Title: Financial Analyst
Paris, FR
Overview
We’re seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our team in Bois-Colombes, Paris. This permanent position plays a key role in supporting the GPC East finance team, partnering closely with stakeholders across the Africa South region. If you thrive in analytical environments and enjoy solving complex problems, this could be the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career.
As a Financial Analyst, you will provide critical financial insights to the Business Unit Finance Manager, enabling effective financial planning, management, and strategic decision‑making. You’ll also collaborate with local finance teams across the business unit, helping to improve tools, standardize working methods, and continuously elevate the quality of financial deliverables. In this role, you will be instrumental in promoting a robust culture of compliance and operational excellence.
What will you be doing?
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Business Unit Reporting
Produce monthly P&L and balance sheet analyses for Africa South business unit, including variance analysis, in line with Corporate and Region closing timetable. With a focus on the tasks below:
- Organise annual reporting schedule in collaboration with GPC East reporting team
- Report and analyse project monthly variances
- Consolidate Sonamet joint-venture data in the reporting system (actuals, project and yard/overhead costs forecast, etc.)
- Analyse business unit cash forecast
- Review Overhead and OOC costs reported by the Finance Resources Centre
- Investigate any unexpected variance or reporting issue on project or JVs
- Consolidate monthly lease submissions across the sub-region
- Prepare ad-hoc reports as required
- Monitor and control sub-region legal entities forecasts (LEF) once per quarter
- Prepare a meaningful balance sheet dashboard once per quarter and propose corrections where needed
Project Compliance
The role is responsible for providing assurance on project accounting and adherence to key controls, in particular:
- Control, challenge and sign project closing documents on a monthly basis: POC Sheets, accrual sheets, PMSR
- Produce project COSA every quarter
- Ensure ALM for projects is updated regularly and is enforced
What experience would we like you to have?
Please note, if you don’t tick all the boxes below but believe you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying. We would encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience.
- Educated to master’s degree level in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
- Advanced MS Office skills, particularly Excel. Experience using SAP S4 Hana or similar finance ERP system would be beneficial.
- Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across teams, both written and verbal.
- Able to stay focused and effective during busy periods.
- Good organisational skills, attention to detail and a self-checking approach
- Fluency in English; French is a benefit
- Proactive and positive toward changes and new demands.
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