Head of Accounting, Tax and Consolidation

Requirements

• If you think you match at least 70% of these criteria, please apply!
• Here’s what we consider essential for success in this role:
• Master’s degree in accounting or finance (DSCG/DEC is a strong plus)
• Fluency in English, ideally also in French
• 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting, including a senior in‑house role at a scale‑up and/or a Big 4 audit or consolidation practice
• Demonstrated experience building or running group consolidation with a French parent company and a foreign subsidiary, ideally a US sub
• Solid working knowledge of both French GAAP and US GAAP, with the ability to navigate the differences pragmatically
• Tax expertise: French corporate tax and VAT, US sales tax, and transfer pricing between French and US entities
• Having led external audits, including building documentation and defending technical positions
• Experience having improved a close cycle (faster, cleaner, more predictable) without breaking the team
• Business orientation: you translate accounting and tax into operational decisions and partner naturally with non‑finance stakeholders
• Hands‑on people manager with a coaching approach
• (Desirable) The following skills would strengthen your application but aren’t required:
• (Desirable) Being comfortable with prompting AI agents, building automations, and a clear‑eyed view of AI’s key challenges will set you apart
• (Desirable) Having already worked within a B2B SaaS or cybersecurity company

What the job involves

• This role will own the accounting, tax and compliance of a group operating from France and the US. Reporting to the Finance Director, your main responsibilities include:
• Group Consolidation:
  • Design and run the group consolidation process between our French parent company and our US subsidiary.
  • Define the consolidation policies, the reporting package, the closing calendar, and the tooling that fits our scale.
  • Establish the bridges between French GAAP and US GAAP where required, and document the conventions so the framework holds as the company evolves.
  • Produce reliable group financials that the board, our auditors and our investors can trust.
• Tax & International Structure:
  • Own all tax matters end‑to‑end: French corporate income tax, VAT, US sales tax, intercompany flows and transfer pricing between our French and US entities.
  • Make sure our legal and tax structure supports the company's international growth, and that we stay compliant as the footprint expands.
• Accounting & Technical Accounting:
  • Deliver fast, accurate and predictable month‑end and year‑end closes. Shorten the cycle time without sacrificing quality.
  • Take direct ownership of complex topics: revenue recognition, leases, deferred tax, foreign exchange, intercompany eliminations. You are comfortable both designing the framework and writing the journal entry when needed.
• Audit & Internal Controls:
  • Lead the annual statutory audit for the French entity and build the foundation for a group consolidated audit.
  • Develop a long‑term partnership with our auditors and turn findings into concrete improvements.
  • Build and enforce internal controls and accounting policies aligned with French GAAP, with US GAAP overlays where consolidation requires it.
  • Run an ongoing risk assessment across accounting, tax and cash. Surface issues early and propose remediation.
• Process Transformation & Automation:
  • Make our finance function a benchmark for efficiency. Identify and ship high‑leverage applications of AI and automation across accounting workflows (reconciliations, invoice processing, anomaly detection, closing tasks, audit prep) so the team spends time on judgment rather than typing.
  • Tooling strategy: Continuously assess our accounting and tax tooling, propose upgrades when the team has outgrown them, and own the migrations.
• Team Leadership & Strategic Partnership:
  • Manage and grow the accounting team. Start with the Accounting Manager and scale the team as the business grows. Coach, raise the bar, and build a place where good accountants want to work.
  • Translate accounting, tax and consolidation implications into clear business guidance for strategic projects: new subsidiaries, new revenue models, fundraising or future M&A.