Group FP&A Analyst F/H/NB
Ipsos
- Paris
- CDI
- Temps-plein
It plans to reach a turnover for € 3 billion in 2025 with a combination of organic growth and acquisitions as outlined in its strategic plan 2022 - 2025 “The Heart Of Science and Data” released last year.
The scope of Group controlling duties has been growing over the last five years in line with the overall growth of the Ipsos group. It covers the following fields of activity:
- Group Financial Planning & Analysis (8 HC)
- Group IT costs Controlling (2 HC)
- M&A Finance Managers (2 HC), in collaboration with the Global Head of M&AJob purposeAs a FP&A Analyst, you will play a vital role in managing and optimizing our financial performance. You work closely with all the countries in one geographic area to bring performance analysis and accurate estimates for strategic growth.Financial PlanningYou review monthly performance (full P&L) for your scope of responsibilities by:
- Preparing impactful overview of your area including risks and opportunities
- Focusing and challenging KPI (AOT, TO, gross margin and operating profit)
- Controlling your costs (payroll, general expenses, and central costs)Budget planning and estimates
- You take part in the Budget phase including kick-off, drop-in sessions and setting of P&L targets per region.
- You collaborate with the countries CFOs to validate the final version of the budget.
- You track all the variances and give recommendations to get budget back in line.
- You build your own estimates on Top and challenge the local ones.Performance Business Analysis
- On a day-to-day basis, you are:
- The key contact for all regional and country CFO to explain group policies and requirements and ensure compliance.
- The cost keeper with specific focus on payroll, headcounts, and all related concerns (attrition, retention, restructuring costs…) to meet the Budget guidance.
- Lead revenue analysis to identify risks and opportunities for maximizing revenue recognition.
- You contribute to the five-year plan submission once a year and various business & financial analyses.Finance Business Partnering
- You are a key business partner for Top Management and give insights for your scope of responsibilities.
- You complete various analyses to support Investor Relations, or Ipsos Committees (Group Management Committee, Strategy and ESG Committee…).
- You participate to transversal and special projects on an ad-hoc basis.Qualifications and experience- English: fluent
- Minimum 5 years of experience, ideally started by years in Big 4 or equivalent Audit firm or as a FP&A Analyst / Controller in a multinational corporation.
- Agile, high level of autonomy, team player in dynamic environment, curious, proactive, mentally flexible, looking for self-improvement.
- Strong technical and analytical skills.About Us: Ipsos est l'une des plus grandes sociétés de recherche au monde et actuellement la seule gérée principalement par des chercheurs, se classant au premier rang des organismes de recherche à service complet pendant quatre années consécutives. Avec plus de 75 solutions différentes basées sur les données et une présence sur 90 marchés, Ipsos rassemble des experts en recherche, mise en œuvre, méthodologiques et en la matière du monde entier, combinant des experts thématiques et techniques pour fournir des recherches et des informations de qualité supérieure. En termes simples, nous aidons les plus grandes entreprises à résoudre certains de leurs plus gros problèmes, en servant plus de 5 000 clients à travers le monde en leur fournissant des recherches, des données et des informations sur leurs marchés cibles. Et nous sommes fiers d'annoncer que nous avons reçu notre certification Great Place to Work pour 2022&2023!