# Accounting Manager (R2R)

**Company**: Mistral AI
**Location**: Paris
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119718658

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## Description

Job Title: Accounting Manager (R2R)

Location: Paris

Job Type: Full-time

Team: Finance

Work Arrangement: Onsite

## Role Summary

Mistral is looking for an Accounting (R2R) Manager. This is a critical role to support the rapid international expansion of the company. The primary objective of this role is to own and run the end-to-end close process, ensuring accurate, timely, and scalable financial reporting across all entities.

## Responsibilities

### Own and Run the Close Process

- Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close

- Build and maintain a detailed close calendar and checklist

- Track progress daily and ensure all deadlines are met

- Proactively identify risks and escalate issues early

### Manage and Coordinate the R2R Team

- Supervise a team of GL accountants

- Allocate responsibilities across entities and processes

- Actively follow up on progress during close:

- Challenge delays

- Re-prioritize when needed

- Ensure the team delivers as a coordinated unit, not as individuals

### Own General Ledger and Balance Sheet Integrity

- Oversee:

- Journal entries (accruals, provisions, adjustments)

- Trial balance accuracy

- Ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly

- Investigate and resolve unusual or aged items

### Manage Intercompany and Multi-Entity Environment

- Ensure proper:

- Intercompany accounting

- Reconciliation across entities

- Resolve mismatches proactively

- Prepare data for group consolidation

### Coordinate with Other Teams

- Work closely with:

- Accounting Operations (AP/AR) to ensure clean and timely inputs

- Technical Accounting on complex topics and policy compliance

- Financial Control for review and validation

### Support Audit and Statutory Reporting

- Prepare documentation for auditors

- Support the production of statutory financial statements (with external advisors where needed)

- Ensure audit readiness at all times

### Contribute to Process Improvement

- Identify inefficiencies in the close process

- Support automation and standardization initiatives

- Contribute to improving tools and systems (ERP, reconciliation tools, etc.)

## Requirements

- CPA or equivalent professional designation

- 8+ years of experience in accounting inc. 2+ years in Big4

- Solid knowledge of IFRS and French GAAP

- Strong experience in General Ledger and close processes

- Experience in multi-entity / international environments

- Advanced proficiency in SAP S4/HANA is a plus

- Strong organizational and time management skills

- Ability to manage deadlines and priorities under pressure

- Fluent in French and English

## Benefits

- Competitive cash salary and equity

- Daily lunch vouchers: Swile meal vouchers with 10,83€ per worked day, incl 60% offered by company

- Sport: Enjoy discounted access to gyms and fitness studios through our Wellpass partnership

- Transportation: Monthly contribution to a mobility pass via Betterway

- Health: Full health insurance for you and your family

- Parental: Generous parental leave policy

- Visa sponsorship

- Coaching: We offer BetterUp coaching on a voluntary basis

## Skills

### Required
- accounting
- financial reporting
- general ledger
- close process
- team management
- intercompany accounting
- reconciliation
- audit and statutory reporting
- process improvement
- sap s4/hana