BNP Paribas is a key player in international banking, has a presence in 64 countries, with more than 180,000 employees, including nearly 145,000 in Europe. The Group supports all its customers – individuals, associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs and institutions – in the success of their projects through its financing, investment, savings and protection solutions in a changing world.
Corporate & Institutional Banking division offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients. BNP Paribas has 200 years history in Europe and a firm position in Hungary for 30 years.
In its Corporate & Institutional Banking BNP Paribas also enjoys strong positions in the Central Europe region, with branch offices in 5 countries (Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece), serving 9 countries.
BNP PARIBAS, Romania Branch is looking for a
Regional Chief Financial Officer
based in Bucharest
Head of Finance CIB Central & Eastern Europe, which is a sub-regional Finance department of CIB, operationally supervised by Finance & Strategy (F&S) / EMEA Finance.
In addition to the hierarchical reporting line into Central Europe’s Chief Operating Officer, reports functionally into the CIB Poland COO and EMEA Chief Financial Officer.
CIB Central & Eastern Europe covers several legal entities & branches in the sub-region, including BNP Paribas Budapest Branch, BNP Paribas Bucharest Branch, BNP Paribas Sofia Branch, BNP Paribas Prague Branch, BNP Paribas Athens Branch, and BNP Paribas Warsaw Branch.
In accordance with the Finance function organization guidelines, the position encompasses the development of shared and mutualized finance activities with other entities within the Central & Eastern Europe Region where opportunities are identified locally or centrally. They will benefit from the support of central teams and involved business lines.
Mission and Objectives
The CFO is accountable for the Bank’s Financial Accounting and Reporting with respect to strict compliance with the applicable laws and the statutory/group accounting standards, tax and regulations
Is accountable for timely and accurate preparation of the Banks annual Financial Statements including all relevant schedules and appendices
Is accountable towards the entity’s executive management and the supervisors. Acts as strategic financial business partner for Country Management. Assists Management to improve bank-wide customer services, internal operations and supervisory processes
Drives the implementation within the entity of the Target Operating Model defined by F&S in the Charter. Maintains a proactive dialogue with the regional organization via the Financial Controller and leverages their capability
Is direct contact with external authorities within scope of responsibilities
Responsibilities:
On these different fields, the corresponding activities are either realized by local teams or by the mutualized EMEA Regional Finance teams. Your role is to supervise the activity of your direct reporting teams or monitor and endorse the delivery of the activities handled at regional level.
- Accountable for the banks Local Regulatory and Statutory Reporting
- Establish the entity’s accounts and financial statements, the reports contributing to the Group’s consolidated financial statements and the corresponding regulatory declarations in compliance with accounting standards and regulatory procedures
- Prepare tax returns
- Contribute to the calculation of solvency and liquidity ratios
- Reconcile management / accounting and accounting / risk figures
- Ensure the correct feed of management data (completeness and accuracy) into the Group performance management tools in compliance with Group standards and definitions
- Responsible for reliable and quality Performance Management reports for Local Management and for Business Lines and Division Finance teams
- Coordinate locally the budget/ medium-term plan process and the stress testing process (if applicable), and prepare or validate the corresponding figures
- Prepare or validate quarterly forecast figures
- Prepare cost reports for the organizational units in scope
- Prepare entity management information in compliance with Group and Business Line performance management standards, explain variations and report alerts
- Prepares and provides value-added comments on financial data for Management, in accordance with the directives given by Management
- Analyses and submits to Management regular information about the performance of the bank as a whole and by separate Business Lines, customers, etc. based on detailed analysis of management accounts
- Produce business cases for commercial or development projects and monitor client/partnership profitability
- Oversee the implementation a permanent operational control framework covering the Finance activities realized by your teams. This control framework can be covered by the mutualised regional organization. It must cover the following:
- Certification of the data that contributes to the Group’s reference data and financial systems, according to the General Control Plans provided by F&S
- Compliance with internal control principles, including the sending of BEACON certificates and the reporting of material difficulties
- Secure reporting processes, particularly as regards the anticipation and communication of material key events, compliance with requirements and deadlines and quality and control of transmitted data
For activities realized by the regional platform, controls are operated nearshore.
