ROUP 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

 SMS BP Madrid is hosted by the Infinity Platform which purpose is to propose services that cover the whole financial dimensions: accounting production activities, reporting, control, transformation projects and IT

RESPONSIBILITIES

 Accounting & Control Functions

 With a transversal role and providing support to SMS BP SPOCs, he/she will be in charge of:

? Act as MPOC (main point of contact) between other teams (Back Offices, Data Quality, TRUST, 2LOD, OPC, Transformation, FIP/Migrations), to assure correct communication and fluent solutions to the topic raised; and he/she will oversee all transversal topics linked main tools to assure quality of certification:

? Manage in an harmonized way the oversight of first level one control of upstream teams (BO, risk, etc.) for all entities & the first level of control of finance, construct and review the SMS certificate toward Control team (second level of defence). Ensure the oversight of accounting controls performed by Banking Products Operations based on their monthly control results & quarterly sub-certification

 ? Follow up the balance in transit and suspense accounts, coordinating with Product Team and Back Office to regularize the balance

 ? Assist and advice to the product team leads in all 1LOD and BO oversight aspects: run and BAU, improvement initiative include automation, participation to regulatory project, etc.

 ? Transversal follow up of the Risk Assessment & Suspense Provisioning

 ? Ensure the use of the Oversight Book of rules shared by 2LOD

 ? Check the availability of the control tools (Concorde, Beacon, Ambre, BI 4.2)

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

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

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

 o Providing quality service to other teams

Projects, Systems Support, Operational Process Improvements

ü Participate in the upgrades/version releases of respective control tools

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

  Other functions

 ü  Observe the bank’s policies and procedures 

 ü  Assist in any special project or request as directed by management

 ü  Coordination of all OPC requests (cross check for operational incidents, implementation of new controls, ACP alignment projects…)

 ü  Guarantee fluent and efficient communication to all SMSBP of incidents, issues, new requirements, deadlines and key dates in closing period

 ü  Ensure upstream communication of key performance indicators in closing period, such as certification and oversight incidents, or availability in control tools
ü  Daily follow up and escalation of the systems and control tools availability during closing period

REQUIREMENTS

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

 Experience
* Between 3 and 5 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 

 ·         Spanish | Advanced

 ·         French | Intermediate 

SKILLS

 * Technical

 ·         Knowledge of Banking products is mandatory

 ·         Working knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, both in IFRS and French GAAP (an asset), especially in IFRS9 

 ·         High proficiency in computer skills and data analytics

 ·         Previous experience in banking reports to central banks 

 * Transversal & Behavioral

· Effective analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
 * 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

Methodologies, Tools & Technologies

 ·         OFS

 · Group control tools: Concorde, Ambre, Onyx, …

 · Business Objects

 · Microsoft office package

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.