Finance Internal Control Expert

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

YOUR ROLE

Reporting to the Head of Finance Internal Control, you participate to the internal control deployment and monitoring within the finance network according to orientations defined by the Group to minimize the risks relative to the finance processes and organization. 

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

As part of the Finance Internal Control, you will have 2 main roles:

•    SAP GRC:
- Review business roles and authorization matrix.
- Implement Segregation of Duties (SOD) within SAP GRC tool and its compensating controls.
- Streamline processes among all stakeholders.
- Review provided risk analysis.
- Resolve conflicts of interests or define compensatory controls.
- Participate in the design of new single roles and business roles.
- Ensure the development of in-house SAP reports, inbuilt workflow, or specific transactions.
- Implement business automated controls in the tool and coordinate yearly testing.
- Manage the relationship with External Auditors and be the Group referent on these matters.

•    Finance internal Control:
- Participate in the deployment of the core internal control environment, including documenting and maintaining the library of risks and controls on the finance processes, monitoring of regulatory framework including Sapin II French anticorruption law, design, and implementation of new controls.
- Follow up internal control self-assessment campaigns to the CFOs, consolidate reporting and monitor action plans.
- Perform independent testing of controls.
- Provide trainings to the finance community on various internal control matters.
- Participate to initiatives of control automations and projects to reinforce the internal control environment.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

•    Master’s degree in finance, audit, accounting, engineering, or information systems.
•    Minimum 5+ years of experience in Internal Control, Internal Audit or External Audit (Big 4).
•    Experience with SAP GRC implementation, configuration, and customization.
•    Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
•    Fluent in French and English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !