Liquidity Financial Controller/Auditor

HR Business Partner & Talent Manager na Alter Solutions Portugal

Job Description: The Central 2Lo
D Liquidity & Resolution controller located in Lisbon actively contributes and supports the Liquidity and Resolution stream leader located in Paris in his/her supervision and control role of the reporting produced by the Liquidity Resolution stream. The main missions are to maintain, together with the relevant people in SMR-Liquidity & Regulatory Reporting, the Liquidity-resolution generic control library; contribute to the correct understanding of the controls to be performed by the 2Lo
D Finance teams in the Group; organize the corresponding certification process for Divisions/Business Lines; prepare a synthesis of the 1Lo
D/2Lo
D certificates and share it with the relevant teams (SALT-R) or committees; define the
- based approach to be used for the 2Lo
D testing campaign on controls performed by the central teams; perform the 2Lo
D testing on central teams; prepare a synthesis of the 2Lo
D testing outcomes on central teams managed scope to be shared in the relevant F&S committees; follow up recommendations on Liquidity/Resolution scope worldwide including IG, external auditors and ECB; contribute to internal/external inspections’ requests on liquidity/resolution controls topics; coordinate the LROD/LROC annual campaign.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Understand 1Lo
  D teams’ production and control processes
• Be knowledgeable of the Liquidity Resolution control plan and related procedures
• Follow up recommendations issued by internal or external control bodies to address deficiencies identified in 1Lo
  D team’s processes
• Implement the
  - based approach and 2Lo
  D testing program defined with the stream leader to report the results and evidence of the performance of 2Lo
  D control in Group tools
• Prepare the synthesis and required document to communicate the control’s results to the relevant stakeholders/committees (Group and Business lines level). This includes the contribution to the Business lines quarterly certificate
• Organize the interaction with the 2Lo
  D teams of the Regions involved in the Liquidity Resolution production/control process to gather information on the results of their controls and issues identified impacting the quality of the data used by the 1Lo
  D teams and challenge it
• Coordinate with OPC teams of the 1Lo
  D teams and OPC Watchtower team for all topics related to the tools used to report control’s results
• Actively support the stream leader in any other task, among which the participation to the LROD/LROC campaign and the review of the certificates received at Group level
• Profile and Skills to Success

Technical Skills:

• At least 4 years of experience in control, finance, or audit (big4), preferably in the banking and/or financial sector.
• Strong accounting expertise.
• Financial accounting/reporting and operational risk knowledge.
• Flexible in daily workload, weekend working and long days during closing periods are compensated according to Bank policy.

Soft Skills:

• Organizational skills
• Critical thinking
• Intellectual curiosity, willingness to learn, rigorous, careful to detail, reliable and continuous improvement mindset
• Effective analytical, organizational, and
  - solving skills
• Sense of organization, ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Control background and ability to question and challenge the information received
• Teamwork & communication skills (both oral and written)
• Ability to share appropriate information with management bodies, knowledge, and best practices with colleagues

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Consulting
• Investment Banking