Shipping Business Controller

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

You will analyse, validate and consolidate commercial, operational and financial information in order to provide maximum visibility of the shipping line’s activity to optimise decision-making for different departments within the Group. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• On a day-to-day basis, you will assist the line manager in managing his/her business (setting up, monitoring and developing indicators specific to each line + studies).
• As such, you will be responsible for producing the line’s forecast and actual results, and for drawing up the budget.
• You participate in the analysis of accounting discrepancies in order to identify any operational problems and monitor standards. You alert the manager to any deviations affecting the line’s accounts.
• You carry out studies and propose corrective measures to optimize the line’s performance.
• You present summary financial information to the management.

PROFILE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• You have a Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business administration, from a university, business or engineering school.
• You have a 1st experience in business controlling, ideally acquired within a large international group.
• You have a good command of IT and office automation tools, including Excel, Access and SQL queries.
• Your analytical and organizational skills, combined with your open-mindedness and good interpersonal skills, will be key to your success in this position.
• You have good command of English.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !

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