Accountant, General Ledger (Freelance/Contractor)

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Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
Hybrid
Mid level
eCommerce • Information Technology • Retail • Software
Mirakl is the leading provider of eCommerce software solutions.
The Role
Manage monthly and annual close processes for global entities, including foreign subsidiaries and intercompany accounts. Responsibilities include fixed asset control, depreciation, payroll entries and reconciliations, international tax compliance, balance sheet justifications, and audit-ready documentation. The role requires strong general ledger expertise, multi-entity accounting experience, familiarity with VAT and French tax filings, and professional fluency in French and English. This is a freelance contractor position with one remote day per week.
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About Mirakl:

Founded in 2012, Mirakl has been at the forefront of marketplace innovation, empowering every business to compete in the platform economy.
Today, Mirakl's operating system combines an enterprise marketplace solution (Mirakl Platform) that enables retailers and B2B organizations to launch, scale, and operate marketplaces and dropship, AI-powered multichannel selling (Mirakl Connect), retail media (Mirakl Ads) and an agentic commerce infrastructure (Mirakl Nexus).
With dual headquarters in Boston and Paris, Mirakl helps a global ecosystem of 450+ marketplaces (B2C and B2B) and a network of over 100k third-party marketplace sellers. Brands like Macy's, Decathlon, Carrefour, Asos, and Airbus Helicopters use Mirakl to grow their businesses in new and remarkable ways.

For more information, visit www.mirakl.com .

Mirakl in Numbers:
  • Founded in 2012 | Member of French Tech Next40
  • 750+ employees in 9 offices worldwide: Paris, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Boston, London, Munich, New York, Sydney, Tokyo

Our Values:

Working at Mirakl means accelerating your career alongside ambitious, passionate, and supportive colleagues. We're proud of the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences that make our teams unique.

Our 5 values guide how we collaborate:
  • Work Hard Together: Teamwork and collaboration are the foundation of our success
  • Get Things Done: We prioritize action and efficiency for impactful results
  • Go Above & Beyond: We tackle challenges proactively and always aim for excellence
  • Succeed Through Expertise: Knowledge sharing and continuous learning are core to our culture
  • Satisfy & Empower Clients: We're committed to our clients' success

The Team You'll Join
You'll be part of our global Accounting team at Mirakl.
The team operates on a global scope, ensuring the financial integrity of Mirakl's entities worldwide. Together, you'll be supporting accurate, timely financial reporting and contributing to the robustness of Mirakl's finance function as the company continues to scale.

Please note that this mission is a contractor/freelance opportunity and is entitled to 1-day remote work a week
Your Impact
  • Lead monthly and annual close processes, including managing accounts for foreign subsidiaries and liaising with local accounting firms
  • Own fixed asset control (tangible, intangible, and internally generated assets), including depreciation calculations and reconciliation
  • Ensure payroll accounting accuracy by booking monthly payroll entries in collaboration with the Controlling team and verifying the consistency of payroll and social charges
  • Manage current tax compliance, including VAT declarations (France & international), CVAE, C3S, and DAS2, in coordination with the Tax department
  • Prepare balance sheet justifications, intercompany account reconciliations, and audit-ready files for statutory auditors

What You'll Bring to the Role
Experience:
  • 3 to 5 years of experience in general accounting
  • Proven track record managing multi-entity and/or international accounting scopes
  • Experience preparing regulatory tax filings and working with external auditors

Skills:
  • Strong command of general ledger accounting and month-end close processes
  • Ability to manage intercompany transactions and foreign subsidiary accounts
  • Payroll accounting and social charges compliance
  • Tax compliance (VAT, CVAE, C3S)
  • Rigorous, autonomous, and comfortable working in a fast-scaling environment

Tools Used
  • Oracle Suite (ERP)
  • AI-powered tools (including Dust)

Languages
  • French: Full professional proficiency
  • English: Full professional proficiency

Compensation & Contract
This is a freelance / contractor engagement. Rate and terms are open to discussion based on experience and scope.
Our Hiring Process
We warmly encourage you to apply to any of our roles, even if you think you're not an exact match.

Please click the "Apply" button to submit your application. This helps us make the best possible assessment and get back to you as quickly as possible.

Interview steps:
  • 30/45-minute call with a TAS to discuss your key projects, ask technical questions, and present the position in details
  • 45-minute Google Meet business discussion with Manon, our GL Accounting Manager
  • 1 x 45-minute STAR interview to assess your alignment with our values and meet another stakeholder you'll be interacting with

  • We welcome collaborators with their diverse perspectives and experiences to power us forward. These often far exceed conventional job requirements and help us create a culture of continuous learning. If you're ready to join a global leader powering digital transformation for 450+ of the world's most innovative retailers and B2B organizations.

    As part of our recruitment process, Mirakl processes your personal data to review and manage your application and, where appropriate, to consider your profile for future opportunities. You can exercise your data protection rights at any time, and as further detailed in our policies. For more information about how we process your personal data and your rights, please consult our Recruitment Privacy Notice, here in English and here in French.

    We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to help streamline our hiring process, including screening applications, analyzing resumes, and assessing responses. While AI helps us work efficiently, all final hiring decisions are made by humans. For more information, visit our AI Guidelines for Candidates and Interviews .

    Skills Required

    • 3 to 5 years of experience in general accounting
    • Experience managing multi-entity and/or international accounting scopes
    • Experience preparing regulatory tax filings
    • Experience working with external auditors
    • Strong command of general ledger accounting and month-end close processes
    • Ability to manage intercompany transactions and foreign subsidiary accounts
    • Payroll accounting and social charges compliance experience
    • Tax compliance experience, including VAT, CVAE, and C3S
    • Full professional proficiency in French
    • Full professional proficiency in English

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    The Company
    HQ: Boston, MA
    750 Employees
    Year Founded: 2012

    What We Do

    Since 2012, Mirakl has been pioneering the platform economy, empowering retail and B2B enterprises with the most advanced, secure and scalable technology to digitize and expand product assortment through marketplace and dropship, improve efficiency in supplier catalog management and payments, personalize shopping experiences, and boost profits through retail media. Mirakl is trusted by Macy’s, Saks, Henry Schein, The Knot, 1800-Flowers, Best Buy, Lowe's, Ulta and 450+ industry-leading businesses worldwide.

    Why Work With Us

    At Mirakl you will have all the advantages of a start-up environment: innovation, adaptability, autonomy, flexible process, and a real involvement in decision making. Each employee contributes to Mirakl’s success, either as a group or individually, by using their unique skills and working in harmony with our corporate values.

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