Associate Accountant

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About TMF Group
TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world.
As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.
Discover the Role
The Associate Accountant will join the firm’s accounting division, to support our international clients in their establishment and development in France.
Under the technical supervision of the Senior and reporting to the Supervisor, you will be responsible complex accounting tasks on your dedicated clients: general bookkeeping, tax compliance (VAT & other French taxes), reporting and annual work to prepare the financial statements.
You’ll also assist more senior employees on the follow up and review of more junior tasks.
Key Responsibilities

Collection & control of accounting information from clients

Complex bookkeeping, reconciliation, and monitoring tasks, including:

Account payable & account receivable (invoices & credit notes)

Bank

Employees expenses

Payroll statements

Preparation of the tax declaration (including VAT & CIT)

Preparation of the client’s reports

Closing, including cut of and preparatory work on financial statements

Interactions with clients on daily work and on areas defined by the Senior and Supervisor

Participation to internal project (automation, continuous improvement, trainings …)

Support more junior employees in their training and daily work

Assistance in the follow up and review of more junior tasks

Reporting proactively and on time to Senior and Supervisor to ensure fluidity and compliance in the workflow

Any other tasks assigned by the supervision

Key Requirements
Technical skills

Degree in Accounting

at least 3 years of previous experience

Strong knowledge of English and French (B2 – C1)

Proficient with Microsoft Office

Knowledge of French GAAPs is a plus

Soft skills

Energetic, well organized, and meticulous

Communicate information in a clear and concise manner (verbal and written work) to both internal and external stakeholders

Able to meet expectations, deadlines, and commitments

High Integrity; trustworthy, dependable, and able to deal confidentially

Strives for high standards of delivery.

Strong understanding of processes needed to undertake role successfully

Capacity to adapt to diverse situations, stakeholders, and technologies in a scalable environment

Able to make decisions within defined limits of authority

What’s in it for you?

Remote working policy: 3 days from home and 2 days at the office

Travelling allowance: 3000 per month

An exciting opportunity in an international company

Professional development opportunities as well as extensive individual further training opportunities, supported by our TMF Business Academy

A career within an evolving market

Flat hierarchies with direct contact to management and international exchange

We’re looking forward to getting to know you!

TMF Group