diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/DX-20230712-113603.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/DX-20230712-113603.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..518ac3ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/DX-20230712-113603.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: DX
+body: '[cronjob] when a cronjob is executed, it may return an array of data that will
+  be passed as argument on the next execution'
+time: 2023-07-12T11:36:03.813179067+02:00
+custom:
+  Issue: ""
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Cron/CronJobInterface.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Cron/CronJobInterface.php
index 4e1ca9ff6..69edf8464 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Cron/CronJobInterface.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Cron/CronJobInterface.php
@@ -19,5 +19,13 @@ interface CronJobInterface
 
     public function getKey(): string;
 
-    public function run(): void;
+    /**
+     * Execute the cronjob
+     *
+     * If data is returned, this data is passed as argument on the next execution
+     *
+     * @param array $lastExecutionData the data which was returned from the previous execution
+     * @return array|null optionally return an array with the same data than the previous execution
+     */
+    public function run(array $lastExecutionData): null|array;
 }
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Cron/CronManager.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Cron/CronManager.php
index f69dcba76..a3e82a170 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Cron/CronManager.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Cron/CronManager.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Chill\MainBundle\Cron;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Entity\CronJobExecution;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Repository\CronJobExecutionRepositoryInterface;
 use DateTimeImmutable;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Exception;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ class CronManager implements CronManagerInterface
 
     private const UPDATE_BEFORE_EXEC = 'UPDATE ' . CronJobExecution::class . ' cr SET cr.lastStart = :now WHERE cr.key = :key';
 
+    private const UPDATE_LAST_EXECUTION_DATA = 'UPDATE ' . CronJobExecution::class . ' cr SET cr.lastExecutionData = :data WHERE cr.key = :key';
+
     private CronJobExecutionRepositoryInterface $cronJobExecutionRepository;
 
     private EntityManagerInterface $entityManager;
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ class CronManager implements CronManagerInterface
         foreach ($orderedJobs as $job) {
             if ($job->canRun($lasts[$job->getKey()] ?? null)) {
                 if (array_key_exists($job->getKey(), $lasts)) {
+
+                    $executionData = $lasts[$job->getKey()]->getLastExecutionData();
+
                     $this->entityManager
                         ->createQuery(self::UPDATE_BEFORE_EXEC)
                         ->setParameters([
@@ -96,12 +102,17 @@ class CronManager implements CronManagerInterface
                     $execution = new CronJobExecution($job->getKey());
                     $this->entityManager->persist($execution);
                     $this->entityManager->flush();
+
+                    $executionData = $execution->getLastExecutionData();
                 }
                 $this->entityManager->clear();
 
+                // note: at this step, the entity manager does not have any entity CronJobExecution
+                // into his internal memory
+
                 try {
                     $this->logger->info(sprintf('%sWill run job', self::LOG_PREFIX), ['job' => $job->getKey()]);
-                    $job->run();
+                    $result = $job->run($executionData);
 
                     $this->entityManager
                         ->createQuery(self::UPDATE_AFTER_EXEC)
@@ -112,6 +123,14 @@ class CronManager implements CronManagerInterface
                         ])
                         ->execute();
 
+                    if (null !== $result) {
+                        $this->entityManager
+                            ->createQuery(self::UPDATE_LAST_EXECUTION_DATA)
+                            ->setParameter('data', $result, Types::JSON)
+                            ->setParameter('key', $job->getKey(), Types::STRING)
+                            ->execute();
+                    }
+
                     $this->logger->info(sprintf('%sSuccessfully run job', self::LOG_PREFIX), ['job' => $job->getKey()]);
 
                     return;
@@ -133,7 +152,7 @@ class CronManager implements CronManagerInterface
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return array<0: CronJobInterface[], 1: array<string, CronJobExecution>>
+     * @return array{0: array<CronJobInterface>, 1: array<string, CronJobExecution>}
      */
     private function getOrderedJobs(): array
     {
@@ -174,7 +193,7 @@ class CronManager implements CronManagerInterface
     {
         foreach ($this->jobs as $job) {
             if ($job->getKey() === $forceJob) {
-                $job->run();
+                $job->run([]);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Service/AddressGeographicalUnit/RefreshAddressToGeographicalUnitMaterializedViewCronJob.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Service/AddressGeographicalUnit/RefreshAddressToGeographicalUnitMaterializedViewCronJob.php
index 9dbb38a3f..3a6ff8fb9 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Service/AddressGeographicalUnit/RefreshAddressToGeographicalUnitMaterializedViewCronJob.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Service/AddressGeographicalUnit/RefreshAddressToGeographicalUnitMaterializedViewCronJob.php
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ class RefreshAddressToGeographicalUnitMaterializedViewCronJob implements CronJob
         return 'refresh-materialized-view-address-to-geog-units';
     }
 