When controls are operated at regional level, you remain accountable for the certification, obtaining the required comfort through the action of the financial controller fronting your entity in the regional platform.
- In the area of corporate financial structuring:
- Contribute to the assessment of your entity’s capital requirements, propose and implement the measures needed to optimize capital (if applicable)
- Oversee the payment of dividends (for subsidiaries) or the repatriation of earnings / reduction in capital allowances (for branches) in accordance with regulatory and tax requirements and Group instructions
- Contribute to and implement external and internal financial structuring projects such as acquisition, partnership and divestment, liquidation, transfer of activity, merger, transfer of operations to branches, etc
- Ensure overall coordination with the national authorities Local Executive
- In the area of the organisation of the Finance function in your entity:
- Implement a hierarchical or functional reporting line with all the legal entity CFOs/Heads of Finance in your scope
- Ensure the suitability of resources (human, training, IT, premises, etc.) with regard to the function’s missions
- Foster mutualization with other Finance organizations (notably in Central & Eastern Europe territories) to secure and optimize local Finance processes common to several entities (such as local regulatory reporting, Tax reporting, etc.)
- Adapt the functions organization in compliance with the F&S transformation strategy, including implementation of the common Group core model reporting and the corresponding standard IT solutions
Team Governance and Stakeholder Coordination
The CFO is responsible for leading and animating the governance of the Finance team, ensuring effective collaboration, transparency, and accountability. This includes organizing and facilitating governance forums with both team members and key stakeholders, such as the Financial Controllers from Regional Finance organization and the Head of Tax.
The CFO oversees the allocation of topics and responsibilities, ensures that Local Finance has the necessary resources and support to perform their duties, and monitors the progress and quality of each team member’s work through regular performance reviews and control points.
Additionally, the CFO fosters the development of expertise within the team by promoting training, sharing best practices, and providing individual coaching, thereby strengthening collective capabilities and adaptability to evolving industry and regulatory requirements.
What qualities do we look for?
- University degree in finance & accounting, economics or comparable background
- Minimum 10 years’ work experience in finance functions in an international environment, in the financial sector
- Background in audit is a plus
- Professional proficiency in English is mandatory, local language is plus
Essential specific requirements
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, IFRS, LRR, and regulatory and tax accounting rules and regulations, knowledge of French GAAP is a plus
- In-depth understanding of financial and operational risk control requirements to ensure that financial systems in place are compliant and continuously monitored
- Strong Corporate Banking product knowledge, products, services and their profitability
- Strategic business partner and planning capabilities
- Knowledge of local fiscal legislation, regulations, financial reporting, management reporting and tax reporting requirements is a plus
- Ability to learn new systems, agile reporting tools and products quickly
Skills and behaviours
- Excellent management and communication skills
- Proven ability to unite and engage teams around shared objectives, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- Demonstrated capacity to develop team members through coaching, mentoring, and supporting professional growth.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and adapt messaging to diverse audiences.
- Commitment to regular feedback and performance monitoring, promoting accountability and continuous improvement.
- Solutions-oriented thinker who can generate creative ideas, to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to work collaboratively with relevant teams; strong planning and organizational skills
- Understanding of system requirements and capabilities to ensure appropriate controls and operational processes
- Ability to work in remote locations
- Rigorous and flexible mind-set
- Ability to work under pressure and in a changing and moving environment
Why BNP Paribas?
- Progressive career development opportunities
- Talent Development opportunities within BNP Paribas Group
- Employee culture that is focused on creating a great place to work
- Multinational business environment
- On-the-job training and networking opportunities.
Financial Controller
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions (Romania), a company of BNP Paribas Group, is a leading player in the financing and rental of professional equipment in Romania
This position is part of the Financial Department of the Leasing Solutions Group and reports hierarchically to the Controlling and ALM Service Manager.
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Working mode: hybrid (office & remote)
Contract type: Full-time
Overview
Prepares financial and management reports for Group, local authorities and other stakeholders and monitors the appropriate booking of the IFRS accounting records in Charisma ERP.
Job Attributions:
- Timely and accurately prepares reports to Group, following internal reporting procedures.
