Head of Accounting & Finance (H/F)

Contenu de l'offre Head of Accounting & Finance (H/F) chez Believe

Head of Accounting & Finance (H/F)

Company Description

Believe est l'un des leaders mondiaux du marché de la musique numérique. Believe a pour mission d’accompagner les artistes et les labels locaux dans l’écosystème digital en leur offrant des solutions à chaque étape de leur carrière et de leur développement. Ce sont plus de 1720 salariés dans plus de 50 pays qui accompagnent les artistes avec expertise, respect, équité et transparence. Afin de soutenir notre forte croissance sur tous les continents, nous sommes constamment à l’affût de nouveaux Believers.

Rejoignez-nous afin qu’ensemble, nous ayons un impact fort et plus positif sur l’industrie musicale !

Believe est cotée sur le compartiment A du marché réglementé d’Euronext Paris (Ticker : BLV, ISIN : FR0014003FE9). Ready to #setthetone with Believe?

Job Description

Company Description

Believe is above all a passion for music, tech, and digital marketing, shared by over 1,500 talented people in more than 45 countries. It is a visionary and entrepreneurial spirit that drives us and makes us a world leader in the digital distribution of music.

Believe is a tribe of experts who successfully meet the challenges of the transformation of our music industry every day. It’s an adventure, a human adventure, and one that is propitious and stimulating for all of us.

Finally, Believe is a story that began in 2005 and that we must continue to narrate, now, and with you. Believe's mission is to develop labels and artists in the most suitable way, at each stage of their career and development, in all local markets around the world, with respect, expertise, fairness and transparency.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Head of Finance to manage Finance & Accounting for our entities based in France, reporting into the General Manager Operations.

The purpose of this role is first to manage financial control processes for all our entities locally, supporting its development and overseeing the production of financial management information, in collaboration with Central Finance team as per Group finance principles.

In addition to that, you will foster collaboration between finance and local businesses teams and the top management by presenting meaningful financial analysis, identifying areas for improvement, and making the appropriate recommendation with the support of Finance Central team and capabilities.

Your key accountabilities will be organized around 4 main pillars as described below:

Pilar 1: Statutory activities

Note: the France business activity is accounted for in the listed holding company Believe SA. There are 2 different teams working on Believe SA: France BU accounting and corporate accounting. Your scope consists of France BU accounting.

Accounting
Manage a team of around 10 people, (no direct report as an Accounting Senior leader will manage directly the accounting team)
Work in close collaboration with the corporate accounting team .
Assume ownership of country accounting schemes and in charge of any local specific accounting requirements (e.g., CoA mapping, Local GaaP adjustments, …)
Assume responsibility for providing timely and accurate financial statements in accordance with Group guidelines and planning for all legal entities within the scope.
Manage relationship with external auditors



Risk & Internal Control 
Promote, support, and manage the deployment of Group Internal Control framework based on Internal Control Central teams’ guidelines.
Ensure execution of local minimum required controls and participate to internal control (auto) evaluation and / or audit campaigns.

Pilar 2: Business partnering activities.

Provide appropriate financial information, advice and guidance to the top management for strategic decisions and for monitoring the performance in accordance with the Group rules, in relation to the different businesses deployed locally.
Support local teams during the budgeting process and ensure appropriate understanding of Central Finance budget guidelines, with a particular focus on local Opex 
Capitalize on analysis & capabilities provided by Central Team for standardized businesses, while being able to put in place analysis on (non-standardized) local businesses (e.g.: Live, merchandising)
Provide any local inputs and insights that should be needed from Central Team on the day-to-day interaction.
This pilar consists of partnering on P&L, Balance sheet and cash flow topics.

Management and leadership

Lead and manage a team of around 10 employees including setting goals and objectives, developing strategies, and assigning tasks
Be able to communicate to Finance as well as to non-finance stakeholders at local as well as at Central level. 

Pilar 4: Group Project & complementary activities

Group Projects
lead “post-merger integration” activities (acquired and/or created entities) under central integration team coordination, and specifically on the accounting pilar .
Ensure local participation to any Group related projects (ex. IS enhancement, Core tools deployment, process standardization) by providing local finance support & inputs to the project team.


Process Improvement
Lead the development and use of best-practice policies, practices, and tools that ensure a well-controlled yet flexible organization with strong project management, cross-team communications, and workflows.
Drive a culture of automation of processes to provide more efficient services to internal and external customers.

Profile requirements

Experience of operating in fast moving complex organisations with diverse stakeholder communities and within a matrix structure.
Excellent interpersonal skills and relationship building capabilities. Have the ability to quickly form working relationships and gain credibility with senior management.
Experience of managing teams.
Ability to work with challenging deadlines in a demanding fast paced environment
A chartered accountant qualification / CPA or equivalent with a strong financial background.
Strong experience of financial processes, reporting and control improvements
Fluency in both English and French is mandatory.

Qualifications

Experience of operating in fast moving complex organisations with diverse stakeholder communities and within a matrix structure.
Excellent interpersonal skills and relationship building capabilities. Have the ability to quickly form working relationships and gain credibility with senior management.
Experience of managing teams.
Ability to work with challenging deadlines in a demanding fast paced environment
A chartered accountant qualification / CPA or equivalent with a strong financial background.
Strong experience of financial processes, reporting and control improvements
Fluency in both English and French is mandatory.

Additional Information

SET THE TONE WITH US

Chez Believe, nous avons deux cœurs : nos collaborateurs et nos artistes.​

Nous croyons en la force de nos collaborateurs, qui s'épanouissent chaque jour en développant leur potentiel... Notre objectif est d'offrir à nos collaborateurs le meilleur environnement possible pour qu'ils puissent s'épanouir.​

ROCK THE JOB ​

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Programme de formation et de coaching sur-mesure ​

Une politique de télétravail​

Un programme de bien-être "Pauses" avec de nombreuses activités et animations​

Accès à Eutelmed, la plateforme numérique de santé mentale et de bien-être qui permet de parler à un psychologue expérimenté​

Un restaurant d'entreprise sain et éco-responsable​

Une assurance santé individuelle ou familiale​

Avantages CE ​

Un rooftop​

Une salle de sport avec des cours gratuits​

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SING IN HARMONY ​

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Programme Ambassadeur : la possibilité pour tous les Believers de participer à des initiatives de bénévolat afin d'avoir un impact positif sur la diversité, l'équité et l'inclusion (DEI), le bien-être et la planète.​

Mise en place du Forfait mobilité durable: remboursement jusqu’à 600 des frais de transport en commun/avec une faible empreinte carbone.​

Congé 2nd parent de 5 jours calendaires rémunérés à 100% (en plus du congé légal paternité ou du congé d’adoption, nous ne l’attribuons pas au congé maternité)​

Summary

Type: Full-time

Function: Other