Controlling Expert

AXA Group; Paris; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading financial services company in France is seeking a finance professional to join their Support Functions Controlling team. The ideal candidate will have 3-5+ years of experience in finance, proficiency in accounting, and a strong command of English. Responsibilities include contributing to financial planning, supporting budget processes, and delivering reporting management. A rigorous and autonomous work ethic in a multicultural environment is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of working experience in finance area.
• Rigor, planning and autonomy.
• At ease with global, multicultural environment.

Responsabilités

• Contribute to financial planning through forecast preparations.
• Deliver regular reporting to Support functions management.
• Support managers in their business cases and investment monitoring.

Connaissances

Financial common sense

Expertise in accounting and controlling

Strong communication skills (English)

Good knowledge of MS Office Excel

Ability to synthesize complex data

Formation

Bachelor's or master's degree in business administration, finance or economics

Outils

Peoplesoft Finance

Anaplan

Salesforce

Description du poste

About AXA Group Operations

Under the leadership of the Group COO & CEO of AXA GO, AXA Group Operations covers the following divisions:

• Group CIO
• Group Technology Operations
• Group Security
• Group Emerging Data & Technology
• Group Procurement & Sourcing
• Group Operations Transformation
• Strategic Programs, Group Operations Finance
• GO General Secretary and Risks
• AXA GO BO (legal entity: AXA Business Services)

AXA Group Operations operates across more than 15 countries; and comprises around 7000 staff members.

Your place in the organization

The division

You will join AXA Group Operations Finance. This division drives and monitors Group Operations strategic plan, sets budgets and efficiency targets, follows up and controls actuals versus budget targets, while providing timely, accurate and adequate financial information to enable thorough decision‑making and ensuring compliance with local regulations.

Our main missions

• Drive and monitor AXA GO strategic plan, budgets and efficiency targets. Track and control actuals compared to budget targets
• Establish and maintain cost accounting for AXA GO
• Define mechanisms for cost recharging to Entities, set rules to account for the financial implications of services provided, and monitor cash management
• Prepare and provide financial statements in compliance with regulatory requirements, ensure adherence to local and international tax regulations
• Coordinate and manage M&A projects (divestitures, internal transfer, business transfer) at AXA GO level

Our division is composed of several departments with respective accountabilities:

• Controlling
• Commercial Finance
• Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• Finance Transformation

The department

Support Functions Controlling is key stakeholder for all AXA GO support functions in order to ensure a good internal collaboration on all financial processes.

Overview of the job & Main missions

As a member of the Support Functions Controlling, the candidate will:

• Contribute to financial planning mainly through forecast preparations & actuals monitoring, notably by:
  • Running closing & forecast processes
  • Running centralized controls to guarantee accuracy & reliability of financial information
  • Delivering regular reporting to Support functions management
  • Being the finance business partner of Support Functions
• Contribute to the budget/forecast process for Support functions scope
• Execute transversal processes inside the supported Division (P2P, O2C, Time tracking, Budget, Efficiency, sourcing…)
• Support managers of the Division in their transversal process’s delivery
• Ensure data entries & quality into all systems (Anaplan / efficiency tracker, sourcing data…)
• Coordinate transversal practices / processes delivery for the Business unit supported
• Support managers of the scope in their business cases and investment monitoring
• Participate to the Sourcing Committees and validate expense alignment with Budget

Education & Experience

Leadership Capabilities

• Ability to establish trust and credibility across the organization with all levels of stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills (English)
• Integrity
• Problem solving
• Transparency
• Flexibility
• Collaboration

Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, finance or economics

Your Profile

• Experience & technical skill:
  • 3-5+ years of working experience in finance area
  • Financial common sense, good knowledge of MS Office Excel
  • Expertise in accounting and controlling
  • Rigor, planning and autonomy
  • Ability to synthesize complex data
  • Good level of expertise on financial tools (Peoplesoft Finance, Anaplan, Salesforce…)
  • At ease with global, multicultural environment
• Fluent English level in speaking and writing is mandatory

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