Business Analyst Trainee for Finance projects - Lisbon Lisboa

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 vis‑à‑vis of the General Management.
• Within Finance & Strategy function, Finance Implementation Projects – FIP teams: lead the end‑to‑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 migration projects 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.
• Organise 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

• Business School or Master’s degree or Engineering school degree completed.
• Knowledge of financial information systems.
• Proficient knowledge of MS Office pack (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Power
  Point).
• Knowledge of inquiry tools (Business Objects).
• Fluent in English, verbal and written.
• Good communication skills.
• Teamwork and ability to collaborate.
• Attention to detail and rigor.
• Good organisational skills.
• Analytical ability.
• Able to manage a project.
• Able to manage and facilitate a meeting, committee, training….

About The Team

• F&S count +1800 employees specialised in Accounting, Reporting, Performance Steering, Tax, Control, Regulatory and Project to mention few of them. F&S is organised around 3 mutualised regional platforms (America, Europe and Asia/Pacific), 1 Shared Finance Service centre located in India, Central F&S teams located in Paris and decentralised Finance, Tax and Development departments located in each BNPP country presence.
• The Infinity EMEA Finance & Strategy Platform is the Regional EMEA Mutualised platform and Group platform delivering services that cover the whole financial dimension: Accounting production activities, reporting, control, transformation projects, IT and GDO. Our platform serves EMEA Countries and CFOs, 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 transfer progressively projects activities from Paris to Portugal by 2025.

Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution.

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183, 000 employees, including more than 146, 000 in Europe.

Our presence in Portugal

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8, 700 employees, distributed across the Group’s 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing
- added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.

International reach

• Retail Banking, a division that brings together all the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines.
• Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services.
• Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.

Diversity and Inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

Commitment towards work/life balance

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees’ wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.

Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set‑up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices.

Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.

In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.