Accor is a global leader in hospitality, present in 110 countries with 5,487 hotels and 10,000 restaurants and bars. The group operates one of the most diversified integrated hotel ecosystems in the sector, thanks to more than 40 brands that include luxury and premium brands, midscale and economy offers, exclusive lifestyle concepts, entertainment and leisure venues, clubs, restaurants and bars, private residences, shared accommodations, concierge services, and co-working spaces.
Job Description
The position has an overall control and responsibility over all back-office aspects of the Group Treasury including but not limited to payments’ control and execution, confirmation of market transactions, cash pooling activities, internal current accounts monitoring and miscellaneous topics or projects for Corporate.
Additionally, the role will support the BO processes’ optimization, the procedures’ definition and will work closely with various teams (internal / external).
Drive efficiency to treasury position while ensuring compliance with Treasury & Financing Group Policy.
Main responsibilities:
Back-Office
- Control and confirm financial transactions traded by the Front-Office team
- Validate FO transactions in Titan application (external / internal deals)
- Support the preparation of internal loan agreements / confirmations when needed
- Control, execute and monitor recurring payments in Kyriba (FX settlements, interco flows, ...) + Follow-up of the timeline related to transactions’ due dates
- Update the banks SSI according to the needs (internal / external)
- Analyze the bank fees/interests and establish a monthly follow-up report
- Help the interface’s project (Titan-Kyriba) for internal deals (cash flows/payments)
Cash management
- Back up for daily cash management by area (Corporate, Europe, MEA, Ennismore)
- Follow the bank account openings / closures and bank signatories’ updates
- Manage the pending daily forecasts impacting the cash position with other treasurers
- Control current accounts, correct entries/impacts when necessary, and be the entry point for the Accounting team’s requests
- Support the other treasurers in their own daily tasks and in specific treasury projects
Transversal
- Ensure appropriate documentations, processes are put in place and comply with group policies.
- Identify process improvement opportunities within the Back Office activities
Qualifications
Typical background
- Master degree, business school or university with a major in Finance or Treasury Management
- First professional experience like an internship is not mandatory but would be an added value
Competencies
- Knowledges in Corporate Finance
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, analytical mindset, collaborative-driven spirit
- Managing challenging environment and being able to set priorities in daily tasks and other topics/projects
- Showing developed communication capacities to ensure proper understanding of Group stakes vis-à-vis internal or external counterparties
- Strong and continual attention to detail
- Fluent in French and English
