Finance Capital Market Products Controller - Liquidity micro reconciliation

About the job

As Liquidity reporting analyst, as part of Finance and Strategy team, it will be your responsibility to produce financial reporting and provide all synthesis and analysis required to manage the Liquidity Reporting of BNP Paribas EMEA entities, as well as to ensure the control and reliability of financial data required to produce the Liquidity reporting, in coordination with the Group / Business Lines
Based on your global knowledge of financial products and MO / Finance systems, to correlate, explain and find solutions that aim at improving and standardizing the control processes of the reconciliation of Liquidity figures, by proposing adjustments and coordinating with experts on the matters
As such the main purpose is to reconcile at the most granular level possible Accounting vs Eco data on Balance Sheet positions on a variety of financial products to be able to explain discrepancies and find permanent solutions to clean those
Weekend working and long days during quarter closing periods to be considered and will be compensated according to Bank policy

Your Main Activities Are

Gaining a global understanding of Financial activities, accounting and economic (Middle Office) systems and processes
Building relations within the sites, including in Finance, Middle Office, Back Office, IT and Management
Identification of common best practices and publish and implement this procedure in all sites, updating periodically as required
Report management on the quarterly findings and reconciliations performed
Assist in identifying operational process improvements in production, control procedures, and workflow organization to increase the team’s efficiency and effectiveness
Liaison with different stakeholders, experts, IT, in order to progress on the resolution of issues identified during closing period
Developing the target operating model (Improve and standardize the Tactical solution (Project like) to a permanent and more efficient process)
Ensuring consistency of requirements across FINANCE platforms
Accompanying the Finance community in the transformation

Profile and Skills to Success

Master’s degree in accounting or finance
At least 3 years of professional experience in Corporate Investment Banking, either from within a bank or through an external provider (Audit/ consultancy etc.) or in Data analysis
Basic knowledge of banking balance sheets and its main components
Strong knowledge of Global Markets products and their accounting scheme (Derivatives, Securities, Repurchase agreement – REPO)
Proficiency in SAP BI, MS Office Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF) and business intelligence tools knowledge such as Power BI
Strong analytical mind, to investigate, understand the root causes of breaks
Capacity to lead investigations in autonomy, capacity to lead investigation for a task force, coordination of investigation and provide feedback
Fluent in English both spoken and written
Natural ability to learn and understand various general ledgers and Middle office systems
Strong communication skills and able to effectively interact with people outside of the Finance area
Good organisation skills
Strong control background and ability to question and challenge the information received
Curious by nature, rigorous, careful to detail, reliable, open-minded, well-organized, efficient, methodical and spot-on

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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 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.

• 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.