General Accountant (M/F)

Job Description:

Location: Meudon, France

Let's build a future of trust together

Thales is a world leader in high technologies specializing in three business sectors: Defense & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cyber & Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly 4.5 billion euros per year in Research & Development, particularly in key areas of innovation such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales has nearly 85,000 employees in 65 countries.

Our commitments, your benefitsSuccess driven by our technological excellence, your experience, and our shared ambitionAn attractive compensation packageContinuous skill development: training paths, academies, and internal communitiesAn inclusive, caring environment that respects employee work-life balance***Recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life

By joining us in Meudon, you will join the Thales Group headquarters located on the banks of the Seine and organized as a true campus, bringing together notably our digital identity and security activities.

Joining Thales means joining a world leader in high technologies, present in the Defense and Security, Aeronautics and Space, as well as Cyber and Digital sectors. Within the Thales CDI France Finance Department, you will operate in an international, innovative, and collaborative environment, at the heart of digital identity and security activities.

As a General Accountant, you will be responsible for: Ensuring the preparation, control, and recording of entries during monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.Performing analyses of balance sheet accounts, profit and loss statements, and monthly and annual variations, as well as preparing the worksheets necessary for the Group's financial consolidation.Contributing to the production of financial reporting, accounting notes, and reconciliations between French accounting standards and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Participating in the annual closing of accounts, ensuring the monitoring of provisions, foreign exchange operations, and financial instruments.Guaranteeing the reliability of accounting supporting documents, responding to auditor requests, and contributing to internal control as well as the continuous improvement of processes.Optimizing work tools using Pack Office, ERPs, and artificial intelligence to automate controls and ensure data reliability.

Your profile: Your priority is to guarantee the reliability of accounting and financial data. You have the ambition to evolve within an international and innovative environment. Do you want to discover the financial challenges of a world leader in high technologies?

You have higher education in accounting and can demonstrate 5 to 10 years of experience in similar roles, ideally in an international and multi-site environment.

You have experience in: French accounting standards and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). General accounting, accounting closings, and financial reporting.***Microsoft Excel tools and ERPs (Oracle is an asset). National and international taxation as well as financial information systems.

You are proficient in English, both spoken and written.

Are rigor, analytical skills, autonomy, a sense of teamwork, and the ability to be proactive qualities that you possess?

Then this position is made for you!

Thales, a disability-inclusive company, recognizes all talents. Diversity is our greatest asset. Apply and join us!