Director Financial Operations
CMA CGM

Job Info

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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 Dir, Financial Operations & Performance plans and directs all administrative, financial, and operational activities for the organization's US Agency CFO, SVP.

Responsibilities:

• Driving decisions and top management by reporting and liaising with stakeholders:
• Serving as liaison with finance employees, directors, Senior Leadership Team and CFO regarding project updates, proposals, and planning
• Serving as finance expert on collections, accounting, cost and revenue control as well as business performance. Handling inquiries, developing action plans, and assisting with preparation and dissemination of communications
• Working closely with CEO, COO and CCO Chiefs of Staff
• Developing and building on relationships with all employees for increased efficiency and responsiveness of existing operations, and helping define new operational strategies
• Organizing, gathering and communication information Agency Finance information to SLT and HO management. Ensure an accurate and clear reporting, along with recommendations
• Work cross functionally to gather momentum and key data to drive projects forwards
• Finance projects and process improvements:
• Analyze & improve finance processes and KPIs, drive improvement initiatives and manage related training needs for the regional finance team
• Actively supporting the finance teams and engaging in presentations to the top management level.
• Finance Business performance team management:
• Manage project management team of two
• Through data analytics, reporting and establishing improvement plans, in collaboration with the finance functional leaders, establishing indicators, structuring data sets, building performance dashboards, monitoring and challenging each functional team towards excellence.
• Analyzing current operational methodologies, proposing improvements, identifying system errors and quality controls you build and analyze reports, challenge KPIs and monitor improvements.
• Designing and leading core finance projects to maximizing finance performance and process.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Strong financial background including accounting, cost and revenue control, collections and business performance management
• Methodical and logical thinker with the ability to transform complex technical issues and ideas in to simple and non-technical terms
• Ability to quickly analyze data and take decisive action
• Ability to prioritize and cope with high pressure on short notice
• Attention to detail, and excellent analytical skills
• Must be comfortable working with large amounts of data
• Proactive attitude, team player, with good interpersonal and organizational skills
• Continuous improvement and accountability on provided DATA sets
• Proficient computer skills to include all Microsoft applications (MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Access, MS SQL)
• Exceptional skills building various PowerPoint presentations in different formats.
• Fluent in English, knowledge of French a plus. Comfortable in multicultural environments

• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred

• General Experience 10-15 years, Industry Experience 3-5 years

Come along on CMA CGM's adventure !

Nearest Major Market: Hampton Roads

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