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Professional Practice Associate

Hybrid in Madrid·Added 5 months ago (last checked 28 Oct)

BNP Paribas

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Our summary

Work mode
Hybrid, Madrid
English
Required
Other languages
French
Experience
3+ years
Education
University degree
Benefits
Flexible pay plan

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Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

REQUIREMENTS:

Training:

- Degree in Economics, Finance and Accounting
- or Engineering school
- or Master in Business Management

Experience:

Financial and / or Risk Analysis and Advisory and/or Business Management ([3 - 4] years)
Data Analysis (2 years)

Tools and Methodologies:

- MS OFFICE PACK MICROSOFT POWERPOINT (Proficient)

- MS OFFICE PACK MICROSOFT EXCEL (Proficient)

- MS Power BI (end user) but Advanced DAX coding knowledge is a nice to have.

Languages

Languages:

• English: Fluent
• French: Optional

SKILLS:

Risk awareness / internal control culture: Proficient
Data processing & analytics: Proficient
Capacity to communicate (written and verbal): Proficient
Ability to collaborate/Teamwork: Proficient
Active listening: Proficient
Organizational skills: Proficient
Adaptability: Proficient
Analysis and synthesis capabilities: Proficient

Transversal & Behavioral:

• Adaptability to dynamic and evolving environment while contributing to the growth and maturity of the team.
• Critical thinking, ability to challenge processes and look for possible synergies and areas for improvement within them.
• Highly detail-oriented, with a strong ability to self-review work for consistency checks & accuracy.

BENEFITS:

• Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries.
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity).
• Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities.
• Flexible compensation plan
• Hybrid telecommuting model (50%)
• 31 vacation days

Diversity and Inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect on the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

The role

What you'll do

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Expertise Center is operated in a dual office mode. Team members act as well as a privileged point of contact towards Heads of Hubs and Domains.

▪ Audit Planning processes:

- Collection and preparation of data sourced from Global systems (RCSA, Historical Incidents, FTEs, etc.) to initiate the cartography (audit units mapping within the bank) update and the risk assessment processes (risk evaluation given to each Audit Unit mapped within the bank).

- Weekly follow-up and reporting of process progress (for Risk Assessment in particular), i.e.: reporting of the overall Risks within the banks´ Audit Units & the variations/evolutions vs. previous years exercise.

- Identification of opportunities for transversal assignments for the Audit Plan, i.e.: monitoring of human audit resources allocation during the Audit Plan preparation stage.

- Preparation and analysis of other internal audit related data, facilitating the optimal engineering of the Audit Plan.

- PowerPoint decks preparation which will be used for governance bodies meetings - internal & external to the bank (intermediary synthesis and final validation)

- Audit trail input in the systems where appropriate. Documentation and support to the development process of the governance framework, which will also be subject to review by the Quality Assurance teams.

▪ Audit Committees deck preparation:

- Integration of Power BI charts and tables in the deck Presentation.

- Analysis of underlying data (audit plan progress KPI, assignments ratings, findings/inconsistencies spotted during the audit, and final recommendations issued by the auditors to the auditee) to propose a first set of comment synthesis.

- Assessment of alignment between internal Professional Practices (PP) guidelines and the reporting process, identifying inconsistencies to ensure operational compliance.

- Proposal of the draft PowerPoint deck presentation to be finalized by the speaker of the audit committee (who will fine-tune the comments to Final Version).

- Design and develop Power BI data reports for audit stakeholders - including auditors, Hub & Domain leaders, and internal analysts - to monitor reporting progress, track key metrics, and promptly identify anomalies for proactive risk management.

▪ Recommendations follow-up: pre-production of the outstanding recommendations follow-up reports and committee PowerPoint decks

- Collection & extraction of information from the Bank tools (assignments ratings, findings, recommendations, IG opinion, Risk Assessment (RA), etc.)

- Perform in-depth analysis of the tool extracted data while proactively monitoring data quality issues and anomalies, ensuring timely reporting of gaps to relevant stakeholders.

- Pre-production and proposal of an initial version (v0) of the ARIG report deck incl. comment synthesis.

▪ SLAs contracts (Service Level Agreements) and Invoicing:

  • Design and deployment of the contractual framework, providing support for implementation
  • Monitoring the Inventory of SLAs and related documents, and oversees the Billing process for audit
  • Coordination and maintenance of SLA data in the tools,

Hiring process

At least two interviews for every role; some roles add more interviews or tests. About a month, depending on the role

  • Some roles involve more interviews and/or tests.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a leading European banking and financial services group, operating in 64 countries with over 180,000 employees. In Spain, it employs around 5,450 professionals, offering corporate and institutional banking, investment and protection services, and retail banking solutions.

Industry
Banking
Founded
1966
Employees
100,000+
Headquarters
Paris, France
In Spain
Madrid, Barcelona

Good to know if you are moving

  • BNP Paribas in Spain has offices in Madrid and Barcelona, with a significant presence in the capital.
  • The company offers a range of roles in finance, risk, IT, and operations, often with opportunities for trainees and junior professionals.
  • Spanish language skills are typically required for many positions, though some roles may be open to international candidates.
  • The bank is known for its commitment to sustainable finance and corporate responsibility, which may appeal to values-driven professionals.

In their own words

About the company & team

BNP Paribas is an international bank with leading positions in the European market. It is present in 74 countries and employs more than 180,000 people in 64 countries or territories, 146,000 of whom are in Europe. The Group holds key positions in its three main areas of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services and International Financial Services, as well as Corporate & Institutional Banking, which offers services to corporate and institutional clients. The Group supports its customers (individuals, entrepreneurs, SMEs, large companies and institutions) to help them carrying out their projects by providing financing, investment, savings and insurance services.

In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal Finance is number one in retail financing in Europe.
BNP Paribas is developing its integrated retail banking model in the Mediterranean countries, Turkey, Eastern Europe. In both its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas has leading positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and a solid and growing network in the Asia-Pacific region.

BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking provides large companies, multinationals and financial institutions with various solutions in the areas of advisory, financing, transactional banking, capital markets, settlement, clearing and custody of securities, asset and fund management services and solutions for corporate issuers. It has 620 professionals in Spain with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Coruña.

MISSION:

The Audit Professional Practices Associate is a member of the Professional Practices Expertise Center for Europe, Middle and Africa working in dual office mode with a Team in Paris and is part of Inspection Generale.

The Audit Professional Practices Expertise Center main objective is to support the Inspection Générale (IG) Management Teams (heads of Domains & Heads of Hubs) in the planification, steering and reporting of the audit work. By contributing to the different key processes of IG - excl. conduct of assignment - the Audit Professional Practices Associate helps Inspection Générale to abide by the IIA standards and other requirements (set by the ECB notably), and to provide adequate management information to the General Management and Board of BNP Paribas. Inspection Générale has been certified by IFACI in 2025.

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