AXA Business Services - Finance Controller - CA

The AXA Group, a worldwide leader in Insurance and Asset Management, supports and advises its customers, individuals and businesses at every stage of their lives by meeting their needs for products and insurance, pension, savings and wealth transmission. Our expertise is expressed through a range of products and services tailored to each client in three major areas: property & casualty insurance, life & health insurance and asset management. Present in 59 countries, 161,000 AXA employees are committed to serve 103 million customers.

Created in January 2014, the Data Innovation Lab (DIL) acts for the Group as a business-focused center of expertise on data analytics to foster R&D for AXA's offers and services. The DIL supports AXA entities- big data projects by acting as an accelerator to carry out pilots and drives the creation of technological platforms to ease the operational roll-out. We have gathered both the latest data science tools and a team of experts in innovation, data and data science.

Within PBRC, The - Geographical poles- are two teams of Finance controllers. These teams are in charge of : - Analyzing and Challenging all financial and business information that is reported inhouse (such as for the Group Management Committee) or externally (for example to Auditors, Regulators or Investors) and ensure the relevancy and accuracy of the information delivered. This team is the key contact within PBRC for the entities concerning all reporting or accounting topic.

- Giving visibility to the various stakeholders on the results, on the performance and on the associated risks/uncertainties of each entities he / she is responsible for.

- This should notably be done by using various reports and tools such as IFRS consolidated accounts, forecasts, monthly activity indicators, strategic plans, non GAAP measures (margin analysis, ratio,- )

- Taking part of transversal finance projects or studies at Group Head Quarters- level

- Assisting their managers in coordinating and communicating both with entities and all Group functions that are involved in PBRC's finance processes (for example, with Investor Relations, Global Business Lines)

This requires an effective and trustful relationship with entities and strong interaction with other teams at PBRC such as the central consolidation and reporting unit but also all other teams including the SHIP Center of Excellence. Interaction extends to the Group CFO, the Group's strategic planning department, the Global Business lines, Investor Relations, and others depending on the process and deliveries.

The primary responsibilities are :

- Control and analyzing the consolidated financial statements - actual and forecast/ budgets, volume and profitability KPIs and Strategic plans

- Control compliance of the reported information with the Group instructions, timeline and PBRC methodologies.

- Identify and analyze risks and uncertainties that may impact Group financial statements,

- Assist the subsidiaries in their financial information process and in improving the quality, timeliness and efficiency of their reporting

- Contribute to the Group performance review for both inhouse and external disclosure.

- Actively contribute by engaging in transversal projects to improve quality of processes and the overall financial reporting at group level.

- Identify, facilitate and implement process improvement ideas to improve efficiency & gain productivity.

- Assist the Group audit process and effectively deal with various auditors

Qualification required: :

MBA/Master Degree in finance from premiere institute or Chartered Accountant

Minimum 6 year post qualification experience

Worked in Audit environment or in Insurance or financial services

Prior background on working (at least 2 years) with /as controller or auditor with exposure to consolidation, reporting or investment.

Technical skills required :

- Strong business analysis and synthesis skills

- Good working knowledge of insurance business

- Strong financial expertise and experience: IFRS rules, consolidation techniques

- Strong focus on Risk and controls

- Exposure to global work environment would be an advantage

- Good knowledge of MS Excel and MS Powerpoint a must & Knowledge of (SAP) Magnitude will be an advantage

Soft skills required :

- Good communication and strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with senior/ junior inhouse stakeholders & auditors

- Highly organized, structured & proactive

- Good inter-cultural skills

- Autonomous - ability to deliver independently or with limited supervision/ support with complete ownership of responsibilities assigned

- Good time management skills - Ability to meet tight timelines and manage adhoc deliverables is a must

- Quick learner

- Good team player and ability to work closely with onshore PBRC team/ supervisors

- Able to propose new processes or improvements in the existing processes for better financial controlling

- Have a transversal view and is able to assist the team in India on transversal topics

Shift Timing (Paris timing) : - 12:30 to 21:30