L&L Controlling Procurement Director F/M/X

🌍 Join Accor – a professional journey at the heart of a committed, international and transforming group 

Accor, a global leader in hospitality, present in more than 110 countries with 5,500 hotels, welcomes you to its offices located in Issy-les-Moulineaux. 

This is where the Group’s global expertise comes together: strategy, finance, human resources, legal, technology, marketing, sustainability, communication, audit, procurement, etc. 

Joining Accor means actively contributing to defining, structuring, and supporting the transformation of an international group, in direct connection with operational teams around the world.

🧭 Job offer body – Mission description 

This is where your greatest challenge awaits: 

As L&L Controlling Procurement Director, you ensure end-to-end financial steering of the Procurement L&L perimeter (4 brand houses, 4 regions, 8 sub-regions, ~€800M spend).

You act as a key financial business partner within a matrix organization (by brand at global level and by region), driving budget, forecast and performance monitoring processes in close alignment with Finance, PME controlling, central controlling and accounting teams.

Your role combines strong financial expertise, cross-functional coordination and strategic business partnering at global level.

Your mission: 

Business Partnering & Governance

• Operate as a trusted financial business partner within a complex matrix organization (brands & regions).
• Follow up with L&L FP&A on entities, legal documents, financial flows and key interlocutors.
• Coordinate regularly with PME procurement controllers to align and relay financial information.
• Align with central controlling on processes, timelines, priorities, performance reviews and risk management.
• Communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external stakeholders on procurement activities and financial performance.

Budget & Forecast Management

• Drive the financial agenda (budget, forecast) in synchronization with Global Procurement Controlling.
• Align with PME and central controllers ahead of budget and latest estimate reviews.
• Communicate financial system loading instructions (figures, phasing, brand & country breakdown).
• Control the accuracy of budget loading into financial systems and act as relay with L&L FP&A when corrections are required.

Actuals Monitoring & Accounting Alignment

• Communicate revenue booking instructions for the L&L scope (partnerships, specific initiatives, sourcing factory activities).
• Communicate cost booking instructions (flows, entities, phasing, amounts).
• Review and control L&L P&L variances between Actuals / Budget / Latest Estimate (revenues, costs, FTEs).
• Act as interface with Accounting teams to adjust P&L and submit corrections when needed.
• Support process harmonization, simplification and efficiency across Procurement L&L.
• Deliver on-time, high-quality management reporting and insightful performance analysis.
• Monitor L&L performance and ensure proper documentation of specific initiatives.

Key Interactions

Internal Procurement

• Direct interaction with Procurement Top Management (Group Chief Procurement Officer and SteerCo).
• PME Procurement Controllers.
• Central Controlling.
• Business partner to other Procurement departments.

External Finance

• Strong interactions with FP&A, Accounting and Tax teams across all regions and brands.

And you ?

Experience

• Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent).
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Controlling / FP&A / Financial Planning in an international environment.
• Strong expertise in P&L controlling.
• Solid understanding of accounting processes.
• Experience in matrix and multi-regional organizations.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Financial planning & analysis expertise.
• Advanced P&L controlling capabilities.
• Ability to operate in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Strong business partnering mindset.
• Structured, rigorous and detail-oriented.
• Fluent French & English required.

💡 Why join us? 

And what are our commitments? 

To the world 

• Accor is committed to the world around us, with a strong employer culture focused on the development of our 300,000 talents. 
• We adopt a continuous improvement approach to reduce the environmental impact of digital across all our projects. 

To your career 

• We enable all our employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance and give them the means to shape their working environment in their own image. 
• Dedicated Talent Management, continuous improvement, and training and development paths are defined both individually and collectively so that we can grow together, every day. 

Concretely, at Accor: 

• Remote work possible several days per week from France and flexible working options: work from home, our offices, or even our hotels and coworking spaces thanks to Worklib. 

And also, 

• ALL - Heartist® program: preferential rates and flash offers for unforgettable stays and experiences across all our Accor locations and with our partners worldwide. 
• Heartist® for Good volunteering program: 1 day offered during your working time to get involved with a non-profit organization. 
• A Social and Economic Committee (CSE) that supports you in financing your cultural and sports activities. 
• Sustainable Mobility Package for using an eco-friendly means of transportation or a “company bike” program in partnership with Zenride. 
• Coverage of urban public transport subscriptions between home and workplace, up to 75%. 
• Meal vouchers with a face value of €11. 
• A mandatory health insurance plan funded at 50% by Accor, at no additional cost in case of enrollment of your dependents. 
• Not to mention attractive working conditions with collaborative workspaces, restaurants, game areas, as well as well-being and sports spaces on site or through Gymlib. 

Your talent and motivation are our only selection criteria. 

We value the richness of diverse nationalities, personalities, and professional backgrounds. 

We know how to adapt to the specific needs of our employees, particularly those with disabilities. 

We encourage all applications, without distinction of gender, so dare to apply! 

For us, recruitment is above all a story of encounters. 

Does this role appeal to you? Apply, and we will offer you: 

• An initial discussion with our recruitment team to present the key elements of the role or guide you toward a position that may better suit you, 
• One or more interviews with managers and team members, 
• For certain roles, you may also be asked to complete a test or case study, as well as a questionnaire about your personality and motivations. 
• A final interview with our Human Resources team to discuss our Group culture, working environment, training program, and career prospects, as well as the different Group benefits. 
• Personalized feedback.