Senior Financial Accountant

Job Description

Are you looking for a job at an international, informal and fast-growing organization? Do you enjoy being in contact with various relationships like our budget holders, Business Analysts, Accounting Team, Local Operations and external parties like auditors, payroll supplier and tax office? Are you also fluent in English and French? Then we are looking for you!

As our Sr. Financial Accountant, you are responsible for one or more French legal entities. You will be responsible for the financial administration including month-end P&L and Balance Sheet reporting, reconciliations and compliance.

You will also be the main financial contact to the business regarding financial questions, supporting the business from a financial point of view and ensuring timely P&L and Balance Sheet reporting according to IFRS and group policies.

The position involves a lot of communication with the French Head-Office, local Operations and external parties. Therefore, we are looking for someone with excellent communication- and problem-solving skills. As a part of the Financial Shared Service Center, stakeholder management, proactivity and a hands-on attitude is important and very much valued.

What else will you be doing?

• You will be leading and improving financial reporting and accounting processes;
• You will conduct analysis of accounting data and plausibility checks;
• You will lead be a role model in work ethics and our clients culture.
• Monthly activities and/or end of year Activities:
• Preparation of month-end (preclose work) the week before month-end in order to run through a smooth and timely reported month-end;
• Month-end activities like providing accurate and complete financial data (P&L) to Management including analysis on main P&Ls variances;
• Control of monthly payslips and payroll entries;
• Prepare monthly memo journal entries;
• Responsible for the monthly P&L and Balance Sheet reporting;
• Assure weekly reconciliations on specific GL;
• Organize the monthly VAT declaration/VAT return;
• Organize all tax declarations/payments like (CVAE/CFE/TVS/Payroll taxes, );
• Follow-up on business and P&L impacts and support business analysts in budget and forecast;
• Warn management on identified risks or frauds;
• In charge for the interim, year-end and statutory audit of French entities in relation with auditors.

Other activities:

• Participate in implement and development of new financial solutions;
• Adjustment of systems setting to optimize and secure processes;
• Pro-actively propose processes and systems enhancements;
• Implement and continuously improve CAPEX follow-up module on built and turned stores.

Requirements:

• You have a masters degree in business administration, major in accounting and controlling (Bac+5 for French degrees such as Master CCA).
• You are Fluent in French and English or Dutch (written and spoken).
• You have 5 years of relevant work experience; experience with the French legal entity, French charts of accounts and French tax is a plus.
• Advanced skills in Excel.

What can we offer you?

• An outstanding opportunity to work for a world leading QSR.
• Challenging work with endless possibilities to realize your ambitions.
• 25 vacation days per year with full-time employment.
• Travel allowance based on commuting and a pension scheme.
• An informal working atmosphere with a slice of pizza here and there.
• A good conversation in which we can tell you a lot more about this!