The Group Finance team is called “PBRC” (Planning, Budget, Results, Central) and is based in two locations, in Paris & in Madrid. This department is dedicated to analyzing, commenting and reporting the financial information that is delivered to Group Management (Group CEO, Group CFO and Group Board) and to external parties (mostly shareholders, analysts, auditors and supervisors). This department is under the control of the Group CFO of AXA Group.
PBRC is the owner of all major Finance processes at Group level and responsible for the analysis and monitoring of IFRS and Solvency 2 actual accounts and forecast analyses, and for the production of the Group annual report. PBRC is also in charge of reassessing the relevance and content of various financial indicators, adjusting them when appropriate in a cost efficient manner and is also in charge of leading the “PBR” family within the Group in doing so.
Within PBRC, the Group Consolidation team oversees compiling and preparing the AXA Group IFRS Financial Statements (actual & plan), as well as the Solvency 2 Pillar 3 (“S2P3”) regulatory reporting on a quarterly basis. This includes regular interactions with entities to review and control the IFRS statements and the S2P3 reporting delivered, and to support entities in any accounting and consolidation topics. The team prepares instructions and coordinate the production of Group financial statements. The Group Consolidation team has interactions with other Group teams (Norms&Actuaries, Investor Relations, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Investment/ALM Investment teams), as well as with other key external stakeholders such as Auditors and Regulator.
The Group Consolidation team is made of junior and senior Controllers based in Madrid under the supervision of the Head of Consolidation team. Each controller is in charge of some specific transversal.
GENERAL MISSION:
The mission of the Financial Controller in Consolidation is to assist his/her direct manager in the control, analysis and delivery of the S2P3 regulatory reporting:
- Review and Control the S2P3 quarterly and annual reporting, including the contribution to the Group Solvency 2 reports (RSR and SFCR). This requires, with the support of his/her manager: to demonstrate a good understanding of the accounting treatments, the reporting and the disclosure requirements of both in IFRS and in S2P3, as well as to contribute to the IFRS closing on ad-hoc basis (incl. Scope of Consolidation; Intercompany transactions; Foreign Exchange process; ...). By doing so:
- Define Group timetable and instructions to ensure their correct application by entities.
- Prepare internal regular syntheses.
- Identify, facilitate, and implement process and ideas to improve quality and efficiency.
- Manage the audit trails and internal control framework with interactions with internal and external auditors.
- Interact with other Group departments and entities. Have regular interactions with entities on S2P3 consolidation topics, provide support and assistance, answer questions; ensure that the entity understand and applies Group instructions; improve the quality, timeliness and efficiency of the entity S2P3 submission.
- Contribute to team’s performance (maintain and enhance working files and tools);
- Assist the Group Audit process with internal and external auditors.
PROFILE:
Level of Education Required:
- Degree in Audit & Accounting or Qualified Certified Accountant Graduated/Master degree/Actuarial degree.
- Around 7 years’ experience in Consolidation/Accounting/Financial Controlling or as an auditor in Insurance or financial services.
- Fluent in English. Also, French is a plus.
Technical skills required:
- Business analysis and synthesis skills.
- Good knowledge of accounting and financial mechanisms; IFRS rules, consolidation techniques is desirable.
- Good knowledge of Solvency 2 principles.
- Good knowledge of MS Excel and Powerpoint
- Knowledge of (SAP) Magnitude will be an advantage.
Soft skills required:
- Highly organized, structured & proactive.
- Ability to work in international environment.
- Open to Change and be Flexible.
- Good team player.
At AXA we actively promote Diversity and Inclusion by offering equal opportunities. Possession of a Disability certificate will be positively valued.
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