Finance Manager - Idras - YED-362

About the job
South Europe Technologies (SET) is one of BNP Paribas Personal Finance shared services centers delivering the best IT Solutions from Madrid, Spain, to BNP Paribas Personal Finance entities around the world:

1. Applications Management (Architecture, Project management, Development, and Quality Assurance)
2. IT Risks & Cybersecurity services
3. Platforms management
4. Data
5. Ad-hoc, T&M development

At SET, we have experienced a challenging period of growth in the context of servicing more countries with more activities, with the direct result of increased efficiency and productivity. To continue this trajectory, we are searching for a Head of Finance & Management Control to work closely with our Delivery and Executive team.

If you think you might be this person, please continue reading:

From Day 1, you will have an immediate impact on our performance by analyzing and forecasting the finance of the shared Service Center activities. You have proven success in a Management Control, forecast, with a special focus on executive-level advising, forecasting and analyzing different Target operating model.

Objectives of this role:

1. Insure the sustainable growth of SET by forecasting, updating and closing all finance activities within SET
2. Develop new metrics for driving business performance relative to strategic priorities and minimizing risk
3. Drive value within the business through margin enhancement, lower costs, and operational efficiencies
4. Execute accurate reporting that enables sound analysis and financial recommendations (financial reportings and IT reportings - WISER)
5. Review, design, and execute financial methodologies adapted to PF IT Finance guidelines and our cost evolutions structures
6. Find knowledge and skills gaps in the Finance team and help address them
7. Improve current processes and optimize organizational procedures for efficiency and productivity in the finance department
8. Assist and communicate with executives in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation from financial perspectives
9. Develop strong links with central IT Finance team, CET, PF Spain and stakeholders/clients
10. Periodically review the pricing for existing and new activities in light of regulation and Group’s policies

Responsibilities:

1. Serve as liaison with Delivery manager, executives, senior leaders, and CEO regarding project updates, proposals, and planning. Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO and senior management team for finance-related aspects
2. Manage a team that develops financial and valuation models, materials, and recommendations for executive decision-making by conducting comprehensive analyses and utilizing appropriate methods
3. Coordinate strategic financial planning for the company and its clients, including expenses, income, insurance coverage, objectives, tax status, and risk tolerance
4. Support finance partners in implementing valuation models, measuring results, tracking performance vs. expectations, and providing recommendations for corrective action
5. Provide insights about spending trends, cost-savings initiatives, and margin opportunities
6. Provide detailed information and analysis to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis
7. Work closely and ensure strong links with PF Spain finance, CET and Central Finance

Required qualifications & experience:

1. Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in business administration, IT or similar field
2. Five or more years of experience in an executive advisor role
3. Experience in organizing and directing a team or department
4. Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, in English
6. Versatile abilities and extreme dedication to efficient productivity
7. Customers success orientation
8. Ability to manage multiple tasks
9. Delegation

Preferred qualifications and experience:

1. Proven record on reaching transformation objectives

What it is in for you:

1. A great international team providing services all around the world for BNP Paribas Personal Finance subsidiaries
2. Good perspective for growth: Service catalog is enlarged year after year in order to fulfil all the needs of BNP Paribas Personal Finance entities

Profile and Skills to Success:

Business Skills:

1. Budget Steering
2. Data analysis
3. Financial and Performance Analysis
4. Administrative Management

Behavioural Skills:

1. Client orientation
2. Attention to detail / Rigour
3. Ability to synthetize / Simplify
4. Ability to collaborate/Teamwork
5. Resilience
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Transversal Skills:

1. Analytical ability, Detail-oriented
2. Ability to set up relevant performance indicators
3. Ability to develop and adapt a process
4. Problem solving
5. Relationship building
6. Ability to inspire others & generate other people’s commitment - leadership
7. Ability to anticipate scenarios and to suggest actions - Proactivity

Tools - Methodologies - Technologies:

1. MS Office