Chief Accounting & Tax

Job description

🧰 Who We Are

Wakam is a B2B2C insurance company that creates white-label insurance solutions via its Play&Plug® technology platform for more than 80 partners. We provide most of our insurance products through API, and host white-label insurance solutions via our Play&Plug technology platform.

With a footprint spanning 32 countries, Wakam is the European leader in digital and embedded insurance.

Strongly committed to social responsibility, Wakam is a mission-driven company dedicated to “enabling transparent and impactful insurance.”

🚀 About the Team

Join the dynamic Finance team at Wakam, where we’re the driving force behind strategic financial decision-making and operational excellence. Safeguards Wakam’s financial health through strategic fiscal management, budgeting, and financial reporting.

The Finance team plays a crucial role in supporting the company’s growth objectives, from financial planning and analysis to risk management and compliance, we’re committed to driving efficiency and maximizing value across the organization.

As Chief Accounting & Tax Officer, you will lead this function end-to-end and act as a key partner to the CFO and other senior leaders.

🎯 Your Mission

As Chief Accounting & Tax Officer, you will be responsible for organising, steering, and securing all accounting and tax activities for the Group, while leading and developing a team of around 20 professionals.

Your mission spans four main pillars:

1. Leadership & Organisation of the Accounting Function
   • Lead, structure, and mentor a  team covering general accounting, technical insurance & reinsurance accounting, and tax
   • Act as the guarantor of French GAAP accounting and quarterly/annual closings for all French entities.
   • Oversee Group accounting, coordinating all quarterly and annual closings for the Big Wakam Group under French GAAP, in close collaboration with FP&A, Technical, Risk, and Data Management teams.
   • Strengthen accounting processes and controls, particularly for reinsurance recognition and monitoring.
2. Statutory, Regulatory & Solvency II Reporting
   • Ensure the production of French GAAP statutory financial statements for French entities.
   • Oversee the preparation and quality of Solvency II regulatory reporting for French entities, in line with regulatory expectations and Group timelines.
   • Responsible for the production of financial reportings as requested by various stakeholders
3. Tax Management & Compliance
   • Ensure that all tax returns (excluding payroll/social taxes) are prepared and filed accurately and on time, across all territories where the Group operates.
   • Be the guarantor of the reliability of tax declarations (corporate income tax, VAT, insurance premium taxes such as TCA, etc.).
   • Implement and maintain robust, optimised tax processes, aligned with Group governance and local regulations.
   • Conduct regulatory watch on accounting and tax topics, coordinate communication to relevant teams, and drive optimisation and risk mitigation initiatives.
   • Represent the Group in interactions with auditors and tax authorities during statutory audits and tax inspections.
4. Transformation & Cross-Functional Projects
   • Play an active role in the finance transformation roadmap, including major tool and system changes (new general ledger, consolidation tools, reporting solutions, etc.).
   • Contribute your expertise to cross-functional projects that impact financial statements and financial communication at both entity and Group level.

🧠 What You Bring

• Extensive experience (15+ years) in Accounting, Consolidation, and Tax, within an insurance group or regulated financial institution.
• Proven track record in leading and structuring accounting teams, including at least several years in a Head of Accounting / Chief Accounting / Tax leadership position.
• Deep knowledge of French GAAP and strong familiarity with Solvency II reporting requirements.
• Solid experience with insurance and reinsurance technical accounting, including ceded business and related controls.
• Strong expertise in corporate taxation (CIT, VAT, insurance premium taxes / TCA, etc.) and tax process design.
• Experience in multi-entity, multi-country Group environments, ideally with consolidation exposure.
• Demonstrated experience in finance transformation projects (system change, process re‑design, automation, data quality initiatives).
• Full professional proficiency in French and English (spoken and written).

✨ Who You Are

• A trusted finance leader, capable of combining operational rigour with strategic vision.
• Highly structured and rigorous, with an exceptional attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Comfortable making decisions in complex environments, and able to prioritise and arbitrate under time constraints (closing calendars, regulatory deadlines).
• An excellent people manager, able to develop, challenge, and empower a diverse team, while fostering collaboration and high standards.
• A strong cross-functional partner, able to work effectively with FP&A, Risk, Technical, Legal, Data, and business teams.
• Change-oriented, with the ability to drive and embody transformation (tools, processes, ways of working) while bringing teams along.

✨ 🤖 AI & Digital Mindset

At Wakam, AI and automation are transforming how we design, distribute, and manage insurance — and Finance is no exception. As Chief Accounting & Tax Officer, you will be expected to embed AI and digital tools in your daily practice to:

• Streamline workflows around closing, reporting, reconciliations, and documentation.
• Automate repetitive or low-value tasks (data extraction and consolidation, standard analyses, note drafting, variance comments).
• Enrich analysis and decision-making using data and AI (trend analysis, anomaly detection, scenario modelling, cash & tax forecasting, early risk indicators).

You don’t need to be a technical expert — what matters most is your adaptability, curiosity, and eagerness to learn. We will support your upskilling on AI tools and the finance data stack, so you can focus your time on high-impact strategic, leadership, and stakeholder work and help build the transparent, high-impact insurance of tomorrow.

🌟 Why Join Wakam?

• Take a Group-wide leadership role at a leading European insurtech, active in 30 + markets.
• Shape and strengthen the entire Accounting & Tax function for the Big Wakam Group, with direct impact on financial reliability, regulatory compliance, and strategic decisions.
• Lead major transformation projects (systems, processes, data) at the heart of Wakam’s finance roadmap.
• Work closely with C-level and senior stakeholders, influencing both financial strategy and operational execution.
• Join a mission-driven company, committed to “ enabling transparent and impactful insurance”, where autonomy, responsibility, and innovation are core values.

🏆 Hiring Process

Our hiring process is designed to be selective, transparent, and respectful of your time:

1. Initial interview with our Talent Acquisition Partner
2. Interview with our CFO
3. Panel interview with key Finance & Risk stakeholders
4. Final interview with Executive Leadership with our VP People & Comunication

=> Welcome @Wakam 🚀

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More About Us

Check out our website to learn about the 11 cultural markers that make Wakam truly special! If you’re adventurous, impact-driven, and ready to shape the future of insurance, we’d love to meet you!

💫 What Makes Us Unique:

• True remote work flexibility with our Wakam From Anywhere (WFA) program - yes, we even have a teammate working from a sailboat! ⛵

• Flat hierarchical system promoting direct impact and autonomy 🚀

• Monthly Free.day: dedicated time for personal growth and skills development 📚

• Lunch voucher with Swile card

• A meaningful company: we became a Mission-driven company in March 2021

• Work alongside passionate experts:  who will share their knowledge and help you develop and grow in your career.

At Wakam, our “Free to Impact” culture is built on four essential pillars that shape everything we do :

🗣️ Communication & Knowledge Management

• Foster transparent collaboration across our flat organizational structure

• Share knowledge freely in our highly collaborative environment

• Contribute to our collective intelligence through open dialogue

🔍 Curiosity

• Embrace our monthly Free.day for learning and skills sponsorship

• Think big and challenge conventional insurance norms

• Stay eager to learn and explore new possibilities

🔄 Continuous Improvement

• Take initiative to transform the insurance industry

• Turn challenges into opportunities for innovation

• Constantly evolve our ways of working

🎯 Outcome Oriented

• Focus on impact rather than hierarchy

• Drive results through clear objectives and autonomy

• Transform bold ideas into concrete solutions

At Wakam, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to your recruiter.