Accounts Payable / Receivable Analyst for Bank Reconciliation Team

About The Job

• Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable (AP/AR) Analyst works within the Cost Accounting Operations (CAO) as part of the teams, contributing for the roll out of the everyday business. The Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Analyst can develop their activity in the different CAO teams and shall perform the activity according to the procedures in place

Your Main Activities Are

• Accounts Payable Management: Ensure correct booking of invoices, including General Ledger Account, Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate, Cost Centre, and Purchase Order. Ensure invoice information completeness and analyse and communicate discrepancy between purchase orders and invoices
• Invoice Quality Control: Identify, complete, and request missing information found during the processes of paper invoices dematerialization performed by external company and all invoices received via PDF by email process. Analyse and perform according to procedures all workflow for invoice rejection
• Accounting Bookings and Fixed Assets: Perform General Accounting bookings, month-end closing and reporting activities including journal entries, and periodical controls analysis, reconciliations, fixed assets bookings, and prepare related reporting
• Accounting Controls: Perform periodical controls analysis and reconciliations, in line with corporate procedures, prepare VAT and other tax reporting and controls, and analyse and reconcile balance-sheet accounts
• Payments and Bank Reconciliations: Generate and control payment proposals, perform Bank Reconciliations and payment reconciliation with invoices and bank statements including exception handling
• Accounts Payable and Receivables Management: Perform the issuance of the invoices –
  • Order to Cash (O2C), analyse and reconcile the suspense on customer accounts, cash collection of the Intragroup re-invoicing, follow up and actions to recover the cash, and Concur expense claims validation

Profile And Skills To Success

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance and Accounting
• Up to 2 years of experience in Accounting and Finance
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Pack (Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel)
• Proficient in Financial Software ERP
• Fluent in English
• Adaptability
• Attention to detail/rigor
• Organisational skills
• Ability to collaborate/Teamwork
• Communication skills
• Ability to synthetize/simplify

Why joining BNP Paribas? BNP Paribas, The European Leader In Banking And Financial Services In Europe, Operates In 64 Countries And Has Nearly 180,000 Employees. The Group Is Structured Around Three

Operating Divisions.

Its Business Lines Cooperate Closely, As Part Of Our Integrated Model, To Meet The Needs Of All Our Clients In a Coordinated Manner

• Corporate &
  • Institutional Banking (CIB), connects corporate clients needing financing and institutional clients looking for investment opportunities;
  • Commercial, Personal Banking &
  • Services (CPBS), brings together all the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses;
  • Investment &
  • Protection Services (IPS), combines a unique continuum of products and services across protection, saving, investment and real-estate.

Our presence in Portugal In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 9.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centers providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates. Diversity and Inclusion Commitment BNP Paribas´

• Ambition Is To Cultivate An Open And Responsive Environment For All That Encourages Collaboration And Interaction.

We Demonstrate Our Commitment By Actively

Contributing To The Group’s Diversity And Inclusion Strategy And Goals, In Line With The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

As Part Of Our Local Corporate

And Social Responsibility - Diversity &

• Inclusion Strategy, BNP Paribas Portugal Is Committed To

• Promote a fair and unbiased recruitment process and offer professional development opportunities to all employees;
• Celebrate diversity and advocate for inclusion, both externally and internally, encouraging employee’s participation, creating space for different voices to be heard.

To foster the effort of BNP Paribas Portugal, multiple initiatives and events take place throughout the year where our people can find out more on the importance of diversity inclusion at the workplace and in our society. Remote Working Conditions At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working options adapted to our hybrid working environment. To ensure a comfortable and efficient working setup, eligible employees are provided with both office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional items at reduced prices. Commitment towards work/life balance Supporting employees in a hybrid way of working while providing them with the means to maintain a work-life balance is an essential dimension of our Smart Working program. At BNP Paribas, we care about our employees’ wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and personal life.

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas please read our Employee Value Proposition and our Career path page.

• Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
• In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.