description du poste

Overview

The country controller is responsible for supporting and reviewing financial reporting as well as monitoring and supporting overall compliance in their assigned jurisdiction. This individual will be an experienced accounting professional with strong corporate finance skills and with knowledge and exposure to tax and corporate governance topics. This individual must have a demonstrated ability to collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders in a rapidly evolving business, as well as a project management skillset.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and ensuring compliance in the areas of accounting and reporting, tax and corporate governance.
• Ensuring accurate financial statements are prepared and approved by the board and relevant governance bodies.
• Providing support to business partners.
• Identifying process enhancements and operating margin improvements initiatives.

External reporting

• Oversight of the preparation and audit of the local financial statements and notes.
• Participate in reviews with local EY team.
• Review and sign off on unrecorded adjustments.
• Review margin reconciliation.
• Review Profit Sharing calculation.
• Review of financial statements and notes and other management reports if applicable.
• Preparation of executive summary.
• Review of YoY variance analysis.
• Review technical accounting memos and new disclosures.
• Monitor the accuracy and timely filing of local FS and Notes and all other relevant reporting.
• Support director in review of flux analysis and financial statements.
• Oversight of ad hoc requests received from external parties, such as government authorities (statistics/surveys/ratings) or any other official bodies.

Compliance and governance

• Actively monitor risks and obligations associated with the entity, document and take actions to nullify the risk and implement or change processes to ensure compliance.
• Monitor and communicate to relevant RPO and business partners changes and new requirements.
• Collaborate with relevant RPO and business partners to implement the changes.
• Prepare or review technical accounting memos in respect to local GAAP in relation to new business flow, new accounting standard, M&A etc.
• Ensure new local GAAP accounting standards and regulations are appropriately actioned and reflected in our Accounts, FS and reporting.
• Manage compliance with corporate governance requirements, working closely with legal and other stakeholders in order to meet these requirements.
• Participate in the documentation of the BDSE.
• Report to the works council and other governance mechanisms.
• Support local risk assessment mapping and reviews.
• Ensure appropriate documentation is in place for local compliance framework.
• Monitor tax-related filing obligations.
• Monitor ESG obligations and work with ESG team to ensure compliance.
• Provide assurance to directors on statements made to auditors as part of due diligence procedures.

Business partnering

• Business partnering with key stakeholders: tax (including transfer pricing), legal, financial planning and the business to support their needs, reduce costs and create efficiencies while not compromising compliance.
• Represent controllership and bring coherent jurisdictional perspective on cross functional forums.
• Support the directors fulfillment of their and the entity's duties.
• Attend and present financial information to Directors and works council.
• Prepare FAQ’s with public relations team to support media interest in the release of financial statements and support answers to press queries.
• Support tax audits and any other discussions with tax authorities.
• Support customer deals and bids in providing financial information or addressing specific queries.
• Monitor, support and influence external quotations or ratings.
• Establish and maintain relationship with country leader and support in any requests.
• Continuously assess process to embed process enhancements and efficiencies where possible.
• Support GPO on ad hoc projects related to compliance and external reporting enablement or on company projects.

Skills Required

• Solid financial and accounting background.
• Knowledge and exposure to tax and corporate governance topics.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in French and in English, both written and verbal.
• Ability to navigate in a multinational and fast-growing company.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Project management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.