Expected outcomes and success measures

Planning and reporting deliverables are complete, accurate, documented and submitted within agreed deadlines.
Financial variances and underlying drivers are clearly explained,
Forecasts and DTA projections are supported by transparent assumptions and a robust audit trail.
Planning and analysis processes become more efficient, controlled and decision-oriented.
Stakeholders receive timely, concise and credible insights that support management decisions.

Key accountabilities

Operating plan, forecast and landing
Lead the preparation and consolidate the annual operating plan for SCOR SE under IFRS and French GAAP.
Lead the preparation and consolidate the operating plan and landing for the French tax perimeter, including DTA-related projections.
Define, document and challenge key assumptions, business drivers and dependencies,
Monitor delivery against the planning calendar, resolve data-quality issues and provide transparent progress reporting for each iteration.
Prepare concise management insights to support validation.
Quarterly and annual financial performance analysis
Produce quarterly analysis of the SCOR SE income statement and balance sheet under IFRS and French GAAP.
Explain actual-versus-plan and period-on-period variances, linking financial movements to underlying business, technical, capital and financing drivers.
Identify emerging trends, risks and opportunities, and escalate where required.
Prepare clear, auditable commentary and presentation materials
Contribute performance-related inputs to SCOR SE regulatory narrative reporting, including the RSR and SFCR.

Perform or coordinate the annual valuation of SCOR SE goodwill, intangible assets and affiliates.
Maintain supporting documentation, assumptions, controls and audit trails, and coordinate reviews with relevant experts and stakeholder
Tools, data and process improvement
Own and continuously improve the entity planning and analysis tool, associated data flows and documentation.
Strengthen controls, reconciliation, traceability and repeatability of planning and performance-analysis processes.
Identify and implement opportunities for automation, standardisation and improved management reporting.
Ensure that process documentation and key controls remain current and usable.

Act as a key interface with Group Performance, SCOR SE branches CFOs or Financial Controllers, Tax, Accounting and other relevant functions.
Challenge inputs constructively, align stakeholders on assumptions and deadlines, and escalate issues early with solution options.
Required experience & competencies

Minimum five years of relevant experience in insurance or reinsurance finance, performance management, financial analysis, controlling or audit.
Practical knowledge of IFRS and French GAAP in an insurance context is required for the role scope.
Experience with financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis
Ability to work with complex financial datasets and convert analysis into recommendations and action plans.

Autonomous, proactive, pragmatic and solution-oriented.
Ability to work across functions and geographies in a matrix environment
Rigorous, organised and able to prioritise in a demanding, deadline-driven environment.
Collaborative, reliable and comfortable working with international stakeholders.

Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Strong data-management, reconciliation and financial-modelling capabilities.
Ability to use or rapidly learn the planning, consolidation, reporting and visualisation tools used by SCOR.
High standards of documentation, control evidence and auditability.

Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent relevant experience

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