The VIE contract in short:

According Business France's eligibility conditions, the Volontariat International en Entreprise (VIE) is an assignment in a French company operating overseas for professionals between the age of 18 and 28 who are European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Iceland und Liechtenstein) nationals. 

If you are already living and paying taxes in Germany, you are unfortunately not eligible to do a VIE in Germany. 

For further information about the eligibility conditions to this programme, we invite you to go to Business France website: https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/

PLEASE NOTE: your application must be submitted in English (CV + cover letter) to be considered by our non-French speaking teams.

This VIE offer is a unique opportunity for the selected candidate to strenghten his/her knowledge in Finance by discovering 2 teams of Caceis Germany’s Finance Department over the two years of the contract:

For the first year, the VIE will join the Accounting department and will be assigned the following missions:

• Support in recurring account control tasks, such as monthly reconciliations, analysis and reporting;
• Support in the preparation of monthly regulatory reportings;
• Active participation in transversal accounting projects;
• Review and improvement of processes, with the goal of reaching efficiencies and a certain level of automation;
• Assistance in various accounting related duties (accounts payables, receivables).

During the second year, he/she will switch to the Controlling department and will work on the following topics:

• Support in preparing the monthly-, and yearly end closings (P&L)
• Analysis and comment on the financial results
• Assistance in preparing planning figures (estimation and budget)
• Comparisons of planned with actual figures on cost center level
• Responsible for handling Controlling tools like SAP, MIK, Quantum & Sirius
• Assistance regarding projects in Controlling (Implementing of SAP)
• Reply to ad-hoc enquiries from Finance group or internal departments

CACEIS offers to its VIEs the following benefits:

• Paid German courses
• Access to a lot of gym clubs with reduced prices (EGYM Well Pass)
• Flexible working hours
• International work environment
• Reduction on the Deutschland Ticket
• Home office allowance
• 6 weeks vacation per year

Master's Degree in Finance / Business Administration or equivalent

A first experience (internship, apprenticeship,…) in accounting and/or controlling would be appreciated
Interest for both accounting and controlling topics

Hard Skills:
- Good knowledge in accounting (IFRS)
- High solution orientation and strong analytical skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Good with numbers and figures

Soft Skills:
- Excellent communication skills
- Team spirit
- Constant willingness to learn and improve
- Great inter-personal skills

IT Skills:
- Very good skills in Excel
- Skills in VBA would be appreciated