Senior Accountant - Energy Sector

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established, international organisation operating in the European energy sector, headquartered in Paris with a footprint across Europe. The business is entering a new chapter of strategic transformation and is looking for a Senior Accountant who brings not just technical expertise, but a genuine continuous improvement mindset and the drive to help modernise a growing finance function.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Operations

• Manage day-to-day accounting activities including general ledger entries, account reconciliations, and journal postings
• Contribute to month-end and year-end close processes in collaboration with the controlling team
• Oversee accounts payable and receivable, ensuring accurate and timely processing
• Maintain fixed asset registers, depreciation schedules, and accurate booking of accruals, provisions, and intercompany transactions
• Monitor and reconcile bank, credit card, and investment accounts

Invoicing and Billing

• Prepare and issue customer invoices in coordination with operational and commercial teams
• Monitor billing schedules in line with contractual terms and reconcile billing data with accounting records
• Support the implementation and improvement of automated billing processes in SAP Business One
• Handle customer invoice queries and coordinate with internal stakeholders for resolution

Compliance and Audit

• Ensure compliance with local GAAP, IFRS, and internal accounting policies
• Maintain thorough accounting documentation and support both internal and external audit processes
• Prepare tax filings, VAT declarations, and other regulatory submissions in coordination with tax advisors

Process Improvement and Systems

• Identify, document, and implement improvements to accounting workflows to strengthen internal controls and reporting
• Support SAP Business One integration and leverage technology to automate routine tasks
• Champion a learning-oriented, continuous improvement culture within the team

Collaboration and Leadership

• Liaise with Financial Controlling to ensure consistency between accounting entries and financial reporting
• Provide guidance and support to junior team members
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Risk, Operations, and IT
• Support the CFO and senior leadership with ad hoc analysis and reporting

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant accounting or finance experience
• Strong, demonstrable knowledge of GAAP and IFRS
• Proven experience managing month-end and year-end close processes
• Advanced Excel skills with a clear automation mindset
• Comfort working with ERP systems and digital finance tools
• Fluent English (written and spoken) - this is a non-negotiable requirement
• A proactive, continuous improvement mindset with the ability to lead change, not just follow process

Preferred Qualifications

• Accounting certification such as CPA, CMA, ACCA, or CFA
• Experience with SAP Business One
• French or German language skills
• Background in Big 4, financial markets, FinTech, or a consulting environment
• Multicultural or international working experience
• Experience in a fast-moving or transforming organisation

Benefits

Base Salary: €60,000 to €67,000 gross per annum, dependent on experience

Additional benefits apply, including performance bonus, health insurance contribution, and generous annual leave entitlement

Work arrangement: Hybrid - up to 3 days working from home per week following your onboarding period

Comptable Senior | Paris, France

Nous recrutons pour le compte d'une organisation internationale de renom, opérant dans le secteur de l'énergie en Europe, dont le siège se situe à Paris avec plus de 200 collaborateurs répartis dans ses bureaux européens. La société entre dans un nouveau chapitre de transformation stratégique et recherche un(e) Comptable Senior apportant non seulement une expertise technique solide, mais aussi une véritable culture d'amélioration continue et la volonté de contribuer à la modernisation d'une fonction finance en pleine évolution.

Principales responsabilités

Opérations comptables

• Gérer les opérations comptables quotidiennes, les écritures de grand livre et les rapprochements.
• Participer aux clôtures mensuelles et annuelles.
• Superviser les comptes fournisseurs, clients, les immobilisations et les transactions intercos.
• Effectuer les rapprochements bancaires et le suivi des comptes financiers.

Facturation

• Préparer et émettre les factures clients.
• Assurer le suivi des échéanciers de facturation.
• Rapprocher les données de facturation avec la comptabilité.
• Contribuer à l'amélioration des processus de facturation dans SAP Business One.
• Répondre aux demandes liées à la facturation.

Conformité et audit

• Assurer la conformité aux normes IFRS, aux réglementations locales et aux politiques internes.
• Préparer la documentation comptable et soutenir les audits.
• Participer aux déclarations fiscales et de TVA.

Amélioration des processus et systèmes

• Identifier et mettre en oeuvre des améliorations des processus comptables.
• Soutenir l'intégration de SAP Business One et l'automatisation.
• Promouvoir une culture d'amélioration continue.

Collaboration et leadership

• Collaborer avec le contrôle de gestion et les équipes transverses.
• Encadrer les membres juniors de l'équipe.
• Soutenir le CFO sur les analyses financières et les reportings ponctuels.

Profil requis

• Formation Bac+3 minimum en Finance, Comptabilité, Économie ou domaine connexe
• Minimum 5 ans d'expérience en comptabilité ou en finance
• Solide maîtrise des normes comptables GAAP et IFRS
• Expérience avérée dans les clôtures mensuelles et annuelles
• Maîtrise avancée d'Excel avec une orientation forte vers l'automatisation
• Aisance avec les ERP et outils numériques de finance
• Anglais courant (écrit et oral) - obligatoire
• Esprit proactif, orienté amélioration continue, avec une capacité à piloter le changement

Profil apprécié

• Certification comptable : CPA, CMA, ACCA ou CFA
• Expérience avec SAP Business One
• Français ou allemand souhaité
• Parcours en Big 4, marchés financiers, FinTech ou conseil
• Expérience internationale ou multiculturelle
• Expérience dans un environnement en transformation

Package

Salaire de base : 60 000 € à 67 000 € brut annuel, selon profil

Des avantages complémentaires s'appliquent, incluant un bonus de performance, une participation employeur à la mutuelle, et un régime de congés généreux

Organisation du travail : Télétravail jusqu'à 3 jours par semaine après la période d'intégration

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