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Center of Excellence Intern

CompanySCOR
LocationParis
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 9, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will assist in coordinating and presenting accounting analyses for executive committees and support the investigation of complex accounting issues. They will also contribute to the monitoring of IFRS developments and help prepare financial reports and training materials.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
4640
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
SCOR, one of the world’s largest reinsurers, serves more than 5,000 clients worldwide, providing a diversified and innovative range of solutions to control and manage risk. SCOR delivers advanced financial solutions, analytics and services across all dimensions of risk in Life & Health, Property & Casualty, and Investments. Reinsurance lies at the intersection of technical expertise and scientific progress. Models, data, and pricing and reserving tools are essential, yet they are never sufficient on their own. Sound risk decisions require expert judgment, experience and perspective. This is what we call the Art and Science of Risk. Reinsurance is a knowledge industry, where expertise grows through accumulation, transmission and practice. Across the Group, 3,600 experts based in more than 35 offices worldwide contribute to this collective intelligence. Actuaries, underwriters, risk management specialists, and Tech & Data experts transform data into insight, explore extreme scenarios, define the boundaries of insurability and help anticipate emerging risks. Together, they strengthen the resilience of SCOR, our clients and the societies we serve. This expertise is built through shared experience,continuous questioning and collective reflection. Like artists, we belong to schools of thought, learning first to observe, then to replicate, and ultimately to innovate. This ongoing transmission of knowledge enables SCOR to develop a distinctive approach, combining rigor, creativity and long-term vision in the service of risk mastery. This shared commitment underpins SCOR’s role as a global reinsurer. By turning risk into resilience and sustainable value, our collective of experts acts with responsibility and purpose. Together, we help protect the future, and shape it, for our clients, for society and for generations to come.
About the Role

The Reporting Center of Excellence is an internal advisory team responsible for: - reviewing external disclosures to provide a second line of review and ensure statutory compliance of financial publications - preparing Group Executive Committeee (COMEX) and Group Audit Committee presentations on large complex accounting transactions and external reporting , as well as contributing to the governance processes over the Group wide accounts. - reviewing complex transactions, in line with IFRS and local accounting standards, reviewing the business documentation and drafting the corresponding accounting memos, in collaboration with business units, local teams, etc; - monitoring IFRS 17 and local accounting standards developments , analysing their impacts and coordinating IFRS or other financial lobbying activities; - preparing and conducting IFRS trainings for the finance community - developing and documenting SCOR’s accounting interpretations and positions The CoE is also regularly involved in projects impacting financial reporting.

 

Key stakeholders

- Auditors

- Group Consolidation

-Life and P&C Reporting and production teams

- Local entity finance teams

- Investor relations

- ALM & Group Treasury

 - Company secretarial

- FP&A

- Life and P&C Business Partner

- Corporate Sustainability Office

- Regulatory Affairs team

Responsibilities

- Assist in coordinating producing and presenting the accounting analysis for COMEX and Audit Committee presentations (ad hoc and quarterly close presentations);

- Assist in investigating and solving IFRS/local Gaap/S2 accounting questions and issues through thorough fact finding, research on technical aspects and applying existing SCOR accounting guidance;

- Support the drafting and implementation of appropriate finance policies and procedures for the production of externally reported information;

- Contribute to the monitoring of IFRS and local accounting standards developments, analysing their impacts for SCOR

 - Support the preparation, and participate in conducting IFRS trainings to ensure that the entire finance team globally are adequately trained and maintain core IFRS knowledge; 

 - Supporting the preparation of the semi‑annual report through consistency checks and review

Qualifications

-Bac +4/5 level (Master’s degree) from a university or business school, with a major in Finance or Accounting 

- Fluent in English and French 

- Strong proficiency in MS Office, particularly Word and PowerPoint - Flexible, proactive and responsive to thrive in a constantly evolving environment 

- Excellent analytical skills 

- Team player, collaborative

- Issue resolution skills / solution oriented

- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills


As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk,” SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by “The SCOR Way.” Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.

Key Skills
Financial reportingAccounting standardsIFRSFinancial analysisStatutory complianceAccounting memosData analysisMicrosoft OfficeWordPowerPointCommunicationPresentation skillsProblem solvingCollaborationResearch
Categories
Finance & AccountingConsultingManagement & Leadership