Fractional Controller Services in France
We give you accrual-grade accounting and management reporting you can run the business on. Delivered to Plan Comptable Général (PCG) for French businesses, priced in EUR.
A French controller has to close inside a chart of accounts they did not design. The Plan Comptable Général fixes the structure, the FEC has to stay exportable, and the liasse fiscale falls in early May for a 31 December year end. We own the close, keep the TVA positions reconciled monthly, and produce management accounts that map cleanly onto the statutory package.
A fractional controller owns your month-end close, enforces internal controls, moves you to accrual accounting, and produces management reports leadership can actually use. It's the operational backbone beneath CFO-level strategy.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liasse fiscale (annual accounts and tax package) | Annual | Second business day after 1 May for companies with a 31 December year end | DGFiP |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with DGFiP. This is general information, not tax advice.
Controller deliverables
- Month-end close ownership
- Accrual accounting & revenue recognition
- Management reporting packs
- Internal controls & approval policies
- Financial review & variance analysis
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France requires a certified, tamper-evident accounting system, and e-invoicing reform is progressively making structured invoice exchange mandatory — so the software choice is a compliance decision, not just preference.
A worked example, in your currency.
A Paris digital agency, 800 transactions a month, monthly TVA, 12 staff.
- In-house comptable (fully loaded, per month)
- 4 600 €
- Salt bookkeeping + TVA compliance
- 1 600 €
- Monthly saving
- 3 000 €
Figures in EUR. French employer social charges are a large share of fully loaded cost, which widens the gap against an outsourced team.
The framework your France accounts are held to.
We prepare to Plan Comptable Général (French GAAP). These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
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Fractional Controller Services for France, simply handled.
Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.