Financial Planning

FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS ANALYST (JOB NUMBER: FIN-041922-001-ARC)

At BNP Paribas Canada, it is our employees which make the difference... Our 75 nationalities are part of our diversity

Do you like challenges, a structured framework, the prospect of optimizing and innovating? You are known for your originality and want a certain freedom to think while sharing your knowledge and ideas?

**... Come help us contribute to the growth of our Canadian platform**

You will benefit amongst other things from:

- Access to social volunteer and recreational programs, via our many Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Opportunities for career development through active internal mobility and our innovative training program: Canada Academy
- A brand new workspace, flexible, comfortable and easily adaptable to your needs: remote work opportunities, standing desks, innovation lab., open meeting rooms and spaces

**About the Department**

The position is within the Performance Management Pole in the Regional North America platform located in Montreal, under the supervision of the Manager of Performance Management.

**SUMMARY OF THE ROLE**
- The main mission is to support the internal business units of our affiliate partner in their day to day activities, meaning:
- Production of assigned categories of reports - including Financial Reports, Key Process Indicator (KPI) reporting, and Corporate reporting on a regular basis.
- Management the data extraction from the system for different parties
- Support and provide explanation on financials.
- Participate in regular Budget & Forecast activities
- Continuous monitoring of financial reporting environment to identify and assess changes
- Provide an ad-hoc analysis or project support when needed

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Management the information extraction from various systems.
- Perform financial reporting and operations support tasks to the internal business units of our affiliate partner and learn about the business specificities.
- Collect, organize and update financial and non-financial information. Ensure that all controls are in place, figures are reconciled and consistent between them.
- Develop, produce, and maintain of our models/tools in order to optimise the process within a time constraint.
- Prepare, autonomously, the monthly reporting for the internal business units and perform validation checks:

- In line with relevant and applicable instructions and requirements.
- Within the deadlines agreed and accepted with the internal business units of our affiliate partner.
- Perform accuracy validation checks / High-level reviews on reports published on periodic (e.g. monthly, quarterly, etc.) basis, challenge figures and descriptions of variance, ensuring completeness, consistency and accuracy of the information reported.
- Maintain reporting templates, respective of chart of account changes and other updated requirements.
- Be proactive for the budget and forecast preparation by performing environmental system readiness checks, assisting in model development, preparation of budget transfer instructions, and upload of information into the group toolset (Hyperion, OBIEE).

**KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS**
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics from a reputable university
- Excellent Excel skills (including pivot tables, macros and most common Excel functions),
- Fluency in MS PowerPoint and ability to present data in an organized visual manner to promote understanding
- Autonomous and capability to work in a diverse team in a context of strict deadline and in an international environment.
- SQL, Power BI knowledge an asset.
- 1 to 5 years of FP&A an asset, preferably within Financial Services Industries.
- Very advanced spoken and written English level mandatory
- Passion and ability to optimise the process.

**About BNP Paribas**

With more than 200,000 employees in 72 countries, the Group serves nearly 32 million individual customers and 850,000 professionals, entrepreneurs, SMEs and large companies. BNP Paribas is a leading bank in the euro zone and a leading international banking player.

Did you know? In 2019, BNP Paribas named World’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility 2019

**About BNP Paribas in Canada**

With more than 900 employees, BNP Paribas Canada continues to attract experts from diverse fields as well as ambitious young talent from around the world. We are proud to offer our employees a rewarding and international workplace where they can build their professional careers by honing their skills, meeting challenges and enriching their knowledge of the financial industry.

**A recruitment policy that promotes equality and diversity**:
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer. BNP Paribas recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, and other protected status (Employment Equity Act).

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