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

Preparation of regular financial reporting information, IFRS reporting  & data quality controls, IFRS projects implementation

RESPONSIBILITIES

Monthly controls over the reliability of reporting information. Quarterly financial 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 4 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

GRUPO BNP PARIBAS

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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 

Within BNPP Finance, SALT-R is part of SMR, covering the following global missions:

• Prepare financial indicators in accordance with the requirements of regulators and standards in force
• Monitor and steer performance at Group, Division, Group Function level.

SALT-R is more particularly responsible to produce Liquidity and Resolution reporting and indicators, for the Group as well as for sub perimeters, of which the French Liquidity waiver, several geographical areas, and other sub-groups. 

SALT-R is a joint venture between BNP Paribas Finance and ALMT HO, at central level, whose deliverables are mainly intended for:   

• Externally: the ECB, the SRB and the JST (Joint Supervisory Team, composed ECB and ACPR people) for Regulatory and Supervisory reporting and analysis
• Internally: the CFO and the General Management of the Group, including for steering issues.

SALT-R has a strong relationship with all the Divisions contributing to Group indicators, covering CIB (Global Markets, Global Banking, BP2S), Domestic Markets and IFS (International Financial Services) as well as ALMT Head Office as a partner and a contributor.  

The main indicators / reporting produced by SALT-R are:

• LCR: 1 month Short Term Stressed liquidity ratio;
• Maturity Ladder (bucketed balance sheet)
• Regulatory Counterbalancing Capacity
• NSFR: 1 year stable funding ratio
• Asset Encumbrance
• TLAC and MREL ratios and associated resolution reporting
• Wholesale funding indicators
• Other indicators as concentration, 
• Deposits & Loans follow up
• Balance sheet by currency

RESPONSIBILITIES

SALT-R Department is at the early stage of its transformation project. Therefore, the job requests profiles looking for challenging situations and creation of new opportunities. Adaptability and relationship skills are even more necessary in the context of work at home due to the sanitary crisis.

He/she will perform:  

• Internal / external reporting production, analysis, and validation on liquidity & balance sheet resources for Actual and Forecast/Budget exercises

• Coordination and contribution to ad hoc analysis, regulatory and methodological evolutions, steering studies
• Process improvements and operational risk reduction by applying new controls, system adaptation
• Coordination with liquidity stakeholders as Businesses, Regional Finances, ALMT Head Office, Norms, Controls, Risk, and systems (mainly FRESH) departments
• Promotion of process efficiency, transversality, and digitalization 
• Involvement in the organization model implementation, cross border and integrated

REQUIREMENTS

Studies

• Business School or University graduate, master’s in finance/mathematics

Experience

• Minimum 3/5 years of financial and/or management experience, previous experience in an Audit/Banking/Finance/Regulatory environment is a plus 

Languages

• English speaking is mandatory 
• French is a plus

SKILLS

Technical

• Knowledge of Financial Institutions Balance sheet
• Knowledge of Liquidity Resources and Performance Indicators is a plus       
• Knowledge of a reporting process 
• Capacity to use several of the following office tools in a proficient manner
• BI (data story, data management) knowledge is a plus
• Tableau, PowerBI, SQL, SAS, Python knowledge is a plus
• Project participation and/or leading when normative, systems, steering or any other improvement or evolution are required
• Strong knowledge of Global Market/CIB products and businesses

Transversal & Behavioral

• Effective analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Rigorous and flexible mindset: 
• Strong sense of organization, ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines 
• Permanent improvement / adaptation and documentation of processes, controls, and data quality
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Teamwork & communication skills:
• Actively propose and implement agreed improvements, share knowledge, and best practices
• Team player
• Ability to share appropriate information with the management body
• Develop partnership with all the stakeholders of the liquidity stream at reporting, systems, normative, controls & data quality levels
• Ability to work in a changing environment from a regulatory, steering, economic standpoints
• Involvement into BNP PARIBAS new Finance organization deployed trough several geographical areas

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.

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

He/she will perform tasks allocated mainly to the Finance accounting team responsible for the end to end process of all related transaction affecting the operational expense booking and reporting of the Corporate and Institutional Banking, BP2S and Personal Finance entities under scope on Europe, Middle East and Africa Region (EMEA).

