Job Description
In Frankfurt am Main, we are looking for you to join us in a full-time or part-time permanent position starting at the earliest possible date as
Head of Financial Synthesis (all genders)
The Head of Financial Synthesis is based in the German Branch Finance platform reporting to the CFO.
Financial Synthesis teams are organized around the production of final reporting, they develop a global expertise of the reporting by entity, across all products.
The Head of Financial Synthesis oversees:
- The Head Office reporting (Financial, Liquidity and Credit Risk reporting) of the Germany Branch to ensure timely and reliable reporting and analysis.
- The P&L Reporting to ensure an accurate, reliable and comprehensive set of segmented financial data required for the production of the Management Accounting stream through a solid control framework that covers oversight on upstream process, Finance own processes and controls on data quality.
The Head of Financial Synthesis also plays a leading role in process optimization across both the Financial and Management accounting perimeters with a goal of reducing the teams involvement in production topics through automation, improved mapping and data quality and thus focusing more on analysis.
The Head of Financial Synthesis will ensure the team's close collaboration with the Subject Matters Streams (provider's of the accounting and segmented data) and both Central Financial and Management Reporting teams as well as the local Performance Steering team.
Scope covered includes: CIB, Asset Management, BP2S, Wealth Management, as well as the Branch consolidated reporting.
BNP Paribas: Who we are
How do you imagine working at a bank? Probably not like this: at BNP Paribas, everyone is on first-name terms and we wear the clothes we feel good in. We live diversity, team spirit and sustainability. At BNP Paribas, you will find a secure job, plenty of space for your ideas and a suitable professional solution for your individual life situation. Your potential is limitless - and so are your development opportunities. We don't give empty promises, we convince with action: we - that's around 183,000 employees in 63 countries. We are the leading bank in the European Union. We are the "World's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance 2023" (Euromoney). We are Top Employer 2024. We are: The Bank for a Changing World.
Tasks & Responsibilities: What awaits you
Organize and supervise the Management Reporting
- Oversee the production of Management Accounting figures and segmented reporting for all financial dimensions locally reported in line with central instructions.
- Ensure the production of accurate, relevant and timely financial analysis to monitor performance vs reference periods of business units and support functions.
- Coordinate the production of Actuals performance reports distributed to local management.
- Ensure adequate data quality controls and necessary data corrections during closing
Organize and supervise Head Office (HO) Reporting (Financial, liquidity and credit risk reporting)
- Ensure adequate organization for HO Reporting.
- Supervise the reporting production and provide guidance /support to the HO Reporting in delivery of timely and reliable reporting and analysis.
- Lead / Coordinate the local implementation of new reporting required by HO and changes in reporting perimeter in the German Branch.
- Ensure robust control set-up around HO reporting for financial and operational risk.
- Steer data quality monitoring and issue investigation and resolution.
- Perform review and validation of financial statements produced (IFRS, French GAAP, HGB) including analytical reviews that formalizes controls performed.
Continuous improvement
- Contribute to identifying operational process improvements in production, control procedures, and workflow organization to increase the team's efficiency and effectiveness.
- Lead / coordinate the upgrades/ version releases reporting tools, as well as system amendments/ enhancements required to facilitate new/modified reporting requirements.
Lead and organize internal Control
- Internal/external audit: audit preparation and follow-up of recommendations, anticipation/role of alert to implement remediation in due time and avoid overdue recommendations.
- Ensure that operational procedures are documented, updated, exhaustive, and compliant especially with respect to upper levels Finance Group procedures to be adapted locally.
- Implement controls to mitigate the finance/regulatory and operational risks & ensure the data quality / transparency with the implementation and documentation of appropriate first level controls.
Lead and develop Financial Synthesis team members
- Insist on a challenge and change mindset in the team with team members comfortable to challenge what they are doing/ the data they are receiving and proposing ways to change and improve the processes/ improve the data quality.
- Develop technical and soft skills of team members.
- Organize task allocation (BAU / Project) within the teams ensuring an efficient internal organization and resource management.
Expertise & Soft Skills: What you offer
- 8 years+ successful experiences in Financial Synthesis, ideally in a multinational banking organization with a wide spectrum of financial activities and facing local/European Banking regulatory requirements & multiple accounting standards (e.g. French/German GAAP, IFRS, …).
- Relevant Bachelor degree or higher in Finance/ Economic's/ Business and preferably a Masters degree.
- Identify and facilitate the need for change and the enhancements of processes.
- Facilitate, manage and implement organizational, cultural changes and business transformation.
- Work and collaborate with others: both within their own team and across different teams, within hierarchical and functional relationships or outside these relationships (in top-down, bottom-up and/or transversal relationships), in a project mode, with people from other cultures and businesses, integrating different interpersonal and working styles.
- Give the appropriate level of information about their activities, to respect differing points of view and seek to build common ground with the diverse people and mindsets with whom he/she interacts.
- Ensure the precision, accuracy and thoroughness of the information manipulated or delivered.
- Accurately apply processes as they are defined.
- Ensure the relevancy of the work done, the correct presentation of details and the full accomplishment of tasks, no matter how meticulous and precise the requirement.
- Manage time, to plan, structure, prioritize and coordinate activities and resources effectively to reach objectives.
- Plan and coordinate actions, activities, or resources, monitor progress and offer corrective actions when needed.
- Assign responsibility to the appropriate individual or team and provide coordination, support and direction where required.
- Ability to communicate clearly, articulately, and succinctly, both oral and written, in an organized way with the appropriate language and wording, according to the situations, the audience, the desired result, etc.
- Break down complex ideas, processes and organizations and summarize/simplify them to make them accessible to the audience/target.
- Encourage employees to make professional progress in their jobs by providing constructive feedback and identifying skills or attitudes to improve and/or leverage development plans.
You don't meet every criterion? No problem, you are more than welcome to apply anyway. It is important for us that you can develop and grow in this position.
Diversity is a strength for us. We are convinced of the numerous advantages of diverse perspectives, experiences and competencies. Our aim is therefore to select candidates in an unbiasedly and open-mindedly: Your CV should contain information on your education and work experience - that's all we need. You can find out more about our D&I commitment here.
Benefits: What we offer you
- 30 days' holiday and additional special leave days
- Work in the office and from home
- A wide range of opportunities for your development, such as internal and external training, talent development programmes and (inter)national career prospects within the BNP Paribas Group
- Allowances for Job Ticket Deutschland, car & bicycle leasing
- Subsidies for Job Ticket Germany, car & bicycle leasing
- Company pension scheme with BVV
- Employee Assistance Program: Professional support and great offers for your private and family life from benefitatwork and voiio
- Insurance cover via a group accident insurance and survivors' insurance
- A wide range of offers for your health, such as access to over 6,000 sports and health facilities with EGYM Wellpass
Your contact person is Janina Müller – we are on first-name terms.
If you have any questions, please call (+49) 6971938080 or send an email to [email protected]
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