Senior Group Accountant

WeMaintain | Certified B Corp; Paris; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

WeMaintain, a Paris-based scale-up with a global footprint, is seeking a Senior Group Accountant to join its Group Finance team in Paris. You will own day-to-day accounting across multiple entities and support monthly closes, consolidation, and VAT compliance for France and the UK, working closely with the Global Head of Accounting.

In this role you will drive process improvements, ensure audit readiness, and collaborate with local finance teams across jurisdictions to strengthen the accuracy

Qualifications

• Solid experience in general accounting across multiple entities.
• Knowledge of VAT/indirect tax and tax accounting.
• Experience with intercompany processes and consolidation.
• Comfortable working across several jurisdictions, especially France and the UK.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet monthly deadlines.

Responsabilités

• Support monthly and year-end closing across entities.
• Prepare and review GL entries, accruals, provisions.
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliation and documentation.
• Coordinate intercompany transactions and consolidations.
• Assist with audit requests and group reporting.

Connaissances

General accounting

Multi-entity experience

VAT knowledge

Intercompany

English proficiency

Outils

NetSuite

Description du poste

Who are we?

In 2017, after more than ten years in the lift industry across Europe and Asia, Benoît Dupont noticed a system stuck in its ways where speed takes priority over quality and frontline teams remain invisible.

With Jade Francine and Tristan Foureur, he founded WeMaintain to put technology, trust and people back at the heart of building maintenance. Their ambition: give technicians back their autonomy, rely on in-house IoT technology, and deliver a service designed for users and clients.

Based in Paris, London, Singapore and Hong Kong, we maintain lifts, escalators, automatic doors and fire safety systems. With 300+ employees, we combine on-the-ground expertise with data-driven management to deliver maintenance that is high-performing, transparent and sustainable.

We don’t just maintain buildings. We transform how they’re operated.

Why join us?

Because here, you don’t have to choose between autonomy and stability.

Large groups often offer stability, but little room to manoeuvre.

Smaller organisations allow more freedom, but sometimes without clear direction.

At WeMaintain, we strike the right balance:

• Real autonomy, with modern tools and strong support

• A culture built on trust, transparency and respect

• Genuine opportunities for growth and internal mobility

• A team that values commitment, perseverance and the drive to make things happen

And our values guide us every day:

• Care: Working with respect and kindness, internally as well as with our customers

• Grit: Seeing things through, with high standards and determination

• Uniqueness: Daring to be yourself, sharing your ideas and challenging the status quo

Who we’re looking for?

We are looking for a Senior Group Accountant to join our Group Finance team, based in Paris.

As WeMaintain continues to grow and strengthen its Group Finance organisation, we are moving towards more robust and consistent monthly accounting and closing processes across our international entities.

Reporting to Ingrid, our Global Head of Accounting, you will play a key role in the day-to-day accounting production of the Group and help ensure the quality, accuracy and consistency of our accounts across France, the UK, Singapore, Hong Kongl.

This is a hands-on role for an experienced general accountant who enjoys getting into the details, working across several entities and contributing to the development of more structured and scalable accounting processes.

Your day-to-day at WeMaintain

As our Senior Group Accountant, you will:

Support monthly and year-end closing

• Contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of robust monthly closing processes across the Group

• Prepare and review general ledger entries, accruals, provisions and other closing adjustments

• Ensure balance sheet accounts are properly reconciled, documented and supported

• Help ensure monthly accounts are complete, accurate and delivered within agreed timelines

• Support year-end closing activities and the preparation of audit-ready accounting files

Manage day-to-day general accounting across our entities

• Perform general ledger accounting activities for several WeMaintain entities
• Review and maintain the accuracy of accounting records and supporting documentation
• Support accounting activities across France, the UK, Singapore, and Hong Kong, with a particular focus on our French and UK entities
• Investigate accounting discrepancies and work with local and Group stakeholders to resolve them
• Ensure accounting policies and processes are applied consistently across entities

Support intercompany and consolidation processes

• Prepare and review intercompany transactions and reconciliations across Group entities
• Investigate and resolve intercompany differences in a timely manner
• Support the preparation of consolidation schedules and related accounting information
• Help improve the reliability and consistency of Group reporting flows between local entities and Group Finance

Manage VAT, indirect tax and tax-related accounting

• Support VAT, GST and other indirect tax reporting and compliance across our different entities
• Prepare or coordinate tax-related accounting entries and supporting documentation
• Work with local Finance teams and external advisors where required
• Help ensure statutory and tax deadlines are properly monitored and respected

Contribute to accounting quality and process improvement

• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and improve accounting processes
• Strengthen documentation, reconciliations and internal review practices
• Support the development of scalable accounting processes as the Group continues to grow
• Work closely with the Global Head of Accounting and wider Finance team to raise accounting quality across the organisation

Support audit and reporting activities

• Prepare supporting documentation requested by external auditors
• Assist with audit queries and ensure accounting documentation is complete and readily available
• Support Group Finance with accounting information required for financial reporting
• Contribute to ad hoc accounting and Finance projects as the organisation evolves

What we're looking for

You’re a great fit if you:

• Have solid experience in general accounting, ideally within an international or multi-entity environment
• Have strong knowledge of general ledger accounting and monthly closing processes
• Are comfortable preparing and reviewing accruals, provisions, reconciliations and closing entries
• Have experience with accounting across several jurisdictions, particularly France and/or the UK
• Have experience with VAT / indirect tax and tax-related accounting
• Have exposure to intercompany processes and consolidation
• Are comfortable working across several entities and accounting environments
• Have strong attention to detail and take pride in producing accurate, well-supported accounts
• Are able to investigate discrepancies and solve accounting issues independently
• Are organised and comfortable working with recurring monthly deadlines
• Communicate clearly and enjoy collaborating with Finance colleagues across different countries
• Are comfortable working in English

Bonus points if

• You have worked in an international, multi-entity and multi-currency environment
• You have previous exposure to Singapore and Hong Kong accounting
• You have experience supporting Group consolidation
• You have worked within a scale-up or fast-growing international business
• You have experience with NetSuite or a comparable ERP
• You speak French

What success looks like

• Monthly closes are reliable, accurate and delivered on time
• Balance sheet accounts are properly reconciled, documented and reviewed
• Accounting information across our entities is consistent and of a high standard
• Intercompany differences are identified and resolved efficiently
• VAT, indirect tax and accounting compliance requirements are properly managed
• Audit requests are supported by complete and reliable documentation
• Accounting processes become increasingly structured, scalable and efficient
• You become a trusted partner to the Global Head of Accounting and the wider Group Finance team

What we offer

• A role with real ownership within an international Group Finance organisation
• The opportunity to work across several countries and legal entities
• A key role in strengthening and structuring our monthly accounting processes
• Exposure to consolidation, international accounting and Group reporting topics
• Strong support from our Global Head of Accounting and wider Finance team
• Internal mobility opportunities across teams and locations
• A mission-driven company with a high bar for quality