Within the team called *Finance EMEA: Corporate Accounting & Expenses, the candidate would be assigned to different scope such as Fixed Assets & leases, Personnel Expenses, General Expenses, transfer pricing & Tax or Management Accounting.  The team ensures an accurate, reliable and comprehensive set of segmented financial data required for the production of all Reporting streams through a solid control framework that covers oversight on upstream processes, Finance own processes and controls on data quality.

Financial Accountants are involved in the day-to-day maintenance and control of the general ledgers for the entities under their responsibility associated to the assigned profit & loss segment mentioned above. When applicable, they coordinate review and potential adjustments with other teams. Additionally, they will have to ensure quality of data for all Reporting streams and be in charge of performing adjustments when needed in the General ledger.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounting & Control Functions

·         Involve in monthly closing cycle activities from book keeping to reporting

·         Ensure End to End data quality and accuracy of accounting & reporting for a specific list of EMEA entities, including preparation of reporting package flows for different Bank’s tools regarding Financial accounting and Management accounting

·         Maintain the general accounting of all entities, including overheads and inter-entity reinvoicing transfer Pricing Agreements

·         Perform and/or control the accounting and tax classification for overheads, pay-roll and employee benefit expenses, depreciation and amortization on tangible and intangible assets including potential impairment or write off

·         Calculation, booking and integrity checks related to IFRS16 Calculation

·         Profit & Loss analysis by general ledger accounts and cost centers, providing analytical reviews for the different stakeholders

·         Provide Finance supervision & completion on first line of defense controls performed by Back Offices operations, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the data feeding done by the back office operation tools related to Corporate Accounting & Expenses

·         Transform the accounting data into management accounting (profitability and cost allocation by Business Line) following the MARP (Management Accounting Rules and Principles)

·         Provide assistance in coordination with the management in responding to questions from the external auditors, Operations, and other support groups by:

Ensuring prompt resolution and follow-up of questions / requests for information

Escalating problems/issues to the team leader and/or head

Providing quality service to other teams

Projects, Systems Support, Operational Process Improvements

·         Participate in the assessment of the current operating model and in the implementation of action plans to achieve the defined target operating model

·         Participate in the upgrades/version releases of respective reporting tools

·         Assist in identifying operational process improvements in production, control procedures, and workflow organization to increase the team’s efficiency and effectiveness.

REQUIREMENTS

• Studies

   Business school, University Graduate, Master Degree preferably in Accounting or Finance Degree

• Between 3 to 4 years’ experience in Finance performing similar activities for multinational companies, including audit and consultancy firms
•  Experience of working in an international environment appreciated

• English Advanced

• French and other European languages a plus

SKILLS

• Technical

·         Knowledge of operational expenses book keeping in ERP and reporting tools is desirable

·         Working knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, especially in IFRS. French GAAP a plus

·         Business Objects

·         SAP/Oracle knowledge a plus

·         Excel (including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF)

Programming knowledge a plus

·         Ability to learn new systems and products quickly

·         Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

·         Self-starter and team player, able to work independently and collaboratively with various teams in a matrix organization and deadline-focused environment

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

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:

MARKET INTELLIENCE

COMMUNICATION

Chief of Staff support:

Project Management:

REQUIREMENTS

Studies:  

Experience

Languages 

Required Skills

BENEFITS

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.

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.

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

 About Finance EMEA

 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. Our team members can build a strong competence on all aspects of banking activities (retail, investment banking and capital markets), building a 360° vision through their career path.

 About BNP Paribas’s Infinity Platform

 The purpose is to propose services that cover the whole financial dimensions: accounting production activities, reporting, control, transformation projects and IT

RESPONSIBILITIES

 With a transversal role and providing support to SMS BP SPOCs, he/she will be in charge of :
 * Measure and book the required adjustments in accounting to ensure completion and accurateness through all reporting axes, including the segmented axis.
 * Review & perform the Suspense Provisioning and the rest of legal and tax provision.
* Ensure the oversight of accounting controls performed by Back Offices based on their monthly control results & quarterly sub-certification.
* Control and analyse the data that contribute to the regulatory reporting (Matisse allocations, BMRC feeding, Accounting to Risk reconciliation, Local regulatory reports, non-standard feeds,….) & the disclosure production.
 * Provide Finance supervision & completion on LoD1 control performed by Back Offices operations, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the data feeding done by the back office operation tools.
 * Providing support to Back and Middle offices in all the accounting aspects required.

 * Provide assistance in coordination with the management in responding to questions from the external auditors, Operations, and other support groups by:
 * Ensuring prompt resolution and follow-up of questions / requests for information.
* Escalating problems/issues to the team leader and/or head.
 * Providing quality service to other teams

  Projects, Systems Support, Operational Process Improvements
* Participate in the upgrades/version releases of respective reporting tools
 * Assist in identifying operational process improvements in production, control procedures, and workflow organization to increase the team’s efficiency and effectiveness

 * Other functions:
 * Observe the bank’s policies and procedures
 * Assist in any special project or request as directed by management

  REQUIREMENTS
 * Studies
 * Business school, University Graduate, Master Degree in Accounting or Finance Degree

 * Experience
* Up to 4 years experience in Finance within the Banking sector (Financial Accounting, Reporting, Business/financial analysis), including audit and consultancy firms
 * Experience of working in an international environment appreciated

  Languages

 * English Advanced
 * European languages a plus (specially French)

  SKILLS

 * Technical 
 * Knowledge of Banking products is desirable
 * Working knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, both in IFRS and French GAAP (an asset)
 * IFRS9 impairment calculation knowledge will be a plus
 * High proficiency in computer skills and data analytics

 *  Transversal & Behavioral

* Effective analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skill
 * Ability to learn new systems and products quickly
 * Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
* Self-starter and team player, able to work independently and collaboratively with various teams in a matrix organisation and deadline-focused environment

 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

BNP Paribas is a top-ranking bank in Europe with an international profile. It operates in 65 countries and has almost 190,000 employees. BNP Paribas organizes its businesses into three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS), Investment & Protection Services (IPS) and Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB). The Group helps all of its clients (retail, associations, businesses, SMEs, large corporate and institutional) to implement their projects by providing them with services in financing, investment, savings and protection.

Various bodies rank BNP Paribas, high in terms of attractiveness and being a “good place to work”. The Group has once again been named a “Top Employer Europe” for 2022. It was singled out in particular for its diversity, inclusion, career development possibilities and well-being.

About Business line/Function

The Finance & Strategy function (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 count +1800 employees specialized in Accounting, Reporting, Performance Steering, Tax, Control, Regulatory and Project to mention few of them.  F&S is organized around 3 mutualized regional platform (America, Europe and Asia/Pacific), 1 Shared Finance Service center located in India, Central F&S teams located in Paris and decentralized Finance, Tax and Development departments located in each BNPP country presence.

Infinity Finance HUB

The Infinity EMEA Finance & Strategy Platform is the Regional EMEA Mutualized platform and Group platform 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 and also worldwide entities when it refers to projects (Transformations & IT). The Infinity EMEA Finance & Strategy Platform is located in a dual location Madrid and Lisbon

ABOUT THE JOB

Position Purpose

• The team member will ensure the data quality of the reporting towards the elaboration of the Group

Consolidated Financial Statements. She/he will act as a financial controller analyzing and monitoring the information declared by the BNP sites/regions

• This implies his / her collaboration on supporting the reporting sites/regions for the preparation of the closings, implementing and monitoring transversal controls at global level, investigating complex transactions from financial / reporting perspective, analyzing the data reported by the sites/regions through packages, and synthetizing the results of the controls and the performance through various deliverables
• At the same time, the team member will be the Subject Matter Expert on a particular Reporting topic (i.e. IFRS 9, IFRS 12, Consolidation Perimeter, KPIs reports, Intercompany etc)

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible of supporting the entities/regions in the preparation of the quarterly closings:
  • Developing capacity of the team member on understanding the events/issues raised by the sites/regions that might have an impact in the reporting
  • Advising the reporting sites/regions about the correct presentation / accounting treatments of specific transactions
  • Inform the sites/regions about news on Group norms, standards and reporting evolutions
  • Ensure that the open issues are properly followed-up during the inter-closings as well as support on defining action plans
• Analysis on all the events with impact on the Group Consolidated Financial Statements
  • Discuss with the reporting sites/regions about particular transactions / operations that have a material impact in the Financial Statements
  • Understand the issues and their implications on the Group Consolidated Financial Statement
  • Identify events that might need an adjustment at consolidated level (i.e. operation wrongly booked in local, elimination of internal results, reclassifications for presentation purposes, etc.)
  • Summarize and synthetize the key events in order to report them to the Team Leader
• As a Subject Matter Expert (SME):
  • The team member is responsible for understanding and developing a particular transversal topic related to Financial / Regulatory Reporting
  • The team member is part of Group Finance, the processed under is scope should be updated and harmonized with Group expectations

