Accounting Business Analyst

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 2025, Sonepar achieved sales of €33.6 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. At the core of this evolution is an omnichannel blueprint, meticulously crafted and brought to life by a robust digital task force of 300 specialists, further bolstered by an additional 70 champions in our operating companies.

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

We believe that the power of connection extends beyond business interactions – it's about creating a sustainable legacy for future generations and ensuring that our impact on the planet is both meaningful and positive.

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

• Y+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 in English and Franch, 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 encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description. Don't hold back because you feel you don't tick every box. At Sonepar, we value your skills, your passion and if your career journey has had remarkable twists and turns, it only adds to your unique story. We ensure we create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued for their uniqueness. Regardless of physical abilities, office requirements, gender, sexual orientation, academic backgrounds or other diversity dimensions, every position at Sonepar is open to individuals who share our core values and engagements. We aim to ensure our job listings resonate with everyone and truly represent the diversity we embrace and we are proud to have the GEEIS Label (Gender Equality for European & International Standard) and to be partner of AGEFIPH (Association de Gestion du Fonds pour l’Insertion Professionnelle des Personnes Handicapées) You are interested in this challenge? Then join and build a better future with us!

More information on Sonepar: Website : www.sonepar.com Twitter: @sonepar LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonepar/