Junior Accountant - Apprenticeship

TLDR

Join a dynamic Accounting & Tax team to ensure the financial accuracy and strategic management of a fast-growing marketplace solution.

About Mirakl:

Founded in 2012, Mirakl has been at the forefront of marketplace innovation, empowering every business to compete in the platform economy.

Today, Mirakl’s operating system combines an enterprise marketplace solution (Mirakl Platform) that enables retailers and B2B organizations to launch, scale, and operate marketplaces and dropship, AI-powered multichannel selling (Mirakl Connect), retail media (Mirakl Ads) and an agentic commerce infrastructure (Mirakl Nexus).

With dual headquarters in Boston and Paris, Mirakl helps a global ecosystem of 450+ marketplaces (B2C and B2B) and a network of over 100k third-party marketplace sellers. Brands like Macy’s, Decathlon, Carrefour, Asos, and Airbus Helicopters use Mirakl to grow their businesses in new and remarkable ways.

For more information, visit www.mirakl.com.

Mirakl in Numbers:

  • 🗓️ Founded in 2012 | Member of French Tech Next40
  • 👥 750+ employees in 9 offices worldwide: Paris, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Boston, London, Munich, New York, Sydney, Tokyo

Our Values:

Working at Mirakl means accelerating your career alongside ambitious, passionate, and supportive colleagues. We're proud of the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences that make our teams unique.

Our 5 values guide how we collaborate:

  • 💡 Work Hard Together: Teamwork and collaboration are the foundation of our success
  • 🏆 Get Things Done:  We prioritize action and efficiency for impactful results
  • 🚀 Go Above & Beyond:  We tackle challenges proactively and always aim for excellence
  • 🎓 Succeed Through Expertise: Knowledge sharing and continuous learning are core to our culture
  • 🤝 Satisfy & Empower Clients: We're committed to our clients' success

The Team You'll Join

You'll be part of our Accounting & Tax team led by Françoise. The team consists of 11 accounting and tax professionals supporting Mirakl's global financial operations. Together, you'll be ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and strategic financial management to support the growth and efficiency of Mirakl.

Your Impact

  • Contribute to monthly and annual financial closing processes in collaboration with the Accounting Manager, producing closing files related to subsidiary accounting
  • Manage daily accounting operations including bank entries, payment tracking and recording, and payroll payment preparation in coordination with the relevant teams
  • Ensure accurate bookkeeping for foreign subsidiaries and communicate in English with local accounting firms
  • Prepare and file routine tax declarations (VAT in France and abroad, CVAE, C3S, DAS2) in coordination with the Tax Manager
  • Prepare and organize documentation for statutory auditors for audit purposes and participate in accounting controls as part of internal control processes
  • Support the General Accountant on payroll and fixed assets matters
  • Justify and analyze balance sheet accounts to ensure financial accuracy
  • Comfortable leveraging AI-powered tools and agents in daily work, with an appetite for contributing to the Finance team's AI transformation by identifying opportunities to streamline accounting workflows

What You'll Bring to the Role

Experience

  • Currently pursuing higher education in accounting (BTS CG, DCG, Master CCA, or equivalent)
  • Looking for a 12-24 month apprenticeship starting September 2026

Skills

  • Strong understanding of accounting and tax principles
  • Curious, rigorous, and proactive by nature
  • Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills

Tools

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel

Languages

  • Good level of English for communication with foreign subsidiaries and local accounting firms
  • Fluent in French

Compensation & Benefits

Monthly Stipend: Compensation is calculated according to the applicable SMIC (minimum wage) or SMC (conventional minimum wage) percentage based on your contract type, age, and education level.

What We Offer:

  • A workplace that promotes well-being and work-life balance: breakfasts, sports and yoga classes, afterwork events, game nights
  • A tailored onboarding program to quickly build your skills
  • Meaningful and evolving responsibilities to maximize learning from this experience
  • A unique opportunity to discover a French unicorn in full expansion and work with international teams
  • Access to CSE (Works Council) benefits including entertainment discounts
  • Gymlib pass for a healthy work-life balance
  • Modern offices in the heart of Paris (at the foot of the Eiffel Tower)
  • Swile meal voucher card
  • 50% reimbursement of transportation costs (Navigo pass, bicycle, etc.)
  • 100% employer-covered health insurance

Our Hiring Process

We warmly encourage you to apply to this role, even if you think you're not an exact match.

Please click the "Apply" button to submit your application. This helps us make the best possible assessment and get back to you as quickly as possible.

  1. Manuel screening of your CV by a recruiter and then an AI-powered screening conversation (10 min) with Emma, Mirakl’s AI Talent Ambassador to explore your background and motivation for the role. You will need to complete this step within 3 days, otherwise we won't be able to move forward with your application.
  2. HR Screening Call (45 min): Get to know each other with a Talent Acquisition Specialist, discuss your experience and answer your questions about Mirakl
  3. Hiring Manager Interview: Meet with your future manager to discuss your finance background, technical skills, and interest in Mirakl
  4. Team Interview: Meet your future colleague to assess alignment with our 5 core values and team dynamics using the STAR methodology
  5. Welcome to Mirakl!

We welcome collaborators with their diverse perspectives and experiences to power us forward. These often far exceed conventional job requirements and help us create a culture of continuous learning. If you’re ready to join a global leader powering digital transformation for 450+ of the world’s most innovative retailers and B2B organizations.

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to help streamline our hiring process, including screening applications, analyzing resumes, and assessing responses. While AI helps us work efficiently, all final hiring decisions are made by humans. For more information, visit our AI Guidelines for Candidates and Interviews.

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

A workplace that promotes well-being and work-life balance: breakfasts, sports and yoga classes, afterwork events, game nights

Health Insurance

100% employer-covered health insurance

Transportation cost reimbursement

50% reimbursement of transportation costs (Navigo pass, bicycle, etc.)

Mirakl provides an advanced enterprise marketplace SaaS platform designed for retail and B2B businesses, enabling them to launch and manage online marketplaces with ease. Our technology empowers organizations to expand their product offerings, improve supplier management, and enhance customer experiences, making it a vital tool for businesses seeking substantial growth in the platform economy.

View all jobs
Ace your job interview

Understand the required skills and qualifications, anticipate the questions you may be asked, and study well-prepared answers using our sample responses.

Junior Accountant Q&A's
Report this job
Apply for this job