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Description

Are you facing a departure, sick leave, or an exceptional situation?

I work as a freelancer to ensure the continuity of the accounting function, up to closing, tax declarations, and financial statement preparation, in coordination with your usual contacts (accountant, statutory auditor, CFO, etc.).

Whether it's to replace an employee, cover a temporary absence, or simply handle operational tasks (bookkeeping, data entry, declarations, etc.), I adapt to your needs to secure accounting production.

With 20 years of experience in general accounting and taxation, I am autonomous and responsive in often urgent and complex situations.

✅ My expertise:

Bookkeeping, data entry, review, monthly and annual closings
Tax declarations, VAT, Corporate Tax, CVAE
Financial statements (preparation and exchanges with the accountant or statutory auditor)
Account reconciliation, balance sheet validation
Handover and support during team changes
Tools: SAP (HANA, B1), Sage 100/1000, Navision, Invoke, Excel

⚙️ 4 years of experience in transition management:

Emergency replacements: rapid takeover of the function, securing closings
Mergers / Acquisitions: accounting integration, validation, compliance
ERP migrations: data validation, team support, deadline adherence

What I bring:

Quick and autonomous onboarding
Compliance with deadlines and tax obligations
Reliable and structured support during transition periods
Ability to work alone or in collaboration with your internal and external teams

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km)

MICHAEL PAGE /TALENTS INTERIM
Accounting and Tax Transition Assignments
August 2021 - June 2025 (3 years and 10 months)
EXERTIS France
Period: December 2024 – June 2025
Position: Support to the Accounting Manager
Sector: B2B Distribution (Revenue: €180M)
Context: Company acquisition
Audit of accounts (general and subsidiary accounting)
Validation of accounting and tax operations

Association AFT
Period: December 2023 – June 2024
Position: Interim Accounting Manager
Sector: Professional Training (Transport/Logistics)
Context: Replacement due to sick leave
Accounting management of two entities (taxable and non-taxable)
Supervision of two team members

Philippe Wine
Period: December 2022 – June 2023
Position: Accounting Project Manager / Interim Sole Accountant
Sector: Wines and Spirits (Revenue: €15M)
Context: Replacement of the sole accountant on sick leave
Financial statement preparation and procedure writing
General accounting management
Mission continuation until replacement recruitment

FAST RETAILING
Period: May 2022 – October 2022
Position: Accounting Support – ERP Project
Sector: Textile Distribution
Context: ERP Change
Analysis and justification of balance sheet accounts
Reconciliation of statutory and fixed asset accounts
Support to accounting teams

Laboratoire BIOGROUP
Period: October 2021 – April 2022
Position: Interim Accounting Manager
Sector: Healthcare – Medical Analysis Laboratories (Revenue: €190M)
Context: Maternity leave
General accounting management, monthly and annual closings
Audit file preparation, liaison with Statutory Auditors

SOLVAC
Period: August 2021 – September 2021
Position: Interim Accounting Manager
Sector: Construction (Revenue: €15M)
Context: Replacement pending recruitment
General accounting management
Monthly closings and accounting continuity
GUILBERT EXPRESS
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
May 2019 - June 2021 (2 years and 1 month)
Revenue of €15M - Manufacturing of welding equipment and others - Permanent Contract. Management of multi-company accounting up to financial statements (France, SCI, subsidiaries including one in the USA), closings, taxation, and supervision of an accountant.
ME Group France
Assistant Accounting Manager
February 2012 - April 2019 (7 years and 2 months)
Subsidiary of the Me Group International group - Operation of self-service photo booths - Revenue €130M – Permanent Contract. Reorganization and restructuring of the accounting department of KIS (R&D and equipment manufacturing division), supervision of 4 subsidiary accountants and management of multi-company accounting (parent company, subsidiaries, SCI). Full accounting up to financial statements, with participation in business transfers and mergers, in a context of increasing activities.