Financial Controller - Group Accounting Manager

Express Executive Recruitment

Pictogramme entreprise

Sector of activity

International player in the retail sector.

Type of company

Deployment of a distribution network throughout France.

Size of the company

Turnover of more than one billion € in France. More than ten thousand employees in France in all the points of sale.

Pictrogramme travail

Country, city

Paris area.

Type of mission

Express Executive Recruitment.

Function

The role of the manager is to be the right hand of the CFO France.

CLIENT'S NEEDS

On behalf of our client, we are exclusively looking for a new Financial Controller - Group Accounting Manager (M/F) based in Paris to reinforce its teams at the head office, based in Paris.

This position is open to any professional with 5 to 10 years of successful experience as :

- Financial Auditor in an auditing or accounting firm with clients in the retail sector;
Financial Controller - Accounting Manager in a company in the Retail sector (Food or Non-Food) in an international environment.

In order to successfully integrate into this beautiful Group, the manager also has a good knowledge of IFRS standards and is fluent in English.

THE COMPANY

The company is an international player in the retail sector. It deploys a distribution network throughout France. It is a company with strong values and a "start-up" spirit. Its turnover is more than one billion € in France and the company has more than ten thousand employees in France in all its points of sale. It has had double-digit growth for several years.

THE POSITION

The role of the manager is to be the right hand of the CFO France.

As a "Business Partner" of the Head Office, his scope of responsibility covers :

-Supervision of all Accounting & Tax activities
-Management of relations with the Auditors
-Continuous improvement of processes.

His/her main Accounting & Taxmissions are

-Coordinate monthly closings with the CSP / Shared Services
-Present periodic financial statements (quarterly, annual)
-Ensure the French-Gaap to IFRS Gaap conversion
-Oversee the declarations: VAT, CVAE, CFE with the help of a tax specialist.

External contacts:

-Statutory auditors, tax authorities, suppliers and other service providers.

Internal contacts :

- The CFO, the management controllers, the teams of the CSP Group and the operational teams (General Management, Sales outlet managers)

Its contributions to process improvement

-You develop internal controls
-You implement risk management and asset protection.

THE POSITION

Your expertise
Higher education in Accounting - Finance: 5 years of higher education or equivalent.
Diploma such as DEC - DESCF - DSCG - MSTCF.
Experience sought: Audit-CAC firm and/or Group in Retail.
Fluent English is essential.
Tools: Excel intensive. SAP / Hyperion / BlackLine are a plus.
Other: practice of IFRS standards.

Your personal skills
Team spirit, good communication skills.
Reliable, professional rigor, taking initiative.