Financial Accounting and Reporting Specialist

Join a dynamic finance team on a mission to deliver outstanding results across the accounting value chain - from periodic account closing and statutory filing to process optimisation and ad-hoc projects. You will join a diverse team of 8 finance professionals and report to Accounting Manager.

In the immediate run, we would like you to support the team with:

• monthly and annual account closings (including, but not limited to: calculation and posting of accruals, management of fixed assets, reconciliation of bank accounts, preparation of payroll entries)
• ongoing bookkeeping activities (posting of supplier invoices and preparation of employee expense and supplier payments, etc) and ensuring integrity of our accounts
• reconciliation of accounts between primary and secondary accounting tools
• preparation of tax and other statutory filings (monthly and other)
• support the local team and Group with the annual audit

We will also expect you to:

• engage and develop strong working relationships with our internal (consulting teams, works council, Group, etc) and external (tax advisor, regulator, etc) stakeholders
• explore opportunities to streamline processes as we continuously strive to optimise our workflows
• contribute to ad-hoc projects (for instance, implementation of new accounting tools, etc)

We will count on you to be one of the pillars ensuring compliance with internal and external rules and requirements. This is a high-visibility role and the value you create within your local team has the potential to be recognised and amplified across the wider European region.

Desired skills:

• Qualified/ part-qualified accountant with strong knowledge of French accounting (BTS Comptabilité-Gestion/ DCG)
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Integrity
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team setting
• Advanced Excel skills
• Advanced English

At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world's largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.

ERM's diverse global team of experts works with the world's leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM's purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a "boots to boardroom" leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.

At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.