Accountant - International Subsidiaries (International Accounting)

Location: Paris, France. Hybrid policy with remote work allowed two days per week.

Company

hirify.global is a digital reading service providing personalized access to newspapers, magazines, and other digital content through hirify.global, Milibris, Kidjo, and Mangas.io.

What you will do

• Manage expense bookkeeping and coding through Payhawk, including analytical allocation by entity, market, and team.
• Review reporting packages from accountants in the Netherlands, UK, Canada, US, and Morocco, and contribute to the German entity’s monthly closing.
• Coordinate with local accounting firms on accounting, tax, social compliance, financial statements, deadlines, and issue resolution.
• Support the transition from local accounting firms to a unified accounting provider and help standardize processes and reporting.
• Prepare and review bank, tax, and intercompany reconciliations, investigating unexplained variances and intra-group flows.
• Prepare subsidiary review files, permanent files, audit documentation, and support local statutory and Group consolidation audits.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of experience in an international accounting firm, ideally with multiple entities or international clients.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, bookkeeping, and financial reporting.
• Experience with monthly closing and account reconciliations.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, organization, and ability to manage multiple entities, deadlines, and priorities.
• Proactive and autonomous approach, with the ability to identify issues and follow them through to resolution.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, especially with external accounting providers.
• Comfort with accounting systems and digital finance tools.
• Fluent English is mandatory for daily work with international stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience working with external or local accountants.
• Experience with purchase-to-pay tools such as Payhawk.

Culture & Benefits

• Swile meal voucher card, Sidecare health insurance, and a mobility package for transport subscriptions.
• Wellpass access to fitness classes and wellness activities.
• Access to the teale mental health platform.
• Hybrid work with two remote days per week.
• VIP access to hirify.global content and four office meet-ups per year with international offices.
• Inclusive culture focused on talent and diversity.

Hiring process

• HR interview, hiring manager interview with the Group Accounting Director, and a case study presented to the Group Accounting Director and Chartered Accountant.
• Peer interview with the Accounting team followed by a final interview with the CFO.