-    public function run(): void
+    public function run(array $lastExecutionData): null|array
     {
         $this->connection->executeQuery('REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW view_chill_main_address_geographical_unit');
+
+        return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Cron/CronJobDatabaseInteractionTest.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Cron/CronJobDatabaseInteractionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b80730fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Cron/CronJobDatabaseInteractionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/*
+ * Chill is a software for social workers
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Cron;
+
+use Chill\MainBundle\Cron\CronJobInterface;
+use Chill\MainBundle\Cron\CronManager;
+use Chill\MainBundle\Entity\CronJobExecution;
+use Chill\MainBundle\Repository\CronJobExecutionRepository;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Prophecy\Argument;
+use Prophecy\PhpUnit\ProphecyTrait;
+use Psr\Log\NullLogger;
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Test\KernelTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * @coversNothing
+ */
+class CronJobDatabaseInteractionTest extends KernelTestCase
+{
+    use ProphecyTrait;
+
+    private EntityManagerInterface $entityManager;
+
+    private CronJobExecutionRepository $cronJobExecutionRepository;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        self::bootKernel();
+        $this->entityManager = self::$container->get(EntityManagerInterface::class);
+        $this->cronJobExecutionRepository = self::$container->get(CronJobExecutionRepository::class);
+    }
+
+    public function testCompleteLifeCycle(): void
+    {
+        $cronjob = $this->prophesize(CronJobInterface::class);
+        $cronjob->canRun(null)->willReturn(true);
+        $cronjob->canRun(Argument::type(CronJobExecution::class))->willReturn(true);
+        $cronjob->getKey()->willReturn('test-with-data');
+        $cronjob->run([])->willReturn(['test' => 'execution-0']);
+        $cronjob->run(['test' => 'execution-0'])->willReturn(['test' => 'execution-1']);
+
+        $cronjob->run([])->shouldBeCalledOnce();
+        $cronjob->run(['test' => 'execution-0'])->shouldBeCalledOnce();
+
+        $manager = new CronManager(
+            $this->cronJobExecutionRepository,
+            $this->entityManager,
+            [$cronjob->reveal()],
+            new NullLogger()
+        );
+
+        // run a first time
+        $manager->run();
+
+        // run a second time
+        $manager->run();
+    }
+
+}
+
+class JobWithReturn implements CronJobInterface
+{
+    public function canRun(?CronJobExecution $cronJobExecution): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function getKey(): string
+    {
+        return 'with-data';
+    }
+
+    public function run(array $lastExecutionData): null|array
+    {
+        return ['data' => 'test'];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Cron/CronManagerTest.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Cron/CronManagerTest.php
index 4b812ce2b..47c929a52 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Cron/CronManagerTest.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Cron/CronManagerTest.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ final class CronManagerTest extends TestCase
         $jobToExecute = $this->prophesize(CronJobInterface::class);
         $jobToExecute->getKey()->willReturn('to-exec');
         $jobToExecute->canRun(Argument::type(CronJobExecution::class))->willReturn(true);
-        $jobToExecute->run()->shouldBeCalled();
+        $jobToExecute->run([])->shouldBeCalled();
 
         $executions = [
             ['key' => $jobOld1->getKey(), 'lastStart' => new DateTimeImmutable('yesterday'), 'lastEnd' => new DateTimeImmutable('1 hours ago'), 'lastStatus' => CronJobExecution::SUCCESS],
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ final class CronManagerTest extends TestCase
         $jobAlreadyExecuted = new JobCanRun('k');
         $jobNeverExecuted = $this->prophesize(CronJobInterface::class);
         $jobNeverExecuted->getKey()->willReturn('never-executed');
-        $jobNeverExecuted->run()->shouldBeCalled();
+        $jobNeverExecuted->run([])->shouldBeCalled();
         $jobNeverExecuted->canRun(null)->willReturn(true);
 
         $executions = [
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ final class CronManagerTest extends TestCase
         $jobAlreadyExecuted = new JobCanRun('k');
         $jobNeverExecuted = $this->prophesize(CronJobInterface::class);
         $jobNeverExecuted->getKey()->willReturn('never-executed');
-        $jobNeverExecuted->run()->shouldBeCalled();
+        $jobNeverExecuted->run([])->shouldBeCalled();
         $jobNeverExecuted->canRun(null)->willReturn(true);
 
         $executions = [
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@ class JobCanRun implements CronJobInterface
         return $this->key;
     }
 
-    public function run(): void
+    public function run(array $lastExecutionData): null|array
     {
+        return null;
     }
 }
 
@@ -195,7 +196,8 @@ class JobCannotRun implements CronJobInterface
         return 'job-b';
     }
 
-    public function run(): void
+    public function run(array $lastExecutionData): null|array
     {
+        return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/AccompanyingPeriod/Lifecycle/AccompanyingPeriodStepChangeCronjob.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/AccompanyingPeriod/Lifecycle/AccompanyingPeriodStepChangeCronjob.php
index f637e70b9..2ddf3415c 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/AccompanyingPeriod/Lifecycle/AccompanyingPeriodStepChangeCronjob.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/AccompanyingPeriod/Lifecycle/AccompanyingPeriodStepChangeCronjob.php
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ readonly class AccompanyingPeriodStepChangeCronjob implements CronJobInterface
         return 'accompanying-period-step-change';
     }
 
-    public function run(): void
+    public function run(array $lastExecutionData): null|array
     {
         ($this->requestor)();
+
+        return null;
     }
 }