BNP Paribas is a top‑ranking bank in Europe with an international profile. It operates in 65 countries and has almost 190,000 employees. BNP Paribas organizes its businesses into three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS), Investment & Protection Services (IPS) and Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB). The Group helps all of its clients (retail, associations, businesses, SMEs, large corporate and institutional) to implement their projects by providing them with services in financing, investment, savings and protection.
About Business Line/Function
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 the General Management.
Infinity Finance HUB
The Infinity EMEA Finance & Strategy Platform is the Regional EMEA Mutualised 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 CFOs, 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.
About The Job
Position Purpose
* The team member will ensure the data quality of the reporting towards the elaboration of the Group Consolidated Financial Statements. She/he will act as a financial controller analysing and monitoring the information declared by the BNP sites/regions.
* This implies his/her collaboration on supporting the reporting sites/regions for the preparation of the closings, implementing and monitoring transversal controls at global level, investigating complex transactions from financial / reporting perspective, analysing the data reported by the sites/regions through packages, and synthesising the results of the controls and the performance through various deliverables.
* At the same time, the team member will be the Subject Matter Expert on a particular Reporting topic (i.e. IFRS 9, IFRS 12, Consolidation Perimeter, KPIs reports, Intercompany etc).
Responsibilities
* Support entities/regions in the preparation of the quarterly closings:
o Develop capacity on understanding events/issues raised by sites/regions that might impact reporting.
o Advise on correct presentation/accounting treatments of specific transactions.
o Inform sites/regions about news on Group norms, standards and reporting evolutions.
o Ensure open issues are properly followed‑up during inter‑closings and support on defining action plans.
* Analysis of all events with impact on Group Consolidated Financial Statements:
o Discuss with reporting sites/regions about particular transactions/operations that have a material impact.
o Understand issues and their implications.
o Identify events that might need an adjustment at consolidated level.
o Summarise and synthesise key events to report to the Team Leader.
* Subject Matter Expert responsibilities:
o Understand and develop a particular transversal topic related to Financial / Regulatory Reporting.
o Keep processed scope updated and harmonised with Group expectations.
* During The Closing: collection and analysis of financial and regulatory statements.
o Ask for corrections when data reported is inaccurate.
o Perform analytical review for global view on material balances and variations.
o Liaise with sites/regions for economic background and details.
o Coordinate between regions and Group/Regulators/Auditors to comply with regulatory or ad‑hoc requests.
* Post Closing: production of KPIs, synthesis, and debriefing.
o Participate in KPIs elaboration, summarise results, provide issue log, attend follow‑up meetings.
o Accompany and support production teams.
o Synthesise key issues and report to Team Leader and top management.
* Participation in transformation of the function:
o Participate in implementation of action plans / changes required by continuous transformation.
o Key contributor for global change management initiatives; open to changes, diversity, and new projects.
* Support to sites/platforms: provide support for entity/region development due to changes in standards, regulations, and organisation.
Technical & Behavioural Competencies
* Maturity, professional standing, strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
* Solutions‑oriented thinker able to generate creative ideas.
* Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
* Ability to work collaboratively with relevant teams across locations.
* Strong planning and organisational 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.
Specific Qualifications
* In‑depth knowledge and understanding of GAAP, IFRS, banking regulation, Group instructions and accounting rules.
* Strong knowledge on IFRS9 classification, measurement, impairment.
* Strong understanding of transactions from finance/accounting perspective.
* High knowledge on MS Office; Excellent Excel skills (including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF).
* Adaptability; ability to learn new systems or processes quickly.
Training and Occupational Experience
* Master’s in Finance / Audit / Accounting from a business school or equivalent.
* Minimum 15 years of experience, including significant experience in one of the following disciplines preferably within a banking company / audit firm: financial or regulatory reporting, audit (internal or external), internal control, financial planning and analysis, financial accounting.
* Advanced level in English; French is a plus.
Skills Referential
* Behavioural skills:
o Communication skills - oral & written.
o Decision Making.
o Adaptability.
o Critical thinking.
* Transversal skills:
o Ability to anticipate business/strategic evolution.
o Ability to develop and adapt a process.
o Analytical ability.
o Ability to manage/facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training.
o Ability to understand, explain and support change.
Benefits
* Salary from €50k gross.
* Training programmes.
* Career plans and internal mobility opportunities; national and international.
* Diversity and Inclusion Committee with employee communities (PRIDE, We Generations, MixCity).
* Corporate volunteering programme (1 Million Hours 2 Help).
* 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, 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.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Finance and Sales
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