Description
As Mistral AI's Financial Controller, you will ensure the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of all accounting records and financial statements. This role is purely accounting-focused, with a mission to oversee the review of accounting entries, collaborate with auditors, and enforce rigorous financial controls.
You'll conduct detailed reviews of accounting entries (journal entries, accruals, provisions, intercompany transactions, etc.) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with IFRS and French GAAP. You'll also implement and enforce financial control frameworks, including segregation of duties, approval workflows, and reconciliation processes.
You'll serve as the primary liaison with external auditors (Big 4 firms) during statutory audits, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of audit requests, explanations, and supporting documentation. You'll oversee the preparation of audit-ready financial statements for all Group entities, including consolidated and statutory reporting.
You'll collaborate with our Tax team to ensure compliance with tax and regulatory obligations (VAT, corporate tax, payroll taxes, etc.). You'll review and approve balance sheet reconciliations, P&L analyses, and flux analyses to guarantee the integrity of financial data.
You'll support the design and monitoring of key controls to prevent errors, fraud, or misstatements in financial reporting. You'll review management reporting packages, including variance analyses, flux explanations, and ad-hoc financial analyses for senior leadership.
You'll ensure financial data is accurate, consistent, and transparent to support decision-making.