Job Title: Financial and Regulatory Reporting Analyst
Business Unit: BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) Operations
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Sandyford, Dublin
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 Satisfaction: we 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 recognised 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:
This role sits in the BNP Paribas Securities Services division (BP2S).
As a key member of the team, the objective of this role is to assist in the production of the financial and regulatory reporting obligations of the funds we administer
The core responsibilities require some subject matter expertise with attention to detail, quality control and excellent service delivery.
The team works closely with the Operations functions to ensure successful delivery of financial and regulatory reporting deliverables.
It is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in fund administration and an interest in financial/regulatory reporting to be involved with a growing service within our Fund Administration business.
Main Responsibilities:
- To assist in production of financial and regulatory reporting team obligations (Financial Reporting and Regulatory Reporting)
- Ensure all financial reporting procedures are adhered to and ensure compliance with internal and external regulations.
- To assist in efficiently planning the financial statement preparation and audit process in conjunction with all relevant parties, ensuring that agreed timelines are achieved.
- Assist with the workflows for all audit engagements, act as both an internal reference and escalation point for audit issues.
- To keep up to date with all relevant regulatory and accounting changes and assist with re-engineering of processes where necessary.
- To liaise with clients and auditors to ensure that the financial statements are audited and filed with the relevant regulatory bodies and Stock Exchanges on a timely basis.
- Assist with ensuring effective oversight of outsourcing vendors in accordance with Outsourcing Policy and to ensure high service levels are maintained.
- Preparation and review of client CBI regulatory returns (DIFR, MMIF, Monthly NAV return etc.)
- Other ad hoc projects.
Qualifications & Experience required for this role:
- Finance/Business graduate, Qualified/Part qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA or CIMA) an advantage.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a financial reporting department, audit experience or fund administration roles
- Understanding of accounting standards, primarily IFRS, US GAAP and FRS 102 a benefit
- Be able to take responsibility and resolve issues as they arise.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Excellent organisational and Microsoft office skills.
- Knowledge of Fund Accounting/Investor Services or other accounting platforms an advantage.
- Excellent communication skills.
Why Work with Us?
- We are the bank for a changing world and aim to build positive change together with our employees.
- We are a team of passionate people who genuinely care about what we do and the impact our work delivers to our clients. We operate in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity.
- Our remuneration and benefits packages are generous, with competitive salaries, a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages and numerous other benefits.
- We have a genuine commitment to work-life balance throughout the whole organisation. We are also committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and actively promote equal opportunities.
- Development and mobility is actively encouraged. We are a learning company - there is real opportunity to grow, develop and expand your skills, experience and career path.
- We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 190,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 500 employees across Dublin and Galway working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval.
Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics. We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including: anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring. BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.
Equality and Diversity
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We encourage applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.
By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made
