Senior Accountant (French Market) - Morocco

About the role

This Senior Accountant position covers day-to-day accounting tasks and activities for a local entity in Morocco, with financial results prepared in line with US GAAP. The role ensures accurate financial reporting, supports transfer pricing documentation with the tax consultant and works closely with AP and AR shared service centres.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure financial results for local legal entities are accurate and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports, statutory filings and local tax matters
• Support the preparation of transfer pricing documents with the tax consultant
• Keep P&L and balance sheet in line with US GAAP and ensure shared service centre reconciliations are accurate and on time
• Handle French VAT and payroll tax / social deductions filings
• Supervise monthly close and reconciliations and ensure accounting transactions are done correctly and on time
• Prepare and close statutory financial statements and group packages in line with local GAAP and US GAAP, with tax consultants and auditors
• Control VAT and corporate tax requirements and liaise with internal and external auditors and subject matter experts
• Manage, update and optimize administrative-financial processes in line with internal audit rules
• Assist local management on finance and tax projects and liaise with shared service centres

Required profile

• Degree in Business Administration or similar in accounting and finance
• At least 4 years of experience in a responsibility role in a modern, structured, international company
• Proactive, organized, confidential, able to work in a team and with leadership experience
• Fluent written and spoken English and French
• Good knowledge of French tax legislation and financial statement accounting under FR GAAP

Required skills

• Great Plains (beneficial)
• Advanced Excel and the Office suite