Financial Controller - Apprenticeship - Paris Office

Financial Controller - Apprenticeship - Paris Office

About Meridiam

Meridiam is a global infrastructure fund manager specialized in investing in infrastructure assets across the transportation sector, public and environmental/energy facilities. Investors in the firm's funds comprise a diverse mix of institutions including public and private pension funds, life insurers and multi-lateral banking organizations whose philosophy is holding assets over the long-term. With offices in Addis Ababa, Amman, Dakar, Istanbul, New York, Washington, Johannesburg, Luxembourg, Paris, Toronto and Vienna, Meridiam currently manages 22 billion USD of assets and more than 110 projects globally. Meridiam is certified B Corp, ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 26000 and operates on a proprietary methodology in relation to ESG and impact based on UNSDGs.

Position Summary

Meridiam is looking for a Financial Controller Apprentice (12 or 24 months) to join our Paris office. The Apprentice will provide support to the financial controller team in managing the finances of several funds and their associated investment vehicles across Europe. The Apprentice will report to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

Main responsibilities

The Apprentice will support the financial controller team on the following tasks:

• Manage day to day interfaces with corporate and finance service providers of the Funds (administrator, custodian, auditors...)
• Control the accounting of the funds prepared by external administrators
• Manage cashflow (cash flow forecasts, capital calls, distributions...)
• Supervise all reporting and filing obligations and ensure the compliance of all operational and accounting information
• Oversee the audit process and annual accounts preparation
• Prepare the financial part of the Investor Relations Report
• Monitor payments, receivables and payables
• Update and monitor Fund data in the internal investment software

• Management school or university degree in finance or accounting
• Strong financial, accounting and tax skills
• Strong analytical capacities
• Rigor and organization
• Proactive with a strong team spirit
• Advanced usage of Excel and accounting software
• Fluent in English