Associate Level 1 - PS Paris IT & OF C&E

Position Purpose

The Jobholder is responsible for the timely and accurate reporting in financial and management accounting systems, production of the monthly expenses accounting and management reporting including preparation of standard and ad hoc reports, supporting the annual expense budget & periodic forecasts exercise, calculation of intercompany charges/billing, responding to audit queries and coordinating with various teams to ensure proper completion of monthly deliverable.

All local reporting is performed in accordance with relevant and applicable instructions, requirements within the deadlines set forth, with complete audit trail to follow.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Management Accounting & Control Functions

Perform month-end financial closing for their entities

Perform reconciliation between Accounting system and Financial ledger to substantiate balances and breaks solving

On a timely basis, provide complete and accurate financial data to the Reporting Team for report production

Provide assistance in responding to questions / requests for information to auditors, regulators

Escalating problems / issues to the team manager

Providing quality service to other groups

Support the production of the annual expense budget and periodic forecasts from a transversal perspective

Be hands on with Excel.

Support and manage activities around allocation of costs and overheads to various Business Lines in a timely manner.

Provide various ad hoc requests and analysis as would be required from time to time by onshore stakeholders.

Contributing Responsibilities

Projects, Systems Support, Operational Process Improvements

Assist in identifying process improvements in production, control procedures, and workflow organization to increase the team's efficiency and effectiveness

Participate in the upgrades / version releases of respective reporting tools, as well as system amendments / enhancements required to facilitate new / modified reporting requirements. In connection with this effort, assist in user acceptance testing and trouble-shooting after deployment.

Help document operational process improvements in production, control procedures, and workflow organization to support team's efficiency and effectiveness initiatives. Also, assist in integrating and streamlining the reporting under the team's responsibility.

Provide cross-training to colleagues and perform specific duties as assigned (e.g. coverage for colleagues)

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• At least 0 to 2 years of experience in accounting and management reportingExcellent PC skills; ability to learn new systems quicklyAdvanced knowledge of MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, charts, and graphs)Working knowledge and understanding MS Access and VB Macros desirableGood analytical skills and understanding of cost allocation methodologies

Specific Qualifications(if required)

MBA Finance / CA

Skills Referential

Behavioral Skills:

Communication skills - oral & written

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Transversal Skills:

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Analytical Ability

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Ability to implement relevant and timely controls

Education Level:

CA or equivalent

Experience Level:

0 to 2 years