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 and management 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.