General Accountant - Bank & Financing

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

For the parent company and main shipowner of the Group, the Accounting, Banks, and Intra-Group Financing service is responsible for the accounting operations related to the financing arrangements for subsidiaries and cash centralization.

In close collaboration with our shared service centers, particularly in India, the general accountant for Banks and Intra-Group Financing must analyze and understand the financial transactions between the various entities of the Group, based on a solid knowledge of information systems and interactions with other departments and subsidiaries.

In a complex, international, and multi-system environment, they will also need to propose solutions to establish the tools and processes aimed at structuring the work and improving internal controls.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Within the accounting department, the Accountant for Banks and Intra-Group Financing records the accounting transactions related to cash management agreements and current accounts. They justify and document the accounting balances for this scope, ensuring compliance with the closing schedule. They are also central to accounting compliance work.

Within their team, they are specifically responsible for:

• Recording invoices related to the netting process
• Managing the interest from cash management agreements (calculating, provisioning, billing)
• Analyzing and justifying the accounts within their scope
• Reconciling intercompany balances in the relevant area

The Accountant for Banks and Intra-Group Financing is expected to interact with other departments within the Accounting Division and all departments of the Financial Division: Tax, Treasury, Financial Control, Consolidation, as well as with the accounting teams of the Group's subsidiaries and shared service centers.

In order to strengthen the control environment, documentation and process improvement are particularly important aspects of the role:

• Formalizing accounting processes
• Describing accounting schemes
• Developing accounting controls

In this rapidly evolving environment, the Accountant for Banks and Intra-Group Financing will need to suggest and implement improvements in both tools and processes. In this capacity, they will also work closely with the Projects/IT teams.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• A minimum Master's degree (M2) in Accounting
• 5 years of experience in general accounting within an international group
• Strong proficiency in Excel and an interest in information systems
• Professional English, both spoken and written, with good comprehension and expression
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Autonomy, curiosity, and a sense of initiative
• Analytical and synthesis skills, ability to work on complex issues, critical thinking, adaptability/flexibility
• Experience with SAP would be an advantage

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !