Head of Accounting&Tax France

Le poste est à pourvoir lors de l'événement "24H POUR L'EMPLOI ET LA FORMATION" qui aura lieu le jeudi 2 octobre 2025

Carré des Docks - Le Havre.

Role Overview

As Head of Accounting & Tax France, you will lead all national accounting and tax operations, ensuring excellence in financial compliance, reporting, and risk control. You’ll work closely with the Head of Finance & Controlling France and the Finance Director France, forming the core of our national Financial Management Team.

You’ll also collaborate directly with Group Accounting and Tax functions, playing a pivotal role in aligning French operations with group-wide processes and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and compliant financial reporting (statutory & IFRS)
• Manage end-to-end monthly and annual closing processes and financial audits
• Lead tax compliance and manage tax audits in close partnership with Group Tax
• Lead treasury and safety of payment related transactions
• Drive internal control systems and risk reporting implementation and application
• Participate in key bids and EAC reviews, identifying financial and tax risks
• Support investment business cases and impairment reviews
• Coordinate intercompany financing structures with Group Treasury
• Act as key user for FI/CO ERP modules and lead accounting digitalization
• Ensure accounting operations performance including GL, AP, AR, assets, and master data
• Propose performance improvements such as tasks’ automatization, simplification and digitalisation
• Support and lead special projects (e.g., ERP implementation)

Your Profile

Experience :

5–10 years Head of Accounting & Tax or equivalent leadership role within a long-term contracts’ environment (e.g., defense, aerospace, infrastructure)
External audit experience a plus
Solid knowledge of IFRS and internal control frameworks
Experience with ERP systems and Information Systems related transitions

Education

Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance
French Chartered Accountant certification (DEC) a plus

Languages

Fluent in French and English mandatory
German is a plus

Skills

Excellent analytical skills, business acumen, and leadership presence
Strategic thinker : develops a vision of future needs and the associated plan to get there
Organised : structures his efforts and the team work by setting clear priorities
Enthusiastic leader : motivates and grows teams based on different locations
Communicator : solution oriented person interacting with different organisation levels
Agile : adapts to a dynamic environment
Hands-on & resilient : passionate to make things happen and act with impact over time
Change manager : eager to implement innovative approaches

Why Join Us?

Contribute to the success of European defense and strategic autonomy
Shape a newly created leadership role with strong group-level exposure
Join a growing, high-performing company with a clear mission
Based in Massy close to Paris with connections to Toulouse and other locations in France and abroad, or in Toulouse, one of Europe’s top tech & aerospace hubs
Be part of a collaborative and innovation-driven culture
Ready to Lead Financial Performance?

Join us and take part in a bold industrial project serving Europe’s security and technological leadership.
Apply now and bring your expertise to a future-defining mission.

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