Join us at Orange Business!

We are a network and digital integrator that understands the entire value chain of the digital world, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that shape their business.

Every day, you will collaborate with a team dedicated to providing consistent, sustainable global solutions, no matter where our customers operate. With over 30,000 employees across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, we offer a dynamic environment to develop and perfect your skills in a field filled with exciting challenges and opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Budget Management: Develop, monitor, and control project budgets, including recharging and swap operations between different entities or departments.
• Vendor and Supplier Orders Management: Place and track orders for outsourced services, licenses, cloud resources, and IT tools; verify deliveries and ensure accuracy.
• Vendor and Service Provider Relations: Assist in negotiating, monitoring, and maintaining relationships with IT solution providers, cloud vendors, and freelancers.
• Support to Project Managers: Collaborate closely with project managers to coordinate financial aspects, especially costs related to internal and external resources.
• Handling Recharging or Swap Operations: Ensure accurate cost and resource allocation across entities or departments, working in conjunction with financial controllers.
• Interaction with External Management Controllers: Provide necessary documentation, justifications, and reports during audits or external financial reviews related to IT projects.
• Monitoring Contractual and Performance KPIs: Understand the contract in detail, track performance indicators, and ensure proper reporting of service levels, licenses, and cloud resources.
• Process Management and Optimization: Analyse and improve internal processes related to financial management, procurement, and resource allocation to enhance efficiency.
• Reporting and Continuous Improvement: Develop dashboards and monthly reports to monitor team performance, process efficiency, and project financial health, supporting decision-making.
• Internal Coordination: Act as a liaison between development teams, finance, suppliers, and external entities to ensure seamless operations.
• Transversal Activities: Support project managers and team leads with transversal activities such as access reviews, process updates, communication, documentation, and tool harmonization.

As an IT Financial and Administrative Program Lead,  you will support the program director in managing department budgets, contracts, and supplier relationships. You will coordinate with project managers and team leads to ensure smooth financial and process operations, contributing to overall operational efficiency and process improvement within the team. Plans, monitors and secures required resources and uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks and changes.

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of recharging, swap processes, and multi-entity management within an IT environment.
• Expertise in process management, improvement, and optimization techniques.
• Proficiency with financial management tools, cost tracking, KPI monitoring, and reporting.
• Good knowledge of IT suppliers, cloud providers, licenses, and related services.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across technical and financial domains.
• Rigor, organizational skills, and effective communication abilities.
• Capacity to work effectively in a multicultural environment with French stakeholders from various entities within a complex setting.

 

Education and Experience:

• Education: Degree in Management, Finance, Administration, IT, or Process Improvement Methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma).
• Experience: 5+ years’ experience in financial or administrative management within IT or software development projects, with a focus on process improvement.
• Knowledge: Familiarity with IT-specific processes including license management, cloud resources, recharging, swap operations, and process optimization.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the efficiency and success of our IT projects through financial oversight and process excellence.

• Global Opportunities: Work in multi-national teams with opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and customers from all over the world.
• Flexible Work Environment: Flexible working hours and possibility to combine work from office and home (hybrid ways of working).
• Professional Development: training programs and upskilling/re-skilling opportunities.
• Career Growth: Internal growth and mobility opportunities within Orange.
• Caring and Daring Culture: Health and well-being programs and benefits, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR and employee connect events.
• Reward Programs: Employee Referral Program, Change Maker Awards.

Regardless of your age, gender identity, race, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sexual orientation, marital status, neuroatypia, disability, veteran status or appearance, we encourage diversity within our teams because it is a strength for the collective and a vector of innovation. Orange Group is a disabled-friendly company and equal opportunity employer: don't hesitate to tell us about your specific needs.