French Speaking Senior Accountant

Halliday Marx; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Halliday Marx is seeking a French Speaking Senior Accountant to join an international accounting firm in London. This permanent role involves managing a client portfolio and ensuring accurate financial reporting while training junior staff. The ideal candidate will have strong accounting experience, supervisory skills, and fluency in French.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience within an accounting firm.
• Experience supervising/managing small teams.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of clients.
• Preparation of management accounts and reporting packs.
• Train and manage 2 junior members of staff.

Skills

Fluent in French

Client Management

Team Management

Education

Part qualified or Qualified by experience

Tools

Sage Business Cloud Accounting

Job description

Halliday Marx have partnered with an International accounting firm to hire a French Speaking Senior Accountant on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of clients
• Ensuring timely & accurate production of financial statements,
• Preparation of management accounts and reporting packs (including bookkeeping & payroll)
• Train, develop & manage 2 junior members of staff
• Acting as major point of contact for clients together with the the Manager.
• Responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress and identifying cross-selling opportunities
• Setting up companies
• Building external and internal client relationships
• Use of Sage Business Cloud Accounting or other cloud based solutions to maintain books and produce trial balance, profit & loss and other reports
• Processing monthly payrolls including general payroll queries
• Preparation of HMRC related returns including monthly PAYE/NI submissions and quarterly VAT returns.
• Admin and any other ad-hoc duties as required.

Non negotiable Requirements

• Fluent in French
• Part qualified or Qualified by experience
• Minimum of 3 years experience within an accounting firm
• Experience supervising/managing small teams