Support Function cost Controlling Director

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Take a step forward and let Edenred surprise you. Every day, we deliver innovative solutions to improve the life of millions of people, connecting employees, companies, and merchants all around the world. We know there are hundred ways for you to grow. With us, you will expand your skills in a multicultural, challenging, and dynamic environment. Dare to join Edenred and get ready to thrive in a global company that will offer you endless opportunities. Edenred is all about meritocracy. You come as you are, and you contribute. Indeed, the Edenred Group recognizes, recruits and develops all talents and singularities. We are committed to preventing all forms of discrimination and to providing all our candidates with equal opportunities regardless of their gender and gender expression, disability, origin, religious belief and sexual orientation or any other criteria. Group Controlling Director (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 ambitious Group level framework dedicated to cost controlling for support functions (Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Procurement, Corporate). The objective is to equip the organization with a sustainable steering model for structural costs, strengthen operational efficiency, and provide strategic decision making support. Key challenges include harmonizing and standardizing cost frameworks, ensuring data reliability, fully integrating cost controlling into management cycles, and becoming a true transformation partner for support functions. The Group Controlling Director will report to the SVP Group CFO. Create, structure and steer the Group cost controlling framework for support functions in order to : - Improve functional efficiency (beyond cost reduction alone) - Provide actionable financial insights to top management - Contribute, in close coordination with Group FP&A, to 3year plans and strategic arbitrations Maintain sustainable control over structural costs year plans 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 Identify cost drivers and efficiency levers 2. Data, Frameworks and Automation Co-develop with oriented standardized reporting Group Accounting Group FP&A Director Tech Controlling Director Contribute to defining: Analytical chart of account Cost allocation and distribution rules Guarantee reliable, automated and reconciled cost data Deploy decision - oriented standardized reporting 3. Financial Governance & Management Cycles Design and lead Group cost reviews (monthly/ quarterly) year plan Integrate cost controlling into existing cycles: B udget F orecast 3year plan Clarify roles between: FP&A Cost Controlling Accounting Ensure consistency and avoid duplication of processes 4. Contribution to 3 Year Plans Act as finance lead for the 3year plans of support functions for major projects Work in close partnership with Group FP&A Challenge cost trajectories and transformation assumptions Provide ROI/efficiency focused 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: D iscipline T ransparency Accounta

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