The Transportation Capital Markets team is currently made of +45 people spread across 6 countries serving the key clients in this sector in EMEA. The team works with clients from three segments: Aviation, Shipping and Rail and encourages fostering cross segment expertise internally. The team comprises Senior Relationship Managers supported by a Transaction & Execution team and a Credit & Portfolio Management Team (CPM).
• Master’s Degree in Finance, Management, Economics or Accounting
• Ability to undertake detailed financial analysis and build cash flow models and convey a balanced sense of risk
• Advanced written/verbal communication skills in English (mandatory)
• Ability to collaborate / work in a multi-location, multi-cultural team
• Efficient in multi-tasking (strong planning and organizational capacity)
• Self-starter with strong drive and initiative as well as a flexible spirit
• Prior knowledge/ experience in the Transportation Sector would be a significant advantage
• Comfort in using Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Ability to undertake financial and accounting analysis
- Ability to build cashflow models
- Oral & Written communication skills
- Ability to collaborate/Teamwork
- Resilience
- Organisational Skills
- Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries.
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity).
- Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities.
- Flexible compensation plan.
- Hybrid telecommuting model (50%).
- 31 vacation days.
Diversity and inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.
ANALYST ERI PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
GROUP BNP PARIBAS
BNP Paribas Group is the top bank in the European Union and a major international banking establishment. It has close to 185,000 employees in 65 countries. In Spain we have more than 5,000 employees within 13 business lines.
BNP PARIBAS CIB
BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking provides large companies, multinationals and financial institutions with various solutions in the areas of advisory, financing, transactional banking, capital markets, settlement, clearing and custody of securities, asset and fund management services and solutions for corporate issuers. It has +600 professionals in Spain with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Coruña. The entity has an internartional network present in 56 countries.
The Energy, Resources & Infrastructure (ERI / Project Finance) team is comprised of c. 130 professionals and has a leading position as adviser and arranger of limited-recourse financing solutions in the following sectors across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region:
• Infrastructure
• Power and Renewables
Project Finance / ERI is part of Capital Markets EMEA within CIB.
The team advises clients with respect to their debt financing needs, arranges and structures debt financing, cross sells other products of the bank (including hedging and cash management solutions), acts as coverage for certain clients and monitors its exposure to transactions on its book.
The team is located in Paris, Brussels, London, Milan and Madrid.
Within Project Finance / ERI, the CPM team is in charge of the due management and proactive monitoring of the closed transactions).
Your job
You will be focused on the monitoring of a portfolio of existing transactions, preparation of annual reviews and waiver/amendment requests , but also with the analysis and execution of potential refinancing/restructurings of existing transactions, thus allowing you to acquire project finance and infrastructure finance skills. You will also be involved in a variety of transversal tasks allowing a general introduction to ERI business.
You will have an opportunity to work on monitoring duties regarding transactions across several sectors,(mainly infrastructure, power and renewables), with a range of different financing structures in the EMEA region including a.o.:
• the monitoring of all clients / transactions risks post-closing, during construction and/or operation periods as relevant, for a portfolio of allocated clients / transactions, including without limitation:
• As relevant attendance to bank meetings, site visits, client meetings and preparation of related reports
• Annual reviews are performed on time, waiver / amendment requests are duly handled, covenants are met as requested by documentation, and generally internal processes post closing are met
• Assiss the RM on the KYC follow-up and its timely renewal
• Run and/or maintain financial models as needed
• Liaison with Legal department, RISK department, Middle office and Booking Center, as well as with Agency when relevant
• Ensure data quality regular checks
• Present in and/or attend credit committees
• Contribute to business opportunities identification for clients under his/her responsibility (refinancings, cross sells)
• Based on portfolio analysis and available related information, provide as relevant feedback to other ERI teams on sectorial, technical, regulatory, market, etc developments
• Support the execution of refinancings, within a team determined by ERI management on a case-by-case basis
Highlight your strengths
• Master university degree from a reputable university or business school in Business Administration, Finance or Economics or engineering or a comparable education
• Maximum 4 years professional experience – junior profile
• Between 3 and 6 years of experience in credit analysis or structured finance
• Strong analytical competences (credit analysis) and experience in financial modelling
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
• Attention to detail and rigour
• Fluency in English (working language) and fluency in French and/or Dutch would be highly appreciated
• Notable Excel skills – prior financial modelling experience is highly welcome
BENEFITS
- Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries;
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity);
- Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities;
- Competitive compensation plan.
