About BNP Paribas:

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 63 countries, with more than 180,000 employees, including more than 146,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main operating divisions: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS) and Investment & Protection Services (IPS) (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. The Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporate and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning from financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, the Group has four leading markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg and BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the leader in consumer lending. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and Investment and Protection    Services activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific.

Business Overview:

Latin America is an important market for BNP Paribas. While Brazil remains the largest economy in Latin America and the Groups activity regionaly, other major countries in the region are also significant contributors for the business and for long standing relations with clients. For example, BNP Paribas has been uninterruptedly present in Colombia for more than 40 years.

BNP Paribas has a historical footprint in the Hispanic Latin America. The Bank has been in the region since 1914 and is now present in 5 countries with nearly 2000 employees between Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) and Investment and Protection Services.

CIB in Hispanic Latin America has world-class teams of roughly 200 professionals spread among Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Peru and Argentina, thus ensuring an overall coverage of BNP Paribas’ client franchise in the region. All BNP Paribas’ CIB business lines are represented in Hispanic Latin America where the bank has presence and are structured in such a way as to provide their clients with the best combination of specialists according to sector, product or geographic region. In the context of growing globalization, they are able to accommodate their clients thanks to their powerful regional platforms:

In North America essentially New York with a number of professionals covering Latin America. 

In Europe with major hubs such as Paris, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, etc.

In Asia with a broad coverage of all major economies in the region.

In Colombia, BNP Paribas has presence through 5 legal entities representing the Group:  1 Rep. Office, a Corporación Financiera for local CIB banking license activity and a Trust company for Securities Services, all within the Corporate and Institutional Banking operating Division. As for Investment and Protection Services, an insurance company (Cardif) and a Rep Office for Asset Management.  BNP Paribas is the European bank with the longest uninterrupted presence in the country.

Job Purpose: 

The Accounting and Reporting Analyst must ensure compliance with regulatory, accounting, and non-accounting information applicable to the entity, with the required opportunity, timing and quality of information and technical specifications set by the regulators. They must also provide periodic reports about the performance and indicators applicable to the activities of the entity; monitor compliance with applicable financial regulation and control administrative accounting processes of the organization, ensuring the compliance with local and corporate accounting requirements. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives

• Execute the controls included in the Accounting Control Plan assigned to the Accounting and Reporting Analyst
• Prepare all regulatory reports for the regulators on the frequency established. Must monitor any changes in report requirements and update the regulatory reporting schedule. 
• Communicate all the new information from regulatory bodies with the Finance team to properly analyze and apply any necessary changes according to the applicable regulation. 
• Support the business and the CAO in the identification of risks in the activities conducted by the entity.
• Support the tax team when necessary in the preparation of tax reports for local authorities, following the technical specifications and the deadlines defined by regulators. 
• Assist the tax team with the analysis for any possible impacts arising from new operations on the work performed by them that could affect the balance sheet, operations, or customer relationships. 

Main duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the accurate and timely entry of accounting information into the system. This includes all daily and monthly tasks that must be performed to ensure a successful month close. This includes tasks such as the control of accounts receivable and any impairment, property plant and equipment depreciation among others. 
• Record all the movements in the bank accounts registered under BP2S’s name and ensure they match the bank statements monthly before the close bank conciliations are performed.
• Responsible for the timely and accurate billing process based on the information received from the operations team.
• Prepare all the regulatory reports for review prior to transmission.
• Compile and send the requested information by the External Auditors given the programmed audit visits and the agreed upon timeline. 
• Assist in the preparation of the presentation to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee
• Assist in the preparation of the quarterly financial statements including the notes to the financial statements for both the entity and all trusts. 
• Perform the required activities as a back-up for the accounting analysts as required as part of the Finance team. 
• Management reports related to aging for assets and liabilities as source of maturity controls.
• Execute the payments in foreign currency to providers abroad.
• Execute the payments, local and foreign transfers as necessary.
• Update the accounting and finance procedures related to BP2S.

Qualifications

• Professional Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration 
• Specialized Knowledge in regulatory reports with the Superfinanciera and Asofiduciarias, Microsoft office systems, IFRS and management accounting systems
• Certified Public Accountant Certification preferable (Tarjeta Profesional)
• Intermediate English level
• Experience 
  1. Financial sector experience preferred.
  2. Accounting and financial reporting function 
  3. Internal control function
  4. Regulatory Reports experience
• Skills or competencies (among but not limited to the following list)
  1. Behavioral Competencies 
     • Ability to Collaborate / Team Work
     • Communication Skills – oral & written
     • Active listening
     • Proactive
     • Creativity and Innovation / Problem Solving
     • Ability to Synthetize / simplify
     • Organizational Skills Adaptability
     • Decision Making
     • Resilience
     • Critical thinking
     • Ability to share / pass on knowledge
     • Personal impact / ability to influence
     • Attention to detail / rigor
     • Ability to deliver / Results Driven
  2. Transversal Competencies
     • Ability to Understand, explain and support change
     • Analytical Ability
     • Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training
     • Ability to set up relevant performance indicators
     • Ability to develop other & improve their skills
     • Ability to inspire others & generate people’s commitment
     • Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution
     • Ability to manage a project