SA - SMS - Intercompany Reconciliation

Position Purpose

• Subject Matter Stream (SMS) team ensures an accurate, reliable and comprehensive set of segmented financial data required to produce all reporting streams through the execution of the financial control plan and a strong oversight on upstream controls and data quality.
• The candidate will join the ICARE Competence Center which aim is to ensure the accuracy of the intragroup financial information in the ledger for the assigned entities in Finance EMEA scope, with a dedicated focus on intragroup declaration and its impacts on BNPP consolidation process, in line with the Group accounting policies and norms.
• Be an expert on products and its accounting schemes, reconciliation intercompany process with a proper follow-up and respective documentation
• Perform timely and accurate closing of financial reporting in line with Group standards and guidelines, through a solid control framework
• Communication with other stakeholders for topics that may impact the intercompany reconciliation process
• To support EMEA countries in preparation and reporting of Intercompany transactions (Transfer pricing local files)
• Preparation and reporting Intercompany KPIs and respective Dashboards related to the teams activity

Main responsibilities

• To be a Financial Analyst of the regional competence center for Intercompany Processes and comply with the team responsibilities:
• Perform the reconciliation of intragroup gaps. Currently organized on a quarterly basis with production period and interclosing period, the approach needs to be reviewed in order to develop as much as possible a day-to-day approach.
• Perform Intercompany reconciliation accordingly with Group thresholds: Intercompany breaks analysis, root cause investigation, resolution reporting to Accounting teams.
• Ensure timely and clear communication with all the stakeholders
• Ensure deadlines both on the intercompany reconciliation and the contribution to the local TP files
• Keep solving the remaining open breaks from a period to another
• Focus on data quality improvement with corrections performed at source

Training and occupational experience

• Business school, University Graduate, masters degree in accounting or finance Degree

Minimum 3 to 5 years in Finance within the Banking sector (Financial Accounting, Reporting, Business/financial analysis), including audit and consultancy firms

• Experience of working in an international environment appreciated

Languages

English Advanced

French and other European languages a plus

Technical Skills

Strong knowledge of Banking products, Corporate Accounting and Expenses and Capital Markets activities

Knowledge of IFRS norms, with a deep experience in accounting and financial reporting, preparation of financial statements

Strong knowledge of Controls and Audit technics and Financial Risk Management

Soft Skills and behaviours

• Maturity, professional standing, strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Effective analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Analysis and Investigation mindset, taste for digging into complex representations (accounting schemes) and data model (systems architecture)
• Ability to learn new systems and products quickly
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Self-starter and team player, able to work independently and collaboratively with various teams in a matrix organisation and deadline-focused environment
• Methodologies, Tools & Technologies
• Ability to obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the general ledger structure through Business Objects extractions
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, charts, and graphs)