Internship - Internal Controller

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.

THE ROLE :

Reporting to the Manager of Finance Internal Control at Head Office, you will participate to the internal control deployment within the finance network with the orientations defined by the Group to mitigate the risks relative to the finance processes and organization. 

RESPONSIBILITIES :

With the support of the finance internal control team, you will contribute to (a) guarantee the compliance to external regulations such as international economic sanctions and French Sapin II anti-corruption law and (b) the deployment of various projects to maintain a strong internal control environment within the Group. 

You will participate in the following : 

• Definition, design, and implementation of:

1. Automated accounting and finance controls in the new Group ERP system
2. Specific controls for the shipping and corporate structure 
3. KPI on certain metrics and processes

• Definition and redaction of Business Requirements and follow up projects (in-house developments or external provider solution) on automation or Data Analytics.

1. Perform project management to ensure delivery of identified solutions
2. Perform testing phases (UAT), analysis and investigation of the results
3. Identification of improvement, errors; redaction of correction, to sharpen existing tool 

• Participation in the redaction (or review) of accounting / finance procedures
• Work on database and excel
• Prepare reporting slides for presentation and management
• Participate and animate some meetings
• Contribution to the monitoring activities in the Group Internal Control platform, including updates of the database and definition (or adaptation) of test plans for controls already implemented in the platform

You will interact and liaise with many other departments in a multicultural environment such as accounting, shared service centers, IT on transversal matters, and be fully autonomous on some topics.

PROFILE AND QUALIFICATIONS :

• You are currently enrolled in a Master 2, with finance/accounting specialization (audit, IT/finance).
• A previous experience in audit or internal control in a multinational company is a plus.
• You are dynamic, proactive and result oriented. You have good analytical and synthesis skills and a team spirit to work in a multicultural environment. 
• You have strong knowledge of Excel (Pivot table, database management, etc.) and PowerPoint.
• Fluent French and English levels are mandatory (please note one of the interviews will be conducted in English).

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