- 32 vacation days
BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.
GROUP BNP PARIBAS
BNP Paribas Group is the top bank in the European Union and a major international banking establishment. It has close to 185,000 employees in 65 countries. In Spain we are more than 5,100 employees within 13 business lines.
Risk HUB
RISK is an integrated and independent control function of the BNP Paribas Group. It is the second line of defense on the risk management activities of the Group which are under its direct responsibilities, including credit and counterparty risk, market risk, funding and liquidity risk, interest rate and foreign exchange risks in the banking book, insurance risk, operational risk, and environmental and social risks.
RISK aims at being a partner of the businesses by contributing to their sustainable development, but also a gatekeeper to ensure risks taken remain compatible with the Group’s Risk Appetite and its strategy.
RISK Iberian Hub Madrid is a transversal platform servicing the RISK Function by covering added-value activities around credit risk, market risk, operational risk and data protection. Offering a wide range of services to RISK teams, from consulting to cyber security, going through data analysis, modelling or artificial intelligence.
ABOUT THE JOB
MISSION
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) topics are areas of rapid and significant change, increasingly shaping how business is conducted, regulated, measured and reported on.
From a risk management perspective, BNP Paribas considers that ESG factors are risk drivers that may have potential impacts on existing risks such as credit, operational or market risks.
In this context, BNP Paribas has decided to take bold actions to further strengthen the Bank’s initiatives and framework in these areas. So did the RISK Function with the creation of the RISK ESG team at the end of 2020.
Accordingly, the RISK ESG team is a transversal team which aims at supporting and steering the integration of ESG risk factors within Group’s risk management framework.
RESPONSIBILITIES
TRAININGS Management:
- Creation and consolidation of new training following the list of unmet needs
- Communication with RISK HR to include the training created in MyLearning (BNPP training platform).
- Preparation and participation of RISK ESG Campus Governance Committee
- Facilitation and animation of the community of all the people who have followed training with RISK ESG Campus
- Preparation, follow-up and reporting on mandatory training for RISK ESG
- Help with the integration of RISK ESG Campus to the Group sustainability academy.
- Reporting and consolidation of participants in our training
- Contact and support all RISK SPOCS at Group level about training.
- Creation of one pager an inclusion in My Development
- Organization, recording and follow up of RISK ESG briefing sessions.
- Entitled to follow all training available for RISK Staff
MARKET INTELLIENCE
- Research, follow up, consolidation and reporting on topics that matter to RISK ESG.
COMMUNICATION
- Manage all communications related to ESG in risk management and trainings, and also promotion of our initiatives through different channels.
Chief of Staff support:
- Support the Chief of Staff with many tasks related to this role, preparation of presentations, organization of interventions of the Head of RISK ESG.
Project Management:
- Manage different projects related to training or to RISK ESG.
REQUIREMENTS
Studies:
- A university degree in Finance, Economics, or Business is needed, as well as at least 5 years of experience in the banking industry. Experience in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is also considered beneficial.
Experience
- Demonstrated ability in risk management, project management, communications, as well as collaborative and cross-functional initiatives.
- Over five years of project management experience.
- Ability in cross-functional environments.
- Previous experience in consulting
Languages
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Proficiency in Spanish and French is considered an asset.
Required Skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in analytical and synthesis skills.
- Experience using the MS Office Suite, including advanced capabilities in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Excellent communication abilities in both written and verbal formats, including PowerPoint presentations, email correspondence, and public speaking—while effectively engaging at senior management levels.
- Strong capacity for collaboration.
- Ability to work independently with an initiative-taking mindset.
- Adaptability to dynamic environments.
- Innate curiosity and eagerness to learn.
- Highly organized and initiative-taking approach.
- Quickly adapt to new situations and challenges.
- Consistently delivery-oriented mindset.
BENEFITS
- Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries.
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity).
- Corporate volunteering program (1 million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities.
- Flexible compensation plan.
- Hybrid telecommuting model (50%).
