Accounting & Finance Leader

We are for a senior finance leader to take ownership of their Accounting, Billing, and Tax functions. This is a high-impact role suited to a technically rigorous finance professional who is equally comfortable setting strategy and rolling up their sleeves. You will be joining a collaborative leadership team with genuine scope to shape processes, build capability, and drive financial integrity across the business. This is a fully on-site position based in central Paris. **Key Responsibilities** * Lead and manage the end-to-end accounting function, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with French GAAP and IFRS standards * Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including preparation and review of financial statements * Own the billing operations, ensuring invoicing processes are efficient, accurate, and aligned with commercial agreements * Manage all aspects of tax compliance and reporting, including corporate tax, VAT, and local levies; liaise with external advisors as required * Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, tax authorities, and relevant regulatory bodies * Develop and maintain robust internal controls and financial reporting frameworks * Partner with the CFO and broader leadership team to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities * Drive continuous improvement across accounting systems and processes, identifying automation and efficiency opportunities * Manage, mentor, and develop a team of accounting and billing professionals * Monitor changes in tax legislation and accounting standards to ensure proactive compliance * Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline; professional qualification (CPA, CCA, DSCG, or equivalent) strongly preferred * Fluent in English (written and verbal) * Significant experience in a senior accounting or finance leadership role, ideally within a multi-entity or international environment * Strong technical knowledge of French accounting standards (Plan Comptable Général) and tax regulations * Proven experience managing VAT compliance and corporate tax filings in France * Demonstrable experience leading and developing finance teams * High proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Sage, or equivalent) **Preferred Qualifications** * Experience operating within a regulated industry * Exposure to IFRS reporting in addition to French GAAP * Prior experience working in or alongside a multinational group structure * Experience implementing or improving accounting systems and tools * Familiarity with transfer pricing principles * **Base Salary:** €80,000 to €105,000 gross per annum, commensurate with experience * **Benefits:** Mutuelle (complementary health insurance), Prévoyance (supplemental life and disability cover), meal vouchers (Tickets Restaurant), and participation/profit-sharing scheme where applicable under French law * **Leave:** 25 days paid annual leave (congés payés) in line with French statutory entitlements, plus RTT days applicable to the role * **Location:** Paris, France (on-site)[](https://www.kellerexecutivesearch.com/executive-recruitment-headhunters-paris/) **Responsable Finance & Comptabilité** ### Présentation du poste Pour le compte de l'un de nos clients, une organisation en pleine expansion implantée à Paris, nous recherchons un(e) Responsable Comptabilité, Facturation & Fiscalité. Ce poste à fort impact offre l'occasion de piloter les fonctions financières essentielles, de fluidifier les processus et de soutenir la croissance de la structure au sein d'une équipe de direction soudée et collaborative. Poste basé à Paris, en présentiel à 100 %. ### Principales responsabilités * Piloter les opérations de facturation et veiller au respect des obligations fiscales (IS, TVA, déclarations réglementaires) * Encadrer la comptabilité générale ainsi que les clôtures mensuelles, trimestrielles et annuelles, dans le respect du PCG et des normes IFRS * Mener une veille réglementaire et comptable permanente * Assurer la fiabilité du reporting financier et la solidité des contrôles internes * Contribuer aux travaux de budget, de prévisions et de planification financière aux côtés du/de la DAF * Être le point de contact privilégié des auditeurs externes et des administrations fiscales * Accompagner et faire monter en compétence une équipe comptabilité et facturation * Optimiser les systèmes et processus comptables, en particulier par le biais de l'automatisation ### Profil recherché * Maîtrise courante de l'anglais, aussi bien à l'écrit qu'à l'oral * Diplôme en Comptabilité, Finance ou domaine équivalent ; un titre tel que DEC, DSCG, CPA ou similaire constitue un atout * Bonne connaissance des normes IFRS * Expérience confirmée à un poste de direction comptable ou financière, idéalement dans un contexte international ou multi-entités * Maîtrise d'un ERP (SAP, Oracle, Sage ou équivalent) * Solide maîtrise du PCG, de la fiscalité française et des obligations en matière de TVA * Expérience avérée dans le management d'équipes financières ### Atouts supplémentaires * Connaissance des prix de transfert * Expérience au sein d'un groupe multinational * Participation à des projets d'amélioration ou de transformation comptable * Expérience dans un secteur réglementé ### Rémunération & Avantages * Salaire : 80 000 € à 105 000 € brut annuel selon expérience. * Mutuelle, prévoyance, Tickets Restaurant et dispositif d'intéressement/participation. * 25 jours de congés payés + RTT. * Poste basé à Paris (présentiel). 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