Associate Level 1

ASSOCIATE LEVEL 1 - REVENUE/EXPENSE - FS P&L (JOB NUMBER: PER000431)

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**Job Description - Revenue/ Expense - FS P&L**

**About BNP Paribas Group**:
Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 74 countries with more than 190,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 15,000 employees* and a presence in 14 markets, it provides clients with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs, and continues to develop its franchise in the region.

**About BNP Paribas India Solutions**:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Group, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Mumbai and Chennai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. We partner various business lines of BNP Paribas such as Corporate and Institutional Banking, Wealth Management, Retail Banking through three verticals - Information Technology, Operations and Finance Shared Services.

**About Businessline/Function**:
ISPL FSS is set up as a Shared Service Centre and works on an Extended Plus model, within a defined governance structure. It is a Global hub and delivers services to CIB/BOW Finance teams across the geographies. It is organized by 6 work streams and provides services across 29 countries.

Performance Management within Finance Shared Services is responsible for accurate and timely management accounting, reporting and budgeting activities.

**Job Title**:
**Associate
**Date**:
**Department**:
Revenue/ Expense - FS P&L

**Location**:
Mumbai/ Chennai

**Business Line / Function**:
CIB Finance

**Reports to**:

- (Direct)_

Manager

**Grade**:
(if applicable)
- (Functional)_

**Number of Direct Reports**:
Nil

**Directorship / Registration**:
NA

**Position Purpose**

All local reporting is performed in accordance with relevant and applicable instructions, requirements within the deadlines set forth, with complete audit trail to follow.

**Responsibilities**

**Direct Responsibilities**

**Management Accounting & Control Functions**
- Manage / perform reconciliation and control checks between revenues in management accounting & financial accounting systems
- Manage / perform adjustments in management accounting system for correct management reporting
- Ensure monthly revenues reporting (Flash/Actuals) & other related management reporting (Cost of Risk/European Central Bank reporting/etc) to Head Office are completed within pre-set deadlines
- Prepare monthly management reports & other related management reporting within pre-set deadlines
- Work closely with regional Meter PMs / Country PMs and Head Office Finance in analysing business performance
- Manage the production process of budget and forecast exercises following HO and Regional PM guidelines
- Provide analysis and response to questions raised by HO Finance / Regional Finance / internal management
- Ensure the figures reported by the team are accurate and compliant with Head Office Management Accounting rules and principles
- Update, maintain and advise on monthly system parameters & referential (i.e. mapping tables) for management reporting
- Manage adhoc assignments as requested by HO Finance / Regional Finance / internal management.
- Perform sanity checks / high-level reviews of monthly and quarterly reports, raising questions to the senior reporting analysts for further investigation
- Review process documents and keep the procedures for production of all reporting tasks up-to-date

**Contributing Responsibilities**

**Projects, Systems Support, Operational Process Improvements**
- Assist in identifying process improvements in production, control procedures, and workflow organization to increase the team’s efficiency and effectiveness
- Participate in the upgrades / version releases of respective reporting tools, as well as system amendments / enhancements required to facilitate new / modified reporting requirements. In connection with this effort, assist in user acceptance testing and trouble-shooting after deployment.
- Help formulate system enhancements for operational process improvements in production, control procedures and workflow to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Assisting in integrating and streamlining reporting under the team’s responsibility.
- Provide cross-training to colleagues and perform specific duties as assigned (e.g. coverage for colleagues

**Technical & Behavioral Competencies**
- Accounting & management reporting knowledge desirable
- Excellent PC skills; ability to learn new systems quickly