- Timely and accurately prepares, verifies and sends financial reports to National Bank of Romania, National Institute of Statistic, and other authorities.
- Prepares yearly incomes and expenses budget and quarterly forecasts; monitors and analyze evolution of activity versus budget and forecast.
- Provides support to internal and external auditors and National Bank of Romania, by providing the information requested within the deadline.
- Participates in monthly and yearly accounting closing and the verifications of the trial balance.
- Prepares and books the IFRS adjustments in Charisma system.
- Supervise the accounting entries in Charisma.
- Supervise and participates in the accounting reconciliations (receivables, liabilities, bank statements, prepayments, unpaid balances)
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
- Is involved in the preparation of the internal procedures and in keeping them updated with the legal and accounting changes.
- Collaborate with other departments and provide support if needed (reports, documents, etc.).
- Define and updates the methodology and adjustments of IFRS application on the Company.
- Verifies information on the invoices issued related to lease agreements/sale purchase agreements/renting agreements, as well as the necessary internal approvals.
- Responsible of the permanent control of the activity undertaken, as described in the job description, as well as an independent and continuing measure to verify its activity.
- Prepares and updates internal procedures/norms/regulations regarding Financial Department.
- Ensure preparation, verification and archiving of the financial documents according with legal provisions.
- Follows and agrees to be governed by all the norms, rules, procedures and internal policies (generals or specifics) of the Company and of the Group, as are brought to its knowledge (in writing, by email, on Intranet or any other mean of information)
- Contribute to finance process automation and Charisma ERP projects.
- Is involved in other activities as decided by the Finance Manager as well as general Director, depending on the Company activity.
Skills and competencies:
- Studies: University degree in Economic studies.
- Experience requested: Minimum 2 years experience in a financial institution on a similar position or in an audit company;
- Language skills: Advanced level of English language.
- Software skills: Advanced knowledge MS Office Excel.
- ACCA certification (finalized or enrolled) would be considered an advantage.
- IFRS knowledge, as well as Romanian Accounting standards for non-banking financial institutions.
- Familiar with National Bank of Romania’s regulations.
- Analytical skills, capacity to synthesize information.
- Good time management skills, capable to organize him/herself.
- Ability to work in a team and to meet deadlines.
Why should you join BNP Paribas LEASING SOLUTIONS?
- We are part of the BNP group, a strong financial group.
- We have a team of professionals and a friendly working environment.
- We offer an attractive package of benefits.
- We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balance environment.
- Diversity and inclusion are among our core value, as BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or political opinions.
Would you like to join our international teams that deliver applications to businesses of BNP Paribas Group entities around the world? We are looking for a Java Developer colleague to join our team working together with colleagues from France.
Your role is to develop software applications according to the business needs being involved in all phases of SDLC based on the Agile framework.
Key responsibilities:
- Plan, develop and implement projects or features of large-scale projects, as part of the development team
- Develop solutions to improve performance and scalability of systems
- Assisting in Production issues
- Share knowledge about your area of expertise, best practices and provide functional support
What we are looking for:
Experience:
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in Java technologies, with expertise in Backend design & development
Backend:
- Java Standard Edition (for legacy apps: 5-8; for evolutions: 17 or newer)
- Spring Boot
- Relational database: Oracle DB / PostgreSQL
- Web services: REST API
- Design patterns, SOLID principles
- GIT (GitFlow, SemVer), Maven, CI/CD pipeline (Jenkins/Ansible/Gitlab CI)
- Hexagonal architecture
- Spring Batch
- Microservices
- Unit & integration testing
Others:
- Quality gate: SonarQube
- Tools: Postman, SoapUI, Bruno
- Linux: Basic knowledge (regular user & root)
- Cloud: Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud native concepts
- Agile (Scrum, SAFE)
Although not required, would be considered a plus if you have knowledge about:
- API testing (Karate)
- Frontend: React/Angular/JSP
- SOAP API
- Autosys (for Batches)
We are also interested in:
- Language skills:
- French – Able to communicate effectively in conversations (verbal, writing), and to understand documentation (main communication language inside the team)
- English – Able to communicate effectively in conversations and understand technical documentation
- Attention to details, analytical skills
- Good communication skills
- Team player mentality: ability and willingness to collaborate and support in a global team
- Self-driven, proactive, suggests ideas, has initiative, positive mindset
- Ability to work autonomously, self-learner
What we offer:
- Benefits Online Platform – customized depending on your needs
- Private Medical Subscription
- Life Insurance
- Annual performance bonus and additional bonuses
- 24 days of annual leave
- Access to training and well-being platforms
- Hybrid way of working
- Various office perks such as massage, weekly fresh fruits, games room, monthly breakfast events and more
Who are we?