- 31 vacation days.
Diversity and inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.
Mission and Objectives
Within Group BNP Paribas ITO Function, Global Trade Operations, a community of 700* people in the 3 CIB regions & 50 countries, leverage on their integrated and global model to accompany the business strategy being the Global Trade operations Platforms a key enablers of the transformation.
The European Trade Finance Service Center has over 140 employees across over 20 nationalities in Spain and provides solutions for Domestic and international Guarantees, Syndicated guarantees, Fronting, Green and sustainable linked guarantees and Documentary products (Import and Export) for both, corporations or institutions, in close collaboration with the Global Trade Solutions teams.
Main responsibilities
The Performance Monitoring and Reporting team is responsible for production of KPIs, reports and dashboards to be sent and shared with main stakeholders and internal clients.
Detailed responsibilities:
· Production and analysis of recurrent Report and Dashboards
· Chairing of SLA meetings with internal stakeholders (Business, IT and Operations).
· Explore and develop new reports or indicators (identify requirements, sourcing and manage the implementation).
· Contribute or drive the Continuous Improvement (automation, efficiency, use of new technologies (Python, AI …) on existing indicators. Capacity to act autonomously and proactively.
· Chairing of SLA meetings with internal clients (MO) and enforce SLA commitments and report
REQUIREMENTS
Training and occupational experience
· Systems and processes:
o Proficiency in Office (Word/Excel, Power BI)
o SQL, SSRS ….
o Power Query, Dax (expert)
o Data visualisation (expert): Power BI, Tableau, Dataiku….
o Python (Intermediary.)
o AI solutions (LLM, Prompting, Data Processing …).
o Proficiency in Office (Word / Excel / PowerPoint)
o Trade Finance, Accounting, Cash Management Knowledge (Not mandatory)
· English (C1 level)
· French (Not mandatory)
· 5 years of experience
· Organizational and Analytical skills:
o Setting priorities, planning actions and methodically progress by coordinating activities and resources in the best efficient way.
o Risk management. Detecting, analysing and measuring risks, understanding their consequences in a long-term perspective and acting to reduce them.
o Adaptability. Adapting one’s behaviour by integrating constraints and opportunities in varying circumstances
o Client Focus. Ensuring that the client perspective drives all initiatives. Making sure to act to the client’s satisfaction by understanding his needs and providing him with the right solution.
o Decision-making skills. Making clear choices at the right time, communicating them and accepting the consequences, taking the environment & governance in place into account.
o Delegating. Achieving the bank’s objectives by giving authority and responsibility to the appropriate people. Providing support, directives & vision.
o Self Control. Reacting in calm and firm manner in difficult situations to keep delivering a good performance. Mastering one’s reactions and acting with a clear understanding of the situation.
o Sharing knowledge. Sharing one’s knowledge and experience, providing explanations in a coherent and structured manner, to enable others to put them in practice.
o Strategic thinking. Looking at things with a logical and sound judgement. Acting with a sense of broader perspective, recognizing important issues from details. Keeping track of long-term objectives
o Teamwork. Co-operative and proactive attitude
o Ability to report. Keeping hierarchy (included functional link) informed about current activities and their progress in an effective way. Drawing attention towards useful information, risks and sensitive points.
o A practical approach to problem analysis & solving.
o Analytical skills: identifying and presenting key information. Giving a structuring opinion and synthesizing all the elements pertaining to the matter in hand.
o Integrity. Acting ethically, in compliance with what is said and respecting the company’s values and rules.
o Ability to communicate clearly – written and oral.
BENEFITS
• Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries.
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity).
• Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities.
• Flexible compensation plan.
• Hybrid telecommuting model (50%).
• 32 vacation days.
Diversity and inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.
We are looking for
FINANCE PROGRAM MANAGER_FZS_002351
GROUP BNP PARIBAS
BNP Paribas Group is the top bank inthe European Union and a major international banking establishment. It hasclose to 185,000 employees in 65 countries. In Spain we are more than 5,100employees within 13 business lines.
Infinity Finance HUB
BNP Paribas EMEA Finance employs 500employees, of which more than 325 are based in Madrid. We manage more than 250BNP Paribas entities from all over Europe, covering +60% of Group’s balancesheet and all group’s banking activities (Corporate & Investment Banking,Retail Banking, Personal Finance and other financial services activities…).
