Join to apply for the Project & General Expenses Controller role at AXA Partners. You will review consistency of business cases, actuals and budget forecasts to provide decision makers with accurate financial inputs and validate project budgets. Project controlling
Consolidate and present Project reporting (Budget, Forecast 1, Forecast 2, Pre‐Closing Full Year, Quarterly Closing) for the total AXA Partners IT Project scope, reconciling figures, ensuring data quality and explaining variances.
Propose initiatives to improve processes, reporting format and data quality.
dedicated cost centres, FTE reports) to capitalize/amortise project costs and ensure compliance with accounting standards.
Calculate capitalisation and amortisation for IT and NON‐IT projects.
Review and approve business cases and project quotations.
Provide detailed guidance and training to ensure consistency and quality of business cases.
Monitor monthly that project costs and net recurring savings are consistent with business cases;
Contribute to theProject Portfolio Quarterly review.
Control and steering of AXA Partners staff costs and FTE
Enforce strict discipline on recognition and liquidation of staff cost accruals (paid holidays, bonuses, pensions, shared‐based payments).
Coordinate with HR to reconcile actual FTE/staff costs with accounting and payroll systems.
Prepare and maintain general staff cost projections, considering salary review assumptions, hiring plans and FTE reductions.
Challenge budget, strategic plan and forecasts reported by country teams;
ensure periodic reporting and monitoring of actuals to meet targets.
Prepare timely and accurate personnel cost reports (including bridge data analysis) and provide structured feedback on main topics and trends.
Manage quarterly headcount/FTE monitoring and perform ad‐hoc studies (e.G., Master's degree in accounting, Controlling or similar - mandatory. Training in Effective Process Excellence/Business Process Management, including process mapping;
Lean training preferred.
5+ years of experience in expenses management and/or budget controlling within a large finance organization, preferably in finance and insurance companies.
Experience with expenses process and expenses system design, testing, implementation, and end‐user support/training.
Experience in analytical techniques (BI, data modelling, statistics).
In‐depth understanding and interest in the management and reengineering of end‐to‐end finance processes and systems (notably accounting and reporting, budgeting, databases).
Experience coordinating a network of stakeholders from various backgrounds (business, IT, etc.).
Experience in a multi‐cultural environment;
fluent English required.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence cross‐functional teams and senior management.
Ability to balance multiple projects and competing priorities.
Protecting the forests is part of our commitment: every new recruit (with a permanent contract) has a tree planted.
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