US Analyst: Budget Manager
About Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole CIB, the Corporate & Investment Banking arm of the Crédit Agricole group, specializes in the businesses of capital markets and investment and corporate banking.
Crédit Agricole CIB is the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of the Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, 2022). The Bank offers its clients a broad range of products and services in capital markets, investment banking, structured finance and corporate banking.
The CIB Arm of the Group
As the No. 1 retail bank in France, Crédit Agricole is the leading financial partner of the French economy and one of the largest retail banks in Europe. Its ambition: to create a world-class European leader in banking and insurance, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Global Compact.
Our US Analyst Program
The US Analyst program offers an opportunity for recent college graduates interested in investment banking to actively participate in a fast-paced and challenging industry. We provide our US Analyst with the tools necessary for professional growth and career advancement. The US Analyst experience fosters opportunities to connect with people who can help guide your career.
The US Analyst position will be available for a maximum of two years – initial one year hire with one-year extension, based on performance. The goal of the US Analyst program is to develop the ideal candidate into a full-time position at the end of the two years.
Department Overview:
Within Global IT (GIT), the New York CIO Office reports to the Chief Information Officer and is in charge of:
- Defining and managing the resources allocated to GIT
- Coordinating, building and commenting GIT department budget, forecast and actual.
- Managing the IT Control Plan for GIT and IT Security.
- Supervising the IT risks by following the remediation plan.
- Following up on the IT Internal Audit recommendations.
- Overseeing the IT outsourced activities.
- Coordinating the GIT transformation plan (GET IT program).
- Managing the software licenses for the Americas.
- Defining and implementing the GIT communication plan.
Position Description:
This position is responsible for GIT Budget over the Americas (US, Canada and Brazil) and has frequent interactions with senior and middle management of Business and Support functions
There are a 3 main components of the role: Budget Management, Systems Administration, and Policy; Procedure; and Systems Maintenance.
Budget:
- Coordinate, build and comment GIT department budget, forecast and actual with GIT Managers, GIT Clients and Finance (US, Brazil and Head Office).
- Provide recommendation to optimize budget utilization and to support GIT strategy.
- Build and comment client invoicing to give visibility on budget consumption and forecast.
Systems Administration:
- Local administration of the budget tracking systems (CRAPULL and ESSBASE).
- Local administration of the time tracking system (DIANA) and headcount tracking system (ETS).
Policy, Procedure, and System Maintenance
- Ensure the respect of policies and procedures of the Bank, as well as regulatory requirements.
- Ensure accuracy and expediency of any activity related to audits.
- Ensure adherence to LEAN Management processes implemented in NY, especially brief, debrief and PSS.
- Promote GIT’s values and visions of “1 Team” across all functions and geographical locations.
Key Performance Indicators for the role include:
Production of budget and headcount KPIs for the monthly IT Steering Committee.
Comment KPIs and give visibility to senior management on budget utilization and forecast.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BA or BS undergraduate degree
- Recent College Graduate (0-1 year of experience)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- You will not require visa sponsorship for employment in the US now or in the future including OPT and F-1 visa
Preferred Qualifications:
Hard Skills:
- GPA: 3.4
- CPA
- Experience in Financial Management Control, Budget Management
Soft Skills:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
- High attention to detail
- Ability to analyze and summaries information
- Ability to work autonomously
- Demonstrates initiative, integrity, creativity, and a strong desire to learn
- Must be energetic and inquisitive with an approachable style
Salary Range:
$70,000 - 75,000