HR Accounts, Performance Management – Assistant Vice President

Company purpose: Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards. Our employer promise is built around three pillars: being a great place to work, committed to sustainability and having a positive impact, and being dedicated to the development of our people.

Business Area: Local CIB UK Finance Function is responsible for elaborating and processing financial information, and for carrying out a mission of independent control to manage risks related to accounting and financial information for a scope of entities under its remit. Local Finance is accountable towards entities executive management and the supervisors that the financial, regulatory, management and tax reporting of entities monitored are performed in compliance with the obligations in force in the United Kingdom. We manage relations with entities statutory auditors, have the duty to alert about any problem, especially with regard to any major accounting or financial resources reporting failure, identified by the team, the auditors or the supervisor. The team ensures the implementation of recommendations concerning Finance, made by Inspection Générale, the statutory auditors and the supervisors. Local Finance shares with Finance and Strategy all information needed to manage and understand the entities accounting and financial information and to the Group’s financial steering.

Job Purpose: As a key staff member of the HR Finance team, your primary responsibilities are to ensure the delivery of accurate and timely Financial & Management information ensuring confidential HR data is reported in an adequate format (non-confidential) with the correct granulate into the appropriate Finance systems. Responsibility to act in accordance with Group Finance policies & appropriate Control Plans.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performing the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including raising journals, P&L and Balance Sheet reconciliations, reporting(s) and variance analysis. Contributing to planning & co-ordination with relevant stakeholders where applicable.
• Ensure & perform accurate and timely accounting for all staff costs: including but not limited to, Intra‑group entity accruals, Bonus Accrual (current, deferred‑DAM), Payroll Journal, Reconciliation of Jnls one‑offs, Severance Accrual(s), Recruitment Fee Accrual(s), Temp Accrual(s), HR Litigation Accrual(s), Holiday accrual(s).
• Performing accurate bookings for all inbound & outbound Expat costs & Expat Tax Accrual(s). Ensuring that all Intercompany Invoicing is kept up to date, with discrepancies managed in a timely manner.
• Contribution to & maintaining robust financial controls to safeguard and ensure data accuracy. Providing ongoing support to deliver a strong control framework inline with Group Finance policies, procedures & Control Plan(s) (2LOD).
• Ensure central policy and procedures are understood & to challenge the status quo where necessary ensuring clarification(s) are sought proactively with direct line management.
• To support and/or in the absence of direct line manager act as a point of contact for Local HR Function & support head of HR as key PM contact, HR invoice processing, payroll reports support (P11D, PSA etc).
• Ensure that analytical review documentation is completed for material items eg bonus, pension, litigation, redundancy including ensuring back up, to include quarterly pre-closing memo and post quarter analysis.
• Contribution to forecasting and budgeting exercises where appropriate to support London Performance Management Function.
• Ensure strong collaboration and effective relationships with near & offshore Finance functions across geographies (where applicable).
• Promote digitalisation & agile initiatives aligned with BNPP’s current framework.
• Contribution to wider Finance projects where applicable.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA; CIMA: ACA).
• High level of motivation to complete tasks to a high standard.
• Ensure confidentiality of the data being processed.
• Ability to produce and deliver accurate information within tight deadlines whilst dealing with large volumes of data with some level of oversight from senior team members.
• Initiative to improve current processes and procedures.
• First level of defence for accounting and reconciliations under their remit.
• Provide analysis to Finance management on the key staff costs movements (P&L & BS).
• Excellent PC skills including Excel.
• Good Knowledge of SAP (posting, reconciliations & queries).
• Confidence and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Team Player.
• Good attention to detail plus good organisational skills as tasks to be performed are many and varied.
• Ability to take on and finish tasks within an agreed deadline.

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

Why join us:

• We’re a great place to work: We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile). We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include: Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays. Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance. Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support. Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre. Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.* Subject to relevant caps.
• Our positive impact in the world: As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world. We are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year - in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.
• We believe in our people: We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools. In 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture: Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers. Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group.

Equal opportunities: BNPParibas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments: We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

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