Senior Accountant, French Speaking

• Own full-cycle accounting for a portfolio of French entities, including bookkeeping, month-end close, reconciliations, management reporting, and supporting schedules
• Deliver according to client reporting calendars and templates while meeting statutory and client close deadlines
• Run payment cycles with appropriate controls
• Prepare VAT (CA3) returns and schedules supporting CVAE, DAS2, CFE, the liasse fiscale, and annual accounts
• Own e-invoicing setup and compliance under the French mandate
• Act as day-to-day client contact and represent GoGlobal with clients, auditors, and French authorities in French
• Explain French requirements to non-French finance teams
• Lead onboarding of new French clients, including data migration, opening balances, chart of accounts, and system setup through the first close
• Agree scope, timelines, and deliverables with the account team and own the plan
• Design scalable client engagements as the French portfolio grows
• Serve as GoGlobal’s authority on French accounting, the plan comptable général, FEC, and statutory reporting
• Advise global and regional product teams on French accounting, compliance, and operational requirements
• Track regulatory changes and determine implications for clients and processes
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement local accounting, compliance, and reporting tools
• Document and standardize French processes, controls, and working papers
• Build and maintain the France knowledgebase and share expertise across the business
• Support growth of regional delivery capability for France

• 5+ years in French accounting, gained in practice, at an outsourced provider, or in a shared-services environment
• Hands-on experience preparing full sets of accounts under French GAAP and the plan comptable général
• Working knowledge of French VAT and the statutory reporting cycle, including FEC, liasse fiscale, CVAE, DAS2, and CFE
• Fluent French and business-level English
• Experience building processes, controls, or ways of working from scratch
• Proficiency in at least one French accounting platform, such as Sage, Cegid, Pennylane, or similar
• Comfort working inside a client’s own system
• Experience managing an own client portfolio
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Comfort with AI-assisted tools and interest in using them well
• Experience moving a client’s accounting from one provider to another preferred
• Experience selecting or implementing accounting, compliance, or reporting tools preferred
• French e-invoicing / PDP readiness experience preferred

• Opportunity for outstanding employees to become a partner and share in profits
• Fully remote work and hybrid options in some countries
• Autonomy to make decisions and focus on results rather than hours worked
• Diverse, global, and supportive team
• Career opportunities across international locations
• Transparent monthly sharing of company financials
• Collaborative cross-border working environment