Consolidation Expert

**Job Description**:
**About AXA**

As a world-leading insurance company, we act for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working for 105 million customers, we’ve created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we’re nurturing a culture of respect, for each other, for our customers and the communities around us. Join AXA and you’ll feel like you belong, are included and can thrive. You’ll be able to shape the way you work and truly grow your potential as you seek out new opportunities, push boundaries and benefit people in critical moments of their lives. This is your chance to build the tomorrow you want. Know you can.

**About the entity**

AXA is becoming a sustainable tech-led company and at AXA Group Operations we are one of the major catalysts for this transformation.

We set the tone by triggering and empowering the evolution of our insurance business model through technology and innovation, driving its concrete implementation globally at speed, with a high quality of advisory and execution.

We are present across 17 countries with committed, highly qualified teams. We leverage technology, data, sourcing, security and investment allocation in a global way, but also achieve economies of scale and synergies when necessary.

At AXA Group Operations, we want to be recognized in three fields of action:

- State-of-the-art Data Technology to drive customer experience
- State-of-the-art Procurement & Sourcing to drive efficiency and better manage risks
- High-Performing Global Team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities.

**Where will you be in the organization?**

**The division**

You will join AXA Group Operations Finance. This division drives and monitors Group Operations strategic plan, sets budgets and efficiency targets, follows up and controls actuals versus budget targets, while providing timely, accurate and adequate financial information to enable thorough decision-making and ensuring compliance with local regulations.

Our main missions:

- Drive and monitor AXA GO strategic plan, budgets and efficiency targets. Track and control actuals compared to budget targets.
- Establish and maintain cost accounting for AXA GO.
- Define mechanisms for cost recharging to Entities, set rules to account for the financial implications of services provided, and monitor cash management.
- Prepare and provide financial statements in compliance with regulatory requirements, ensure adherence to local and international tax regulations.
- Coordinate and manage M&A projects (divestitures, internal transfer, business transfer) at AXA GO level.

Our division is composed of several departments with respective accountabilities:

- Controlling
- Commercial Finance
- Accounting
- Corporate Finance
- Finance Transformation

Within the Accounting Department, Accounting Consolidation team gathers IFRS Consolidation, Operational Accounting and Central Treasury. The Consolidation Expert will be the key point of contact for IFRS Consolidation topics.

**About the job**

The Consolidation Expert will be responsible for preparing AXA GO SAS consolidated accounts submitted to AXA group headquarters (PBRC and GPM) in accordance with IFRS standards. He/she will ensure accurate and timely analysis of financial statements and will also coordinate budgeting and forecasting phases with different stakeholders (Controlling, Accounting, etc). He/she will be responsible for ensuring timely completion of financial reporting according to established deadlines.

**Main missions**
- Prepare quarterly consolidated figures from statutory accounts: extraction of general ledgers from SAP S/4HANA and perform appropriate IFRS restatements in Excel.
- Submit AXA GO SAS consolidated figures (including its two branches AXA GO Portugal and AXA GO Morocco) in the package in Magnitude.
- Make sure a full audit-trail is available to explain statutory to IFRS reporting differences.
- Manage the whole quarterly closing process and analyze actual P&L/balance-sheet versus. forecast and explain variances.
- Manage intercompany reporting follow-up and reconciliation process.
- Prepare supporting materials for clearance meetings (presentations to AXA Group).
- Handle all requests coming from Group Consolidation and Group Controlling teams.
- Ensure financial statements compliance with Group Accounting policies and memos.
- Perform ad-hoc analysis and reporting if required (sustainability reporting, CSRD implementation, etc).
- Participate in SAP S/4HANA project during the enchancement phase in order to integrate consolidation entries in the accounting tool.

**Education and experience**

Master Degree in Accounting or Finance (Business school or university, DSCG, Master CCA, CPA preparation)
**Experience**
- A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Consolidation, Accounting, Auditing with a strong background or understanding of consolidation