General Ledger Senior Accountant (French speaking)

General Ledger Senior Accountant (French speaking)

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.

Why we're hiring:
We are looking for a General Ledger (GL) Senior Accountant to join our dynamic team.

What you will be doing:

1. Analyse items and detect possible recording errors on the General Accounting Plan
2. Ensure compliance with GAAP and IFRS standards
3. Analysis of financial information, guaranteeing its integrity, accuracy and consistency (balance sheet, profit and loss accounts, customer and supplier aging, management ratios)
4. Reporting: review and reconciliation of information, loading of data into the reporting platform in compliance with a standardised structure for the whole Group. Analysis of variations and investigation of their origin
5. Perform reconciliations between accounting and auxiliary modules, accounting reconciliations of customers and suppliers and inter-company balances (detecting differences and following up on them)
6. Prepare general accounting entries: expenses and income provisions, sales adjustments, tax regularisation, additions and removals of PPE, etc.
7. Prepare specific reports based on data obtained from the different financial systems for presentation to management
8. Make recommendations focused on optimising management, improving and simplifying procedures

What you will need:

1. International financial accounting or audit experience
2. Experience in statutory auditing and knowledge of SOX controls
3. Knowledge of the General Accounting plan in France
4. Advanced Excel level
5. Languages: Fluent in English and French

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability.