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.
Natixis in Portugal is part of the Global Financial Services division, where it applies technology for the development of financial expertise in its two global business lines – Corporate & Investment Banking and Asset & Wealth Management – and, transversally, for the entities of Groupe BPCE.
The Centre of Expertise, based in Porto, currently has more than 2,400 employees from over 30 nationalities, organised in three main departments: Information Technology, Banking Support Activities and Compliance. These teams work in an integrated, inclusive and transversal way, supporting and creating value for all the business lines and platforms of the group. The project in Porto is one of the biggest investments in Human Resources ever made by Groupe BPCE worldwide.
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.
In 2024, Top Employers Institute has awarded Natixis in Portugal the Top Employer Portugal accreditation for the second time. This certification recognizes excellence in people practices, following the example of our head office, in France, who was certified Top Employer France for the eight year in a row.

Job Description
Team presentation and main goal:
Financial Permanent Control (FPC) acts as a second line of defence (LOD2) covering Finance activities, directly attached to Natixis CFO.
Our mission is to ensure the consistency and the reliability of the financial information and data quality control (BCBS 239) by deploying a relevant and robust control framework.
FPC performs controls on the financial data produced by the remaining teams of the Finance Department.
FPC is composed by three teams:

• Accounting and Tax;
• Regulatory and Prudential;
• Supervision and Control Framework.

The role of Finance Level 2 Controller is one with good perspective in terms of finance risk analysis and internal control. Specifically, you will be required to:

• Conducting Level 2 control reviews by ensuring that control framework is well designed and implemented to cover the finance risks of the activity. The reviews will be focused on accounting and regulatory topics: accounting closing, fiscality, local and consolidation financial statements, liquidity, solvency, etc;
• Reviewing the design, execution and risk coverage of the Level 1 control mechanisms implemented by the reviewed entity;
• Assessing the quality of the control mechanism’s execution by analyzing the compliance with the procedures, relevance of sampling, frequency of the execution, accuracy of the results, follow-up of the identified anomalies detected by the Level 1 controller, etc;
• Having regular interactions with: the SG production teams from the various Finance departments and from the central division, finance line controllers (levels 1 and 2);
• Documenting the opinion in a final report, presenting and explaining the findings and recommendations to the management of the concerned entity. The recommendations will be formalized and monitored in a specific tool.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Accounting, Audit or equivalent with bank accounting knowledge;
• Previous experience in financial audit/internal controls, regulatory reporting;
• ACCA in progress or certified;
• Power BI;
• MS Office.
• Fluency in English and French (mandatory);

Soft Skills:

• Advanced communication and presentation skills;
• Results oriented, high flexibility and work autonomy;
• Team spirit;
• Proactivity & critical thinking;
• Analytical & organizational skills.

Only CV´s in English will be considered.

Additional Information
#Much More Than Just AJob
Early morning. Campo 24 de Agosto. In 4 minutes, you are clocking in at the office. After grabbing a cup of coffee and fresh fruit, pick up your laptop and choose your spot for the day. It's going to be a busy one: French class before lunch and, just after, quick medical appointment at Natixis doctor's office.
Lunch break. Outside in the big terrace (look at your crops at the Urban Garden; ready to harvest!) or, if you feel like stretching your legs, walk downtown to grab lunch.
Back inside. Quick sprint review (working together anywhere means virtual happy birthday to that colleague in Paris that just turned 35). The afternoon went flying (tasks, reports, calls, some jokes with your teammates). End it on a high note: just one Play Station game or the final match for that ping-pong tournament.
Tomorrow, you complete that certified technical training and the day after, you will work from home, taking advantage to finally do that online course on Udemy. Once you are done with your tasks for the day, you can visit the office for a board games session or show up at the rehearsal of one of Natixis bands. If that is too steady for you, meet your colleagues to surf some waves or join them in a football match.