Forex and Money Markets OTCd Accounting Controller

**About the job** - The main mission of the Investigations Analysts is ensuring the proper reconciliation of the accountings initiated by the FO’s bookings (FX, Money Markets and Precious Metals) including nominals and late-payment fees.They must also identify potential operational risks and escalate accordingly to the surrounding BO teams and/or their management. **Your Main Activities Are** - Internal reconciliations on daily basis: - Reconciliation between accounting balances and trade positions from back office systems in CONCORDE - Break analysis - Break justification in the tool CONCORDE - Manual accounting entries if necessary - Flows monitoring and reconciliation in AMBRE - Reconciliation of the daily flows - Suspense, netting and liaisons accounts analysis - Manual accounting entries if necessary - Communication of the breaks to the Investigations team when necessary - Manual entries in the Paris ledger and London ledger on several BO teams’ request - Nostri reconciliation on FI Listed Derivatives scope - Through the reconciliations described above, challenge middle offices on incorrect bookings - Perform specific tasks during closing period: - Manual entries in LAP Console - Accounts in anomaly analysis - Accounts certification (Paris, London & Fortis) - Accounts justification not covered by the two reconciliations described above - Processing of manual entries on Finance’s request - System failures to be reported to the relevant IT development team - Internal procedures set-up - IT environment: - Depending on the scope you have in charge, you will work mainly with - Murex Rates - FXO - Ubix (soon to be Citadel) - For all scopes: - Finance’s OFS tools (OPALE, TOPAZE, AMBRE, CONCORDE, ONYX), - Accounts certification tools (FACT for Paris & Fortis, BEACON for London), - PEGA PCM (for AMBRE breaks >30d), - Bankrec (reconciliation tool for BNPP SA) , - LAP Console (manual entries for BNPP London), - WRQ **Profile and Skills to Success** - BSc degree (mandatory) in Finance, Economics, Management, Accounting(as preferable) - 1-2 years of professional experience (preferably in Banking) - Fluent in English - Knowledge of Global Markets Operations - Good communication skills and client focus - Ability to learn quickly and adaptability in a fast paced work environment - Adaptability - Organization - Teamwork - Effective communication - Able to work under pressure - Deadline awareness **About the Team**: - The Accounting control team is in charge of ensuring that all operations booked in the back office operations systems are correctly reflected in the accounting ledger of BNPP SA. In addition the team perform a limited number of tasks for BNPP London and Fortis. - Controls are split by products/systems: - FXO for Forex money Markets products - Murex Rates for interests rates and credit derivatives - Ubix (soon to be Citadel) for Fixed Income Listed derivatives **Why joining BNP Paribas?** - **Leading banking institution** BNP Paribas is a leader in the Eurozone, and a prominent international banking institution with strong roots in Europe's banking history. It has a presence in 65 countries, with around 190 000 Employees - including more than 145 000 in Europe. - **Our presence in Portugal** Since 1985, BNP Paribas was one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, the Group has around 7.100 employees across several entities operating directly in the territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses. - **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