Assistant Vice President - Financial Management & Accounting

About BNP Paribas India Solutions:

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Unions 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 Unions 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 Groups 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 ISPL Financial Shared Services (FSS) Platform performs production and reporting activities delivered to onshore teams focused on fronting activities, and provides offshore support to nearshore teams, thus fostering standardization and Finance transformation. It is split into three components with the following missions: i.e. APAC Regional FSS, Global FSS and World Wide FSS

Position Purpose

The main responsibility of the Subject Matter Stream (SMS) is to ensure the accuracy of the financial and management accounting ledgers through a new BNP Paribas tool (OFS). Understanding the tools and processes, as per the target operating model and ensure these processes are followed and documented and put in place the adequate level of controls.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Be responsible for the production of the Financial and Management accounting for a business unit (entity or business line)

Test all feeds and processes before entities go live on the new systems

Explain the components of the financial and management accounting variance to the Financial Controller via dedicated governance

Ensure the accuracy of the Financial and Management accounting ledgers via a strong level 1 control

Understand the OFS processes and usage of OFS tools from the financial and management accounting, controls and reporting perspective

Create process documentations for respective areas for productions teams to follow in the target operating model

Be responsible for the static data of the entity/business unit

Support the production teams during parallel run and go-live to ensure that the OFS tools and processes are followed as per the target operating model

Primary Skills

Expertise in accounting of banking products/activity and on IFRS

Knowledge of financial reporting processes in Banking and Capital Market industry

Knowledge of Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) activities and products

Good communication (oral and written), organization and documentation skills.

Contributing Responsibilities

Manage and support platform growth in the area of transitions working with ISPL and global stakeholders (CFO, CEO, COO) as well as functions i.e. Legal, Tax, Compliance, DPO, Risk etc.

Support FSS teams on IG missions, audits and reviews

Collaborate with ISPL stakeholders on various reporting requirements

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Ability to adapt to changes

Capability to work and interact with various people of different expertise and level.

Client focus

Collaborative worker & team player

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Chartered Accountant with at least 12-15 years post qualification experience

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills : (Please select up to 4 skills)

Client focused

Decision Making

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Communication skills - oral & written

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training

Analytical Ability

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Education Level:

Master Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 12 years