Consolidation Officer

Job description

**Our mission and customers:** We are creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed by delivering Europe's leading finance workspace with banking at its core, augmented by financial tools. We are proud to be [***rated 4.8 on Trustpilot***](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/qonto.com)***[,](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/qonto.com)***based on 55,000+ reviews. [***Our culture***](https://qonto.com/en/careers/culture)puts customer satisfaction at the core of what we do, as proven by our Net Promoter Score of 75 **(more about our culture **[here](https://medium.com/qonto-way/the-qonto-way-our-culture-is-our-strategy-90defd4895f9)**).** **Our journey:**Founded in 2017 by[***Alexandre***](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprot/) and [***Steve***](https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveanavi/)***,*** Qonto has grown to 1,600+ Qontoers serving over 600,000+ customers across 8 European countries. We have been profitable since 2023, and we are just getting started. **Our beliefs:** We hire for skills and potential. With 80+ nationalities, 45% women, of which 56% of women in our leadership team, diversity isn't a program; It's who we are. [***We've built a discrimination-free hiring process***](https://medium.com/qonto-way/a-recruiters-dilemma-confronting-bias-in-hiring-b78acce148eb) because the best teams are built on merit. **AI at Qonto:** AI is deeply embedded in how we work (**[*here*](https://medium.com/qonto-way/ai-at-qonto-vision-statement-725a7e2f659b)**)*-* Every Qontoer gets unlimited access to the best AI tools. We want people who experiment without waiting for permission, push AI beyond the obvious, know when to trust it, and when to question it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join Qonto as a **Consolidation Officer** to strengthen Qonto’s IFRS consolidation, financial reporting, and disclosure production as we continue to scale. You will report to our **Lead Consolidation** and work closely with accounting, banking accounting, ALM, Risk & Compliance, Legal, Strategic Finance, and audit stakeholders. Your work will directly support the reliability of Qonto’s consolidated financial statements, our audit readiness, and the way we structure our finance operations for the future. ### **➡️ What you'll do** - **Deliver the consolidation cycle:** Participate in Qonto’s quarterly IFRS consolidation, from consolidation scope review and trial balance upload to subsidiaries package review, intercompany reconciliation / elimination, and homogenisation entries. - **Produce reliable financial reporting:** Contribute to consolidated financial statements, disclosures, variance analysis, cash flow analysis, and the bridge between statutory financial statements and consolidation financial statements. - **Strengthen controls and audit readiness:** Prepare clear audit trails, support audit procedures, contribute to internal controls, and make sure consolidation outputs are accurate, documented, and delivered on time. - **Improve tools and processes:** Identify opportunities to enhance our consolidation tools and workflows, especially around Amelkis, SAP, and automation between systems. - **Partner cross-functionally:** Work with accounting, banking accounting, ALM, Risk & Compliance, Legal, Strategic Finance, and auditors to gather inputs, challenge data, explain needs, and keep consolidation work moving smoothly. ### **➡️ What we're looking for** - **Strong consolidation experience:** You have around ~5 years of experience in consolidation, ideally in a bank, financial institution, fintech, or a strong enterprise / consulting environment. - **IFRS and technical consolidation skills:** You are confident with IFRS, group accounting standards, consolidation methodology, journal entries, trial balance integration, balance sheet reconciliation, and intercompany eliminations. - **Tool-oriented mindset:** You are comfortable working with consolidation and finance systems, ideally Amelkis, and you have the curiosity to understand how tools work and how they can be improved. - **Automation appetite:** You are genuinely interested in technology, AI, and process optimisation. You can translate finance needs into clear business requirements for system improvements and automation projects. - **Autonomous and structured operator:** You can prioritise, meet deadlines, work under pressure, and bring clear visibility to your manager and stakeholders. - **Collaborative communicator:** You are open to feedback, solution-oriented, and able to explain technical finance topics clearly to cross-functional teams. - **Languages**: English fluency is required; French is strongly preferred for collaboration with local stakeholders. ### **➡️ What we can offer you** - **Direct impact on Qonto’s financial reporting:** Your work will contribute to the quality, reliability, and auditability of Qonto’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures. - **A pivotal finance role at scale-up stage:** You will join as Qonto continues to structure its consolidation function, strengthen in-house expertise, and prepare for more demanding reporting and strategic milestones. - **Exposure to complex, cross-functional topics:** You will work across consolidation, IFRS reporting, audit, regulatory requirements, financial analysis, tooling, and automation — with stakeholders across Finance and beyond. - **A fast-paced environment with real ownership:** This is a role for someone who wants autonomy, accountability, and the opportunity to step up quickly in a quarterly reporting rhythm. - **Process and automation opportunities:** You will help shape how the consolidation team works, from improving audit trails to proposing tool enhancements and automation between finance systems.