Financial Controller - (M/F)

Job summary
Permanent contract
Puteaux
Salary: Not specified
A few days at home
Experience: > 5 years
Skills & expertise
Generated content
Continuous improvement
Technical aptitude
Sap
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Job description

Whatever their stage of life, we provide over 108 million customers with the products and services they need to progress. From insurance to personal protection, and savings to wealth management, no matter the need we’re always there for them. And we’re always there for our employees. In 50 countries, we work hard to inspire pride and a sense of belonging in our people. To provide opportunities that challenge them, inspire them, and reward them. And to create a culture that’s open, supportive, and empowering. Because we know that’s the real secret to success – and the best way for us to keep building a better world for both our customers and the talented people who put them first.

Your work environment:

The headquarters of the AXA Group (GIE AXA) brings together our corporate activities. It provides guidance and support to subsidiaries around the world, to ensure the coordination and monitoring of the Group's global strategy, the application of its standards, the consistency of commercial approaches and the sharing of best practices. The headquarters gathers approximately 1000 employees and is distinguished by its strong international culture (45 nationalities), which makes it a rich and stimulating place to work.

You will join the Group Financial Controlling Department (PBRC - Plan Budget Results Central) with 180 people, and the Finance team (Accounting/Reporting teams) of 50 people, under the management of the Central Holdings Director. The recruitment is for the "Accounting Management of Central holdings" team of 7 people, responsible for managing the parent company financial statements.

The team's main tasks include producing parent company and consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS, recording and settling overheads, and managing the accounting for 15 holdings, including AXA SA, the parent company of the AXA Group, which is part of a tax consolidation group and a VAT group.

As part of this team, you will have the opportunity to :

Be responsible (under French, Tax Gap and IFRS): 

  • To ensure the proper accounting of AXA Holdings' financial operations and validate the monthly financial charge and ensure the exchanges with Financial Team (DCFG);
  • To guarantee that the financial charge should be recorded through the correct analytical folders;
  • To make sure that Year end closing entries are properly registered;
  • To ensure correct recording of re-evaluation process.

Manage (under French, Tax Gap and IFRS): 

  • The correct P&L movements related to AXA Holdings’ activities (Dividends, Sales, Redemption, etc.) for monthly closing exercises;
  • The foreign currency impacts related to the financial operations and analysis to understand the calculation in SAP/Arpson;
  • The follow up of the recording of debts, shares and derivatives accounting impacts;
  • The preparation of the bank reconciliations, particularly for multi-currency accounts;
  • The monitoring of the discrepancies and suspense items;
  • The supervising of the securities account reconciliations;
  • The auditors' requests about bank circularization, in liaison with the Finance Department.

Ensure (under French, Tax Gap and IFRS):

  • The correct derivative hedging documentation coherent to the economic vision of DCFG (under: French gaap, Tax and IFRS);
  • Guarantee that the records in accounting systems are following this documentation;
  • Follow-up the day-to-day movement on the derivative and ensure the accounting impact related to the derivatives roll.

Be involved into the:

  • Continuous improvement of information control processes;
  • As far as possible, simplify work methods by optimizing the use of tools;
  • Participate in updating procedures and ensure compliance with internal control standards.

Vous rejoignez une entreprise :

-    Responsable, vis-à-vis des personnes, y compris ses employés et ses clients, et de la planète. -    Aux valeurs fortes-    Qui encourage la mobilité interne, et la formation de ses employés-    Qui vous offre de nombreux avantages (en savoir plus ici : Reward & Benefits - french | AXA Group)-    Flexible, qui permet le travail hybride, au bureau et à la maison.

Les informations fournies par les candidat(e)s seront traitées de manière strictement confidentielle et utilisées uniquement à des fins de recrutement.


Preferred experience

To succeed in this role, you will need : 

  • Bac +3/5 degree in Finance/Accounting;
  • At least 5 years' experience in accounting;
  • Solid accounting and tax foundations;
  • Aptitude for IT;
  • General accounting and tax techniques ;
  • Professional English (English-speaking contacts);
  • Mastery of Pack Office;
  • Knowledge of SAP is a plus.

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