Head of Finance

**About the job**
- Provide an efficient and high-quality financial service that enhance the activity monitoring and support strategic decision-making, leveraging proximity and expertise to drive financial efficiency. In addition, acts as strategic financial business partner for Finance Management to improve the global Finance organization, ensuring efficiency and more synergies

**Your Main Activities Are**

Monitor, administrate and locally supervise the teams located on the Finance Hub
- Organise and monitor on a day-to-day basis the activities
- Create a strong BNP Paribas and Finance mindset and ensure adhesion to the values of the Bank
- Be responsible for all people management topics
- Coordinate constant process improvement, implementation of controls and update of procedure, to secure data quality, compliance with Group norms

Ensure a strong level of services and continuous improvement mindset
- Participate into the definition of the strategy for Finance and supervise the proper implementation of the Target Operating Model
- Maintain a strong level of services according to Service Level Agreements
- Build a closer relationship with Finance Head Office and ensure a permanent dialogue with all the stakeholders onshore
- Support and participate actively in the implementation of projects impacting the activities in the platform
- Optimise resources organisation and people development, driving transformation and continuous improvements in processes and cost
- Define the most efficient team organization, securing back-ups and right seniority level to mitigate operational risk
- Encourage and identify any opportunities to improve and optimize Finance processes via automation, digitalization or change in the organization
- Contribute to the BNP Paribas operational permanent control framework

Close follow-up and monitoring of financials
- Prepare and organize the monthly FTE Governance Committee to secure right follow-up and validation process at central level
- Organize and coordinate the calculation of Budget
- Monitor actuals and budget
- Prepare Financial Dashboards and ad-hoc analysis for Top Management
- Close relationship with local finance

Maintains proactive dialogue with Local Management and respective stakeholders
- Participates in Local Management Committees
- Full compliance with any local business regulations and operational frameworks

**Profile and Skills to Success**

Master’s Degree in Economics, Finance and Accounting

At least 10 years of Experience in Accounting and Finance and in Financial Analysis and Advisory

Knowledge in Finance Applications & Finance Systems Architecture

Knowledge in Finance and Budget - Finance/Tax Knowledge and Financial and Performance Analysis

Proficiency in Ms Office Pack Microsoft Excel

Fluency in English

Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment

Analytical Ability

Ability to deliver/Results driven

Critical thinking

LI-Hybrid

**Why joining BNP Paribas?**
- **Leading banking institution**

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.
- **Our presence in Portugal**

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centers providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.
- ** International reach**

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions:
**Retail Banking**, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines;

**Investment & Protection Services**that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services;

**Corporate & Institutional Banking**division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.
- ** Diversity and Inclusion commitment**
- **Commitment towards work/life balance**

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.
- ** Remote Working Conditions**

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee