Apprenticeship | Financial controller | September 2025

TN France; Paris; Hybride; EUR 35 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Join a leading global insurance company as a General Expenses Financial Controller in Paris. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in budgeting processes, manage overhead costs, and contribute to strategic planning within a dynamic team environment. You'll work closely with various departments, utilizing tools like SAP and Magnitude to enhance financial reporting and analysis. Enjoy an international work atmosphere, generous benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact while developing your career in finance.

Prestations

60% reimbursement of Navigo pass

Generous Inter-Company Committee benefits

Company restaurant and meal vouchers

Remote work options

International work environment

Qualifications

• Knowledge of accounting and management control techniques is essential.
• Proficiency in office tools like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.

Responsabilités

• Ensure management control of overhead costs for the Reinsurance Business Unit.
• Participate in budgeting processes and strategic planning.

Connaissances

Accounting knowledge

Management control techniques

Office tools proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Organizational skills

Teamwork ability

Discretion and confidentiality

Adaptability

Outils

SAP

Magnitude

Description du poste

We are looking for our next General Expenses Financial Controller / Apprentice starting from 01/09/2025 at our AXA Headquarters!

Location: 25 avenue Matignon, 8th arrondissement Paris.

As a leading global insurance company, we prioritize human progress by safeguarding what matters most. Join our team of 150,000 professionals in an innovative and challenging environment.

AXA Headquarters brings together the group's corporate activities and oversees global entities, ensuring strategic coordination, compliance with standards, and consistency in commercial approaches.

Within Group Finance, you will join the Finance Direction of AXA SA as a General Expenses Financial Controller.

What You’ll Do

The main mission will be to ensure management control of the overhead costs of the Reinsurance Business Unit by participating in budgeting processes for forecasting exercises and strategic planning, as well as contributing to quarterly closings.

1. Establish the construction of budget templates used to develop budgets and forecasts.
2. Implement them for the new budgetary exercise/forecast, considering multi-Cost Center/multi-cost aspects, automating where possible, and importing all relevant information to enhance analysis. Adapt templates to meet Group requirements, keeping them updated and improved based on needs.
3. Participate in the annual reporting required under the CSRD.
4. Provide occasional support for management control activities related to SA Holding, notably in validating commitments versus budgets and participating in Anaplan reporting.
5. Tag accounting entries from SAP and provide quarterly reports to accounting based on forecasts and cost management. Assist in preparing budget reports for directors regarding consulting costs, VDMR, and staff monitoring. Validate invoices by verifying they were budgeted and correctly allocated.
6. Complete reports requested by the Group in Magnitude (Group reporting tool).

Your Profile

Who You Are

1. Knowledge of accounting and management control techniques.
2. Proficiency in office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
3. Familiarity with IFRS standards; SAP and Magnitude tools are a plus.
4. Organizational skills and rigor.
5. Ability to work in a team.
6. Discretion, respect for confidentiality, curiosity, adaptability.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not fully meet all the qualifications listed.

At AXA, we believe that diversity is our company's strength. We ensure an equal opportunity application review and accommodate specific needs.

What We Offer

• An international work environment with over 45 nationalities present on-site.
• State-of-the-art office spaces in the heart of Paris with remote work options.
• 60% reimbursement of Navigo pass.
• Generous Inter-Company Committee benefits.
• Company restaurant and meal vouchers.
• Most importantly: a valuable experience within an active Early Talent community!

During the recruitment process, please inform recruiters of any specific adjustments you may need for your job.

About AXA

Our purpose at AXA? Every day, we act together for human progress by protecting what matters. A mission that brings a smile and motivates us each morning!

One of the world's leading insurance providers for property, people, and assets, AXA has 145,000 employees and contributors committed daily to our clients. We operate in 51 countries, serving over 90 million customers worldwide. As a responsible and citizen employer, AXA actively engages in social and environmental causes. We promote an inclusive policy to recognize and value individual differences. Do these ambitions resonate with you? Then come change the world with us!

About Our Entity

The AXA Group headquarters is based in Paris - Avenue Matignon, housing the Group's corporate activities. It is characterized by a strong international culture.