Our mission is to measure, controland explain all the financial indicators required to monitor accounting, tax,regulatory, liquidity, credit risk reporting and management result activities.
ABOUT THE JOB
MISSION
Under the responsibility of the Finance & Strategy/Chief Operating Officer, FSRO direction, the head of the “Finance Solutions Roll Out” department is looking for a program manager in the regional EMEA teams.
FSRO is responsible for delivering group Finance Solutions to enabling the implementation of the harmonised Finance Target Operating Model across all business lines. FSRO works in strong collaboration with IT Group and regional Finance hubs involving teams in several geographical sites across the globe: Canada, Portugal, Spain, India & Hong-Kong.
The goal of FSRO is to deploy the components of the group Finance blueprint covering all the business activities of the BNP Paribas group in each location. The BNP Paribas in-house developed General Ledger, OFS NEO, is considered the most suitable answer to respond efficiently to the more and more stringent regulatory and performance management requirements.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for a portfolio of several projects within in a matrix organization. Your tasks will involve:
- Performing pre-studies and establish transformation business cases for Finance & Strategy executive management.
- Identify new opportunities for Finance & Strategy to strengthen its core target operating model.
- Preparing together with Business, Risk, ALMT and IT the roadmap, organization, governance and kick-off of individual projects.
- Representing Finance & Strategy in Business (investment) committees and IT validation committees.
- Animating Finance & Strategy steering committees, operational committees and country coordination meetings.
- Driving the different phases of each project from its scoping till the aftercare.
- Monitoring and managing budget and resources for each project within the porfolio.
- Organizing the individual streams of the project and drive stream-leaders to ensure timely delivery with respect to the global roadmap.
REQUIREMENTS
You have very strong finance skills and confirmed experience (> 10 years) in project-management on large transformations (project budget >10 M€).
You have several years of working experience within the banking sector, either within business or transversal functions (Finance, Risk, It) and you can demonstrate a thorough understanding of the roles and responsibilities of FINANCE within a corporate investment bank.
You have acquired good people skills, are resistance to stress and appreciate that the diversity of the business and activities within the Group is part of its strengths and culture.
- Functional skills : Accounting (IFRS), Financial & Regulatory Reporting (COREP, LCR, NSFR).
- Technical competencies : Project management like Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, other
- Other competences :
- Communication, Story telling, Time-boxing
Specific Qualifications:
Knowledge on Financial accounting ledgers (fi. SAP, RDJ) and accounting regulation (IFRS9)
BENEFITS
- Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity)
- Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities
- Flexible compensation plan
- Hybrid telecommuting model (50%)
- 32 vacation days
Diversity and inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas Group in Spain is anequal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity toall job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual isdiscriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment,marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race,religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at thecore of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativityand efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We striveto reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.
BNP Paribas Overview:
BNP Paribas is a top-ranking bank in Europe with an international profile. It operates in 71 countries and has almost 199 000 employees. The Group ranks highly in its three core areas of activity: Domestic Markets, International Financial Services and Corporate & Institutional Banking, centered on corporate and institutional clients.
Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) is a leading global financial services firm, covering 3 business lines: Global Market, Global Banking and Securities Services. It offers you solutions in capital markets, securities services, advisory, finance and treasury. In its CIB activities, BNP Paribas enjoys leading positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and has a solid and fast-growing network in the Asia/Pacific region.
Strong risk management, combined with the stability that comes from being part of one of the largest banking groups in the world, underpin our success. Joining us, you’ll become an integral part of a dynamic team that spans nationalities, cultures and backgrounds, drawing together people from around the globe and reflecting our commitment to international placements.
RISK ORM CIB Scope & Organization:
As a 2nd line of defence, RISK ORM CIB aims at providing RISK and CIB Management with a front to back consolidated view on operational risks of CIB activities to contribute to the reduction of operational risk and to better respond to Regulator’s expectations.
RISK OMC CIB mandate is to challenge and supervise the Operational Risk management of CIB activities. To that end, RISK ORM CIB relies on an effective operational risk management setup covering CIB activities: Global Banking, Global Markets, 2S and Functions covering CIB activities, Anti-Fraud, ICT, Third Party Risk Management, Operational resilience and Data Protection.