During the closing:

Collection and analysis of the Financial and Regulatory Statements

• Ask for corrections when the information provided through the packages is not accurate or wrongly reported 
• Perform an analytical review on the data reported in order to have a global view on the material balances and variations
• Liaise with the sites/regions to get the necessary economic background and details aiming to understand the material figures and key quarterly / annual variations
• Coordination between regions and Group / Regulators / Auditors to comply with regulatory or ad-hoc requests

As a SME

• The transversal tasks within a particular role of SME have to respect the deadlines and steps defined by the Group
• You will be responsible of implementing the controls and / or taking the necessary actions to ensure the achievement of the task/sIndependently of the role of entity coordinator, the SME is responsible of informing the reporting sites/regions about the instructions of the tasks, the results of the controls as well as the actions to be taken over the reporting packages or particular tools / systems

Perform manual accounting entries in the reporting tool (consolidated adjustments) to correct any gap/missing entry/system error impacting the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group

Post closing:

Production of Key Performance Indicators, synthesis and debriefing :

• Participate on the elaboration of the KPIs that measure the performance of the reporting sites/regions. It implies to summarize and quantify the results from the work performed by the regions, provide an issue log, participate on follow-up meetings and collaborate on defining action plans on open issues
• Accompany and foster the performance of the production teams by providing assistance
• Synthetize the key issues encountered during the quarterly closing and report to the Team Leader as well as top management accordingly.

Participation to the Transformation of the Function:

• Based on the projects and the continuous transformation of the function, the team member will participate on the implementation of the needed action plans / changes that the organization might require
• Key contributor for any global change management initiative: the team member must be open to changes, diversity and new projects as well as keen to resilience 

Support to the sites / platforms:

• Due to the continuous changes in the standards, regulations and organization, there might be a need of development for the entities/regions that implies support to the sites / regional platforms.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Maturity, professional standing, strong interpersonal communication skills and presentation skills
• Solutions-oriented thinker who is able to generate creative idea
• Ability to work under pressure, within tight deadlines and with complex requirements from Group, Regulators and Auditors
• Ability to work collaboratively with relevant teams across locations
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Ability to be autonomous
• Understanding of system requirements and capabilities to ensure appropriate controls and operational processes
• Ability to work with remote locations
• Diversity player

Specific Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, IFRS, banking regulation, Group instructions and accounting rules
• Strong knowledge on IFRS9 about classification and measurement of the financial products, impairment
• Strong understanding of transactions from finance / accounting perspective
• High knowledge on MS Office
• Excellent Excel skills (including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF)
• Adaptability : ability to learn new systems or processes quickly

Training and occupational experience

• Masters on Finance / Audit / Accounting in business school or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience in at least one of the following business disciplines preferably within a banking company / audit firm: financial or regulatory reporting, audit (internal or external), internal control, financial planning and analysis, financial accounting
• Advanced level in English, French is a plus

Skills Referential

• Behavioural Skill
  • Communication skills – oral & written
  • Decision Making
  • Adaptability
  • Critical thinking 
• Transversal Skills
  • Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution
  • Ability to develop and adapt a process
  • Analytical Ability
  • Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training
  • Ability to understand, explain and support change

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%)
• Salary from 30k
• 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.

GRUPO BNP PARIBAS

•  Superiores en Económicas y Empresariales 

• Mínimo 2 años como Manager de equipo operacional

• Conocimiento de los procesos operacionales de la entidad 

• Gestión de equipos 

• Conocimiento de la normativa bancaria vigente

• Nivel de inglés B2 mínimo imprescindible 

• Se valorarán los conocimientos de francés 

• Data Warehouse , MdTEL, Luxor, WACC, CICS, IH360, GED CLIENTES, MILES,

• NETREVEAL, RSI o  terminal financiero

• Consultas Vigilance, Factiva y e-informa