Sr Associate/AM - Performance Management Expenses - Management Accounting - CA - Bank

Job Role : Senior Associate / Assistant Manager - Performance Management (Management Accounting) Expenses - MNC Bank

Job Purpose : The Jobholder is responsible for the timely and accurate production of the monthly expenses accounting and management reporting and for supporting the annual expense budget & periodic forecasts exercise.

Key Responsibilities :

- Prepare and book closing entries (daily / monthly) in accounting and financial systems for accruals, prepayments, intercompany, rent deferrals, asset capitalisation/retirals or write-off, etc., as necessary.

- Perform month-end financial closing for his / her entities

- Perform reconciliation between Accounting system and Financial ledger to substantiate balances and breaks solving

- Process Quarterly end of reporting period adjustments

- Participate in the intercompany process:

- Preparation of invoices for billings to other BNP Paribas entities

- Reconciliation of intercompany receivables / payables and their settlement by legal entity

- Coordination with other region's Finance Expense teams and Tax team to ensure they are performing their respective intercompany closes and maintaining their respective algorithms

- Suggest updation to Counter-party service level agreements (SLAs) in liaison with Tax team

- On a timely basis, provide complete and accurate financial data to the Reporting Team for report production

- Provide assistance in responding to questions / requests for information to auditors, regulators

- Escalating problems / issues to the team manager

- Providing quality service to other groups

- Support the production of the annual expense budget and periodic forecasts from a transversal perspective

- Assist in identifying process improvements in production, control procedures, and workflow organization to increase the team's efficiency and effectiveness

- Contribute to BNPP operational permanent control framework

- Provide cross-training to colleagues and perform specific duties as assigned (e.g. coverage for colleagues)

- Participate in projects and upgrades of systems at the request of the team manager; e.g:

- User acceptance testing

- Trouble-shooting after deployment

Education Background : Chartered Accountant

Experience : Minimum 3 yrs after CA

Technical knowledge & Skills :

- Advanced Excel skills (advanced formulas; no macro development required) - essential

- Preferred basic knowledge of SAP

Preferred Industry/domain experience :

Preferably within a global financial services company in expense management

Behavioural Skills/Competencies :

- Solutions-oriented thinker who is able to generate creative ideas

- Effective analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with various teams in a deadline-focused environment