Contract: Permanent

Segment: Royal Canin

Location: Aimargues (30 min from Montpellier)

As aJunior Financial Controller you will be part of the Global Finance Controllership Team at the heart of Royal Canins financial operations. Amongst a team of 6 you will ensure the consolidation of 102 units worldwide within a multi-billion-dollar organization ensuring the accuracy of financial data.

What are we looking for

• You hold a Masters degree in Finance and already have a first practical experience in finance roles including internships or apprenticeships.

• You are highly skilled in Excel and comfortable using digital tools like Power BI or Power Automate. Experience with an ERP or consolidation system is a strong plus.

• You speak fluent English and have excellent communication skills; proficiency in French is a distinct advantage.

• You are collaborative open-minded and enjoy working within diverse teams to help drive a positive team spirit.

• You possess a natural curiosity a high level of adaptability and a proactive mindset with strong follow-through.

• You are eager to fast-track your learning curve develop your prioritization skills in a complex environment and look forward to building relationships with key business stakeholders.

What will be your key responsibilities

• Support local financial controllers during the monthly closing process and perform quality checks on key indicators to ensure the accuracy of financial results.

• Collaborate with the team to prepare balance sheet analyses and support the accounting consultation process.

• Help strengthen internal controls by clarifying guidelines improving processes and coordinating key tracking procedures like inventory and short-term incentives.

• Manage global intercompany reconciliation activities and support the roll-out of new intercompany digital tools and process updates.

• Play an active role in our finance digital transformation contributing to projects like ERP upgrades new tool implementations and system integrations.

• Support our continuous improvement initiatives by helping set annual performance targets monitoring progress and keeping the team engaged in best practices.

What can you expect from Mars

• You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates dogs at the office!

• You will work in a unique campus which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ the French subsidiary two laboratories a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group

• Since 2015 no waste to landfill is made by the 16 Royal Canin factories in the world

• All Royal Canin products manufactured in Europe are ISO 14001 certified from design to factory gate

• Since 2017 Royal Canin has supported the K-DOG program of the Curie Institute which trains dogs to detect breast cancer via olfaction

• A unique and ideal work environment to become the leader in health through nutrition for cats and dogs!

• You will evolve in the heart of an innovative production plant that will challenge you on a daily basis