AVP - Performance Steering - SMR ITO_C&E

Job Title: AVP
Department: FS P&L SMR CIB (ITO)
About Business line/Function: Performance Steering within Finance Shared Services is responsible for internal management reporting, providing financial insights to CIB management, Business Lines and Functions. The team provides services such as:
Management Accounting for Revenue and Expenses
Management Reporting
Budget and Forecast Support
Management Accounting System Administration
Reconciliation of Management and Financial Accounting
Position Purpose: The jobholder will be part of the Strategic Monitoring & Reporting (SMR) Cost and Efficiency (C&E) team with global mission to monitor and foster performance for CIB ITO focused on Worldwide Reporting and analysis for Global Performance Management team based in onshore location.
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
The primary responsibility is to provide comprehensive management accounting/reporting services for ITO (Global Markets (IT/OPS/Drive), Global Banking (IT/OPS), Client Management, CCCO, Production, SSC, BP2S (UK only), Management, Quality & Efficiency and ALMT), Other Functions scope to the Territory/functional COO, direct reports, Budget SPOCs and cost center managers. Reviewing Local PMs closing and providing a global perspective to the analysis. To support line manager and Global Performance Management team in providing any business partnering required for these remits and any ad hoc tasks. Also provide a quarterly analysis and reporting of the figures for the Group Integrated Functions Legal & Compliance for the worldwide view.
Management Accounting Functions
Perform high quality Management Accounting financial operational processes
Supervise and Control monthly and quarterly closing reporting and analysis: collect needed information, control data, inputs in global systems, provide reports for CIB Function heads, CIB ITO COO and Head of Function N-1.
Perform controls related to data loaded in the different tools and propose enhancement if need be
Participate in the definition of key analysis axis to enhance the quality and the relevancy on all produced reports.
Follow up a dedicated Business Stream (ITO COOs, Functions) at worldwide level thanks to Local PM Contribution and functional analysis.
Guarantee of the respect of the Group Management Norms: consistency with Group and CIB rules & principles, homogeneity through functions and business lines and regions, etc.
Gather, analyse, and produce NBAU expenses file to be included in the monthly reporting.
Ensure data controls, inputs in local systems (SAP, Vinci), and reports release at Centre level to ITO Managers.
Review production tasks performed by ISPL ITO/Functions PM
Follow-up IT programs: costs reports, investments and allocations at programs level (for ITO).
Contribution to ad hoc requests.
Reconcile and control check Central PM figures with Local reporting P&L
Review Balance Sheet Recs for areas and control high aging of provisions
Review Aged accruals to ensure timely receipt of invoices
Review Services sold tracker monthly to take ownership of recharges for your area
Prepare and complete SAP cost reviews for month end close and follow up on any issues
Supervise quarterly closing analysis and reporting for the Group Integrated Functions Legal & Compliance within CIB.
Organize and Lead the Budget Transfer process, being the key worldwide contact for gathering all the requests. Analyze (integrity, consistency and validation) and process them into the tracking tool. Coordinate with other Global PMs for loading these requests.
Delivery of the reports to Central team, SPOCs and managers.
Ensure Maintenance Of Referential, Mapping And Procedures Updates
Monthly referential and mappings with Masterfile
Monthly referential and mappings with PMO and PO requests
Referential and mappings with Global team requests
Participate In Budget Process
Play an integral role in the annual budgeting/forecasting process, including validation of PO templates, justification of the figures, any additional information to ensure managers have all the information
Ensure correct input of Budget information into bank financial systems of the budget and forecast information and validation of the result with the manager and make or arrange corrections as agreed
Prepare and follow through Budget Transfer/changes in scope
Provide the Central PM team with actuals, budget and forecast commentaries for the departments under direct responsibility via MI COO Slide packs
Ad hoc assistance cross remit as required with the annual budget/forecast process
Act as a key liaison between several key department stakeholders
Liaison with CIB Management / Project Office/ ISPL offshore team to obtain and validate all monthly information for the production of monthly expenses (principally expense accruals and prepayments)
Attend monthly meetings with COO/N-1s/Central PM to brief them on the overall financial performance
Liaise with the Project Office, HR and with the Central PM Reporting team to ensure consistency of all reported costs, headcount analysis and commentaries
Assist SPOCs and related internal clients with their queries in a timely fashion
Contributing Responsibilities
Projects, Systems Support, Operational Process Improvements
In partnership with the Project team, contribute to the standardization/harmonization of best practices across systems and processes (e.g. operational platforms)
Participate in the upgrades/version releases of respective reporting tools, as well as system amendments/enhancements required to facilitate new/modified reporting requirements. In connection with this effort, assist in user acceptance testing and troubleshooting after deployment
Assist in identifying operational process improvements in production, control procedures, and workflow organization to increase the team’s efficiency and effectiveness. Also assist in integrating and streamlining the reports under the team’s responsibility
Oversee the tools supporting the general ledgers, as well as front/back-office processing systems upstream/downstream to the platform that are under the team’s responsibility (e.g. LAP, One Capp, etc.)
Participate in the development, testing, and implementation of systems to support the activities of the team, assisting in definition of business requirements, user acceptance testing, user training, post deployment troubleshooting, etc.
Other Functions
Observe the bank’s policies and procedures
Assist in any special project or request as directed by management
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Prior experience of cost accounting and preparation of management commentaries
Knowledge of General Ledger systems essential (SAP), data management systems
Strong sense of organization, ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
Problem-solving and agile mindset
Effective analytical, organizational skills
Rigorous and flexible mindset.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Proactivity on proposing and implementing agreed improvements, sharing knowledge and best practices
Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training
Ability to work in a changing and moving multicultural environment
Specific Qualifications
CA /MBA preferred
Financial working experience preferably within a Corporate Banking Company: Financial planning and analysis/ management reporting. Work experience 5 to 7 years
Technical Skills
Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)
MS Office
Financial and Management Accounting
FP&A, Management Reporting
Budgeting and Forecasting
Behavioral Skills
Critical thinking
Communication skills - oral & written
Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving
Client focused
Analytical Ability
Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Ability to develop and adapt a process
Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training
Education Level: CA /MBA preferred
Location: Mumbai
About BNP Paribas Group
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, c

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