Finance Project Manager - H/F

Lazard Frères Gestion; Paris; Sur place; EUR 85 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lazard Frères Gestion is seeking a Finance Project Manager in Paris within the AM Finance department. You will lead high-priority integration projects, ensure compliance with US GAAP and French GAAP, and coordinate with Head of AM Finance, deputies, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include managing detailed project plans, ensuring milestones, and delivering accurate accounting consolidation and tax reporting.

Qualifications

• ,Minimum 5-year experience in Finance; ideally 3 seasons as an auditor.
• -Knowledge of French GAAP and US GAAP/IFRS.
• -Fluent in English and French; strong communication skills.
• -Practical computer skills: Windows Office; familiarity with consolidation principles.

Responsabilités

• Manage integration of target entity accounting into Lazard Group consolidation
• Ensure US GAAP alignment and Group management control practices
• Coordinate with multiple teams to deliver project milestones and set up the new org
• Prepare finance project meetings and slides
• Analyze transactions for accounting and reporting impact
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, yearly closes; manage tax calculations and capital requirements

Connaissances

Project management

Financial analysis

Communication

Bilingual English/French

Auditing experience

Formation

Finance Master or equivalent

Outils

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Consolidation tools

Description du poste

The Paris AM Finance department, which currently has 18 employees, is divided into 3 teams: the general accounting team, the Group and Management reporting team and the regulatory reporting team.

The Finance Project Manager, reporting directly to the Paris AM Deputy Head of Finance, will be

responsible for managing high-priority projects within the Finance department : ongoing project consisting in the integration and alignment with Lazard finance processes of an AM company, specialized in Private Equity, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and French GAAP accounting standards, effective management control and corporate tax reporting and payment.

The role involves coordinating with various teams to ensure timely delivery of projects milestones,

maintaining clear communication with stakeholders, and ensuring that all project goals are met within the stipulated deadlines.

The role also includes operational tasks, as long as the final organization of the Finance Department after integrating the target entity has not been defined and set up.

Missions

In close collaboration with the Head of AM Finance and her Deputy, your main missions will be:

• to manage the integration of the target entity’s accounting into Lazard Group consolidation
• process, ensuring strict adherence to US GAAP and Group management control practices (SOX)
• to manage the integration of the target entity’s accounting into the Holding company Compagnie
• to ensure all project documentation is complete and up-to-date
• to set up a detailed project plan and adjust timelines and milestones as needed, to ensure that the
• key accounting and tax deadlines are met (monthly, quarterly, yearly closes, as well as budget and
• forecast)
• to prepare Finance project meetings (slides)
• to facilitate effective communication and coordinate with the various stakeholders, including:

-- the other team members of the Paris AM Finance team (Accounts Payable, Accounting,

Group and Management reporting, Regulatory)

-- Group consolidation and accounting policy teams

-- Paris AM Finance teams (Accounting, Group reporting and Regulatory) and Tax team

-- Finance Operation team (FinOps)

-- Paris Project team for the contemplated acquisition: AM General Counsel, AM Management,

-- HR Director, Private Equity Manager, external advisors, ..

-- The target’s CFO

• to analyze the transactions and assess their accounting and reporting incidence
• to perform operational accounting and reporting tasks, from UAT to actual postings, while
• accompanying the team to take over recurring tasks:
• day-to-day accounting
• consolidation accounting (Equity method, full consolidation...)
• monthly, quarterly, yearly closings: accruals, US GAAP adjustments, tax calculations
• control over minimum capital and cash requirements (Financial Market Authority regulated
• entity)
• to participate in the production of the Budget / Forecasts
• to prepare ad’hoc analyses
• With a Finance Master or equivalent (Business school or university), you have a minimum 5-year experience in Finance, ideally including 3 seasons as an auditor and an experience as a financial / management controller in the Asset Management sector.
• You have a good knowledge of accounting in French GAAP and US or IFRS GAAP.
• You have practical computer skills (Windows pack Office: Excel, Word, Powerpoint).
• You are familiar with consolidation principles and tools.
• You have good organizational and communication skills and are fluent both in English and French
• You have good analytical skills with a focus on management control.
• You can adapt easily to changing project requirements and priorities.
• You are used to collaborative work and have an experience in project management.
• You are accountable for what you produce.