Business Analyst For Finance Projects – Lisbon Lisboa

Business Analyst For Finance Projects – Lisbon
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

About the job

• The Finance & Strategy function (F&S) ensures, for the BNP Paribas Group, the production and publication of accounting and financial management statements necessary for the management of the Group, financial and tax optimization along with the external growth strategy. It also plays an alert role
  - à-vis of the General Management
• Within Finance & Strategy function, Finance Implementation Projects – FIP teams: Lead the
  -
  - end implementation of business and regulatory projects by responding to Business Line and Finance requirements;
  
  Contribute to transformation initiatives according to the Finance strategy;
  
  Implement and maintain a harmonized Finance operating model across BNPP Group;
  
  Contribute to migrationprojects relying on the regional set up in Europe, Asia, and Americas;
  
  Collaborate with a FIP community worldwide, ensuring a consistent approach of the Finance projects across the geographies
• FIP teams operate for the entire BNPP Group, especially BCEF, BNL, BPLS, BPSS, CIB, FORTIS, IRB, PF, PI

Your Main Activities Are

• Analyze the requirements from Business Line or Finance depending on the nature of the project
• Organize and manage meetings/workshops with stakeholders within Finance project team, Business Lines, IT, Finance end users to design the functional solution of the project respecting methodology and standards
• Document the functional specifications of the solution to be set up by other teams such as operating systems IT, Finance IT
• Define and parametrize accounting and reporting rules, according to the standards in terms of norms and systems
• Define the testing strategy to ensure the quality of the implementation of the project
• Carry out all accounting and reporting tests of the project
• Ensure an aftercare support for Finance end users after delivery of the solution
• Support project managers in implementing project outcomes and follow up outcomes with stakeholders
• Participate to project committees by sharing actions and decisions status
• Facilitate the knowledge sharing within the team

Profile and Skills to Success

• Master's degree or Engineering school degree completed
• Previous experience in project activity as Business Analyst
• Previous experience in banking sector, audit, accounting, consulting and/or management control
• Knowledge of financial Information Systems
• Proficient knowledge of Office pack (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Power
  Point)
• Proficient knowledge of Inquiry tools (Business Objects)
• Fluent in English, verbal and written
• Ability to collaborate and teamwork
• Attention to detail and rigor
• Good organizational skills
• Good communication skills
• Analytical ability
• Able to manage a project
• Capable of managing and facilitating a meeting, committee or training

About the Team

• F&S count +1800 employees specialized in Accounting, Reporting, Performance Steering, Tax, Control, Regulatory and Project to mention few of them. F&S is organized around 3 mutualized regional platform (America, Europe and Asia/Pacific), 1 Shared Finance Service center located in India, Central F&S teams located in Paris and decentralized Finance, Tax and Development departments located in each BNPP country presence
• The Infinity EMEA Finance & Strategy Platform is the Regional EMEA Mutualized platform and Group platform delivering services that covers the whole financial dimension: Accounting production activities, reporting, control, transformation projects, IT and GDO. Our platform serves EMEA Countries and CFO´s, Group Head Office and also worldwide entities when it refers to projects (Transformations & IT). The Infinity EMEA Finance & Strategy Platform is located in a dual location Madrid and Lisbon
• FIP teams are composed by 5 teams: FIP Capital Market Products and FIP Banking Products are in charge to drive and deliver
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  - end business and regulatory projects by responding to Business Line and Finance requirements;
  
  FIP Standards defines standard guidance and methodology used during projects;
  
  FIP Regulatory coordinate regulatory evolutions, studying and defining standard solutions;
  
  FIP Change Management Office and Permanent Control is responsible for leading transformation on FIP Global (impacting Paris, Madrid, Lisbon, London and other networks in APAC and AMERICAS)
• FIP Portugal is a key department within FIP community created in the context of a transformation plan to