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In finance, the CV must reflect the precision the job demands. The recruiter — finance leadership or a bank — looks for analyses that informed a decision, numbers under control and flawless rigor. A formatting error or an unverifiable figure is a deal-breaker in this sector.

Julien Mercier
Telephone : +33 6 38 17 52 49
Email : julien.mercier@email.com
Adresse : Paris, France
LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/julienmercier

Skills

Advanced Excel (pivots, Power Query, VBA) – expert

Profitability & cost analysis – expert

SAP / ERP – advanced

Power BI / reporting – advanced

Budget & forecast – advanced

Languages

French – native

English – C1

Hobbies

Chess

Running

Management Accountant — Reporting & Analysis

Profile
Management accountant with 6 years of experience in manufacturing and retail. Specialized in performance management and profitability analysis. Looking for a senior controller role acting as a business partner.
Work Experience

Management Accountant

Groupe SEB – Lyon · 2021 – Present

Product division scope, €60M budget.

  • Profitability analysis that led to discontinuing a line: €300k losses avoided
  • Automated monthly reporting: close cycle cut from 5 to 2 days
  • Business partner to product managers on margin tracking

Junior Financial Analyst

BNP Paribas – Paris · 2019 – 2021

Corporate financing division.

  • Credit analyses on a portfolio of 25 SME clients
  • Built cash-flow forecasting models
Education

Master's in Corporate Finance

Université Paris-Dauphine – Paris · 2014 – 2019

Certifications
CFA — Level I

CFA Institute – 2022

Fictional example CV — every section is editable in the builder.

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What a finance recruiter scans first

  • ✓The analyses produced and the decision they enabled
  • ✓The numbers owned: budgets, portfolios, volumes, margins
  • ✓Tool mastery: advanced Excel, ERP, BI, modeling
  • ✓Rigor and reliability: reporting, closes, compliance
  • ✓Degrees and certifications (CFA, etc.) expected in the sector

3 tips to make your finance / banking CV stand out

1. Tie analysis to a decision

“Profitability analysis that led to discontinuing a line (€300k losses avoided)” beats “monthly reporting”. Show impact, not routine.

2. Quantify your scope

Budget tracked, portfolio size, transaction volume: these numbers instantly place your level of responsibility for the recruiter.

3. Name your tools precisely

“Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, VBA), SAP, Power BI” is more credible than “proficient with office tools”. The sector expects a named technical stack.

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