Senior Accountant â National Accounts

OECD; Paris; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A prominent international organization in Paris is seeking a candidate with extensive experience in macroeconomic statistics. The role involves leading research, supervising teams, and representing the organization at international meetings. The ideal candidate holds an advanced degree and possesses excellent drafting skills. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Prestations

Tax-exempt salary

Comprehensive benefits

International work environment

Qualifications

• 8+ years in macroeconomic statistics, 5+ years as a national or environmental-economic accountant.
• Experience in conceptual or methodological work on national accounts.
• Fluency in one OECD official language and willingness to learn the other.

Responsabilités

• Lead research on national accounts and environmental-economic accounts.
• Supervise staff and coordinate statistical work.
• Represent OECD in national and international meetings.

Connaissances

Excellent drafting skills

Statistical analysis with R, Python, Stata, or SAS

Experience with Microsoft Office

Formation

Advanced degree in statistics, economics, econometrics, or accounting

Outils

Microsoft Office

Statistical software

Description du poste

Main Responsibilities

Analytical Leadership and Research

• Keep abreast of policy and measurement issues in the field of national and environmental-economic accounts, undertake and lead research on such issues, and produce timely responses.
• Provide intellectual leadership, guidance, and training on conceptual and practical issues in the area of national accounts, and contribute actively to advance methodological discussions with other international organizations.
• Draft working papers, articles, briefs, and other publications related to national and environmental-economic accounts.
• Make presentations as required at meetings of the OECD Working Parties on National Accounts and on Financial Statistics, the Conference on National Economic and Financial Accounts, and other OECD bodies or expert groups.
• In collaboration with SDDs Global Relations Unit, conduct statistical reviews of the national accounts and the SEEA in countries applying to join the OECD. These reviews will include collection of information, evaluation of data coverage, quality, and international comparability, and transmission of data and metadata to the OECD.

Collaboration and Representation

• Develop and maintain good professional contacts with senior officials in countries, including from national statistical offices and central banks.
• Represent the OECD in national and international meetings on national accounts and environmental-economic accounts topics, and contribute to workshops and seminars.

Management and Team Leadership

• Supervise, motivate, and contribute to the professional development of staff in NAD.
• Organize, coordinate, and direct the work of some of NAD's compiler teams, overseeing the collection, processing, and storage of statistics, and improving data management and dissemination systems.

Qualifications :

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree or equivalent qualification in statistics, economics, econometrics, or accounting.

Professional Background

• At least eight years of experience in macroeconomic statistics, with at least five years working as a national or environmental-economic accountant in a national statistical office, central bank, or international statistical organization.
• Experience in conceptual or methodological work on national accounts.
• Knowledge of the SEEA or environmental statistics is an advantage.
• Experience supervising a team of statisticians and contributing to their professional development.

Skills and Tools

• Excellent drafting skills to write reports, papers, and articles independently and efficiently.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office (including Excel and SharePoint) and databases.
• Experience with statistical analysis packages such as R, Python, Stata, or SAS is an advantage.

Additional Information :

Core Competencies

• OECD staff should demonstrate behaviors aligned with six core competencies: Vision and Strategy (Level 3); Enable People (Level 2); Ethics and Integrity (Level 3); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 3); Achieve Results (Level 3); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 2).
• Refer to OECD Core Competencies for definitions of each level.

Languages

• Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and a willingness to learn the other.

Closing Date

• This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible; applications should be received no later than midnight, 7th September 2025 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• Maximum of 3 years, fixed-term appointment.

What the OECD offers

• Monthly salary starting at 10,937.92 EUR plus allowances, tax-exempt in France, depending on experience.
• Additional links to OECD regulations, staff benefits, and workplace environment information.

Selection Process

• Selection may include a video interview, job-based assessment, and panel interviews.

The OECD is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applications from all qualified candidates from OECD member countries, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, health, or disabilities.

The OECD promotes resource efficiency and encourages staff contributions to improve effectiveness.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

Account Payable, Invoicing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Reconciliation, Data Entry, Compliance, Vendor Management, Journal Entries, General Ledger Accounting, Microsoft Excel, Expense Reports, QuickBooks Software, Reconciling, ACCA, Bookkeeping

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1