Job description
Company Description
Natixis in Portugal is a Centre of Expertise whose mission is to transform traditional banking by developing innovative solutions for the business, operations and work culture of Groupe BPCE worldwide.
As part of Groupe BPCE’s international division, Natixis in Portugal designs and delivers solutions for its two core areas – Corporate & Investment Banking and Asset & Wealth Management – as well as transversal services that support all entities across the Group.
With more than 3,000 employees representing 46 nationalities, the teams work across Information Technology, Banking Support Activities, and Compliance, in an integrated, inclusive, and cross-functional way, supporting all business lines and platforms of the Group.
A disruptive mindset and a culture of proximity and agility identify Natixis in Portugal Team and reflect the company’s mission to transform traditional banking at a global scale: a perfect match in the Portuguese dynamics and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Job Description
Team presentation and main goal:
As part of the Finance Direction, you will integrate the Financial Data Integrity department which is in charge of the production and the justification of accounts for CIB activities of Natixis.
This department is bilocated (Porto and Paris).
You will join a team of 30 people in Porto.
As a Junior Financial Closing Control Officer, you will be in charge of the certification of financial statements, i.e. produces, analyses, makes any corrections and validates the accounting results and exposures, as part of the monthly and quarterly closings, of the activities in one area of the CIB (Equity & Commodity, Financing or Fixed Income activities) of a major French banking institution with international dimension.
Perimeter:
Within this division, you will be part of the team in charge of monitoring Global Market (Equity Market) on US SBL scope.
Your future mission in FDI/ Closing controls & certification (loD1.1).
In your perimeter you will oversee the certification of financial statements, including Balance Sheet, Off-Balance Sheet and Reconciliation between economic and accounting P&L in monthly and quarterly basis. Identification and substantiation in detail of any gaps in methodology for financial production activities of the CIB (Equity Market).
Investigate the necessity to post accounting/financial adjustment to render the accurately data.
Contribute with quarterly closing controls to enhance ensuring the quality of data.
Contact with the Market Risk teams (in charge of the controls on economic P&L), the Support departments (middle and back offices), the other Finance departments (Financial Permanent Control (LoD2), Norms, Statutory and Social Accounting).
Justification of the accounting standard differences (between French Gaap and IFRS Gaap)
Control of internal P&L
Justification of all the accounts of the perimeter under your responsibility.
Additional information:
Work is carried out at the end of each month according to a shared schedule with other departments of Finance (on quarterly closings, calendars are more squeezed), and in interim periods.
You will be part of a bilocalised team with a local manager and a functional manager Paris based: regular interactions with Paris team (daily quick points and weekly team meeting).
Support the development of Natixis’ internal Finance tools (Matisse accounting tool, EMatch reconciliation tool) and management tools (ie Summit, MUREX, UBIX, Sophis) or repository internal tools.
Qualifications
Higher education in accounting, with a first professional experience in banking or audit;
Prerequisite: knowledge of accounting and ideally bank accounting;
Knowledge of CIB products and activities would be appreciated;
Good knowledge of database management;
Good level of expertise in Office Tools, SQL is a plus;
Some expertise in Power BI also a plus;
Previous experience in accounting expert and/or external audit preferably in business area;
Require quickly logical thinking to Control the data acquisition & treatment on the financial chain inputs, along the flow, plus Detecting anomalies & analyzing the root causes;
Fluent in English (mandatory) and French as a plus.
Soft Skills:
- Rigor;
- Analytical skills & Critical thinking;
- Autonomy;
- Availability;
- Team spirit.
Only CV´s in English will be considered.
Additional Information
Our workplace reflects the vibrant spirit of our locations, with initiatives such as a Green Transportation Budget, electric bikes and a flexible Hybrid Work Policy. We promote wellbeing through the Honolulu Wellness Club, a Prayer Room, a Lactation Room, and themed Villages that inspire creativity and collaboration. Through our ESG and DEI strategies, we are committed to being inclusive, caring, and fair, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.
