General Accountant

Sparteo

5d • Remote

About The Position

Sparteo is hiring a General Accountant to support its growing finance operations and take end-to-end ownership of recurring accounting work. The role covers general accounting, accounts receivable and payable, tax filings, and internal finance operations across the group’s entities. Automated invoicing is changing some workflows, so the accountant should be comfortable adapting to evolving processes and automation. The position is remote within a flexible work environment and reports to the Group Accounting Manager.

The successful candidate will be rigorous, autonomous, and dependable in following tasks through to completion. They will contribute to a fast-moving, collaborative company that values pragmatic problem-solving, analytical thinking, continuous improvement, and collective results. The role also supports finance-process documentation and ad hoc requests.

Requirements

• Accounting degree at Bachelor’s to Master’s level.
• At least 3 years of experience in an accounting firm, or 3 years as an accountant in a start-up or scale-up environment.
• Rigor and follow-through, with ownership of recurring work and the ability to see topics through to completion.
• Autonomy and a self-driven approach suited to working in a remote organization.
• Fluent French and professional English.
• Pragmatic and analytical problem-solving skills, agility in a fast-moving environment, and an ability to prioritize using the 80-20 principle.
• Ability to listen, accept challenges, and pursue ongoing improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Yooz, Spendesk, or equivalent tools.
• Openness to automation and AI-assisted tools, and readiness to adapt as automated invoicing is rolled out.

Responsibilities

• Enter bank statements and reconcile bank accounts across the group’s entities.
• Participate in monthly closing, including accrued charges (CCA), invoices not received (FNP), accrued expenses (FAE), and accrued interest (ICNE).
• Prepare analytical splits of salaries and bonuses, paid-leave provisions, and reversals.
• Record fixed assets and depreciation entries, and prepare intercompany entries.
• Follow up on customer invoicing and conduct weekly billing reviews.
• Manage customer dunning and payment reminders.
• Process purchase invoices in Yooz, including import, review, and user and workflow maintenance.
• Review and reconcile expenses in Spendesk.
• Prepare monthly or quarterly VAT returns (CA3 filings) for each entity, maintain the VAT control file, and correct VAT forms when needed.
• Prepare the European Services Declaration (DES).
• Manage corporate income tax (IS) installment payments and CVAE.
• Prepare and file the DAS2 declaration.
• Follow up on and resolve accounting tickets raised by internal teams in Jira.
• Support Finance process documentation and handle ad hoc requests.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment, with the option to work from home or from urban offices in Paris, Lille, or London.
• Career development support, including training programs, HR career check-ins, internal mobility opportunities, and quarterly or semi-annual performance feedback sessions, depending on the role.
• Health benefits plan covering employees and their families.
• Pension plans.
• Swile meal card.
• Regular social gatherings and company events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level