ProductLife Group
Group Financial Controller/Head of Accounting
ProductLife GroupFrance1 day ago
Full-timeAccounting/Auditing, Finance
We are looking for a highly experienced and detail-oriented Group Financial Controller | Head of Accounting to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing accounting teams across the Group, ensuring consistent and compliant processes, overseeing financial statement preparation and audits, and ensuring tax compliance and optimization at the Group level.

Responsibilities

  • Manage accounting teams across the Group, ensuring consistent and compliant accounting processes, leading to issues Group Management Reporting at month-end (P&L, Cash-Flow Statement, Net-Debt).
  • Oversee the preparation of financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant accounting standards, i.e. annual and semi-annual consolidated financial statements, local individual financial statements.
  • Oversee the preparation and/or communication of all financial information mandatory as per the Shareholder Agreement and the Unitranch bank agreement, such as consolidated financial statements, monthly and quarterly reporting, leverage ratio certificates, annual budget, CSR certificates.
  • Lead and coordinate internal and external audits, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
  • Lead and coordinate relationship with Unitranch Bank and optimize the use of the basket of the contractual banking documentation.
  • Ensure tax compliance, securitization, and optimization at the Group level, working closely with tax advisors and authorities.
  • Supervising the Treasury function, in:
  • ensuring to implement and optimize treasury through appropriate monitoring, processes and tools, (e.g. cash pooling, Treasury Management System)
  • implementing and optimizing the short-term financial arrangements (e.g. factoring, finance lease, overdraft, short-term and mid-term loans…)
  • securitize the Group through appropriate hedging instruments
  • Oversee the integrations of newly acquired businesses from a financial standpoint.
  • Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures to ensure consistency and compliance across the Group.
  • Monitor and analyze accounting data, providing insights and recommendations to senior management.
  • Prepare and present financial reports to the CFO and other senior executives.
  • Collaborate with various departments to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
  • Stay updated on changes in accounting standards and regulations, ensuring the Group's compliance.
  • Support strategic decision-making by providing financial analysis and insights.

Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or relevant professional certification is preferred.
  • Proven experience in a senior accounting role, preferably in a multinational organization.
  • Strong knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and regulations, French GAAP and IFRS being mandatory.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency in accounting software and tools.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • High level of integrity and professionalism.
  • Leadership and team management skills.
  • Ability to think strategically and provide actionable insights.
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