Group Senior Financial Controller
Bois-Colombes - France
Job Summary
Your mission
Within the Group Management Controlling team you will be integrated in a team of 5 financial controllers responsible for commercial controlling & strategic this role you will partner with the operations teams on productivity and be responsible for measuring the financial impacts of these actions.
Your key responsibilities
1. Productivity Performance Management & Operational Partnership
- Act as the financial partner to Operations teams providing close support in measuring the financial impact of operational efficiency actions at global regional and local levels.
- Coordinate quarterly performance reviews with Operations ensuring transparency data accuracy and alignment on financial outcomes.
2. Strategic Plan Reporting
- Collect detailed actuals from countries business units or initiative owners and ensure their accuracy and quality.
- Coordinate quarterly performance reviews with Operations and Strategy ensuring transparency data accuracy and alignment on financial outcomes of the different strategic intiatives.
3. Shared Service Centers (SSC) Financial Performance Management
- Oversee the financial performance of Shared Service Centers working closely with SSC leaders and the central SSC team.
- Monitor and analyze SSC P&L providing insights on cost structure efficiency drivers and budget adherence.
- Support SSC management in reviewing cost allocation methodologies and ensuring transparency toward internal stakeholders.
- Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes for the SSC perimeter coordinating with regional and global finance teams.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Foster strong relationships across Finance Operations Strategy and Shared Services to promote collaboration and data consistency.
- Act as a key contributor to continuous improvement initiatives within the financial controlling processes.
- Drive automation and standardization of reporting tools and processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
- Support ad-hoc financial analyses to assist senior management in strategic decision-making.
Qualifications :
Experience & Background
- 5 years of experience in Financial Controlling FP&A or Business Finance ideally in an international and multientity environment. Experience in the insurance industry is a plus.
- Experience working closely with Operations Shared Service Centers or cross-functional teams.
Technical & Analytical Skills
- Excellent command of financial analysis variance analysis and performance reporting.
- Strong proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas data modeling) and data visualization tools (Power BI).
- Solid understanding of P&L structures cost allocation mechanisms and budgeting/forecasting processes.
Leadership & Soft Skills
- Strong business partnering mindset able to challenge constructively and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to create clear executive-level narratives.
- High level of rigor attention to detail and autonomy.
Education & Languages
- Masters degree in finance.
- Fluency in English and French is required.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Coface is a team of 4,500 people of 78 nationalities across nearly 60 countries, all sharing a corporate culture across the world. Together, we work towards one objective: facilitating trade by helping our 50,000 corporate clients develop their businesses.With 75 years of experience, ... View more