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 major Finance processes at Group level and responsible for the analysis and monitoring of IFRS, Solvency 2 accounts and analyses as well as CSRD indicators, 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 Financial Controlling team is in charge of the production of all internal and external financial analyses and IFRS disclosures from the organization to the delivery including the release of financial instructions to AXA entities, the coordination of processes, the data controlling and the financial analysis. The team has regular interactions with AXA entities to collect information, ask for queries and investigate key topics, or to provide them with assistance when needed. The team has also strong interactions with other Group teams (Consolidation, Norms & Actuarial; Investor Relations, Group Performance Management, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Legal).

The Financial Controlling team is established between Paris and Madrid, led by four Area Managers. The financial controllers are involved in the financial controlling of the entities/geographic perimeter they oversee, and on specific transversal tasks. This requires an effective relationship with entities and strong interactions with the other Group teams.

General mission:

The mission of the Financial Controller is:

For a given geographic scope:

• Be an effective and trusted correspondent of the entity (ensure an effective and smooth coordination and regular communication, provide support and assistance, answer questions; ensure that the entity understand and applies Group instructions; improve the quality, timeliness and efficiency of the entity reporting); get knowledge and understanding of the entity specificities and business.
• Review and control all IFRS and CSRD data submitted by the entity; control the compliance of the reported information with the Group instructions, timeline and Group methodologies.
• Analyse and comment the financial performance of the entity on a regular basis (quarterly and on ad-hoc basis). Identify and analyze risks and uncertainties that may impact Group financial statements, management business monitoring. Alert the Manager.
• Assist the Group Audit process with internal and external auditors.
• Solve IFRS accounting issues.

For transversal topics when applicable, support on ad-hoc basis:

• Be the owner of the PBRC processes of his/her perimeter: ensure that all deadlines are met and that all deliverables are submitted on time with good quality (no process disruptions).
• Analyze financial and profitability indicators (ex: Sales activity, Earnings, Expenses) and CSRD; compile the data and prepare the reporting at Group level.
• Review/check Group transversal reporting; review/check the press releases and the financial documents presented to the external analysts on a regular basis.
• Define Group common guidelines, practices, instructions (ex: on Life, Health and Property and Casualty reporting, on Expenses reporting) and ensure their correct application by entities.
• Design & set up process improvements in his/her perimeter to secure efficiency and good coordination with entities/Group teams.
• Actively contribute to the Team’s performance and to the success of the organization within PBRC across two locations in Paris and Madrid.

Level of Education Required:

• Master Degree, University in Finance/Audit & Accounting/ Actuarials.
• 0 to 4 years work experience as actuary, controller or auditor
• Fluent in English

Technical skills required:

• Strong business analysis and synthesis skills
• Strong knowledge of accounting and financial mechanisms; IFRS rules, consolidation techniques. Knowledge of IFRS9 and IFRS17 will be an advantage.
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and Powerpoint; Knowledge of (SAP) Magnitude will be an advantage
• Good understanding of finance concepts and of the insurance business (Life, Health P&C, assets & liabilities, reinsurance); ability to understand actuarial practices.

Soft skills required:

• Highly organized, structured & proactive; ability to work with autonomy
• Good inter-cultural skills; ability to work in international environment
• Good networking; ability to quickly build an effective and trust-based relationship with all entities & Group correspondents;
• Curious, proactive, reactive with a good Business Sense
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure, remaining effective at all times whilst maintaining excellent attention to quality
• Ability to convince and challenge; Ability to influence
• 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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