Finance Core Model Integration Lead - Remote Contractor

Believe; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working policy

Well-being program

Eutelmed access

Contractor role

Job summary

Believe is seeking a Finance integration lead to drive the subsidiary's integration trajectory, perform rigorous fit-gap analyses, design compliance workarounds, and validate financial flows before the Go-Live milestone. You will collaborate with the Finance Codir and functional experts to ensure alignment with the Group Core Model and regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes a proactive, consultative posture with strong stakeholder engagement, detailed testing strategy, and clear

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 full seasons in External Audit (Big 4), or fewer if supplemented by Internal Audit experience within a major international group.
• In-depth mastery of financial processes (Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, Payroll, Fixed Assets).
• Excellent understanding of Finance IS architectures, consolidation mechanisms, internal control matters, and tax issues (transfer pricing, VAT, withholding tax).
• Consultant / Service Provider posture: Strong sense of internal customer service (Finance Codir).
• Excellent Interpersonal and Political Skills: Ability to interact with and bring credibility to analyses before high-level stakeholders (Codir members, Group experts)
• Methodological rigor, analytical and synthesis skills, and educational skills (pedagogy) to drive acceptance of a shifting model.

Responsibilities

• Act as the operational relay for the Finance Codir on the ground during integration – working with the Project Manager and adjusting escalation to subject complexity.
• Ensure alignment of integration trajectories with Group Core Model evolutions and arbitrations, and timelines with the Project Manager.
• Submit and obtain validation from the Finance Codir on the relevance and accuracy of the gap analysis.
• Manage simple/standard issues autonomously within Core Model principles.
• Structure analysis for complex gaps (local regulatory/tax constraints, major impacts on Finance IS flows) and prepare validation docs.
• Investigate local specificities and prepare arbitration files for Finance Codir with functional experts.

Skills

External Audit experience

Finance processes

Finance IS architectures

Internal controls

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Job description

Believe is seeking a Finance integration lead to drive the subsidiary's integration trajectory, perform rigorous fit-gap analyses, design compliance workarounds, and validate financial flows before the Go-Live milestone. You will collaborate with the Finance Codir and functional experts to ensure alignment with the Group Core Model and regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes a proactive, consultative posture with strong stakeholder engagement, detailed testing strategy, and clear