About the job
- The Finance & Strategy function (F&S) ensures, for the BNP Paribas Group, the production and publication of accounting and financial management statements necessary for the management of the Group, financial and tax optimization along with the external growth strategy. It also plays an alert role vis-à-vis of the General Management.
- F&S count +1800 employees specialized in Accounting, Reporting, Performance Steering, Tax, Control, Regulatory and Project to mention few of them. F&S is organized around 3 mutualized regional platform (America, Europe and Asia/Pacific), 1 Shared Finance Service center located in India, Central F&S teams located in Paris and decentralized Finance, Tax and Development departments located in each BNPP country presence.
- The Infinity EMEA Finance & Strategy Platform is the Regional EMEA Mutualized platform and Group platform delivering services that covers the whole financial dimension: Accounting production activities, reporting, control, transformation projects, IT and GDO. Our platform serves EMEA Countries and CFO´s, Group Head Office and also worldwide entities when it refers to projects (Transformations & IT). The Infinity EMEA Finance & Strategy Platform is located in a dual location Madrid and Lisbon.
Your Main Activities Are
- Management of the Chart of Account of General Ledger (administration) based on direct requests from the users, in help of production incident or on project needs
- Controls on the projects (Functional architecture, Norms and Projects methodology respected by FIP members, Data Model, General Ledger)
- Implementation of new controls on chart of account parametrization and their review in the continuous improvement process
- Identification of all controls to automatize (Management accounting, External Chart of Account, tables…) and collaboration to their automation with tools such as Power BI, RPA, AI
- Referent of the Project Methodology meaning Define, Update and Review regularly standard document Templates and Deliverables
- Responsible for the maintenance of FIP Standards deliverables detailing the representation of the banking or capital market products in OFS, the target General Ledger of Finance function, namely in collaboration with FIP Regulatory team to integrate the new requirements of the regulators
- Responsible for the training (organization, review of the process, animation of the training …)
- Administrator Finance referential (Chart of accounts and other tables related to OFS, the target General Ledger of Finance function within the Group)
- Control Tower of all the functional part of FIP Project Methodology, meaning: To guide the projects managers and business analysts in the definition of the solutions for the objectives of projects focusing on functional architecture, chart of accounts, data model related to banking or capital market products; To review the deliverables of project teams in order to control and validate their compliance with the standards of chart of accounts and its data model; To support and participate to all FIP committees of a project to validate the FIP deliverables
- Contributor to the permanent control on the FIP project methodology (produce monthly KPI and a synthesis of the results of the different controls)
Profile and Skills to Success
- Business School or Master’s degree or Engineering school degree completed
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in banking sector and/or audit/accounting or consulting or management control
- Knwoledge of the Office pack tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of Finance Implementation Projects methodology
- Knowledge of OFS tools
- Fluent in English, oral and written
- Strong ability to deliver and results driven
- Good attention to detail and rigor
- Strong organizational skills
- Good communication skills
- Capable of setting up relevant performance indicators
- Able to understand, explain and support change
- Ability to develop and adapt a process
- Capable of manage and facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training...
About the Team (not mandatory for all positions – delete this title if you will not use it)
Within Finance & Strategy function, Finance Implementation Projects – FIP teams:
- Lead the end-to-end implementation of business and regulatory projects by responding to Business Line and Finance requirements
- Contribute to transformation initiatives according to the Finance strategy,
- Implement and maintain a harmonized Finance operating model across BNP Paribas Group
- Contribute to migration projects relying on the regional set up in Europe, Asia, and Americas
- Collaborate with a FIP community worldwide, ensuring a consistent approach of the Finance projects across the geographies
FIP teams are composed by 5 teams:
- FIP Capital Market Products and FIP Banking Products are in charge to drive and deliver end-to-end business and regulatory projects by responding to Business Line and Finance requirements
- FIP Standards defines standard guidance and methodology used during projects
- FIP Regulatory coordinate regulatory evolutions, studying and defining standard solutions
- FIP Change Management Office and Permanent Control is responsible for leading transformation on FIP Global (impacting Paris, Madrid, Lisbon, London and other networks in APAC and AMERICAS)
Your team, FIP Standards, are experts in charge of:
- Definition of the guidelines in project management methodology
- Definition of standards linked to the data model of the general ledger, the data governance principles of the accounting interpreter, and their architecture
- Definition of the training modules of the department ensuring their consistency with the training path
- Definition of processes involved the project management methodology or support to the Finance user
- Validation of main deliverables of projects teams in regards of standards
- Identification and lead of continuous improvement
- Communication and change management on processes requiring FIP Standards expertise
- Integrity of Internal and External Charts of Accounts,
- Validation of OFS parametrization (Financial and Management accounting)
- Permanent control on project methodology
FIP Standards team has 2 scopes:
- Standards global more dedicated to the functional part of the Business (located in Paris and Lisbon)
- Standards Engineering dedicated to the technical part (located in Lisbon)
- with synergies between these 2 teams
#LI-Hybrid
Why joining BNP Paribas?
· Leading banking institution
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.
· Our presence in Portugal
In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.
· International reach
Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions:
- Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines;
- Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services;
- Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.
· Diversity and Inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas 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.
· Commitment towards work/life balance
At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.
· Remote Working Conditions
At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices.
To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal
* Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
* In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.
