Trading Accounting department Manager

📍Location: Paris (France

About ENGIE and Supply & Energy Management:

ENGIE, a global leader in low-carbon energy and services, relies on its Global Business Unit Supply & Energy Management (GBU S&EM) to provide reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy to all its customers. This strategic unit optimizes the Group’s and clients’ production assets and designs tailored energy solutions for our 200,000 professional clients and 15 million consumers.

The Global Business Unit Supply & Energy Management leverages ENGIE’s assets to deliver secure and sustainable energy to its B2B and B2C customers. It uses its expertise in energy management to provide decarbonized electricity 24/7.

Joining Supply & Energy Management means becoming part of a team of over 10,000 passionate experts spread across 20 countries, all united by a shared mission: shaping a greener and more efficient energy future. Together, we push the boundaries of innovation to deliver decarbonized energy 24/7. Join us and be part of those shaping the energy of tomorrow

Context

The EGM Accounting Department is structured around four complementary teams: Business Accounting (dedicated to trading activities), Opex (focused on overheads), Transversal topics (including IT developments and process improvements), and Regulatory Reporting. Together, they ensure the reliability, accuracy, and compliance of EGM’s accounting and reporting processes

Your Mission

As EGM Accounting department Manager, you will be in charge of the following operational tasks :- Supervise the daily accounting production of EGM's trading activities and overheads

- Supervise monthly closing exercises (closing entries, justification of accounts within your scope, analysis of economic/accounting discrepancies, etc.)

- Supervise regulatory reporting activity

- Prepare budget and financials for EGM;Participate as EGM Accounting point of contact in all of EGM's structuring projects (IT chain for processing transactions through to accounting, structure project, business project, cash-related projects etc.

- Lead accounting stream for SEM and Group projects that have accounting impact on EGM;

Note that EGM’s accounting complies with the accounting plan for credit institutions (PCEC).

You will also be the point of contact for the external auditors for any questions about the EGM legal entity.

You will contribute to all initiatives aimed at automating, improving and controlling the accounting production processes.

As a team manager you will animate the teams (Business Accounting, Opex, Transversal, Regulatory reporting ≈12 people) and support the professional growth of team members. You will also propose and implement synergies within the EGM Accounting department.

As part of your duties, you may be asked to contribute to any other activities in the department. You will also interact extensively with other finance departments within GEM, our partner BU's and the Group's central services.

What we are looking for

Hard skills

• String experience in accounting, knowledge of PCEC is a must
• Experience in operational Team management
• A background in operational team management
• IT skills, good expertise of Excel. 

• Soft skills
• Rigorous, flexible and well-organized
• Curious, generous with your knowledge, time, and feedback.
• Dynamic, positive energy turning challenges as opportunities, team spirit.

Education & Experience

Master Degree in accounting, audit or finance (BAC+5)10+ year experience including operational management of a team.

Languages: French speaking with a high-standard level of English.

Travels:Travel is to be expected (in Brussels in particular). 

Why join us?

Diversity & Inclusion

If you meet these requirements, then you are the talent we are looking for. Don’t wait – apply now with your CV, whatever your gender.

At ENGIE S&EM, we are committed to fostering a gender-neutral and inclusive environment where everyone’s potential can thrive.

All our positions are open to people with disabilities. If you need any reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter — we will be happy to support you.

About ENGIE

ENGIE is a global leader in low-carbon energy and services, committed to accelerating the transition towards a carbon-neutral world. Our purpose (“raison d’être”) is clear: act to reduce energy consumption and develop cleaner, more sustainable solutions that balance economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet.

We rely on our core businesses — gas, power, renewable energy, and services — to deliver competitive, tailored solutions to our customers worldwide.

With 96,000 employees and a strong network of partners and stakeholders, ENGIE is more than a company: we are a community of Imaginative Builders, working every day to create harmonious, sustainable progress.