Cost Controller - Temporary

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

The job holder will take responsibility for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing operational costs to ensure financial efficiency and compliance. You will work closely with internal departments and external partners to secure cost control processes and contribute to overall performance improvement.

WORK RELATIONSHIP

Internal: All departments, GBS teams

External: Customers, Vendors, Auditors

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. [COST CONTROLLER] Procure-to-Pay Support & Control: Ensure that costs are duly and efficiently controlled; Be responsible for controlling Trade Invoices registered by the AP Booking Team within the agreed timeline. The P2P, or Procure to Pay, cycle is focused on the Supplier processing (Invoicing till payment) activities. The Cost Control Function, ensure the authenticity of Trade Invoices (in scope) before they are paid. Also, includes the key accounting validation of the Trade Invoices registered in the system. This is critical to the P2P process as this works as the check point to safeguard incorrect payments made to suppliers.

• Invoice Approval at 2nd level (includes Quality and Business aspect to an invoice) *
• Identifying incorrect invoices and following up with respective stakeholders to correct them*
• Follow up on Rejection to resolution cycle*
• Raise and follow business claims with service providers*
• Monitor SSC RFIs taking proper initiative to resolve the ticket in time or push the ticket owners to do it
• Identify and correct recurrent issues delaying P2P process
• Monitor Special Agreements/Rebates and request credit notes from vendors
• Support P2P digital solutions deployment with the suppliers
• Request and follow urgent approval requirements.

2. [COST ANALYST] Cost Efficiency: Develop and implement methods to improve group operating margin

• Find, implement and follow initiatives or projects willing to optimize group margin.
• Follow up of Company KPIs on cost saving & Local Revenue and work on improvement.
• Conduct the Savings Program (cost savings, cost increase, revenues increase) measurement and update actual performance on the dashboard.
• Support spot procurement request performing vendor cost analysis and informing main relevant points for negotiation
• Ad-hoc reports and tasks if required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFILE

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Logistics and Transportation, and/or Accounting.
• Experience:

• Experience on AP, management accounting, costing, cost analysis.
• At least 3 years of working experience in finance and accounting. Shipping or logistics experience is a plus.
• Good communication, effective interact with other departments and hard-working.\

• Required competencies:
  • Knowledge of the legal / or regulatory frame
  • Knowledge of the accounting process and techniques
  • Knowledge of tax standards

• Document management and archiving.
• English.
• Software / IT Applications: Good at MS Office, SAP.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !