Senior Associate – Management Accounting at BNP Paribas

Job Role

6 Associate/Senior Associate – Management Accounting

Location

Mumbai

Department

Finance Shared Services Performance Management

Shift Timings , if any:  

Regular ( General shift and EMEA during closing periods)

Job Purpose :

The Management Accountant produces local reporting for ensuring that all reports are accurate and completed on a timely basis. Management Accountant works to ensure the accuracy of transactional level detail, calculates and reports cost of capital charged to investment-banking activities, and reports profitability at the customer, transaction, and deal levels. All local reporting is performed in accordance with relevant and applicable instructions and requirements and within the deadlines set forth, with complete audit trail to follow.

Key Responsibilities :

Management Accounting & Control Functions

·         Perform control checking between management accounting system & accounting figures;

·         Perform system adjustments for correct management reporting;

·         Prepare monthly revenues (& related indicators) management reporting to Head Office within pre-set deadlines

·         Provide support to regional PMs / Country PMs and Head Office Finance in analyzing business performance;

·         Prepare reconciliation report between  accounting and management results;

·         Prepare budget and forecast;

·         Provide analysis and response to questions raised by HO Finance / Regional Finance / internal management.

·         Answer various queries from Head Office Finance / Regional Finance / Local finance

·         Prepare management report for ITO & Functions PMs

·         Provide supports on ad hoc assignments instructed by superiors of the team.

·         Perform UAT on new system implementation and upgrade of petals systems;

·         Ensure the figures reported are accurate and compliant with Head Office guideline;

·         Perform sanity checks / high-level reviews of monthly and quarterly reports, raising questions to the senior reporting analysts for further investigation

·         Document and keep procedures for the production of all reporting tasks up-to-date

·         Update and maintain static data (i.e. tables) for which the team is responsible

·         Support the team’s tools / databases, as well as its reporting templates / models and macros

·         Assist in monthly system parameters checking;

·         Direct contribution to BNP Paribas operational permanent control framework  

Projects, Systems Support, Operational Process Improvements

·         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 and operational process improvements in production, control procedures, and workflow organization to increase the team’s efficiency and effectiveness. Also assist in integrating and streamlining the reports under the team’s responsibility.

Candidate Requirements for the role:

•       Education Background:

Chartered Accountant, MBA or Qualified with Experience.

•       #years of experience:

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a global financial services company. Prior accounting/audit, management reporting, or capital markets experience desirable.

•       Technical knowledge & Skills: 

• Excellent PC skills; ability to learn new systems data quickly (Excel)
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, charts, and graphs)
• Hyperion/Essbase knowledge would be an advantage

•       Preferred Industry / Domain experience :

• Finance Services experience

•       Behavioural Skills / Competencies:

• Strong organizational and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Self-starter and team player, able to work independently and collaboratively with various teams in a deadline-focused environment

-          English fluent

-          Good communication skill

-          High comfort with working with numbers: rigor, analytical mindset, ability to interpret numbers and synthesize

-          Strong sense of organization, ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines

-          Manages pressure and priorities during the closing process

-          Team spirit

-          Drive to actively propose improvements and implement initiatives

-          Curiosity and open to other cultures

-          Ability to work in a changing and moving environment

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