Senior Accountant - France

We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to play a critical hands-on role in strengthening French accounting operations.

This role is for someone who enjoys preparing, analysing, and fixing and who wants to work at a senior execution level in a complex, growing environment.

You’ll be a key contributor to bringing accounting “back to speed” and supporting audits, tax obligations, and monthly closings.

• Prepare and post complex accounting entries under French GAAP
• Own preparation for monthly and annual closings
• Prepare statutory accounts and support audits with documentation and explanations
• Handle VAT declarations, corporate tax preparation, and tax filings
• Reconcile payroll entries, social contributions, banks, and balance sheet accounts
• Identify inconsistencies, data quality issues, and propose concrete fixes
  
  Work closely with internal teams and external partners (auditors, tax advisors, payroll providers) to ensure accurate and timely accounting

• Accounting preparation is accurate, on time, and well-documented
• Audit preparation runs smoothly with fewer last-minute questions
• Key reconciliations and tax topics are handled with confidence
• Data quality improves, reducing stress and firefighting across the team

• High Agency
• Strong, hands‑on experience with French GAAP
• Confidence in preparing accounts, reconciliations, and tax‑related filings
• You have an eye for detail and can prioritise when faced with multiple priorities
• Comfort operating in a build‑and‑fix environment
• Extensive background in an accounting firm and/or French startup/scale‑up environment is helpful
• DCG / DSCG or equivalent accounting qualification is valued

At Shiftmove, you'll shape the financial backbone of one of Europe’s fastest‑growing SaaS companies, influence key decisions, and help us scale our operations across markets and entities.

• Autonomy: We hire you for your expertise and trust you to do your best work.
• Competitive compensation: we offer fair and attractive pay.
• Ownership: “Make It Happen” is one of our core values. In this role, it means real trust, real responsibility, and the freedom to improve how things work.
• Flexible work setup: Offices in Paris and Aix‑en‑Provence
  ; remote work is part of our culture, with travel as needed.
• Meal vouchers: To support your daily well‑being.
• Comprehensive health insurance: Covering you and your entire family.
• Employee benefits platform (Leeto):
  Access discounts on a wide range of services and activities.
• We invest in your growth: Wherever you want to take your career, we’ll support you every step of the way.