Corporate Finance Officer (M/F)

A Bouygues Group company, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector, with annual revenues of nearly €18 billion* and delivering 800,000 projects every year.

Equans is a leader in several European countries and enjoys a strong presence in North America, South America and Oceania. Its strong geographical footprint is rooted in historical local brands that have contributed to the great energy construction in numerous countries.

With nearly 90,000 highly skilled employees, Equans offers its clients excellent technical expertise for the design, installation, maintenance and operation of multi-technical facilities and systems. This know-how is based on key skills in electrical and thermal engineering, ventilation, fire protection, cooling, mechanics and robotics, and digital and IT solutions.

The combination of these fields of expertise enables Equans teams to offer their clients efficient and optimised solutions at all stages of the energy and data chain: production, storage, transport, usage and maintenance of equipment. Faced with the challenges of our times, Equans provides its clients with specific customised solutions to meet the issues of the energy, industrial and digital transitions.

The Group Corporate Finance team of Equans is looking for:

Corporate Finance Officer (M/F)
position based in Courbevoie (92)

The Group Corporate Finance Department is comprised of 2 team members and is in charge of:

• The implementation and optimization of the financial structure of the Group and its affiliates
• The management of the financial risks for the Group (FX, rates and commodities)
• Securing the liquidity of the Group (back-up bilateral facilities for the TopCo of the Group)
• The implementation of bank guarantee facilities and surety programs
• The organization of upstreaming of cash from affiliates through dividends and loans repayments
• The endorsement of the Group entities to the policies related to the above mentioned topics (aligned with Bouygues’ General Principles)
• The coordination of the bank relationship

We offer a great opportunity to handle many corporate finance topics with a high level of involvement  and (internal and external) interaction. Join the Team !  

Corporate matters

• Update of policies and procedures and endorsement of the Group subsidiaries
• Follow-up of the off balance sheet commitments such as parent company and bank guarantees
• Management of the financial risks, mainly FX risk (implementation of the financial risk policy, advising on the hedging strategies and their implementation; middle office/controlling for the trading floor)
• Management, deployment and sponsor of Group tools such as FXAll (trading platform) and Fairways Guarantees (guarantee management tool)
• Supporting the Group liquidity with negotiation of back-up bilateral facilities with financial institutions
• Improving the credit risk assessment (credit insurance program, credit rating data, etc.)
• Optimizing the Group financial structure (through capital injection, loans, etc) in coordination with tax, legal, accounting and treasury teams
• Analysis and implementation of factoring & reverse factoring solutions
• Global improvement of managerial reports and dashboards on above mentioned subjects

Support to affiliates

• Close collaboration via regular meetings with Corporate finance, legal and commercial teams of affiliates
• Helping the teams in the BU in the implementation of guarantee facilities
• He /She will be involved on providing assistance to operational companies on the management and implementation of all financing related matters (equity, shareholder loans, working capital facilities, etc…),

Expected Profile:

• 3 to 5 years’ experience
• A passion for finance and financing matters
• High analytical skills
• Excellent knowledge of Excel. Knowledge of Power BI is a plus
• A university degree In Finance, Economics, or a numerate discipline
• Corporate Finance relevant experience in a major bank or international corporation required. Experiences in Project Finance, Structured Finance or Treasury Management also considered.
• Fluent in English and French, a third language is a plus
• A flexible team player
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to handle negotiations with top management and external parties like banks and software providers
• The ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously