Center of Excellence (COE) Intern
The Reporting Center of Excellence is an internal advisory team responsible for:
- Reviewing external disclosures to provide a second line of review and ensure statutory compliance of financial publications
- Preparing Group Executive Committee (COMEX) and Group Audit Committee presentations on large complex accounting transactions and external reporting , as well as contributing to the governance processes over the Group wide accounts.
- Reviewing complex transactions, in line with IFRS and local accounting standards, reviewing the business documentation and drafting the corresponding accounting memos, in collaboration with business units, local teams, etc;
- Monitoring IFRS 17 and local accounting standards developments , analysing their impacts and coordinating IFRS or other financial lobbying activities;
- Preparing and conducting IFRS trainings for the finance community
- Developing and documenting SCOR’s accounting interpretations and positions
The CoE is also regularly involved in projects impacting financial reporting.
Key stakeholders
- Auditors
- Group Consolidation, Life and P&C Reporting and production teams
- Local entity finance teams
- Investor relations
- ALM & Group Treasury
- Company secretarial
- FP&A
- Life and P&C Business Partners
- Corporate Sustainability Office
- Regulatory Affairs team
- Assist in coordinating producing and presenting the accounting analysis for COMEX and Audit Committee presentations (ad hoc and quarterly close presentations);
- Assist in investigating and solving IFRS/local Gaap/S2 accounting questions and issues through thorough fact finding, research on technical aspects and applying existing SCOR accounting guidance;
- Support the drafting and implementation of appropriate finance policies and procedures for the production of externally reported information;
- Contribute to the monitoring of IFRS and local accounting standards developments, analysing their impacts for SCOR
- Support the preparation, and participate in conducting IFRS trainings to ensure that the entire finance team globally are adequately trained and maintain core IFRS knowledge;
- Supporting the preparation of the semi‑annual report through consistency checks and review
- Bac +4/5 level (Master’s degree) from a university or business school, with a major in Finance or Accounting
- Fluent in English and French
- Strong proficiency in MS Office, particularly Word and PowerPoint
- Flexible, proactive and responsive to thrive in a constantly evolving environment
- Excellent analytical skills
- Team player, collaborative
- Issue resolution skills / solution oriented
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills