Accounting Manager in Châtenay-en-France, Île-de-France at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Accounting Manager based in France.

This is a fully remote, full-time leadership opportunity for an experienced accounting professional ready to take ownership of a growing construction and roofing business's financial operations. You will oversee the full accounting cycle while providing financial insight that supports important business decisions. The role combines hands-on accounting expertise with responsibility for job costing, revenue recognition, financial reporting, compliance, and process improvement. You will work across residential, commercial, and federally funded projects, managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment. The position also offers the opportunity to strengthen controls, optimize accounting technology, and contribute to the development of the wider finance function. It is well suited to a proactive professional who brings sound judgment, strong communication, and a genuine sense of ownership.

• Own the full accounting cycle, including account reconciliations, month-end and year-end close, and financial reporting for leadership.
• Oversee job costing and work-in-progress (WIP) schedules across multiple active construction projects, ensuring accuracy and identifying profitability trends.
• Manage percentage-of-completion revenue recognition and progress billing across residential, commercial, and federally funded projects.
• Provide financial guidance to leadership and support sound decision-making by balancing accuracy, compliance, operational priorities, and business needs.
• Lead the integration and optimization of external applications with QuickBooks Online to improve accounting workflows and efficiency.
• Oversee accounts payable and receivable, expense management, subcontractor payments, and vendor and client interactions, resolving discrepancies proactively.
• Support compliance requirements for federally funded projects, including certified payroll and prevailing wage documentation, with training available where required.
• Review and guide accounting support staff or bookkeepers as the finance team expands, providing coaching and feedback.
• Partner with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and other financial planning activities.
• Strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, procedures, and reporting processes as the business grows.
• Use digital collaboration and accounting tools effectively, including QuickBooks Online, Slack, Google Workspace, Zoom, and other relevant platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and AI applications and champion solutions that can make accounting processes more efficient and effective.

• 5–7+ years of accounting experience with U.S.-based companies, including demonstrated ownership of a full-cycle accounting function; CPA certification is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of construction or job-costed accounting, with the ability to manage accounting activities across multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience working with external stakeholders and cross-functional teams, ideally within public accounting, client-facing, construction accounting, or a similar environment.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound financial judgments and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, growing organization.
• Previous experience reviewing, supervising, coaching, or guiding accounting professionals is an advantage, even without a formal management title.
• Familiarity with federally funded or government project accounting, including certified payroll, prevailing wage, or DCAA-related requirements, is highly desirable but not mandatory.
• Strong proficiency with QuickBooks Online, Slack, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Zoom, Google Meet, and Google Drive.
• Experience integrating external applications with QuickBooks Online is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with Bill.com, ClickUp, Gusto, Ramp, or construction-specific platforms such as JobNimbus, AccuLynx, or similar tools is a plus.
• Awareness of practical AI applications in accounting and a willingness to adopt new technologies are advantageous.
• Full professional fluency in English, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex financial matters clearly to non-finance leaders, project managers, and operational teams.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, organization, and time-management skills, particularly in a remote environment.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented approach, with strong independent problem-solving abilities and the confidence to make decisions and take ownership of outcomes.
• High integrity, curiosity, adaptability, and a strong bias toward action.

• Competitive salary paid in USD, based on experience.
• Fully remote working arrangement with the flexibility to work from a professional home setup.
• 10 paid vacation days per year.
• U.S. national holidays included as paid holidays.
• High visibility and direct access to leadership.
• Significant opportunity to influence and improve the accounting function as the business grows.
• Supportive and collaborative remote working culture.
• Opportunity to work across residential, commercial, and federally funded construction projects.
• Exposure to modern accounting technologies, workflow automation, and emerging AI applications.