M&A and Global Tax Projects Director F/M/X

Position to be filled from January 2027

🌍 Join Accor – a professional journey at the heart of a committed, international and transforming group

Accor, a global leader in hospitality, present in more than 110 countries with 5,500 hotels, welcomes you to its offices located in Issy-les-Moulineaux.

This is where the Group’s global expertise comes together: strategy, finance, human resources, legal, technology, marketing, sustainability, communication, audit, procurement, etc.

Joining Accor means actively contributing to defining, structuring, and supporting the transformation of an international group, in direct connection with operational teams around the world.

This is where your greatest challenge awaits:

Within the Group Tax department, you will join the Global Tax Projects team: a dynamic, high-impact team responsible for managing complex and transversal tax matters across Accor’s worldwide footprint, with a particular focus on M&A operations, tax forecast and transfer pricing.

Reporting to the VP Global Tax Projects, you will work with all of Accor’s regional tax specialists and the Transfer Pricing Director, as well as other Finance teams (accounting, FP&A, treasury…), the M&A team and external advisors.

Your mission:

Oversee the tax dimension of Accor’s M&A and strategic projects worldwide, and play an active role in the Group’s tax forecast. A true playground to put your expertise at the service of high-stakes decisions.

M&A and strategic projects

• Lead tax due diligence processes on acquisitions and disposals across all geographies
• Advise on deal structuring from a tax perspective, including holding and financing structures and exit strategies
• Draft and review tax-related provisions in transaction documents (SPA, SHA, JV agreements)
• Advise on post-deal integration and restructurings
• Coordinate with regional tax managers and external advisors across multiple jurisdictions

Tax forecast

• Oversee the Group’s tax forecast process throughout the year (monthly monitoring, bi-annual tax forecast, annual budget and multi-year business plan), in close collaboration with local finance teams and regional tax managers

France

• Support the tax team in charge of French entities on strategic projects and yearly CIT compliance

And you?

• Master’s degree in Tax Law or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in corporate tax and M&A tax, within a leading law firm or in-house
• Strong knowledge of French corporate tax and international tax law
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, multicultural and evolving environment
• Fluent in English and French

💡 Why join us?

And what are our commitments?

To the world

• Accor is committed to the world around us, with a strong employer culture focused on the development of our 300,000 talents.
• We adopt a continuous improvement approach to reduce the environmental impact of digital across all our projects.

To your career

• We enable all our employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance and give them the means to shape their working environment in their own image.
• Dedicated Talent Management, continuous improvement, and training and development paths are defined both individually and collectively so that we can grow together, every day.

Concretely, at Accor:

• Remote work possible several days per week from France and flexible working options: work from home, our offices, or even our hotels and coworking spaces thanks to Worklib.

And also,

• ALL - Heartist® program: preferential rates and flash offers for unforgettable stays and experiences across all our Accor locations and with our partners worldwide.
• Heartist® for Good volunteering program: 1 day offered during your working time to get involved with a non-profit organization.
• A Social and Economic Committee (CSE) that supports you in financing your cultural and sports activities.
• Sustainable Mobility Package for using an eco-friendly means of transportation or a “company bike” program in partnership with Zenride.
• Coverage of urban public transport subscriptions between home and workplace, up to 75%.
• Meal vouchers with a face value of €11.
• A mandatory health insurance plan funded at 50% by Accor, at no additional cost in case of enrollment of your dependents.
• Not to mention attractive working conditions with collaborative workspaces, restaurants, game areas, as well as well-being and sports spaces on site or through Gymlib.

Your talent and motivation are our only selection criteria.

We value the richness of diverse nationalities, personalities, and professional backgrounds.

We know how to adapt to the specific needs of our employees, particularly those with disabilities.

We encourage all applications, without distinction of gender, so dare to apply!

For us, recruitment is above all a story of encounters.

Does this role appeal to you? Apply, and we will offer you:

• An initial discussion with our recruitment team to present the key elements of the role or guide you toward a position that may better suit you,
• One or more interviews with managers and team members,
• For certain roles, you may also be asked to complete a test or case study, as well as a questionnaire about your personality and motivations.
• A final interview with our Human Resources team to discuss our Group culture, working environment, training program, and career prospects, as well as the different Group benefits.
• Personalized feedback.