Group Head of IFRS Norms / SBF 120

Entreprise Confidentielle; Paris; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading financial services organization based in Paris is seeking an experienced Group IFRS leader. This role involves guiding the group on financial reporting in compliance with IFRS standards while advising on business transactions. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in Finance, excellent communication skills, and the ability to translate complex financial regulations. This position offers the opportunity to significantly influence the financial strategy of the organization.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of IFRS standards and accounting principles.
• Ability to translate abstract rules to practical guidance.
• Relevant experience in discussions between auditors and auditees.

Responsabilités

• Monitor changes in regulations impacting financial reporting.
• Maintain group accounting policies.
• Advise on structuring major business transactions.
• Discuss accounting positions with auditors.
• Educate Finance professionals on accounting policies.

Connaissances

Understanding of accounting principles

Excellent conceptual thinking

Ability to translate complex realities

Judgment in ambiguous situations

Very good proficiency in English

Formation

University education in Finance

Description du poste

The Opportunity

We are looking for a highly skilled financial professional who will be in charge of guiding the group to report its financial results in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and to advise on structuring business transactions to optimally contribute to the financial results.

In this role you’ll report to the Group Head of Consolidation & Norms.

About the team

Consolidation & Norms is responsible for the group financial reporting process. It prepares the mother companies financial reports and directs and facilitates the group companies accounting functions to contribute effectively, timely and efficiently.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• You monitor changes in rules, regulations, interpretations and jurisprudence in expertise fields which could impact the group’s financial reporting, like IFRS, tax and civil code.
• You maintain the group accounting policies.
• You advise on how to structure major business transactions in order to optimally fit the financial effects to the group strategy.
• You advise the group top financial management on the accounting for major events impacting the group’s financials.
• You educate Finance professionals on applying the group accounting policies.
• You provide 2nd line consultancy to material and non-routine accounting matters (1st line consultancy is provided by Global Business Lines and local accounting experts).
• On behalf of the group, you discuss major and non-routine accounting positions with auditors and their professional practices experts.
• Accounting positions taken on your recommendation are accepted by the external auditors.
• Stakeholders at all levels within the group benefit from your ability to understand business restrictions and opportunities, and to identify structuring options that allow an accounting treatment in line with financial strategy.
• Auditors and senior management recognize your authority as IFRS expert.

As our new Group IFRS leader, you’re a wizard in applying

• You've got a deep understanding of accounting principles and IFRS standards.
• You are a great conceptual thinker of excellent academic level.
• You can translate complex and ambiguous realities in manageable case descriptions.
• You can translate abstract rules to practical guidance in specific situations.
• You can consider complex problems from multiple points of view.
• You can make judgments in ambiguous situations.

You are a good communicator

• You treat your dialogue partner with respect and understanding.
• You can carefully listen to explanations of various stakeholders, summarize and continue to ask questions until you understand the real problem and interests behind a position.
• You can understand diverging interests and positions of various stakeholders and propose integrated win-win solutions.
• You can clearly explain complex matters to lay persons.
• Motivation and passion for making a difference within hectic business deadlines.
• Very good proficiency of the English language.
• Relevant experience in discussing IFRS positions between auditors and auditees.

Skills we'd like

• University education in Finance.
• Understanding of tax and civil code legislation is a plus.
• Knowledge of other relevant languages (notably French and German) is a plus.