International Management Controller M/F

Finance

Keolis is one of the world leaders in shared mobility and a preferred partner for Mobility Organizing Authorities. In 2024, the Group experienced significant growth with a turnover of 7.7 billion euros (+9.6% compared to 2023). Present in 13 countries, our 70,000 employees work every day to offer a credible alternative to the individual car and thus accelerate the ecological transition.

Together, we co-construct safe, efficient, and sustainable public transport solutions. Our ambition is to imagine and deploy these mobilities to serve every territory, for a better quality of life for all and for each individual.

Context

The International Finance Department is recruiting an international management controller for the Northern Europe zone (Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, turnover of approx. €900M).

This position is dedicated to performance management and investment monitoring for the General Management of the Northern Europe Business Unit (BU) and our shareholders.

It also interfaces with many stakeholders at Headquarters (Group Finance Department, Accounting Department, Financing & Treasury Department...), and our subsidiaries (subsidiary financial directors and management controllers).

The position is based at the Group headquarters, in La Défense / Courbevoie.

Occasional travel (maximum 2 times per year) within Europe is to be expected.

Missions

Within a team of 5 people, you will join a stimulating work environment combining transformation and development. In this position, you will be responsible for:

Driving the management cycle (acting as a relay for monthly closing instructions and the budgeting process) and managing financial results based on key indicators (turnover, EBIT, Operating Free Cash Flow) through demanding and continuous management dialogue, in close proximity to local finance teams

Contributing to all projects or analyses aimed at the continuous improvement of our financial management

Coordinating, synthesizing, and presenting investment reporting via our new EPM tool Pigment, for all our international subsidiaries. This involves being the tool's referent for our international users and the central team (International Finance Department) and understanding the accounting standards applicable to our investments (IFRS16, IFRIC12) in coordination with the Consolidation department

Profile

Master's degree (business school, engineering school, or university equivalent); you have acquired at least 2 years of experience in audit, or transaction services, in the consulting world; or at the headquarters of an international group, within a finance department (management controller, financial analyst, project financing...)

Fluent English (spoken and written), as all documentation and interactions with subsidiaries are conducted in English

Perfect mastery of the Office Pack (including advanced Excel)

Knowledge of one or more of the following tools is a plus: SAP BFC (financial consolidation), Power BI (visualization), Pigment (EPM).

Ability to work in a demanding and transforming environment

Rigor, organization, sense of service, synthesis and analysis skills

Good interpersonal skills, taste for teamwork

Good ability to adapt and integrate

The ability to anticipate and adapt will be major assets for the continuous improvement of the financial reporting process.