Senior Accountant (French speaking

Our client is a UK Engineering firm based in the Liverpool/Manchester area currently recruiting a French speakingSenior Accountant with strong written and spoken communication skills in both languages. The role will take full responsibility for aligning French and UK accounting practices and is integral to supporting the business through a period of transition.

Role of the Senior Accountant:

Preparation and collection of financial information:

• Collect accounting and financial documents.
• Translate or explain financial documents between French and English teams.
• Organise document exchanges via a data room.
• Accounting conversion and harmonization:
• Assist in reconciling UK accounting standards (UK GAAP or IFRS) with the standards used by the group in France.
• Convert financial statements from British pounds (GBP) to euros (EUR).
• Verify the consistency of accounting mappings.

Bilingual communication management:

• Act as the daily liaison between French and British teams.
• Translate technical discussions regarding accounting and taxation.
• Participate in follow-up meetings and draft bilingual minutes.
• Finance support in collaboration with the CEO
• Post-acquisition accounting integration:
• Assist with the setup of opening balances.
• Review integration j...