Especialista Em Processos E Dados

Overview

Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), established in 1851, is a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods (commodity trading) with more than 22 000 employees worldwide. LDC opened a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Finance, IT and HR based in Lyon to support process harmonization, global organizations and digitalization. The FPSO (Finance Processes Systems and Organization) team reports directly to the Group CFO and aims to: Lead the Finance Transformation of the group; Digitalize LDC Processes and organizations; Help LDC rotate to Finance best practices and best tools.

In 2018, the Group initiated a Global Finance Transformation and Digitization of its Back Office operations (Accounting, Controlling, Reporting, Procurement). The program includes reshaping accounting and controlling processes and the implementation of the SAP S/4HANA suite including Business Intelligence and ARIBA. As of 2025, implementations have been completed in several regions and countries (e.g., Argentina, Switzerland, US, China). The program roadmap ends around 2028 and will be followed by other transformation projects on additional systems.

The FPSO team consists of an international group of experienced professionals who act as keepers of Group practices and solutions. They coordinate ongoing projects across the LDC world for their respective scope.

• The FPSO team is looking for a Financial Specialist who will be in charge of one or more of the following end-to-end process flows:
• Payment flow (including integration with other systems), cash income flows and bank statements
• Controlling
• Accounting, fixed assets and month-end closing
• Integration with Consolidation and Reporting

• On one side, guarantees the LDC Group practices and processes related to commercial processes
• On the other side, supports countries in their execution and ensures efficiency in tools, organization and processes

• Live country support and small enhancements: enhance user experience, provide continuous improvement, be the core model keeper and supervise the delivery of changes, keep documentation up to date
• Small projects, called “Ad-Hoc”: launch and drive initiatives to improve BOLD
• BOLD implementations in new countries: act as a referent for CORE processes and data related to the scope; balance local needs with Group requirements
• Innovation: support initiatives integrated with BOLD linked to analytics, automation, and paperless transitions

The Financial Specialist will work on the BOLD rollout in new countries, notably Brazil (BORA Project), and will be responsible for the group of processes related to Finance flows, as well as scope and deadlines.

This role requires close collaboration with our Business partners and other program members such as PPSO (procurement), EPSO (execution), IPSO (Industry), and DT&A departments.

In addition to Global Finance Transformation activities, the Financial Specialist will help the group switch to other transformation initiatives (such as Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence, and Blockchain) by providing functional expertise.

Experience

3–5 years of strong operational experience is preferred.

The candidate will have several or more of the items below:

• Experience from a Finance Consulting or Technology Consulting firm
• Participation in a Finance transformation project as an internal or external resource
• Experience in working in project mode and ability to perform in various roles from individual contributor to leadership
• Experience in Finance Transformation projects
• Experience in companies dedicated to agriculture or commodity business
• Experience in working in project mode
• Experience in international environments
• Experience in process design and implementation in an IT tool
• Experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other business organizations; successful experience working with diverse groups in a problem-solving environment
• Experience and expertise on SAP S/4HANA for one or more FI submodules or processes

Other skills (Computer Skills, etc)

• Fundamental understanding of core accounting and finance processes
• Strong ability to gather & analyze information, define problems and plan actions
• Ability to analyze and challenge workflows, being analytical and synthetic
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the role
• Experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other business organizations; ability to work with diverse groups in a problem-solving environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under time pressure and be results-oriented

• English (fluent)

Leading business school, Leading Engineer School, University degree in Business Administration with a major in: Information System and/or Finance / Accounting and/or Process & Organization Management