Finance Specialist

Finance Specialist

Le Mans / Paris, France

Opportunity to join the Reinsurance Finance Team in Le Mans/Paris of a major market player.

AXA XL Reinsurance is one of the world’s largest Property & Casualty reinsurers with a leading position in all the major global reinsurance markets. Le Mans and Paris have grown to be a key location in the Axa XL Reinsurance division.

The Le Mans branch is part of XL Re Europe SE, headquartered in Dublin. XL Re Europe SE underwrites business originating in Europe, the Middle East and Australia. The company offers a wide range of reinsurance products that include International Property, Casualty, Marine and Energy, Aviation, Aerospace, Property Retrocession, Property Facultative and Specialty coverage.

Note – this role is suitable for working remotely for part of the working week, we would welcome discussing the options available.

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Role Purpose

The candidate will support XL Re Europe SE French Branch for tax and local reporting.

The Finance team in Le Mans work alongside the wider International Re finance team based in Dublin, Zurich and India and the candidate will work closely with the relevant members of those teams. In addition, the candidate will work closely with the HR/ Tax team based in Paris.

· Payroll process – ensuring accruals are booked, taxes are calculated, and payroll amounts are mapped correctly.

· Taxes computation, filing and submit tax returns - CIT (financial statements), C3S, CVAE, CFE, VAT, TVS, DAS2 on a quarterly or annual basis.

· French GAAP / Tax report – Annual basis

· Audit – Support to Internal and External audit processes, and to any tax audits or similar activities.

· Professional knowledge - Keep up to date with legal and regulatory developments.

You will report to the Finance Manager, based in Dublin.