RISK ORM CIB is organized around:
▪ 4 Regions: Americas, APAC, EMEA and the UK
▪ 3 Business Lines and 2 transversal activities: 2S, Global Markets and Global Banking & Functions
• 4 RISK Practices and Transversal teams: Transformation & COO Office, Transversal Risk Management, Technology and Transversal Risks encompassing Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), Anti-Fraud and Operational Resilience (OR), Data Privacy and Protection (DPP).
▪ 7 platforms with Local OROs, Extended OROs and OROs Support teams (Lisbon, Madrid, Warsaw, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Montreal)
RISK ORM CIB TRANSFORMATION MANDATE & ACTIVITIES
Mandate:
RISK ORM CIB Transformation & COO Office team ensures the management of the Transformation Program led within RISK ORM CIB in close coordination with RISK CIB and RISK ORM Group and is also in charge of RISK ORM CIB COO Office.
Activities:
RISK ORM CIB Transformation & COO Office core activities globally are focused on Program / Project Management incl. Industrialisation, AI & Automation, Change, Training & Communication, Business Management and RISK ORM CIB steering (Governance, budget monitoring).
Reporting to the Head of Transformation & COO Office, the transformation & COO Office Manager is focused primarily on Program / Project Management encompassing mainly projects on:
o The management of the Transformation team members on a day-to-day basis to support them on the priorities validated centrally, projects progress, timely deliverables, governances’ preparation, year-end appraisals…
o The Target Operating Model, including more specifically CIB alignment project, further industrialisation, mutualisation, internationalisation, TOM for new perimeters of activities upon regulators requirements.
o The creation of industrialized platforms via reviews of activities led in Portugal and in India platforms to identify and deploy further best practices, RISK ORM CIB process reviews will be handled in strong coordination with OROs
o The AI & Automation stream which includes:
o AI & Automation opportunities identifications working with the OROs WW
o the reporting project in collaboration with RISK ORM Group
o the management of the relationship with RISK System in India which is our automation partner for all our automatization.
o the RISK360 users access management for 1LOD & 2LOD (currently managed at ORM Group level)
o The Change – Training, communication, and events’ organisation for RISK ORM CIB AI & Automation community
o Contribute to other transversal and strategic projects within RISK ORM or RISK CIB upon request
o Handle the Transformation governance through a Transformation Committee
The Transformation & COO Office organizer can also be requested to participate in the COO Office tasks and contribute to Committees (RISK ORM Eco, Sponsors meetings, …)
While conducting his mission, the Transformation & COO office will show a posture that will facilitate the relationships among the different stakeholders (RISK, RISK CIB, RISK ORM GROUP, RISK ORM CIB, RISK ORM CIB, RISK System) and in line with RISK ORMC CIB roadmap and priorities.
For this position the skills required are as follows:
Core Skills
· People management
· Program / Project Management
· Process reengineering
· Lean / six sigma
· AI & automation experience
· Strong capacity to manage projects in agile mode
· Very good capacity to understand, explain and accompany change management
Business skills
· CIB knowledge (businesses, organisation, processes)
· Operational Risk management knowledge
· Language: fluent in English both in oral and in written is mandatory. French speaker is a plus for Paris/ Madrid based position
Behavioural skills:
· Leadership
· Excellent Organisational and synthetic skills
· Team player with high collaboration mind-set
· Autonomy, capability to manage and deliver with low supervision
· Excellent interpersonal skills
· Good communication skills both in oral and written
· Good presentation skills (capacity to prepare clear, synthetic slides in PowerPoint)
· Capacity to organize and animate working group sessions, meetings…both at operational level and senior managers level)
Technical skills
· Microsoft office pack (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
· Group RISK tools
Competencies:
· 10+ years of professional experience in the banking industry, audit, Program management
GROUP BNP PARIBAS
BNP Paribas Group is the top bank in the European Union and a major international banking establishment. It has close to 185,000 employees in 65 countries. In Spain we are more than 5,100 employees within 13 business lines.
