French Retailer Trading Office - Business controller & Process Optimizer

This role plays an integral part of our Finance Department.

Position:          Business Controller

Report To:       Finance & Administration Manager

Job Description:

Business partnering

• Support F&A Manager in daily operations (budgets, forecasts, transformation projects, ad-hoc analyses)
• Define, develop, and monitor internal performance indicators

Budgeting

• Orchestrate the budgetary process with different stakeholders of the business unit, consolidate and challenge budgets
• Seek management validation, input budgets (P&L + balance sheet) in Group consolidation ERP and internal follow-up tools

Performance monitoring

• Prepare monthly financial landings, analyze variances, and take corrective action with the F&A Manager when needed

Financial Reporting

• Communicate with Group headquarters on corporate reporting and decisions
• Prepare weekly internal operational reporting
• Assist F&A Manager and accounting teams during monthly closings
• Cash forecast and treasury management
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly cash forecasts communicated to Group headquarters
• Monitor daily treasury movements

Process Improvement

• Improve productivity by automating processes, removing duplication, and coordinating information flows
• Contribute to system enhancement projects and maintain accurate accounting and finance documentation (SOP)
• Support company-wide initiatives to improve processes and performance
• Support ERP transition from HFM to Onestream

All the activities should be on the basis of Casino ethic rules.

Job Requirements:

Educational background

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related discipline, from Business School or University

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in management control, reporting and/or data analysis

Language

• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• French speaking is an advantage

Computer skills

• Strong MS Office Excel skills including the ability to create, manipulate and formulate spreadsheets; knowledge of spreadsheet functionality including v-lookup, pivot tables, charts and graphing
• VBA, SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau

Qualities

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking skills
• Detail-oriented, with a focus on data accuracy and consistency checks
• Proactive and positive, with the ability to deliver projects and to meet reporting and other deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the ability to interact directly with all company functions and Group headquarters
• High level of confidentiality, with appropriate handling of sensitive information

We offer good remuneration package to the right candidate including 5 days work, Flexible working hours and partial Work from Home, Bank Holidays, 15 days annual leaves, Medical & Dental Insurance, Bonus and Double Pay.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates with the required skills and experience. Interested candidates can send resume, application letter, expected salary and date of availability through JobsDB/Seek.

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

For more information about our company, please free to visit our website: https://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/