Senior Financial Controller (Liquidity)

Senior Financial Controller (Liquidity) - Lisbon or Porto

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About The Job

The Central 2Lo
D Liquidity & Resolution controller located at 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. Main missions include:

• Maintain the Liquidity‑resolution generic control library together with SMR‑Liquidity & Regulatory Reporting.
• Contribute to the correct understanding of the controls to be performed by the 2Lo
  D Finance teams in the Group.
• Organise the certification process for Divisions/Business Lines.
• Prepare a synthesis of the 1Lo
  D/2Lo
  D certificates and share it with relevant teams (SALT‑R) or committees.
• Define the risk‑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 and share it 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.

Your Main Activities Are

• 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 risk‑based approach and 2Lo
  D testing program defined with the stream leader to report results and evidence of the performance of 2Lo
  D control in Group tools.
• Prepare the synthesis and required documents to communicate the control’s results to relevant stakeholders/committees (Group and Business lines level). This includes contribution to the Business lines quarterly certificate.
• Organise interaction with the 2Lo
  D teams of the Regions involved in the Liquidity Resolution production/control process to gather information on their controls and issues identified impacting the quality of the data used by the 1Lo
  D teams and challenge them.
• 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, including participation in the LROD/LROC campaign and review of the certificates received at Group level.

Profile And Skills To Success

• At least 4 years of experience in control, finance or audit.
• Intellectual curiosity, willingness to learn, rigorous, careful to detail, reliable and continuous improvement mindset.
• Effective analytical, organisational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Sense of organisation, ability to prioritise 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.
• 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.

About The Team

• The main missions of the Finance & Strategy function (F&S) are to elaborate financial and sustainability information; provide Executive Management with the necessary information for the Group’s financial steering; define accounting, performance management and selected prudential policies for the Group; define, deploy and supervise the permanent control framework associated with financial information across the Group; manage the Group’s tax; manage the Group’s financial communication; drive the Target Operating Model implementation; contribute to the definition of the functional architecture and design of Finance systems; lead/steer the F&S function’s continuous transformation; assist Executive Management in defining the Group’s strategy.
• F&S has +1800 employees specialised in Accounting, Reporting, Performance Steering, Tax, Control, Regulatory and Project. It is organised around 3 mutualised regional platforms (America, Europe and Asia/Pacific), 1 Shared Finance Service centre in India, Central F&S teams in Paris and decentralised Finance, Tax and Development departments in each BNPP country.
• The Infinity EMEA Finance & Strategy Platform is a Regional EMEA Mutualised platform and Group platform delivering services that cover the whole financial dimensions: Accounting production activities, reporting, control, transformation projects, IT and GDO. It serves EMEA Countries and CFOs, Group Head Office and worldwide entities for projects (Transformations & IT). It is located in Madrid and Lisbon.

The selected candidate can be based in Lisbon or Porto, according to their preference.

Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution.
• Our presence in Portugal: Since 1985, BNP Paribas operates in Portugal with more than 8, 700 employees across 10 business entities. It also has 11 excellence centres providing value‑added services for other countries.
• International reach: Offers financing, investment, savings and protection solutions. Holds key positions in Retail Banking, Investment & Protection Services, and Corporate & Institutional Banking.
• Diversity and Inclusion commitment: BNP Paribas is an equal‑opportunity employer. It actively ensures no discrimination 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 core to its recruitment policy.
• Commitment towards work/life balance: The bank promotes a culture of good integration between work and rest, encouraging employees to disconnect and recharge.
• Remote Working Conditions: Flexible remote working modalities are offered within a hybrid working environment, with support for office and home equipment and equipment allowance.

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.

Seniority Level

Not Applicable

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industry

Banking and Financial Services

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