Group Financial Controller Internship in Madrid

At AXA, we work together every day for human progress by protecting what matters. It’s a foundation of our actions, our strategy, and the way we collaborate across the Group. Every day, we contribute to human progress in a way that is practical, responsible, and meaningful, creating a shared sense of direction, commitment, and collective impact that connects people across teams, countries, and roles. 

As one of the world’s leading insurers in the protection of property, people, and assets, AXA brings together 154,000 employees and contributors across 50 countries, serving over 95 million customers worldwide. 

As a responsible corporate citizen, AXA is deeply engaged in social and environmental initiatives and actively promotes an inclusive culture where every voice matters, differences are valued, and everyone is encouraged to grow through our strategy Care and Dare. 

AXA Group Headquarters (GIE AXA) brings together the Group’s corporate functions and plays a central role in shaping and driving AXA’s global strategy. It supports subsidiaries worldwide by ensuring strategic alignment, governance, operational and technical excellence, consistency of standards, and the sharing of best practices across the organization. 

With nearly 1,000 employees representing 45 nationalities, the headquarters embodies AXA’s strong international culture and offers a dynamic, collaborative, and intellectually stimulating environment: where global impact meets everyday teamwork. 

If these ambitions resonate with you, come and help shape the future of protection with us! 

Within the Group, you will join the PBRC department and is based in two locations, Paris & Madrid. This department is dedicated to analyze the financial information that is delivered to Group Management (CEO, CFO and Board of Directors) and to external parties (mostly shareholders, analysts, auditors, and supervisors). This department is reporting to the Group CFO of AXA.
PBRC is the owner of all major Group Finance processes and responsible for the analysis and monitoring of IFRS and Solvency 2 actual accounts, and to produce the Universal registration document and SFCR. PBRC is also the owner of the accounting policy and definition of the main Group KPI.

Within this Department, you will be part of the team Group Consolidation, oversees the preparation of the Group Financial Statements, internal information on balance sheet, as well as the Solvency 2 Pillar 3 (“S2P3”) regulatory reporting on a quarterly basis. This includes regular interactions with entities to review and control the reported information, and to support entities in accounting and consolidation topics. The team prepares instructions, consolidate, and validate the information from entities. The Group Consolidation team has interactions with other Group teams (Norms, Actuaries, Investor Relations, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Performance management, Legal and Investment & ALM teams), as well as with other key external stakeholders such as auditors and supervisor.
The Group Consolidation team is made of Controllers based in Madrid under the supervision of the Head of Consolidation team. Each controller oversees some specific transversal topics and is the key contact point of contact for some entities. This requires an effective relationship with entities and strong interactions with other Group teams.