Global Accounting Director

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You will be reporting to our Manager - Group Accounting and Treasury.

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About the team We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Global Senior Accountant to join our Finance team. Team Management & Talent Development You will lead, coach, and grow the accounting team, setting clear expectations and building a culture of rigor, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Compliance and Taxes Support Collaborate with CPA teams and external advisors to ensure timely compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements Prepare and support Local and international tax filings Assist with transfer pricing documentation and calculation It would be great if you have: 10–12 years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership experience in a multi-entity environment (ideally SaaS/technology).

International / Communication Requirements Fluent professional English (written and spoken)—used daily with US and Singapore stakeholders, auditors, and advisors. Leadership Proven people leadership skills (coaching, performance management, team scaling).

Strong executive presence, structured approach, and ability to set standards and hold teams accountable. If you are full remote, the SNCF dicount card is paid for you to come to our office to visit us & your team! Generous Health Benefits: We have partnered with Kenko for your healthcare needs. Events & Team building : #We care and we have fun!

This role is pivotal in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of our global financial operations across all our entities. You will lead critical accounting processes, support financial reporting, and contribute to scaling our finance function to match our growth trajectory.

Your scope: As the Global Accountant Director: Global Accounting Leadership & Close Governance You will set the operating rhythm and standards for global accounting, ensuring consistent execution across EMEA, US, and Singapore.

You will own the month-end and year-end close governance, including close timelines, review standards, quality controls, and escalation management. You will ensure balance sheet integrity through robust reconciliations and review, and you will drive continuous improvements to shorten close timelines and increase reliability.

Accounting Policy, Technical Accounting & Judgment You will own and document key accounting positions and policies relevant to a global SaaS group (e.g., revenue recognition, contract modifications, commissions/cost capitalization, FX, leases, share-based payments, intercompany).

You will ensure appropriate application of local statutory requirements while maintaining consistent group reporting and management reporting principles. You will proactively assess the impact of evolving standards and business changes and translate them into operational accounting practices.

Audit Ownership & External Stakeholder Management You will be the primary point of contact for external auditors and advisors, owning audit planning, coordination, and delivery. You will ensure audit readiness year-round through strong documentation, control evidence, and a disciplined PBC process.

You will manage relationships with local advisors (tax, payroll, corporate secretarial) across jurisdictions as needed. Revenue, Order-to-Cash & Finance Operations Partnership You will provide oversight of revenue accounting for subscription-based offerings, including billing flows, revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and cut-off.

You will partner with Sales Ops/RevOps, Legal, and FP&A to ensure contracting and pricing structures support clean accounting outcomes. You will guide improvements to order-to-cash controls (invoicing quality, credit notes, collections escalation, bad debt policy).

Consolidation, Intercompany & Group Reporting You will own consolidation processes across entities, ensuring accurate intercompany accounting, reconciliations, eliminations, and multi-currency translation where relevant.

You will ensure the quality and timeliness of group reporting inputs and work with FP&A on management reporting, variance explanations, and executive dashboards. Processes, Risk Management & Scalability You will design and strengthen accounting processes to support scale—covering close, revenue, treasury, intercompany, and compliance.

You will identify accounting, tax, and treasury risks early and implement mitigation plans. You will help shape the roadmap for accounting tooling/automation (ERP, close management, billing integrations), balancing pragmatism with long‑term scalability.

You will define what should be handled in-house versus with external providers, and you will ensure the operating model is fit for global growth. Strong technical accounting background with demonstrated ability to own complex judgments (revenue recognition, commissions/costs, consolidation, intercompany, FX).

Proven track record of leading external audits and strengthening audit readiness and controls. Hands‑on understanding of consolidation processes (monthly/annually), intercompany eliminations, and group reporting cadence. Strong systems orientation; experience driving accounting process/tool improvements (ERP and adjacent finance tooling).

Ability to communicate accounting topics clearly to senior non-finance stakeholders and to influence decision‑making across time zones and cultures. What’s in it for you? Flex Life: While we offer remote, hybrid, & in‑office options each position specifies the level of flexibility. Our Parisian office is located next to the Opera Garnier.

You will also receive a 500€ stipend to help you set up your ideal workspace if you work hybrid or remotely. A 100€ annual allowance is provided for a leisure activity of your choice in Sports or Culture. Annual allowance of €200 if you come to the office by bike to cover maintenance costs.

Professional Development : #Weaimhigh is part of our DNA, therefore we have invested in an internal Learning and Development platform and offer the opportunity to request additional training and support via your manager.

We organise Annual Company-Offsite, Events, Drinks, Winter Party, Lunch & Learns and much more are part of our Culture Parent Care: Gift & care packages for parents. PTO: Based on the country you are based from (e.g. 25 days in France). DataDome is an equal opportunity employer, and proud to be committed to diversity and inclusion.

We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age. #J-18808-Ljbffr