Support function cost controlling director

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Group ControllingDirector(H/F)

Finance,e-Quarter

WHAT IS EDENRED?

Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments and the everyday companion for people at work, connecting more than 60 million users and more than2 million partner merchants in 44 countries via 1 million corporate clients.Edenred offers specific-purpose payment solutions for food (such as meal benefits), engagement (such as gift cards and engagement platforms), mobility (such as multi-energy solutions, including EV charging, maintenance, toll and parking) and corporate payments (such as virtual cards). 

True to the Group's purpose, "Enrich connections. For good.", these solutions enhance users’ well-being and purchasing power. They improve companies’ attractiveness and efficiency, and vitalize the employment market and the local economy. They also foster access to healthier food, more environmentally friendly products and sustainable mobility.

Edenred’s 12,000 employees are committed to making the world of work a connected ecosystem that is safer, more efficient and more responsible every day.In 2024, thanks to its global technology assets, the Group managed close to €45 billion in business volume, primarily carried out via mobile applications, online platforms and cards.Edenred is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and included in the following indices: CAC Large 60, Euronext 100, Euronext Tech Leaders, FTSE4Good, DJSI Europe Index, DJSIWorld Index, and MSCI Europe.


VIBE WITH US

This position is part of the rollout of a structured and ambitiousGrouplevelframework dedicated to cost controlling for support functions (Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Procurement, Corporate). Theobjectiveis to equip the organization with a sustainable steering model for structural costs, strengthen operational efficiency, and provide strategicdecisionmakingsupport.

Key challenges include harmonizing and standardizing cost frameworks, ensuring data reliability, fully integrating costcontrollinginto management cycles, and becoming a true transformation partner for support functions.

The Group Controlling Director will report to the SVP Group CFO.

Create,structureand steer the Group cost controlling framework for support functionsin order to:

•Improve functional efficiency (beyond cost reduction alone)
•Provideactionable financial insights to top management
• Contribute, in close coordination with Group FP&A, to3yearplans and strategic arbitrationsMaintain sustainable control over structuralcostsyearplans and strategic arbitrations


Main Missions & Responsibilities

1. Structuring Group Cost Controlling – Support Functions

* Define and deploy the Group cost controlling framework

* Bring Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Procurement and Corporate functions under full control

* Build a clear cost breakdown:

* Run vs change
* Fixed vs variable
* Internal vs outsourced
* Identifycost drivers and efficiency levers

2. Data, Frameworks and Automation

* Co-developwith orientedstandardized reporting

* Group Accounting

* Group FP&A Director

* Tech Controlling Director

* Contribute to defining:

* Analytical chart of account

* Cost allocation and distribution rules

* Guarantee reliable,automatedand reconciled cost data

* Deploy decision-oriented standardized reporting

3. Financial Governance & Management Cycles

* Design and lead Group cost reviews (monthly/quarterly) yearplan

* Integrate cost controlling into existing cycles:

* Budget

* Forecast

* 3year plan

* Clarify roles between:

* FP&A

* Cost Controlling

* Accounting

* Ensure consistency and avoid duplication of processes

4. Contribution to 3Year Plans

* Act as finance lead for the 3year plans of supportfunctions for major projects

* Work in close partnership with Group FP&A

* Challenge cost trajectories and transformation assumptions

* Provide ROI/efficiencyfocused analysis for major projects

5. Benchmarks & Efficiency Culture

* Implement internal benchmarks (entities, countries, functions)and external benchmarks (cost ratios, productivity KPIs)

* Develop a Groupwide cost controlling culture:

* Discipline

* Transparency

* Accountability

* Position the role as a transformation partner for support functions

6. Animation of the Cost Controlling Community

* Identifyand structure the Group Cost Controllerscommunitysharing

* Define standards,frameworksand best practices (Group playbook)

* Animate:

* Group rituals
* Insight sharing
* Targeted training
* Strengthen consistency and raise maturity across the model

Key Interactions

* Finance Performance Director & SVP Group CFO

* Group FP&A Director

* Tech Controlling Director

* Group Accounting

* Local Finance Directors

* Support Function Leaders (Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Procurement, Corporate)

* ProcurementExcellence, Data/BI, Transformation/PMO,InternalAudit

Governance & Rituals

* Monthly cost reviews by support function, quarterly Groupsynthesis practicesharing, maturity roadmap

* Performance committees with FP&A and Tech Controlling (alignment of budget/forecast/plan cycles)

* Arbitration forums with SVP Group CFO / Finance Performance Director for structural decisions

* Cost Controlling community: monthly rituals, bestpractice sharing, maturity roadmap


WE VIBE WITH YOU

Experience

* 15+ years of experience in corporate finance

* Strong background in Group FP&A and/or Corporate/Support Function controlling

* Proven experience in building or redesigning cost steering frameworks

* Exposure to international, matrixed Group environments

Technical Skills

* Mastery of P&L, cost allocations, analyticalstructuresand accounting principles

* Strong FP&A background (budget, forecast, 3year planning)

* Solid ability to work withAccounting(frameworks, closing, reconciliations)

* Strong interest in data,automationand performance tools

Leadership & Personal Effectiveness

* Influential leadership (without direct hierarchical authority),resultsoriented

* Ability to challenge senior functional leaders with credibility and diplomacy

* Intellectual rigor,clarityand strong synthesis skills

* Impact driven,decision-oriented, with strong internal customer focus

Tools & Data Environment

* ERP: Oracle or equivalent

* EPM: Oracle Cloud, Hyperion/EPBCS or equivalents (Anaplan, Tagetik…)

* BI/Dataviz: Power BI,Tableauor equivalent

* Data & automation: advanced Excel, data lake / Power Query

* Data governance: frameworks, data quality,controlsand traceability

OTHERS DETAILS

* Start date :ASAP

* Location :Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

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