Senior Accountant with French

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The Role

We are seeking a Senior Accountant with expertise in Management Accounting to support our French Strategy & Communications office based in London. You will be reporting to the Financial Controller and be responsible for providing financial expertise and ensure timely, accurate reporting that supports strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Analysis:

• Prepare and review month and year end management accounts with variance analysis and detailed commentary.
• Support senior management with timely financial insights aligned with operational and strategic goals.

Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Develop detailed budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections.
• Collaborate with department heads to monitor budget adherence and address variances effectively.

Accounting Operations:

• Manage and review intercompany reconciliations, debtor analyses, and unbilled AR reports.
• Manage month-end timetable and compliance.
• Ensure timely compliance/submission of statutory requirements
• Oversee AP processes, including invoice/expense reviews and vendor payments. Approve payment runs and bank transactions, ensuring compliance with policies and proper documentation.

• Ensure accuracy of the P&L and Balance Sheet including maintenance of monthly control files and balance sheet reconciliations using FloQast.

• Deliver a monthly finance induction session to the new joiners in the S&C France business.

Process Improvement & Compliance:

• Proactively identify and implement financial system improvements for efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls and compliance with local regulatory and statutory rules.

Team Collaboration & Management:

• Provide mentorship and direction to team members in accounts payable and revenue management.
• Support the audit process with support from the Finance Manager/Financial Controller, acting as the key liaison with auditors, banks, and global finance counterparts.

Key Deliverables:

• Monthly management accounts and analysis.
• Budget forecasts and variance reports.
• Accurate and timely statutory submissions.
• Continuous system improvements and compliance tracking.

Skills and Experience

• 1-2 years minimum experience in a Senior Accountant/Management Accountant role preferably within Professional services.
• Holding or working towards a professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA etc).
• Proven track record in team leadership and financial systems management
• Advanced proficiency in financial systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle NetSuite preferable).

• Skilled in Microsoft Excel with expertise in advanced formulas.
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition principles and accounting standards.
• Fluent in French and English
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ensures accuracy in reports, data, and written work.
• Proactively develops and implements operational improvements.
• Manages and prioritizes multiple tasks effectively.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Calm, resilient, and proactive in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to clearly explain the rationale behind processes and documentation.

• Positive, collaborative, and committed to team success.
• Willing to adopt and promote best practices across the finance function.
• Proactively takes on challenges and seeks to go above and beyond.
• Calm under pressure and resilient when facing setbacks.
• Actively participates in continuing professional development.

What we can offer

New joiners are supported by an induction programme, and continuous development is a key focus of life at Teneo - learning and knowledge sharing are at the heart of this. We have an environment and culture that is focused on supporting your development and career progression. We support this with a dedicated Learning Team who provide a range of learning opportunities and personal development support.  

Given our client base you’ll be working on career-defining work that is exciting, rewarding and one where you can make a real impact to high profile projects.   

Teneo works with clients on complex issues and challenges that often require a multidisciplinary approach that leverage our main business segments – Strategy & Communications, Management Consulting, Financial Advisory, People Advisory, and Risks Advisory. You will have opportunities to work alongside our experts in these disciplines to develop and deliver an integrated solution. 

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary (depending on experience)
• 28 days holiday
• Discretionary bonus
• Annual salary review
• Pension (with company contribution: 5% of annual salary)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
• Private medical insurance
• Group Income protection
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work schemes
• Season ticket loans
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities
• Flexible working with office laptop and phone provided

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1,600 employees located in 40+ offices around the world.