Business Controller

Business Controller – Cluster RMS (BP Clients & BP Market Access) - CEE Centralization

Location: Paris (Teams Bi-located Paris & Brussels)

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 decarbonised 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.

We push the boundaries of innovation to deliver decarbonised energy 24/7. Join us and be part of those shaping the energy of tomorrow!

Context

The role is being opened in a context of transformation of the CEE operating model.

Objective: Support the progressive centralisation of the management of CEE stocks and obligations within BP Market Access / Cluster RMS, in coordination with BP Clients and relevant stakeholders across Front Office, Risk, Accounting, Back Office, IT and business teams.

Key Challenges

• Secur e the economic and accounting representation of CEE positions.
• Organise transfer of obligations from commercial entities to Market Access.
• Clarify the distinction between stock, obligation, transfers, inception, adjustments, destruction / stock‑out.
• Ensure consistency between front‑office view, accounting view and physical/register view.
• Define and monitor a robust valuation framework.
• Build reliable eco/accounting bridges and strengthen financial controls.
• Contribute to the target operating model and related IT/architecture roadmap.

This position is therefore at the crossroads of business controlling, middle‑office finance, accounting coordination and process design.

Role

The role combines three dimensions:

Business Controller

Contribute to monthly closing, reporting, budget/forecast exercises and financial analysis on the Cluster RMS perimeter, with a dedicated focus on CEE activities.

Middle‑Office / Economic P&L Controller

Monitor the economic P&L generated by Front Office / Market Access activities, challenge the valuation and explain variations observed.

Finance Process Owner for CEE Centralisation

Help design, formalise and secure the finance processes related to the centralisation of CEE stock and obligations across BP Clients and BP Market Access.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the centralisation of CEE stock and obligation management.
• Contribute to Day 1 migration (setup, data alignment, transition support).
• Design and implement the target model for the centralised management of CEE obligations and stocks within Cluster RMS.
• Formalise the transfer process of obligations from commercial entities to Market Access.
• Clarify and document the lifecycle of CEE positions:
  • Inception / booking.
  • Transfer between portfolios/books.
  • Stock in.
  • Stock out / destruction.
  • Inventory adjustments.
  • End‑of‑period treatment.
• Participate in defining roles of BPs, SPM, Accounting, Risk, Back Office and IT.
• Governance and validation to secure the target process.

Monitor Economic P&L and Valuation of CEE Activities

• Validate economic P&L related to CEE and associated environmental products/positions.
• Analyse P&L movements and explain variations.
• Challenge valuation methodology (market vs contractual price, timing effects, late adjustments, accounting consistency).
• Assess impact of portfolio structure, transfers on reported results.
• Support business reviews, dashboards and management analyses.
• Contribute to P&L framing, calibration and reconciliation activities in new setups/migrations.

Secure Accounting Consistency and Closing Process

• Contribute to monthly closing on CEE topics.
• Review accounting entries linked to CEE stock, obligations and transfers.
• Ensure consistency between economic P&L, accounting P&L, balance sheet.
• Build and monitor eco/accounting bridges; investigate deltas.
• Define and validate accounting schemes (stock recognition, obligation recognition, transfers, destruction, netting, inventory adjustments).
• Coordinate with accounting for IFRS/local GAAP compliance.
• Contribute to regulatory reporting for CEE activities.

Strengthen Control Framework and Reconciliation

• Define reliable control framework for CEE activities.
• Reconcile operational/tool positions, accounting stock/obligations, physical/registry positions.
• Support triple reconciliation (tools, accounting, external registers).
• Identify weaknesses in stock reliability, accounting representation, break analysis.
• Propose and implement controls to improve traceability, auditability, robustness.

Document Flows, Processes and Target Operating Model

• Produce or coordinate production of clear process documentation and flow mappings.
• Translate business discussions into finance‑operating language for Accounting, Risk, IT.
• Formalise booking logic, transfer events, input/output data, valuation drivers, reconciliation points, accounting trigger events.
• Contribute to definition of target operating model and linkage between business needs and IT architecture.

Interface with IT / Digital / Transformation Teams

• Express business and finance requirements for tool evolution.
• Work with IT/Finance IT/architecture teams to assess solutions for stock tracking, obligation monitoring, valuation, reconciliation, accounting interfacing.
• Participate in testing, challenge designs, ensure solutions meet finance needs.
• Contribute to digitalisation and automation of recurring controls and reporting.

Key Stakeholders

Work closely with Front Office / Market Access, BP Clients, Supply / SPM, Accounting, Back Office, Risk / Market Risk, Finance transformation / IT / Architecture and other finance stakeholders involved in CEE monitoring and reporting.

Expected Deliverables

• Clear, validated description of CEE stock and obligation lifecycle.
• Robust monthly reporting and P&L analysis on the CEE perimeter.
• Reliable eco/accounting bridges.
• Documented accounting schemes.
• Strengthened stock/obligation/registry reconciliation processes.
• Improved visibility on timing differences, inventory adjustments, destruction events.
• Formalised business requirements for process/tool improvements.

Profile

Education

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering or equivalent.

Professional Experience

• Significant experience in business controlling, product control, audit, accounting or energy finance.
• Experience with environmental products, certificates, stock accounting, reconciliation topics is a plus.

Skills

Technical / Hard Skills

• Finance processes in commodity/energy environments.
• Analyse interactions between economic and accounting views.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Good command of SAP; trading‑oriented systems knowledge is a plus.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (Power BI or equivalent).
• Python coding (data analysis, automation, reconciliation, financial modeling).

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Connect business, finance and operational issues.
• Rigor and attention to detail.
• Proactivity and ownership.
• Capacity to work in an evolving environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and constructive challenge.
• Team spirit and collaborative mindset.

Languages

• Fluent in French.
• English: full professional proficiency.

Why Join This Role

• Work on a high‑visibility transformation topic at the intersection of finance, business and operations.
• Contribute to the structuring of the CEE target operating model.
• Play a key role in improving robustness of stock, obligation and accounting monitoring.
• Interact with a wide set of stakeholders across Front Office, Finance, Risk and IT.
• Combine operational finance, transformation and strategic process design.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

Corporate Information

• Business Unit: Supply & Energy Management.
• Division: B2B FINANCE.
• Legal Entity: ENGIE Global Markets S.A.S.
• Company Name: Supply and Energy Management.