Senior General Ledger Accountant with French

Company Description

About Publicis Groupe

Publicis Groupe is one of the largest advertising agency holding companies in the world and a global leader in marketing communications and digital transformation. Driven by data, cutting-edge technology, and creativity, our solutions enable brands to provide customers with tailored experiences on a large scale. We utilize the Power of One operating model to integrate and develop competencies that create increasing business value for current and future clients. We are present in more than 100 countries and employ over 90,000 professionals. In Poland, Publicis Groupe includes world-renowned agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Zenith, Starcom, and LiquidThread, among others.

About Publicis ReSources

Publicis ReSources is the backbone of Publicis Groupe, the world's most valuable agency group. We are the only full-service end-to-end shared service organization in the industry, enabling Groupe agencies to innovate and transform for their clients.

Formed in 1998 as a small team to service a few Publicis Groupe firms, Publicis ReSources has grown to 5,000 employees in over 66 countries. We provide technology solutions and business services, including finance, accounting, legal, benefits, procurement, tax, real estate, treasury, and risk management.

Job Description

The Senior GL Accountant with French is responsible for end-to-end general ledger accounting for the assigned market, ensuring compliance with local regulations, Publicis Groupe policies, and applicable international standards, while meeting close deadlines and supporting internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Preparation or posting of manual journal entries (accruals, pre-paid releases, amortization, interest, treasury transactions),
• Ownership and maintenance of fixed assets register,
• Prepare monthly revaluation of bank balances, customers, suppliers and related accounts,
• Maintain IC reconciliation and manage IC mismatches on the monthly basis,
• Prepare Reporting packs for Groupe reporting,
• Load reports into Groupe reporting tool Hyperion (HFM),
• Review AR and AP balances and related accounts,
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts,
• Preparation and submission of foreign tax declarations to Tax Authorities (VAT),
• High-level review of financial statements,
• Handling statistics and other external reporting activities,
• coordination of internal/external audit,
• Prepare management reports and analysis as needed,
• Close cooperation with internal clients (media houses & advertisement agencies) and other internal departments,
• Other tasks based on serving country requirements and supervisor's requests.

Qualifications

• Fluent Polish, English and French - B2/C1
• Bachelor/Master degree in accountancy, economics or finance
• 2-3 years of proven experience in similar role
• Strong MS Office skills (mainly Excel)
• Ability to work analytically within a problem solving environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and time-management skills

Additional Information

• Employment contract
• Modern office in a business district of Warsaw or Lublin or 100% remote
• Private medical care
• Cofinancing of the MultiSport card
• Cofinancing of leisure time
• Opportunity for professional development
• International cooperation
• Culture of dialogue and openness to initiative
• Friendly working atmosphere
• Work-life balance
• No dress code