Infinity Finance HUB
BNP Paribas EMEA Finance employs 500 employees, of which more than 325 are based in Madrid. We manage more than 250 BNP Paribas entities from all over Europe, covering +60% of Group’s balance sheet and all group’s banking activities (Corporate & Investment Banking, Retail Banking, Personal Finance and other financial services activities…).
Our mission is to measure, control and explain all the financial indicators required to monitor accounting, tax, regulatory, liquidity, credit risk reporting and management result activities.
ABOUT THE JOB
MISSION
The Financial Statements analyst deploys operationally the regulation and normative instructions on his/her operational scope.
Based on the data delivered by the Finance SMS, he/she produces the reporting, specific analysis and ad-hoc requests.
He/she ensures quarterly production of his/her scope of entities reporting for BNPP’s financial statements consolidation, and answer to ad hoc requests from Group and external Auditors or other stakeholders supervised by his/her TL. He/she ensures on time and accurate different pack of financial and regulatory reporting related to his/her stream.
He/she participates to actions plans to solve data quality issues. He/she participates into new projects inquiries (regulatory and other).
ACTIVITIES
Performs reconciliations to ensure consistency of data with accounting source.
Performs overall controls and analytical review, as any other relevant analysis.
Contributes to projects by providing expertise on reporting issues.
Finance control & Data quality missions are embedded in the role:
- Review controls and document how they are performed.
- Delivers synthesis, raise alerts and action plans.
- Is accountable for the entity quality of financial data used.
- Oversights of the quality of the static data received from Referential officers (counterparties, securities, …)
- Makes sure the information we have all the information to complete the reporting chain.
- Ensures data reliability and consistency in the reporting.
REQUIREMENTS
Studies
University Graduate
Experience
Experience in audit or accounting / reporting /related functions, Experience of working in international environment is a plus
2 to 5 years of experience, good knowledge of finance.
Languages
English: Fluent
French is a plus
SKILLS
Technical
Excel fluent
SAP
Transversal & Behavioral
Ability to collaborate/Teamwork
Analytical ability
Creativity & Innovation/Problem solving
BENEFITS
• Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries.
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity).
• Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities.
• Flexible compensation plan.
• Hybrid telecommuting model (50%).
• 31 vacation days.
Diversity and inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.
GROUP BNP PARIBAS
The Iberian Peninsula IG Hub is a team of auditors covering BNP Paribas Group entities operating in Spain and in Portugal, countries where BNP Paribas develops both domestic business activities and large outsourced service centers. The hub intends to develop a practice for auditing IT activities operated in the Iberian Peninsula and from time to time, for supporting other IT audits over the EMEA region.
In this respect, the Iberian Peninsula IG Hub looks for an IT Auditor with a strong IT knowledge and experience in order to participate to IT audit assignments. Knowledge in the fields of Cybersecurity and IT Audit will represent an additional advantage.
The IT Auditor will report directly to the Head of IT Assignment and will be functionally part of the worldwide IT Audit Line.
• Contribute to the planning and preparation of the assignment e.g. understanding the methodology to be applied, acquiring a deep knowledge of the activities to be covered, understanding the detailed technologies, gathering relevant key figures, etc.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the activities within the scope of the assignment, its strategy and governance, and the related risks.
• Evaluate the overall setup and identify the main areas of risk (including a comprehensive assessment of the management actions).
• Execute detailed investigations leveraging on a strong technical knowledge in various IT systems (Databases, Operating systems Linux/Windows, Cybersecurity/Network security, Virtualization, containerization, Cloud Computing and related risks).
• Leverage on adequate programming languages and scripting to perform efficient investigations by automating analysis.
• Ensure the adequate learning and understanding of the standard IT solutions used in the IT infrastructure and production, Cybersecurity management in order to analyze adequately their configuration and be able to identify and raise potential risks.
• Recommend appropriate actions to the management in order to remediate the identified weaknesses.
• Formalize the results of the assignment investigations and contribute to the production of the assignment deliverables.
• Present the conclusions of the assignment fieldwork to the senior management.
2) Review the implementation of the Inspection Générale IT recommendations:
• Review and challenge the actions defined to remediate the weaknesses identified by the audit team through its assignments.
• Ensure the adequacy of the answers to address permanently the gaps following accurately the recommended actions.
