Central Financial Controller

Eutelsat; Paris; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Eutelsat Group in Issy-les-Mulineaux, France, seeks a Central Financial Controller to manage financial operations, ensure accuracy, and support growth. You will lead actual vs budget analyses and monthly reporting, with cross-functional collaboration to drive performance.

The ideal candidate holds a Bac+5 (DSCG or Business School) with 3+ years in controlling, strong IFRS knowledge, and advanced Excel/OneStream experience. Fluency in English is essential; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in controlling, ideally at Big 4 or similar audit firm
• Strong IFRS knowledge and accounting skills
• Advanced Excel and ERP tooling experience (OneStream, SAP)
• Ability to challenge and influence business stakeholders
• Fluent in English; French is a plus

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, challenge and summarize actual/budget data from controllers and subsidiaries
• Provide actual vs budget/forecast analyses
• Prepare monthly reporting with KPI focus for group performance
• Contribute to Group strategic budgeting and monthly closings
• Coordinate rolling forecast and flash processes with Business Units
• Support strategic perimeter budget and cross-functional cost reporting
• Perform ad hoc analyses (M&A, strategy) and transversal analyses

Skills

Strong analytical thinking

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Autonomous

Education

Business school or DSCG (Bac +5)

Tools

OneStream

Global Analytics

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Job description

Be part of a new era in communications, transforming connectivity with Eutelsat – the world’s first GEO-LEO integrated global satellite operator.

As a leader in satellite communications, we provide global connectivity solutions - connecting businesses, communities, and governments around the world. We can connect you at on land, at sea and in the air. We also deliver broadcast television channels and packages, transmitting vital news reports around the world.

With Eutelsat You’ll Get To:

• Pioneer the future of Space Technology
• Bring connectivity to remote frontiers
• Collaborate with customer-centric experts
• Embrace cultural diversity in our global team

In a dynamic industry where passion drives our teams to make a difference to become the most trusted partner for global satellite connectivity, you will elevate your skills in a stretching, rewarding, and meaningful environment. At Eutelsat, we’re united by inclusion and diversity, striving for gender balance and social responsibility, on Earth and in Space.

Why Eutelsat?

• Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: With colleagues from over 75 countries, we embrace our global DNA and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We are proud that one-third of our executive team and 60% of our board are represented by women.
• Ways of Working That Drive Us: As "One Team," we work collaboratively towards shared goals, with customer-centricity, respect, and inclusivity as our guiding principles.
• Sustainability at Our Core: At Eutelsat, sustainability is more than just a word; it’s woven into our strategy. We’re dedicated to balancing social, environmental, and economic growth — both on Earth and in space.
• Work-Life Balance: We offer flexible schedules and hybrid/remote work options to help you balance your personal and professional life. At Eutelsat, we are committed to supporting your well‑being and ensuring you have the flexibility you need to succeed both at work and at home.

Ready to grow with us? Apply today and help us build a more inclusive, sustainable future in the world of satellite technology.

What You’ll Do:

As a Central Financial Controller position at Eutelsat Group, you will play a key role in managing our financial operations, ensuring accuracy, and supporting our growth.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Collecting, analyzing, challenging and summarizing actual/budget data from financial controllers and subsidiaries (local CFOs or local finance managers/management controllers), making sure data is reliable and consistent
• Provide actual vs budget/forecast/last year variance analysis
• Prepare monthly Reporting with a business focus, using KPIs designed to measure the Group's performance.
• Provide the analyses required for the Group's financial communications.
• Work on changes in scope (ie: acquisitions/mergers): alignment with Group Reporting processes and analytics
• Coordinate and lead the Rolling Forecast & Flash processes in collaboration with the Video & Connectivity BUs
• Prepare the Strategy function's budget in collaboration with Operational Managers, work on monthly closings and monthly reporting on Strategy perimeter
• Cross-functional costs reporting by Comex member to the Finance Department.
• Monitoring specific projects and compute some transversal analysis on these projects
• Ad hoc analyses (M&A, Strategy, INSEE).

What You’ll Need:

• Business school or DSCG (Bac +5) with at least 3 years of experience in controlling (ideally at a Big 4 or similar audit firm) completed by a first experience in financial auditing.
• Advanced technical skills: preferably OneStream, Global Analytics, Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge of an ERP such as SAP is a plus.
• Accounting and IFRS Standards.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written), with ability to challenge and influence business stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and analytical thinking.
• Ability to synthesize and analyze accounting, financial and business information.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Autonomous, rigorous.
• Good interpersonal skills to maintain a network and ensure good communication with the various contacts: local management/financial controls, operational departments, other departments in the Finance Division; diplomacy to impose procedures.
• Strong team spirit.
• Fluent in English (both oral and written) is essential.

Where You’ll Be:

In our HQ, Issy-les-Mulineaux, France.

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