FPC EMEA - Financial Controller

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>Natixis is part of the Global Financial Services business unit, the global arm of Groupe BPCE, specialized in Asset &amp; Wealth Management and Corporate &amp; Investment Banking and counts nearly 16,000 employees across 38 countries.</p><p>The Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through its two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne.</p><p>Natixis in Portugal mission is to transform traditional banking services by developing innovative solutions for the bank’s business, operations and work culture, being a key driver of the company’s culture of agility and innovation. Teams of IT and Banking Support Activities work in an integrated, inclusive and transversal way, supporting all the business lines and country platforms.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p><strong>Team presentation and main goal:</strong></p><p>Financial Permanent Control (FPC) acts as a second line of defence (LOD2) covering Finance activities, directly attached to Natixis CFO.</p><p>Our mission is to ensure the consistency and the reliability of the financial information and data quality control (BCBS 239) by deploying a relevant and robust control framework. </p><p>FPC performs controls on the financial data produced by the remaining teams of the Finance Department.</p><p>FPC is composed by four teams:</p><ul><li>Accounting and Tax;</li><li>Regulatory and Prudential;</li><li>Supervision and Control Framework;</li><li>EMEA.</li></ul><p>As a Senior of the EMEA team, the candidate will be part of an extended team based in Porto which is fully integrated into the Head Office team.</p><p>Our main activities consist in conducting quarterly closing monitoring controls and ad hoc assignments which cover the scope of accounting, tax and financial information (statutory, consolidated accounts and tax declarations).</p><p><strong>Main tasks and goals</strong>:</p><ul><li>Perform quarterly LOD1 closing controls, within tight timescales for all EMEA branches and entities, this review being performed with additional LOD2 controls;</li><li>Prepare the draft quarterly reporting to EMEA Control Functions Coordination Committee (CFCC) and HO CFCC;</li><li>Perform ad hoc and thematic controls including (but not limited to) – business process and control changes, external regulatory, tax and accounting change, system implementations, risk-based projects addressing control issues arising, ad hoc control tests;</li><li>Prepare the control working files of the controls performed;</li><li>Communicate and document the potential findings and of areas of improvement on controlled scopes;</li><li>Update the control programs for implementation during controls.</li></ul><p>The position may involve travelling to Paris to facilitate the training and meet with the other colleagues.</p><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Master's Degree in Accounting, Audit or equivalent with bank accounting knowledge;</li><li>Auditing experience (1-3 years);</li><li>Accounting (advanced knowledge);</li><li>Control environment (notions);</li><li>Data management (advanced knowledge);</li><li>IFRS9 (notions);</li><li>CIB products (Financing and Global Markets) (notions);</li><li>Power BI and MS Office;</li><li><strong>Fluent English</strong> (mandatory) and <strong>French as a plus</strong>.</li></ul><p><strong>Soft Skills:</strong></p><ul><li>Result oriented;</li><li>Team spirit &amp; communication skills;</li><li>Proactivity &amp; critical thinking;</li><li>Analytical &amp; organizational skills.</li></ul><p><strong>We will only consider English CV's.</strong></p><h3>Additional Information</h3><p>At Natixis, we are committed to fostering a working environment where each and every one of our people is treated with dignity and respect and where every voice is heard. Our differences make us collectively stronger and are a source of fulfilment, innovation and performance.</p><p>In the framework of its Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion policy, Natixis in Portugal has implemented a Blind CV Screening process, with the purpose of reducing hiring bias. A blind CV excludes any personal details which refer to the <a href="https://factorialhr.co.uk/blog/gender-recruitment/">applicant’s gender</a>, age or ethnicity. <strong>When applying for our positions, please submit a blind CV, that is, with no picture, name, gender, age, nationality, ethnicity and address.</strong> Your personal statement, work experience, courses and certifications, education, skills and contact information is what matters to us.</p><p><strong>#MuchMoreThanJustAJob</strong></p><p>Early morning. Campo 24 de Agosto. In <strong>4 minutes, you are clocking in at the office</strong>. After grabbing a <strong>cup of coffee and fresh fruit</strong>, pick up your <strong>laptop and choose your spot for the day</strong>. It's going to be a busy one: <strong>French class</strong> before lunch and, just after, quick <strong>medical appointment</strong> at Natixis doctor's off