Accounting Manager (F/M/X) -- Paris -- CDI
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**Application Deadline:**31 March 2027

**Department:**Finance

**Employment Type:**Full Time

**Location:**Paris

**Reporting To:**Thomas Lejeune

### Description

**About Upway** Upway's mission is to make electric mobility accessible to everyone. We buy second-hand e-bikes, refurbish them in our UpCenters and resell them online. We've already put more than 200,000 e-bikes back on the road in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United States. Our goal: 1 million e-bikes back on the road by 2030.

**Why this role is special**

* **You set the standards.** Accounting at Upway is moving from "getting it done" to "built to scale." The close calendar, controls and policies you put in place will become the backbone of a group targeting 1M bikes by 2030.
* **Accounting with real operations behind it.** Physical stock in several warehouses, second-hand VAT schemes, refurbishment costs, returns and warranties across 5 countries. The problems are concrete, and they directly affect our margins.
* **International from day one.** Five countries on two continents, with new markets and new businesses coming. You'll build the multi-entity setup as we grow.
* **Automation is part of the job.** We expect you to automate our accounting and reporting processes

### What you will do

*Lead the team*

* Manage and develop a team of 4 accountants: 3 senior accountants, 2 junior accountants.
* Hire new team members and shape the team's structure as Upway enters new countries and businesses.
* Coordinate external accounting and tax firms in and hold them to clear deadlines and quality standards.

*Own the close and statutory reporting*

* Run the monthly and annual close across all entities using a clear calendar and checklist and deliver accurate, complete figures on time.
* Own the statutory financial statements under local GAAP.
* Manage intercompany flows and reconciliations and prepare data for group consolidation.
* Review balance sheet reconciliations monthly and clear old or unusual items.

*Get our business-specific accounting right*

* Inventory: acquisition and refurbishment costs, stock valuation, write-downs and physical counts in our UpCenters.
* Revenue and cash: matching payments from our payment providers and buy-now-pay-later partners, and accounting for returns, warranties and trade-ins.
* AP/AR: keep supplier invoices, payment runs and collections under control.

*Tax and compliance*

* Oversee VAT and sales tax across 5 countries, including the margin scheme for second-hand goods, EU OSS and US sales tax.
* Work with external advisors on corporate income tax, transfer pricing documentation and tax filings.
* Be the main contact for statutory auditors and during tax audits.

*Raise standards*

* Strengthen internal controls: segregation of duties, approval workflows, documented processes and accounting policies.
* Lead projects to shorten the close and automate reporting in NetSuite and the tools around it.
* Partner with FP\&A, Operations and leadership on projects like new market launches, fundraising due diligence and system changes.

### Who we're looking for

* **Experience:** +5 years years in accounting, with a strong grounding in audit (Big 4 or equivalent) and in-house experience in a scale-up or multi-entity group.
* **Management:** you've already led a small team and enjoy helping people grow.
* **Technical depth:** strong Accounting knowledge. Exposure to inventory accounting and multi-country VAT is a real advantage, as is retail, e-commerce or second-hand goods experience.
* **Education:** a Master's in accounting or finance, or a business school degree. DSCG or DEC is a plus.
* **Tools and AI:** comfortable with an ERP (NetSuite is a plus) and advanced spreadsheets. You already use AI in your daily work.
* **Languages:** fluent French and English. German or Dutch is a plus.
* **How you work:** Strong organizational skills, rigorous attention to detail and excellent communication abilities to work effectively with both finance and non-finance teams.

### What we offer

* Competitive salary including equity participation
* Real responsibility in a mission-driven scale-up that's building something big
* Team events, offsites, and an energetic, sporty atmosphere
* 15% off any e-bike from Upway
* Swile meal card and Alan health insurance ·
* 50% of your transport pass covered