Finance
Keolis is a global leader in shared mobility and a key partner for Mobility Organizing Authorities. In 2024, the Group achieved significant growth with a turnover of 7 billion euros. Present in 13 countries, our 70,000 employees work daily to offer a credible alternative to individual cars, thereby accelerating the ecological transition.
Together, we co-create safe, efficient, and sustainable public transport solutions. Our ambition is to imagine and deploy these mobility solutions for every territory, enhancing the quality of life for all.
Context
Reporting to the Director of Consolidation & Accounting Standards, you will contribute to meeting the needs of subsidiaries, both in France and internationally, and other headquarters departments, on accounting matters within the framework of specific projects, or on the accounting and financial translation of complex Group operations (Financial Statements Production, Tenders, M&A, Legal, Financing) according to IFRS and French standards.
The position is based at the headquarters in La Défense / Courbevoie (92).
Missions
- Participate in the accounting analysis prior to the signing of key contractual legal documents for the Group: shareholders' agreements (with the legal department), tender responses (with Business Development), Mergers & Acquisitions (with M&A), lease and financing agreements (with Treasury).
- Maintain a watch on standards (French and IFRS) and conduct benchmarks to identify regulatory changes impacting the Group.
- Draft and ensure the deployment of the Group's accounting principles and procedures in accordance with French and international standards, while managing training on accounting standards for the Group's financial and accounting teams.
- Propose continuous improvements to accounting procedures and manage specific projects related to the application of new standards (French and IFRS).
- Lead the accounting network in France on both frameworks (French and IFRS), including the preparation and updating of templates for the notes to the statutory financial statements.
- Oversee the production of the financial report and draft the accounting principles presented therein in English and French.
You will directly handle technical issues submitted by Management or subsidiaries and conduct the necessary analyses to anticipate the accounting impacts of complex operations on statutory and consolidated accounts.
You will work in coordination with other departments of the Group's Financial Directorate: Taxation, Treasury & Financing, Management Control, Consolidation, Legal and M&A, as well as with the Information Systems Department (DSI) and the accounting teams of French and international subsidiaries.
Profile
- Master's degree (Bac 4/5) from a Business School, with at least 5 years of professional experience in a regulatory environment, within a financial department or an audit or consulting firm.
- Good command of IFRS and French standards, with a desire to further develop technical expertise in these areas. Experience with IFRS 10, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, and IFRS 9 is an asset. Knowledge of IFRIC 12 is a plus.
- You see yourself more as a "business partner" than a theorist.
- You will participate in high-stakes, high-visibility, cross-functional projects, where you will need to demonstrate your ability to understand, explain, and drive change.
- Your effectiveness, interpersonal, writing, and synthesis skills will enable you to succeed in this role.
- Proficiency in English is essential.
- Remote work: possible 2 days per week.