Job Description

About Sonepar

Sonepar is an independent family-owned company standing as the world leader in B-to-B distribution of electrical equipment, solutions, and services In 2024, Sonepar achieved sales of €32.5 billion. Present in 40 countries with a dense network of brands, the Group is leading an ambitious transformation to make its customers’ lives easier providing them with an omnichannel experience and sustainable solutions in the building, industry, and energy markets.

Sonepar’s 46 000 associates are committed to accelerating the world’s electrification and driven by a shared Purpose: Powering Progress for Future Generations.

www.sonepar.com

How will you shape our tomorrow

As an Accounting Business Analyst, you are the key operational partner for headquarter accounting digital solutions. You act as the single point of contact for these applications, ensuring they run smoothly every day and continuously evolve to support the business.

You play a hands‑on role across the headquarter accounting Information Systems — from configuration and roll‑out to enhancements, user support and continuous improvement. Working closely with accounting team and IT team, you translate operational needs into efficient, reliable and user‑friendly solutions.

Your day‑to‑day responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day administration, maintenance, and support activities, including:
  • Monitoring and ensuring the proper functioning of the systems,
  • Providing user support and training (functional assistance),
  • Managing incidents (understanding and analyzing issues, resolving them, and contributing to process improvements),
  • Performing functional administration of the systems in compliance with established procedures,
• Support business users by providing pragmatic solutions, documentation and best‑practice guidance
• Proactively identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve controls and enhance user experience
• Drive functional improvements and enhancements by contributing to the design of information systems, by analyzing user needs, proposing enhancements, participating in and/or delivering new projects, performing user acceptance testing (UAT) for new applications or components, and developing system solutions.
• Acts as an interface between Business teams, Group IT team, and external IT service providers.
• Coordinate external partners and vendors to ensure smooth governance and delivery

Why this role matters

This role gives you real operational impact: you are at the crossroads of Finance and IT, contributing directly to the application of accounting standards. You will evolve into a dynamic, collaborative environment, where your expertise helps shape tools that are used every day by key stakeholders.

Your portfolio includes the following applications:

• General Ledger, invoice digitalization and expense commitment software solutions (vendors: Talentia, Yooz)
• Bank reconciliation software: (vendor: Episoft)

You also are a key contributor to all projects that may happen within your applications portfolio.

What success looks like

• Build a strong partner relationship with business stakeholders
• Optimize the end-to-end administration process—from Business requirement collection to delivery.
• Optimize Finance reporting processes

The experience you bring

• + 7 years of experience
• Strong expertise in financial information systems management related to accounting.
• Solid functional knowledge of Accounting.
• You exhibit rigor, integrity, and strict respect for confidentiality.
• You demonstrate a strong sense of service, active listening, intellectual curiosity, autonomy, and a proactive approach.
• You can manage priorities and unexpected challenges with flexibility and composure.
• You communicate with ease, both in writing and orally English and French is essential, and have a sharp analytical mind.

Work Mode & Location

Hybrid: 3 days in Paris (8ème)

Benefits that await you:

The role - Your daily activities will be interesting, stimulating and varied... No two days are alike!

The organisation - You'll be part of the Sonepar family and share the same values!

The culture - You'll be working in an international environment.

The team - Our dynamic, multidisciplinary, open-minded and talented team is eager to welcome additional skills to continue to meet the challenge.

• 75% reimbursement of your monthly or annual transport pass.
• Swile Ticket restaurant card
• Gym exclusively reserved for the company and made available to employees free of charge.
• Sustainable mobility package
• Health insurance & Welfare
• Employee Savings Plan & Profit Sharing Bonus.

Recruitment Process

• Interview with the an HR member
• Interview with the Manager
• Interview with a skip‑level

We are interested in knowing you more. Start an exciting new career and enjoy many employee benefits by applying online. Sonepar HQ is thankful for your interest in joining the team, only individuals selected for interview will be contacted.

More information on Sonepar:

Website: www.sonepar.com

Twitter: @sonepar

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonepar/

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