• Perform relevant control testing to ensure the proper implementation of the actions.
3) Contribute to the periodic risk assessment of IT activities and planning:
• Perform a periodic and comprehensive risk assessment of the IT activities as per the Group guidelines.
• Keep abreast of change/new development of regulatory requirements that are relevant to IT activities and related functions.
• Assist in the elaboration of the IT audit planning following a risk-based approach.
• Contributing Responsibilities
• Contribute to the improvement of the Inspection Générale practices through the elaboration and update of our methodologies.
- Studies
• Possess a Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree in Information Technology/ Management Information System / Computer Science and related discipline;
• Professional Qualification/Certificate in Audit, e.g. CISA, CISSP, CISM, CCSP is a plus.
- Experience
Not less than 3 years of experience in external auditing / internal auditing / IT / risk / compliance / internal control / operations in the financial services industry.
- Languages
- English (fluent);
- Spanish (sufficient level or one to be necessarily acquired);
- French or Portuguese (if possible).
- Technical
- IT Audit practices;
- Strong technical background in IT activities notably IT Development and Maintenance, IT Security and namely Cybersecurity, and IT Continuity;
- Transversal & Behavioral
- Analytical skills;
- Ability to synthetize and present things in a way understandable to non-IT readers;
- Ability to promote a constructive, cooperative teamwork environment.
GROUP BNP PARIBAS
Finance Implementation Projects (FIP) EMEA team ensures the end-to-end implementation of the Business and Regulatory projects in the region, in full alignment with Finance strategy. In the scope of FIP:
- Projects related to changes driven by Business and/or ITO initiatives (new products, operational systems implementation, migration between the systems, etc.)
- Projects related to changes driven by new Regulatory environment (new regulation implementation: IASB, ECB, Local Central Banks and/or regulators, etc.)
The main responsibility of this role is to implement, coordinate and follow up projects related to/impacting Financial Accounting and Reporting systems as well as to provide Functional Finance Systems expertise on the BAU, at Regional level, with respect to Systems settings and their impact on Finance activity.
Regional projects EMEA: Full project cycle organization and management
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- Project scope definition (problem/request understanding, analysis and impact assessment)
- Business requirements, proposed solution analysis
- Testing scenario and planning
- User acceptance test (support Finance user in the test results analysis and validation)
- Deployment aftercare
Contribution to Centrally managed Business-related projects (change requests with systems architecture impact, systems’ enhancement, process reengineering, operational process automation, new systems implementation/migrations, new regulatory requests, etc.):
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- Coordination of project committees (Kick-off, Steering Committees, etc), preparation of documentation and communication (business requirements, projects committee presentations, projects status update to management, status dashboards)
- Participation in analysis of project impact on Finance Domain. Assist central teams with the study/deployment of changes to the Finance architecture in EMEA region (e.g. testing of new accounting interfaces or system enhancements; validation of changes to the Finance architecture …)
- Contribution to functional specification and solution design (to ensure local specific requirements, if any, are taken into account)
- Contribution to testing strategy (scenario, test book) to ensure Finance requirements are covered
- Assist Finance final users to perform testing and validate results as well as aftercare support
- Testing scenario and planning
- User acceptance test (support Finance user in the test results analysis and validation)
- Deployment aftercare
- Support the production teams on the resolution of systems data quality issues in BAU mode
Share best practices and homogenize solutions on tools across the Region
- Previous experience as a Project Management
- Strong knowledge of banking activities and products
- IT skills: Excel advanced user, Business Intelligence Tools (Tableau, Business Object…), database consultation (SQL…), PowerPoint. Knowledge of Finance tools and systems would be a plus.
- Good knowledge of accounting, financial reporting processes in Banking and Capital Market industry
- Language: fluent in English (both oral and written), French is a plus
- Good communication (spoken and written) and capability to work and interact with people of different expertise and hierarchical level
- Ability to adapt to change and client oriented
- Collaborative work and team player
- Organizational skills: autonomy, capacity to manage several tasks in parallel, to prioritize and to manage pressure.
