Senior Finance Officer

Department Summary

The BNP Paribas Channel Islands Finance Function is managed by the Head of Finance, with responsibilities and deliverables split across four core teams:

• Financial Accounting & Regulatory Reporting
• Performance Management
• Accounts Payable
• Fee Billing (Securities Services only)

Main Job Purpose

The Senior Finance Officer’s main job purpose involves:

• Production of BNP Paribas Group Financial Accounting & Liquidity reporting packages.
• Production of timely statutory and regulatory financial reporting requirements.
• Oversight and key point of contact of the outsourced components of Financial Accounting production to the Madrid Finance Service Centre.
• Provision of advisory and technical accounting support to the Finance function and other business lines.
• Relationship & co-ordination with the external auditors, internal auditors (IG) and internal stakeholders in relation to audit missions.
• Relationship & co-ordination with the tax advisors.

Key Responsibilities

BNP Paribas Group Financial Accounting & Liquidity Reporting Packages

• Preparation and production of timely BNP Paribas Group financial accounting and liquidity reporting requirements in conjunction with the Finance Officer and performing first level reviews on returns.
• Implement and monitor BNP Paribas Internal Control norms for accounting. 
• Implement financial controls.
• Oversight and key point of contact of the outsourced production by the team in the Madrid Finance Service and performing first level reviews of publications.
• Provide insightful analysis of financial data to key stakeholders in conjunction with the Finance Officer.
• Provide responses to queries in relation to reporting.

Regulatory and Statutory Financial Reporting

• Preparation, production and submission of timely monthly and quarterly JFSC/GFSC regulatory financial reporting requirements in conjunction with the Finance Officer and performing first level reviews on returns, ensuring in line with guidance.
• Preparation, production and submission of timely statutory financial statements for non-consolidated entities, ensuring in line with accounting practice.
• Implement financial controls.  
• Provide insightful analysis and presentation of regulatory and statutory financial data to key stakeholders in conjunction with the Finance Officer, allowing sufficient time for review, and ensuring documented sign-off of reports.
• Provide responses to queries in relation to reporting.

Advisory and Technical Accounting Support

• Provide analysis of financial data to key stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Provide advice and / or technical assistance based on financial accounting standards to business lines.
• Respond and deal with ad-hoc requests in a prompt and professional manner, escalating to the Head of Finance / Chief Administration Office where required.
• Responsibility for implementation of new accounting standards, with assistance from Head of Finance and Finance team.
• Provide support and guidance to Finance team on relevant accounting matters.

Audit Management

• Manage the external audit and act as central point of contact.
• Maintain regular contact with the external auditors during the audit mission, including regular updates on deliverables achieved.
• Co-ordinate the external audit deliverables with internal stakeholders.
• Update the internal stakeholders on deliverables achieved and engage with them to ensure deliverables are met in a timely manner.
• Provide documentation and support with items commensurate with Finance related activity as part of external and internal (IG) Audit missions.

Tax Management

• Manage the relationship with tax advisors for timely delivery of tax computations and returns and act as central point of contact.
• Co-ordinate deliverables with internal stakeholders in relation to tax returns.
• Update the internal stakeholders on deliverables achieved and engage with them to ensure deliverables are met in a timely manner.
• Provide documentation and support with items commensurate with Finance related activity in relation to tax returns.

Other

• Maintain and develop month-end files, including, analytical reviews across the balance sheet.
• Implement and maintain a high standard of intercompany reporting and clearance of mismatches.
• Gain an understanding of IT systems used in Finance, both existing and new, assisting with resolving discrepancies and finding solutions to increase the efficacy of the Finance function.
• Maintaining and updating relevant procedures and identifying efficiencies.
• Review and posting of relevant finance journals for all entities.
• Act as an authorised signatory for validating payments proposed by the Accounts Payable team.
• Participation in ad hoc projects as necessary.
• Training and onboarding of new team members, ensuring all accesses have been set-up prior to arrival.
• Cross-cover across Finance department as necessary.

Technical Skills

Essential Requirements

• Advanced Excel user
• Accounting/IFRS knowledge
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting (JFSC/GFSC)

Qualifications & Industry Experience

Essential Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• 3 years relevant industry experience

Competencies

Essential Requirements

• Analytical skills – identifies all aspects of a subject and examines them in a critical way to construct a broad point of view. Is driven by the desire to know more about things, people or events.
• Organisational skills – sets priorities, plans actions and methodically monitors their progress by coordinating activities and resources in the best way possible.
• Teamwork – knows how to work in a team and/or across teams.
• Client focus – does everything possible to achieve internal or external customer satisfaction by identifying the customers’ needs and providing them with the appropriate solution taking into account the company’s ethics and interests.
• Taking responsibilities – is involved in his/her scope for action, while appreciating the limits. Meets commitments and accepts the consequences.
• Accuracy – is constantly attentive to the precision and thoroughness of the information sent and to the quality of the work. Ensures that errors are minimised.
• Communication skills – use judgement to assess the most effective method of communication, ensuring a consistently professional approach both in verbal and written form.