English-speaking accountant for Cannes
SAREPTA works in English and French with businesses and property owners in Cannes, from our Antibes office about 20 minutes away. Accounts, tax and payroll are handled online, so the busy weeks of the year do not get in the way.
SAREPTA is a firm of expert-comptable (French chartered accountant) registered with the Ordre des Experts-Comptables, with an office in Antibes, about 20 minutes from Cannes. For English-speaking clients in Cannes it handles bookkeeping, VAT and tax returns, payroll for permanent and seasonal staff, and company formation. The first 30-minute meeting is free, by Microsoft Teams or at the Antibes office.
A town that works to the events calendar
Business in Cannes follows the calendar of the Palais des Festivals: MIPIM in March, the Film Festival in May, Cannes Lions in June, MIPCOM in October. Hotels, restaurants, event suppliers and the yachting trade earn a large part of their year in a few weeks.
Shops on the Croisette, Rue d'Antibes and in Le Suquet serve a largely international clientele. For all of these businesses the difficult points are the same: staff hired for short periods, invoices to foreign clients and cash that arrives unevenly.
What this means for your accounts
We plan the year around your peaks rather than the calendar year alone.
- Payroll for extras and seasonal staff under the hotel and restaurant collective agreement
- VAT on services invoiced to clients in other countries, for event and production suppliers
- VAT rules specific to yachting for charter companies and service providers at Port Canto and the Vieux Port
- Cash flow forecasts that cover the quiet months between events
How we work with clients in Cannes
You have one advisor, who works in English and replies within 24 business hours. Documents are sent through the client portal, which suits people who spend their days on site rather than at a desk.
Meetings take place on Microsoft Teams or at the Antibes office. It is worth booking the important ones ahead of the main events, when everyone in Cannes is short of time.
Antibes office
521 Chemin du Puy06600 Antibes, France
Our Antibes office, 521 Chemin du Puy, is about 12 km from the centre of Cannes, around 20 minutes by car outside peak traffic, by the coast road or the A8 motorway (exit 44). Parking is available nearby and meetings are by appointment.
Opening hours
Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 18:00. Meetings by video call or in person, by appointment.
Your questions about
an accountant in Cannes
How far is your office from Cannes?
The Antibes office is about 20 minutes from Cannes by car outside peak traffic, by the coast road or the A8 motorway. Meetings there are by appointment, Monday to Friday. Everything can also be done by video call and through the client portal.
We hire extra staff during the Film Festival and the trade shows. Can you run the payroll?
Yes. Payroll is one of our services, including short contracts for extras and seasonal staff. The hotel and restaurant collective agreement sets specific rules on short-term contracts, night work and rest periods. We prepare the payslips and social declarations, and we need the hiring information before the event rather than after.
Do you work with yacht charter and yacht service companies in Cannes?
Yes. Charter and yacht service companies in Cannes can use all our services. Charters and services to vessels follow their own VAT rules, which depend on the type of contract and on where the vessel is used, so we check them contract by contract before they reach your invoices and returns. Owners and managers based abroad receive the explanations in English.
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Let's talk about your situation
A free, no-commitment 30-minute conversation - by video call or at our Antibes or Valbonne office - to see how SAREPTA can help.