General Ledger Senior Accountant (French speaking)

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.

We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.

WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.

Why we're hiring:

We are looking for a General Ledger (GL) Senior Accountant to join our dynamic team. 

 

What you will be doing:

• Analyse items and detect possible recording errors on the General Accounting Plan
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and IFRS standards
• Analysis of financial information, guaranteeing its integrity, accuracy and consistency (balance sheet, profit and loss accounts, customer and supplier aging, management ratios)
• Reporting: review and reconciliation of information, loading of data into the reporting platform in compliance with a standardised structure for the whole Group. Analysis of variations and investigation of their origin
• Perform reconciliations between accounting and auxiliary modules, accounting reconciliations of customers and suppliers and inter-company balances (detecting differences and following up on them)
• Prepare general accounting entries: expenses and income provisions, sales adjustments, tax regularisation, additions and removals of PPE, etc
• Prepare specific reports based on data obtained from the different financial systems for presentation to management
• Make recommendations focused on optimising management, improving and simplifying procedures

 

What you will need:

• International financial accounting or audit experience 
• Experience in statutory auditing and knowledge of SOX controls
• Knowledge of the General Accounting plan in France
• Advanced Excel level
• Languages: Fluent in English and French

 

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

 

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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