Finance Manager, FR Accounting

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Sector: Finance and Accounts
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

DESCRIPTION

Amazon's French accounting team is currently looking for a Finance Manager, reporting to the Senior Finance Manager to join for a permanent position in its team of 8 persons in charge of controllership of the French entities covering all activities of the Group in France and Belgium (retail, AWS, devices, etc.).

The candidate will need to have solid accounting skills, and be experienced with French GAAP as well as with US GAAP and/or IFRS.

This individual will be an exceptional professional, who consistently exceeds expectations, thrives in a challenging workplace environment, and can actively contribute to supporting our rapidly growing activity in France and Belgium.

In a fast-paced environment, he or she will be working cross-functionally and have regular interaction with other key finance and business partners in France, Belgium and globally.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Conducting monthly, quarterly and yearly closing activities for French and Belgium entities for statutory purposes
2. Participating in monthly analytical reviews of Balance Sheets and Income Statements
3. Preparing statutory accounts to support tax and statutory compliance
4. Actively participating in supporting current and future entities and business launch initiatives and other projects related to the development of the Group in France and Belgium
5. Conducting thorough analysis of complex accounting issues and preparing US and Local GAAP technical position papers
6. Working with various cross-functional stakeholders to continue maintaining efficient and compliant processes, and effective controls
7. Actively participating in cross-country improvement initiatives, standardization, re-engineering of processes and controls, and implementation of best practices, working closely with systems teams and demonstrating strong understanding of financial accounting systems
8. Conducting regular communications with third parties, including but not limited to auditors, consultants and service providers

1. Master's degree (BAC + 5) in Finance and/or French CPA (DCG/DSCG)
2. Several years experience with an emphasis on accounting, partly gained within one of the 'Big4' and preferably combined with an experience of working for a medium to large international company, in a fast-paced and changing environment
3. Deep knowledge of FR/BE GAAP as well as US GAAP or IFRS, statutory filings and the related legal and tax requirements
4. Demonstrated history of solving multiple and complex accounting and operational challenges and excellent analytical skills
5. Detail-oriented yet able to reflect on and understand the big picture
6. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. Fluent in both business English and French
7. Proactive, and results-driven, able to correctly set priorities and meet challenging deadlines
8. Being a strong team player, who can operate globally, cross-functionally and at all levels of the organization, taking ownership and demonstrating self-initiative
9. Experienced ERP user (ideally Oracle), proficiency with Microsoft Office tools

1. Experienced ERP user (ideally Oracle)

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