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Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries
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Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity)
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Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities
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Flexible compensation plan
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Hybrid telecommuting model (50%)
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31 vacation days
FINANCE AND STRATEGY
The Finance & Strategyfunction (F&S) ensures, for the BNP Paribas Group, the production and publication of accounting and financial management statements necessary for the management of the Group, financial and tax optimization along with the external growth strategy. It also plays an alert role vis-à-vis of the General Management.
F&S counts with +1800 employeesspecialized in Accounting, Reporting, Performance Steering, Tax, Control,Regulatory and Project to mention few of them. F&S is organizedaround 3 mutualized regional platform (America, Europe and Asia/Pacific), 1Shared Finance Service center located in India, Central F&S teams locatedin Paris and decentralized Finance, Tax and Development departments located ineach BNPP country presence.
The Infinity EMEA Finance &Strategy Platform is the Regional EMEA Mutualized platform and Groupplatform delivering services that covers the whole financial dimension:Accounting production activities, reporting, control, transformation projects,IT and GDO. Our platform serves EMEA Countries and CFO´s, Group Head Office andalso worldwide entities when it refers to projects (Transformations & IT).The Infinity EMEA Finance & Strategy Platform is located in a dual locationMadrid and Lisbon
Position Purpose
As Senior Officer, the mainresponsibilities are focused on helping management of the team, leadingindependently the areas assigned and support junior team members on:
- Ensure that appropriate operational risk management and permanent control framework are in place in the Infinity EMEA Platform
- Support management team, by providing the main KPI’s, risks and control environment
- Support implementation of the operational risk monitoring guidelines issued by the second line of defense (Finance, Compliance, RISK, …) based on the instructions provided by the Group
- Monitor the level of deployment of permanent operational control activities
As Operational Permanent ControlOfficer of Infinity EMEA Platform, you are responsible for ensuring the respectand implementation of the key internal control principles of BNP Paribas Group,performing the main responsibilities for all the teams of Infinity EMEAPlatform: Finance, FRESH and GDO (in both locations: Madrid and Lisbon).
OperationalIncidents Monitoring:
- Ensure that all potential incidents are regularly updated
- Monitor and follow-up on operational incidents and their resolution
- Coordinate the assessment, quantification and update
- Follow-up and/ or Initiate action plans consistent with Risk Self-Assessment
Support GroupPolicies implementation.
Ensure the correctmonitoring on Permanent Documentation
Control Environment:
- Coordinate the adaptation of generic control plans functions at operational level
- Coordinate the implementation of operational controls, analysis of control results and formalization of analyses
- Follow-up on Action Plans
Follow-up onRecommendations.
Follow ofNearshoring / Offshoring process and SLA’s management
Support organizationin all initiatives needed to strengthen the control environment in the Hub
Monitoring ofBusiness Continuity Management processes:
BCP Correspondentrole
- Update the BCP documentation, at least on an annual basis and promptly, following a significant change (scope, activities, BCP staff, BCP requirements, etc):
- Business Impact Analysis (BIA): quantitative and qualitative evaluation of an activity disruption
- BCP Procedure: detail of all resources required to resume the activity
- Raise awareness and be the interface with BCM team
- Coordinate the teams in the recovery site, in case of BCP activation or exercises
- Participate in the mandatory training session organized at least once in the year
WHAT ARE WE SEEKING
TECHNICAL &BEHAVIORAL SKILLS
- Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business is a plus
- Professional experience: Between 3 to 5 years of experience in external or internal audit, control, or risk department. Previous experience in Finance or banking is a plus
- Knowledge of Business Process modelling
SOFT
- Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills (spoken and written)
- Analytical skills and critical thinking
- Goal oriented
- Strong planning and organizational skills: autonomy, capacity to manage several tasks in parallel and to prioritize to meet deadlines
BACKGROUND
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Experience in leading small teams 2-3 members or leading small projects
- Knowledge of BNPP organization and business lines will also be appreciated
- Advanced English is mandatory; must be capable to maintain fluent conversation
- French is a plus
BENEFITS
- Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity)
- Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities
- Flexible compensation plan
- Hybrid telecommuting model (50%)
- 32 vacation days
Diversity andinclusion commitment
BNP Paribas Group in Spain is anequal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity toall job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual isdiscriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment,marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race,religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at thecore of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativityand efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We striveto reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.