Transition Manager Finance

Project overview

Context

The objective of the mission is to support the client within the framework of a transition management setup in the Retirement Accounting department. The manager will be responsible for the department and will ensure the continuity of residual activities following the transfer of the Retirement Scheme.

Mission

As a transition manager, you will participate in defining the objectives and orientations of the Retirement Accounting, Treasury, and Real Estate department.

Objectives/Deliverables

Accounting Reliability and Department Management

Team Management

Coordination and Cross-functional Projects

External Relations

Accounting Information System

Candidate Profile

Education and Experience

Higher education: Bachelor's degree + 4 years minimum in accounting or equivalent.

Proven experience: 2 years minimum in retirement accounting, treasury, and real estate accounting.

Technical Skills

Skills in technical retirement and insurance accounting, treasury management, and real estate accounting.

Very good command of office tools and accounting and financial information systems.

Management Skills and Professional Qualities

Proven management skills and good interpersonal skills.

Listening skills, ability to gain buy-in and motivate teams.

Ability to work transversally and participate in internal and external projects.

Organizational skills, appetite for projects, and ability to be proactive.

Rigor and high standards in achieving objectives.

Work Environment

• Ensure the reliability of accounting operations and retirement accounts: take charge of the analytical review of accounts, accounting justification work, and the balance sheet, in order to secure the assigned scope (contributions, benefits, social action, Crepsa IGRS, financial, treasury).
• Propose solutions, determine costs, and organize the implementation of the chosen orientations within the framework of delegated responsibilities.
• Supervise and coordinate the department's retirement accounting work as well as the necessary human and material resources; determine and manage the provisional budget.
• Manage all activity indicators, ensure the reliability of procedures, and validate improvement solutions. Carry out and/or validate specific studies, dashboards, and surveys for the department.
• Contribute to the management of a team of 2 employees: support, recruitment, performance and potential evaluation, training needs assessment.
• Foster communication, motivate teams, and reconcile viewpoints.
• Exchange and cooperate with management departments (Shared Services Accounting, Management Control…), other departments (Corporate Retirement, Beneficiary Retirement, Internal Control, Audit…), and external stakeholders on current and future projects. Facilitate coordination for the client and support developments related to regulatory, accounting, fiscal, or information system changes.
• Be proactive in proposing necessary developments, in consultation with the various departments.
• Participate in cross-functional and community projects and be proactive for the Professional Alliance, Retirement, and Insurance (Crepsa IGRS) initiatives, as well as for internal projects concerning technical aspects and tools.
• Manage relations with statutory auditors and banking institutions, particularly for treasury activities.
• Ensure the coverage of the functional needs of the management departments (accounting and management control) related to the Coda (Unit 4) accounting software, in conjunction with the service provider responsible for the functional and technical monitoring and maintenance of this tool.

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 18 mois
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Paris, France, FR
• Languages: French