Financial Accounting and Reporting Officer ICARe BNP PARIBAS CIB
Report to
ICARe Manager, in Madrid and Functional manager in Paris
Mission and Objectives
- The team member will be responsible of ensuring the quality of the reporting of Inter-company operations of BNP Paribas group entities towards the elaboration of the Group Consolidated Financial Statements.
- This implies his / her collaboration on supporting the Regional and corporate fronting teams for the preparation of the closings, implementing and monitoring transversal controls at global level, investigating complex transactions from financial / reporting perspective, analyzing the data reported by the sites through financial reports, and synthetizing the results of the controls and the performance through various indicators.
Main responsibilities
- Internal reporting production, analysis and validation on reconciliation of Inter-company operations on Profit & Loss, Balance sheet and Off-Balance sheet
- Coordination with different stakeholders as Regional Finances, Core business teams, Norms, and core systems departments
- For Audit purposes substantiate and obtain the evidences on justification of Inter-company reconciliation & consolidated adjustments
- Report on quarterly basis the Hedging efficiencies and semi-annual basis Related Parties transactions for Group Consolidated Financial statements.
- Gain deep knowledge, implement and provide trainings to different stakeholders on Banking products
- Minimisation of operational risks through continues process improvements by applying new controls and system adaptation and producing the key performance indicators of Regional teams
- Coordination and contribution to ad hoc analysis and management reports
- Promotion of efficiency through re-engineering and re-aligning process with automation
- Be resilient to evolving environment of function and organisation
Requirements
Training and occupational experience
- Masters in Accounting and Finance / Audit in business school or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years of experience in at least one of the following business disciplines preferably within a banking company / audit firm: financial or regulatory reporting, audit (internal or external), internal control, financial planning and analysis, financial accounting
Essential specific requirements
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, IFRS, banking regulation, tax and accounting rules
- Strong understanding of transactions from accounting and finance perspective
- Knowledge on IFRS9 about classification and measurement of the financial products, impairment and hedging
- Speaking English is mandatory and French is a plus
- High knowledge on MS Office
- Excellent Excel skills (including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF). Knowledge of Macros/ Tableau/ Alteryx / Power BI is a plus
- Ability to learn new systems quickly
Skills and behaviours
- Maturity, professional standing, strong interpersonal communication skills and presentation skills
- Solutions-oriented thinker who is able to generate creative ideas
- Ability to work under pressure, within tight deadlines and with complex requirements from Head office Management, Regulators and Auditors
- Ability to work collaboratively with relevant teams
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Ability to be autonomous
- Understanding of system requirements and capabilities to ensure appropriate controls and operational processes
- Ability to work with remote locations
- Diversity player
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.
