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.

Within the Group, you will join the Group Internal Audit team.

Group Internal Audit monitors and reviews the effectiveness of the internal control and risk management framework operated within the Group and directs the global internal audit teams to accomplish its objectives of providing independent and objective assurance on the effectiveness of risk management, internal control and governance processes. The Corporate center team performs internal audit reviews of Corporate center as well as coordination of transversal reviews performed across the world by local internal audit teams and occasionally performing certain audit missions or investigations in other parts of the Group.

Your job and daily missions:

Internal Audit reviews

• Participate to internal audit reviews of Corporate Centre (Group functions) and ALM over Finance, Human resources, Risk Management, Legal and Compliance processes with proactive update and feedback to the manager; as well as transversal internal audit reviews between local and central internal audit teams;
• Document audit work in our internal audit tool in accordance with standards;
• Write the audit report making recommendations on internal controls, operating efficiencies and governance processes being reviewed;
• Present audit conclusions to Group management;
• Follow up audit findings and recommendations and monitor management’s response and implementation;

Audit standards

• Develop and maintain audit programs;
• Assist in preparation of papers for the Audit Committee as directed;
• Help ensure that the highest operational standards are consistently adopted across the Group;

Other

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with management;
• Develop training programs on subjects that may be of wider interest to the audit community;
• Provide assistance to the Finance Audit community, preparing presentations on relevant topics as needed;
• Actively involved in discussing with GIE AXA Corporate Centre and AXA Liability Manager Top Management the adequacy of controls to address those risks to ensure that Internal Audit is regarded as a value-added function;
• Identify training needs with respect to auditing approaches, tools and techniques and remain current through an on-going commitment to participation in learning and development;
• Participate in ad-hoc projects bringing technical expertise as determined by the Global Head of Finance & Risk audit.

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.

Let’s talk about you:

Take a look at this handy list to help you decide if you’ve got the right skills and experience for this role. We’re looking for someone with:

Education:        Graduate specialising in Finance, Accounting or Auditing

Experience:      Ideally 3-5 years' experience in Finance / Accounting or Big 4 company with knowledge of insurance industry. 

Other skills:

• Full proficiency in English (minimum score: TOEIC 900 / TOEFL 105) and French (both essential);
• Knowledge of IFRS 17 and Solvency 2;
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
• Strong analytical, report writing and communication skills;
• CIA certification would be a +;
• Willing to travel for up to 10% of time.

Soft skills:       

The applicant must:

• Show a great ability to listen, a critical mind, a good analytical sense as well as capacity for synthesis;
• Possess strong (oral and writing) communication skills, ability to convince of the value of his / her opinions;
• Be result oriented with ability to focus on detailed tasks to achieve specified outcomes within deadlines;
• Be able to deal with sensitive and confidential audit issues using developed discretion and judgment, while maintaining independence and objectivity.
• Be concerned with service quality and implementation / follow up;
• Demonstrate capacity to anticipate obstacles and think about next steps;s'
• Be able to work autonomously, be objective and rigorous in his / her approach.