Your responsibilities
- Reconcile accounting entries with transactions recorded on bank accounts.
- Identify and analyze unreconciled items and determine the likely causes of discrepancies.
- Reconstruct the flow of receipts or payments using information from different systems and sources.
- Follow cases through to resolution by raising queries, contacting relevant teams and monitoring agreed actions.
- Document analyses, findings, correspondence and actions taken; maintain comments and tracking tools.
- Prepare account justifications and supporting documentation for month-end close, internal controls and audits.
- Take part in closing activities, including bank cut-off operations, in line with agreed procedures and deadlines.
- Make or request accounting adjustments within your authorization and in accordance with segregation-of-duties rules.
- Monitor the age and value of outstanding items, escalating cases that require a decision or additional expertise.
- Work with business cycles such as sales, procurement and suppliers, payroll and subsidiaries, as well as finance and operational teams.
- Support knowledge transfer, procedure updates and continuous improvement.
Our requirements
At least 5 years of experience in accounting, bank reconciliation, general ledger, account reconciliation, financial discrepancy analysis or a related area.
Good understanding of accounting principles, bank reconciliation mechanisms and common accounting entries for receipts and payments.
Experience investigating exceptions, unusual transactions and cases requiring independent analysis.
Understanding of account justification, month-end close, internal control and segregation of duties.
Experience in a multi-system, multi-entity environment or a shared services centre is an advantage.
Technical skills:
Ability to analyze large data sets and compare information from different sources.
Advanced Excel skills and confidence using email and collaboration tools.
Comfortable working across several accounting, banking or business systems at the same time.
Ability to produce clear, consistent and auditable documentation.
Ability to identify the causes of discrepancies and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
Fluent French, both written and spoken, for working with procedures, documentation and stakeholders.
Knowledge of Orange systems is an advantage, but can also be developed during onboarding and knowledge transfer.
Soft skills and personal qualities:
Curiosity and an investigative mindset: you look for the cause, not just the symptom.
Strong analytical thinking and the ability to communicate findings clearly and concisely.
Accuracy, accountability and care in handling data.
Independence in organizing your work, combined with persistence in following cases through to completion.
Patience and resilience when dealing with complex or long-running discrepancies.
Clear, professional communication and confidence working with different teams.
Good judgement in raising risks, blockers and cases that need escalation.
Adaptability, a willingness to learn and an interest in sharing knowledge.
Initiative and a practical approach to suggesting improvements.
What to expect
Processes and data sources vary across business areas, and much of the work involves exceptions that automated reconciliation cannot resolve. Success in this role therefore depends not only on following procedures, but also on adapting your analysis to each case and working effectively with the teams involved.
The role also requires careful attention to closing deadlines, data confidentiality and a complete audit trail. During peak periods, you should be comfortable working to the agreed closing schedule.
What this role offers
The opportunity to contribute to the transfer and development of finance and accounting services within the international Orange Group environment.
Onboarding covering the processes, tools and specific features of your assigned scope.
The chance to apply your expertise and contribute to process improvement.
Collaboration with finance and operational teams across GSPE and GSPF.