About BNP Paribas Group:

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 and International Financial Services (whose retail banking networks and financial services are grouped together under Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, centred on corporate and institutional clients. The Group helps all of its clients (retail, associations, businesses, SMEs, large corporates and institutional) to implement their projects by providing them with services in financing, investment, savings and protection. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services 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.

About BNP Paribas India Solutions:

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 6000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions

About Business line/Function :

The ISPL Financial Shared Services (FSS) Platform performs production and reporting activities delivered to onshore teams focused on fronting activities, and provides offshore support to nearshore teams, thus fostering standardization and Finance transformation. It is split into three components with the following missions: i.e. APAC Regional FSS, Global FSS and World Wide FSS

Job Title:

Assistantt Vice President, COO Transformation Office_PMO

Date:

Department:

Financial Shared Services

Location:

ISPL Mumbai

Business Line / Function:

Group Finance & Strategy

Reports to:

(Direct)

VP

Grade: 

(if applicable)

AVP 

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

0

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

This position is for a role within the Project Management and Business Management function to lead the NAR BM team.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Performance monitoring and planning – in relation with Finance, HR and COO team:

·       Coordination of the centralization of the resource request process for the CIB Finance CFO (contingent, permanent, VIEs, etc). Collaborate with hiring managers, Procurement, Central Finance, and others to request new resources. Includes maintaining KPI recruitment dashboard

·       Contribute to the maintenance and consolidation of headcount forecast and other metrics 

·       Deliver data-driven insights and analysis to support various presentations, performance analysis and strategic planning. Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of the data used by performing and developing controls/reconciliations and adapt the content to the audience 

·       Develop an understanding of our employee’s composition and various parameters influencing Finance and Tax expenses,

·       Generate or develop ad hoc analytical reports and dashboards, track various Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), capture and analyze critical information and contribute to multiple analysis and presentations to facilitate function performance reviews

·       Coordinate with various teams some answers to management questions, with a focus but not limited to headcount data. Provide insights into various metrics based on thorough analysis (ie: external staff costs, other discretionary expenses, etc)

Governance:

·       Support Finance & Tax Department Business Continuity plan (BCP) and Business Impact Analysis (BIAs). Partner with the Business Continuity Management and Finance & Tax management team to proactively update the BCP and BIAs. Coordinate various Business Continuity testing and assist with various business continuity related issues

·       Support the governance and other reporting requirements of NAR Finance & Tax regarding Service level agreement (SLA), Third party risk management, etc 

 Organization support: 

·       Support the implementation of transversal administrative and organizational initiatives which include local platform events and animation, ad hoc projects and reporting, monitor new projects to improve the staff well-being/ work environment, support to define and implement training strategy for Finance AMER

·       Assist the Canada platform and provide excellent support on various ad-hoc tasks

·       Support your team with operational impacts of organizational changes within Finance and Tax in link with HR and other stakeholders

Projects:

·       Identify improvement areas within Business management organization/set-up, partner with other business managers to define and implement solutions to streamline processes. Play an active role in sharing team best practices

·       Under the direction of your manager and client stakeholders, support or drive delivery of various initiatives. Ensure that the need is correctly framed and all needed actors are involved. Assist in tracking and communicating the status of ongoing projects. Support change management.

People Management –

§  Experience in handling teams consisting of people with different experience levels

§  Ability to grow the team

§  Ability to support multiple, transversal projects across Finance and review team’s output

Resource Management –

§  Headcount tracking and reconciliation

§  Prepare and distribute reports to different stakeholders (PPM, Business Owners, Project Managers, and Senior Management). Ex - Usage analysis of resources

§  Project status reports 

§  Resource onboarding and offboarding on Clarity

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Technical –

§  Strong Project Management knowledge. PMP, Prince2 Certifications preferred.

§  Hands on experience on MS Project, Clarity, ActiTime, Tableau and SharePoint

§  Strong understanding of reengineering tools. Lean, Six Sigma – Good to have skills.

Behavioral –

§  Excellent People Management skills

§  Excellent Dashboard and Reporting skills

§  Excellent communication skills – Verbal and written

§  Strong attention to details

§  Ability to work under pressure

§  Ability to manage multiple stakeholders

Specific Qualifications (if required)

§  8+ or more years of experience in project management / business analysis and / or reporting in financial service industry and over call 10+ years of Experience. 

§  Demonstrated ability to work and research/resolve issues independently while sharing best practices and knowledge with team members

§  Strong interpersonal skills, exceptional relationship building and influencing skills

§  Positive attitude and desire to work in a team-based collaborative environment

§  Former experiences within a Finance function in Banking and Financial Services

§  Experience must include Business Analysis and Functional recon and controls.

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Communication skills - oral & written

Collaborative

Stakeholder management

Communication skills - oral & written

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 )

Project Management

Org. Agility

Education Level: 

 Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 10 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)