About the job

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  Within the department ?Chief Operating Office ? Finance Solutions Office? of Finance & Strategy function, in charge of the implementation of an harmonized Finance Operating Model across the BNPP Group, the ?Finance Implementation Projects? (FIP) unit in Lisbon is an extended team of the ?Finance Implementation Projects? (FIP) in Paris.

  
  

Your Main Activities Are

Contributing on project management

• Work in cooperation with the FIP project managers in the different phases of projects. This collaboration is usual on a daily basis.

  
  

• Respect the methodology of project management shared by FIP Paris

  
  

• Respect the projects milestones and the related budget

  
  

• Contribute to the definition of a workaround solution with the project team face to any issue impacting the critical path of the project and its budget

  
  

• Produce regular project status to share with FIP project manager and FIP team leader

  
  

• Participate to project committees by sharing actions/decisions status under FIP responsibility, taking or coordinating actions linked to FIP Lisbon

  
  

Supervising functional specification and implementation of projects

• Validate the consistency of the operational and accounting schemes, and the framework of controls prepared by the business analysts and the global needs expressed by FIP project managers

  
  

• Support business analysts in defining the structure of data flows with the necessary information to feed finance systems

  
  

• Review the functional specifications of the solution to be set up by other teams such as operating systems IT, Financial IT systems, FIP Engineering for parametrization in the accounting interpreter

  
  

• Coordinate the tasks and actions from the different stakeholders by ensuring the time to market of the delivery

  
  

• Validate the set up evolution of chart of accounts if necessary for the solution adopted

  
  

• Define the test strategy to ensure the quality of the implementation of the project

  
  

• Finalize the aftercare support for reporting users with process and remaining anomalies to be transferred

  
  

Ensuring support and maintenance activity on a scope of accounting interfaces

• Manage the related requests in project mode according to the priority defined by FIP manager

  
  

Profile and Skills to Success

• Master?s degree in Accounting / Finance

  
  

• 4-7 years of overall professional experience in relevant area such as Audit or Financial consulting, Reporting department, back-office in the banking sector

  
  

• Having experience in project management

  
  

• Knowledge of general accounting and/or banking accounting is a plus

  
  

• Knowledge of financial Information Systems is a plus

  
  

• Strong ability to deliver/Results driven

  
  

• Attention to detail/rigor

  
  

• Adaptability

  
  

• Strong problem solving skills

  
  

• Excellent communication and coordination skills (oral & written)

  
  

• Fluent in English (minimum B2 Level)

  
  

• Knowledge of French is a plus

  
  

About the Team

• FIP is a project team that ensures the end-to-end implementation of the business and regulatory projects, in full alignment with BNPP Finance strategy.

  
  

• In a close and strong collaboration with FIP unit in Paris, FIP Lisbon unit operates in order to :

  
  

  • design, develop and implement the financial interfaces between the operating systems of Businesses and the Finance systems;

    
    

  • deliver solutions to integrate business processes and regulatory requirements in Finance systems, in accordance with Norms department, to embrace all streams of reporting (Financial accounting, management accounting, liquidity and credit risk);

    
    

  • ensure the implementation of the remediation plans applicable to financial interfaces.

    
    

• FIP teams operate for the entire BNPP Group, especially BDDF, BNL, BPLS, BPSS, CIB, FORTIS, IRB, PF, PI.

  
  

• FIP department is composed of 2 teams, organized by banking activities and product areas to ease relationship with business lines and divisions:

  
  

  • FIP Banking Products

    
    

  • FIP Capital Markets Products

    
    

Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is a leader in the Eurozone, and a prominent international banking institution with strong roots in Europe's banking history. It has a presence in 68 countries, with around 193 000 Employees ? including more than 148 000 in Europe.

• Our presence in Portugal

Since 1985, BNP Paribas was one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, the Group has around 6.500 employees across several entities operating directly in the territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses.

• 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: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services for retail banking and specialised financial services, and Corporate & Institutional Banking for corporate and institutional clients.

In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific.

• 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, 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.

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.