I am CIMA qualified and can give you my experience of getting a job over here.

Firstly, a lot of Finance/Accounting jobs here focus on the banking/auditing sectors, which means for a CIMA accountant you're going to need a good CV and some broad experience to get yourself to interview and impress. CIMA isn't really a "banking" qualification or an "auditing" qualification.

Unfortunately, those seem to be the companies who seek English speaking first, with other languages as a "plus".

However, there are jobs out there! I signed up to an agency called Swisslinx who were very helpful, however I am based in Zurich. In Zurich they speak German, and I don't, but this didn't remove all of my options and I got a good job utilising my CIMA qualification (e.g. budgeting, management accounts).

So if you're looking at the French side of Switzerland, Geneva area, it is not impossible to get a job with school level French. There are a lot of international companies who will look for English first with other languages as a bonus. Just make it very clear to any recruiters that you are determined to learn the language of the area (e.g. French) and that you're enrolling on classes right now in preparation (even if this is stretching the truth).

Good luck.