ABOUT BNP PARIBAS

At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are Agility, Client Satisfaction, Compliance Culture and Openness:
Agility we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation
Client Satisfactionwe believe that our success lies in being the customers’ and clients’ preferred choice. We seek to listen carefully to them and work closely with them
Compliance Culture We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics
Openness We promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered
Our strengths are based off four key areas of Stability, Expertise, Responsibility and Good Place to Work:
Stability we build upon our solid, long-term oriented management, our diversified and integrated business model and our international footprint
Expertise: We build upon our recognized and expanding knowledge of our teams
Responsibility: We build upon our culture of responsibility and integrity to ever better serve the interest of our customers
Good Place to Work: We foster a stimulating workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect

ROLE

The Senior Analyst, Financial Control & Performance Management (FC & PM), plays a key role in ensuring the accuracy, transparency, and reliability of financial data and performance reporting across the BNP Paribas Ireland CIB entities. This role supports the Head of FC & PM by acting as a business partner to internal stakeholders, while maintaining a strong control environment and ensuring high standards in financial analysis and reporting. The role will have close interaction with both local and central finance teams, particularly the Madrid-based Central Finance Platform (Infinity).
The scope of entities includes all CIB Entities *managed in Ireland – but prioritised firstly on BPFASIL followed by BNPP Dublin Branch as the primary 2 entities together with the other CIB entities under CIB Finance responsibility

KEY CRITERIA OF THE ROLE

• Reliable and accurate financial information based on adopting appropriate accounting policies and standards, utilising the Group’s management reporting principles and standards.
• Strong oversight and validation of both the revenues & costs, with emphasis on understanding key drivers and ensuring variances are fully explained.
• Proactive performance reporting and analysis that adds value to stakeholders, supporting sound decision making.
• Satisfy the needs of financial information of internal stakeholders, ensuring quality in the information and providing a full understanding of profitability and on how revenues and expenses are calculated and attributed to each business line and function.
• Delivering and presentation of performance management reports with particular emphasis to be focused on accuracy, completeness, integrity, and adherence to reporting deadlines.
• Effective partnership and collaboration with the central finance platform (Infinity EMEA hub), ensuring seamless service delivery and a strong one-finance operating model.
• Support the oversight and simplification of intercompany recharges, ensuring accurate cost allocations
• Complete Financial Statements oversight for accuracy, consistency, and data integrity thus ensuring a high standard of presentation is maintained.
• Active role in identifying opportunities for process simplification, risk mitigation, and control enhancement across financial and performance management activities
• Fostering a collaborative team environment and strong communication culture, in line with the values of people care.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Performance Management: Produce high-quality management reporting packs that support monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reporting cycles. Translate accounting data into management accounts (e.g., cost/revenue allocation by entity, cost centre, and business line), following MARP (Management Accounting Rules & Principles). Prepare financial input and analysis for various internal governance forums, including Executive Committees, Entity Boards, and Business Reviews. Support improvements to performance reporting by introducing greater insight and analysis, aligned with stakeholder expectations
Financial Control – Revenues, Costs & Ratios: Maintain a control framework to validate and monitor the evolution of Revenues and Costs. Liaise with Business Lines to validate Revenue figures and explain any discrepancies. Assist in the analysis of the cost base, identify cost anomalies and work with relevant teams to remediate issues. Provide timely insight on trends and variances, escalating material anomalies to senior management and contributing to defined action plan. Support the monitoring of capital needs (e.g., monitoring of Own Funds Requirement (OFR))
Statutory Financial Oversight & Audit Support: Support the accurate and timely delivery of statutory financial statements, including preparation of disclosures and audit deliverables. Liaise with external auditors and internal stakeholders to ensure financial data integrity and consistency. Help maintain complete and auditable documentation to support internal and external audit requirements
Intercompany Recharge Oversight: Assist in the understanding and maintenance of intercompany recharges, including internal SLAs and cost-sharing arrangements. Support efforts to simplify and optimise intercompany flows, identifying inefficiencies and operational risks for remediation
Controls, Governance & Continuous Improvement: Track and report financial control KPIs, KRIs, and KCIs in line with departmental standards. Proactively identify opportunities for simplification, automation, or improvement of existing processes. Ensure accurate and complete financial documentation and knowledge sharing within the team
Collaboration with Central Finance Platform (Infinity): Act as a local point of contact for the Regional Finance (Infinity) team on accounting, control, and performance management processes. Ensure clear ownership between local and central teams, actively managing handoffs and service quality. Participate in initiatives to streamline processes and reinforce the One-Finance operating model
Communication: Foster open communication promoting people care, staff engagement and fluent communication within the B&FA Area and other Finance & Tax Areas in the spirit of a Global Finance community collaborative approach

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE

Finance and Accounting Certified
7+ years of experience in the financial services industry (banking, capital markets, custody, fund administration)
Capacity to use several of the following office tools in a proficient manner (MS Office, Power BI experience an advantage)
Organizational capacity, leadership skills, teamwork, problem-solving, adaptability, rigor and critical thinking