Investment Accounting Senior Controller

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YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT

The headquarters of the AXA Group (GIE AXA) brings together our corporate activities. It provides guidance and support to subsidiaries around the world, to ensure the coordination and monitoring of the Group's global strategy, the application of its standards, the consistency of commercial approaches and the sharing of best practices. The headquarters gathers approximately 1000 employees and is distinguished by its strong international culture (45 nationalities), which makes it a rich and stimulating place to work.

Within the Group, you will join the Group Financial Controlling department (“PBRC” for Planning, Budget, Results, Central), dedicated to analyzing and commenting the financial information to the AXA top management and to external parties (shareholders, analysts, auditors and supervisors). This department is under the control of the AXA Group CFO.

Within this Department, you will be part of the team SHIP Investment Accounting & Report (IAR) team in charge of AXA Germany, AXA Life Europe & AXA Belgium

SHIP (SHared Investment accounting Platform) is a part of the Investment Accounting & Controlling Program, launched in 2006 under the AXA Group CFO sponsorship. This Program aimed at harmonizing systems, processes & organization for Investment Accounting in the world

The main objective of the SHared Investment accounting Platform (SHIP) is:

• Implementing a shared investment platform for the largest worldwide insurance entities
• Harmonizing processes and accounting standards
• Setting up a Shared Services Organization

The platform is operated by two shared organizations: a Center of Excellence (CoE) acting as a hub for technical expertise, located in Paris – France, and a Financial Shared Service Center (FSSC) located in Bangalore and Pune - India.

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSABILITIES:

Your objective

As Investment Accounting Controller of SHIP Center of Excellence, you will support the Country Account Manager in managing the relationship with entities in your scope regarding investment accounting and reporting. You will contribute to deliver statutory, regulatory and IFRS9 financial statements along with related reporting. In this context, you will collaborate with a team of professionals in the COE and oversee the activities performed by the FSSC team.

Main activities

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Serving as the Point of Contact for Group and local accounting, investment, and risk teams on all matters related to investment accounting under IFRS9, Local GAAP, and Solvency GAAP
• Monitoring end-to-end closing processes, including the control framework that enables the sign-off of local and IFRS9 financial statements. You will review all reports prepared by the FSSC and validate their consistency for the entities within your scope.
• Assisting or leading cross-functional missions to implement new requirements (new local GAAP and IFRS9 rules, regulatory reporting requests) and contributing to the enhancement of existing processes.
• Supporting management in various cross-functional missions and process improvements, collaborating closely with other CoE teams, including initiatives for further automation of reporting and the convergence of processes across countries.
• Analyzing and supporting the implementation of new investment strategies. You will help coordinate information flows between local investment departments, local and group PBR, and potentially other countries within the CoE to maintain coherence in the accounting process.

YOUR PROFILE

Technical and professional skills:

• Strong knowledge of accounting and financial mechanisms, IFRS rules, and insurance principles acquired through a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Familiarity with the Finance process domain (Trade and asset services, Investment accounting and reporting, audit).
• Proficiency in Office Suite; experience with SAP Magnitude is a plus
• Proficiency in English is mandatory.
• A second language (French or German) is an asset.

Soft skills and competencies :

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Highly organized and structured; capable of working autonomously.
• Curious, proactive, and reactive, with a solid business acumen.
• Strong intercultural competence; able to thrive in an international environment.
• Quick to establish effective and trust-based relationships with all entities and Group correspondents.
• Persuasive and able to challenge effectively.
• Open to change and adaptable.
• A collaborative team player.

WHY JOIN US

You will join:

• A responsible company, towards people, including its employees and customers, and towards the planet
• A company with strong values
• A company promoting internal mobility and the training of its employees
• A company offering many benefits (learn more here: Reward & Benefits | AXA Group )
• A flexible company, allowing hybrid work, in the office and from home.

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