STAGE - Financial Analyst Intern - H/F

Job description

Business Support and Intelligence Unit (BSID) is responsible for performance monitoring within the Group. Its objective is to coordinate a regular dialogue with the entities in order to deliver to the Group Management Committee of AXA information on the financial, operational and strategic performance of the entities. BSID is made of 3 Regional Heads based in Paris and Hong Kong, under the supervision of the Head of BSID. BSID is working in close collaboration with local top Management (CEOs, CFOs, Heads of Controlling) and Group central functions (GBLs, COO, Group IT, Group Marketing, HR and technical teams, PBRC, GCD).

Role and Responsibilities:
The main mission of the BSID intern is to assist the relevant Associate/ Analyst in monitoring the Markets he/she is part of for the Group Management Committee with the objective of informing key stakeholders of the performance of the entities on a monthly basis, provide relevant recommendations to improve business performance and monitor the implementation of strategic decisions.

Therefore, the BSID intern is expected to:
• Support BSID Associate and Analyst in preparing monthly reporting covering financial and non-financial performance indicators;
• Support BSID Associate and Analyst in providing regular update on business performance and budget execution;
• Participate to forecasting, financial planning and budgeting processes;
• With the support of BSID Associate/ Analyst, prepare benchmarking analysis with external competitors;
• With the support of BSID Associate/ Analyst, prepare ad hoc analysis on business / financial topics

The main activities of the BSID intern are to:
• Participate in the production of the monthly reporting provided by the entities as well as assist the entities in delivering the information if required;
• Analyse the financial and business information reported by the entities;

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Starting date: March 2021

Education: Business/ Engineering school or Master in Finance/ Strategy

Expected skills :
• Good understanding of finance and reporting principles, notably accounting and consolidation principles / standards
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to organise, analyse and summarise
• Ability to present in a synthetic and clear way the work results

Fluent in English