About BNP Paribas India Solutions:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank 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 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.
About BNP Paribas Group:
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.
About Business line/Function:
The Subject Matter Stream is primarily responsible for month end closing along with providing oversight and control over day-to-day transactions, operations and activities, including variation analysis from transactions from various activities including Global Market, Global banking activities and Financing activities.
Job Title:
Vice President, Lead – Interco
Date:
2025
Department:
Subject Matter Streams
Location:
Mumbai
Business Line / Function:
Finance Shared Services
Reports to:
(Direct)
VP/AVP
Grade:
(if applicable)
-
(Functional)
Number of Direct Reports:
Directorship / Registration:
NA
Position Purpose
Subject Matter Stream (SMS) team ensures an accurate, reliable, and comprehensive set of segmented financial data required to produce all reporting streams through the execution of the financial control plan and a strong oversight on upstream controls and data quality.
The main responsibilities of the Subject Matter Stream (SMS) Intercompany Manager is to ensure the accuracy of the intragroup financial information in the ledger for the assigned entities in Finance EMEA scope, with a dedicated focus on intragroup declaration and its impacts on BNPP consolidation process, in line with the Group accounting policies and norms.
Lead the Intercompany Regional competence center stream in ISPL, aligned with prioritization provided by FS Financial Reporting team in Madrid
•Be an expert on products, tools and accounting schema, Intercompany processes as per Subject Matter Stream Target Operating Model and ensure these processes are followed and documented
Drive timely and accurate closing of financial and management accounting in line with Group standards and guidelines
Act as point of contact for project teams of new operations within the Group which may impact the intercompany reconciliation process
To support EMEA countries in preparation and reporting of Intercompany transactions (Transfer pricing local files)
Preparation and reporting Intercompany KPIs and respective Dashboards related to the team´s activity
Lead the Regional competence center for Intercompany Processes:
- Drive the reconciliation of intragroup gaps. Currently organized on a quarterly basis with production period and interclosing period, the approach needs to be reviewed in order to develop as much as possible a day-to-day approach.
- Perform Intercompany reconciliation accordingly with Group thresholds: Intercompany breaks analysis, root cause investigation, resolution reporting to Accounting teams.
- Ensure timely and clear communication with all the stakeholders
- Ensure deadlines are followed by monitoring team deliverables (both on the intercompany reconciliation and the contribution to the local TP files)
- Manage audit requests from External Audit, Regulators and internal control teams
- Keep solving the remaining open breaks from a period to another
- Focus on data quality improvement with corrections performed at source
- As Manager of the team, ensure an efficient organisation, proper allocation of the resources and respect of the governance and permanent control related to the team responsibilities
- Provide support and expertise to the team members in their tasks. This includes defining control and investigation strategies, participating to the analysis of critical topics, etc.
- Review the documentation of Standard Operating Processes (SOP’s) for productions teams to follow in the target operating model
- Execute the BCM responsibilities for respective team/business
- Define and implement proper permanent controls on BCP activities on their scope
Training and occupational experience
- Business school, University Graduate, master’s degree in accounting or finance Degree
- Minimum 7 to 10 years 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
- Experience in managing teams
Languages
- English Advanced
- French and other European languages a plus
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of Banking products, Corporate Accounting and Expenses and Capital Markets activities
- Knowledge of IFRS norms, with a deep experience in accounting and financial reporting, preparation of financial statements
- Strong knowledge of Controls and Audit technics and Financial Risk Management
Soft Skills and behaviours
- Maturity, professional standing, strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills
- Effective analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Analysis and Investigation mindset, taste for digging into complex representations (accounting schemes) and data model (systems architecture)
- 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
- Ability to obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the general ledger structure through Business Objects extractions
- Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, charts, and graphs)
Specific Qualifications (if required)
· 14+ years’ experience of financial and/or management accounting experience
· 12+ Chartered Accountant or 15+ experienced MBA or Semi Qualified CA
· IFRS or US GAAP experience preferred
· Ability to deliver excellent results within the established timeframes while managing multiple priorities
· Strong attention to detail
· Excellent analytical and self-motivational skills
· Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Self-starter and team player, able to work independently and collaboratively with various teams in a deadline-focused environment
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Ability to deliver / Results driven
Attention to detail / rigor
Communication skills - oral & written
Client focused
Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Analytical Ability
Ability to develop and adapt a process
Ability to develop and adapt a process
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Choose an item.
Education Level:
Master Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
Indifferent
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
· Ability to deliver excellent results within the established timeframes while managing multiple priorities
· Strong attention to detail
· Excellent analytical and self-motivational skills
· Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
