If you are searching for opportunities to develop your career in the field of Corporate and Institutional Banking, challenges to boost your future career path, then BNP Paribas is the right place for you. 

Joining BNP Paribas means joining a Group that's constantly transforming itself in order to adapt to our changing society and to build the world of tomorrow. Applying to work at BNP Paribas is not just about applying for a job, it's about giving meaning to your work and passion and desire to go deep in the finance world! 

And to meet these challenges, we need skills and competencies at all levels.

Introduction of the Role

We are looking for a Head of Finance in our BNP Paribas Romania Branch to manage directly or indirectly all the Financial Processes of our entity which covers both Corporate and Institutional Banking and to fast-growing Shared Services Centre (SSC) activities.

You will act as the pivotal link between the branch, the SSC, and our global Finance network (Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, India & other EMEA locations). You will shape finance and control processes, drive the development of the growing SSC and Territory activities from a Finance perspective, oversee the near-shored finance processes and ensure accurate and timely local regulatory reporting and tax compliance. 

You will also actively contribute to future Finance organisation‑development programmes, ensuring alignment with the Head‑Office and CEE Finance strategy.

The role reports to the CFO, Central & Eastern Europe (CEE).

Key Responsibilities

Finance Leadership & Operations

• Lead the end‑to‑end finance function for the Romania branch, covering oversight of near-shored processes, monthly closing, control & reporting.
• Ensure transfer‑pricing invoicing, cost‑allocation and expense‑accounting for the local business and SSC activities.
• Develop the Finance business fronting activity to support the SSC budgeting, cost allocation, cost‑control and continuous‑improvement agenda, identifying efficiency opportunities and supporting scalable growth.

Stakeholder & Team Management

• Act as the primary liaison for the near-shored teams, CEE Finance, Finance EMEA, and Head Office Paris on all financial matters.
• Build strong partnerships with business units, tax & legal stakeholders and external authorities.
• Lead, motivate and develop a hybrid finance team, promoting collaboration across locations and time zones.

Regulatory, Tax & Control

• Ensure full compliance with Romanian statutory and regulatory reporting, IFRS, and Group accounting standards. 
• Direct the tax compliance and planning process, including transfer‑pricing policies, VAT management and global minimum tax implementation.
• Champion internal control frameworks, risk‑assessment and audit coordination in line with Group methodologies.

Strategic Projects & SSC Development

• Own and deliver key finance‑related projects that enhance the SSC capabilities and territory‑function performance.
• Develop local regulatory reporting activities and act as a key stakeholder and contributor in the take-on of a new local regulatory reporting tool
• Contribute to Group‑wide finance transformation initiatives, leveraging SAP, AI, Tableau/Power BI and other digital tools.

What qualities do we look for?

We expect very good knowledge in the following areas:

General Skills we expect:

Why choose BNP Paribas?