We’re part of one of the world’s largest banking groups and we’re leading its best IT and Operations projects.
Central Europe Technologies (CE.T) is an expertise Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas Group, supporting subsidiaries across 16 countries and we are consistently expanding.
Located in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Brasov, the company brings together over 350 employees, with expertise in a range of technologies (Java, .NET, COBOL, manual & automation testing) and various operational roles (Credit Analysts, System Expert Administrators).
Our culture:
We are proud to create, maintain and develop strategic business applications for BNP Paribas Group entities around the world, while keeping a high level of service and providing added value to our customers.
Working in a multicultural environment, we encourage our people to develop their talents and skills, offering various career opportunities and internal mobility programs, within local CE.T teams or in other entities within the Group, both in Romania and abroad.
We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balanced environment with flexibility regarding the work schedule and care for everyone’s personal time. We have adopted a hybrid work model, because we firmly believe that social connections consistently enhance the value of our daily activities
Diversity and inclusion are among our core values, as CE.T is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, we are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or political opinions.
We are looking for an experienced, French-speaking Test Analyst to join our fast-growing team, responsible for testing applications and computer systems to ensure their quality, reliability, and compliance with business requirements.
The team’s mission is to design, develop, maintain, and ensure the operation of consumer credit subscription applications for our partner’s clients in stores.
Key Responsibilities
- Define different testing strategies such as manual, API etc.
- Create and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts, maintain data sets
- Perform functional and technical tests to identify defects and anomalies and ensure the quality of applications and systems
- Implement non-regression tests
- Ensure reporting and tracking of defects
- Guarantee the quality of user stories and acceptance criteria
- Collaborate with development and production teams to identify and resolve issues
- Participate in writing test reports and test documents
- Ensure compliance with testing standards and procedures
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and the development of user stories
- Work closely with other testing team members to share knowledge and best practices
What we are looking for:
- Advanced level of French, written and spoken
- Minimum 4 years of experience in the testing field
- Experience with testing tools such as Octane, Jira, Postman/Bruno
- Knowledge of Agile testing methodologies
- Knowledge of testing standards and procedures (ISTQB, etc.)
- Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively and clearly
Nice to have:
- Functional knowledge in the consumer credit field is a plus
- Knowledge of programming languages such as Java
What we offer
- Benefits Online Platform – customized depending on your needs
- Private Medical Subscription
- Life Insurance
- Annual performance bonus and additional bonuses
- 24 days of annual leave
- Access to training and well-being platforms
- Hybrid way of working
- Various office perks such as massage, weekly fresh fruits, games room, monthly breakfast events and more
Who are we?
We’re part of one of the world’s largest banking groups and we’re leading its best IT and Operations projects.
Central Europe Technologies (CE.T) is an expertise Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas Group, supporting subsidiaries across 19 countries and we are consistently expanding.
Located in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Brasov, the company brings together over 350 employees, with expertise in a range of technologies (Java, .NET, COBOL, manual & automation testing) and various operational roles (Credit Analysts, System Expert Administrators).
Our culture
We are proud to create, maintain and develop strategic business applications for BNP Paribas Group entities around the world, while keeping a high level of service and providing added value to our customers.
Working in a multicultural environment, we encourage our people to develop their talents and skills, offering various career opportunities and internal mobility programs, within local CE.T teams or in other entities within the Group, both in Romania and abroad.
We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balanced environment with flexibility regarding the work schedule and care for everyone’s personal time. We have adopted a hybrid work model, because we firmly believe that social connections consistently enhance the value of our daily activities.
Diversity and inclusion are among our core values, as CE.T is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, we are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or political opinions.
As a Business Relationship Manager (BRM), you are CET’s trusted Business Development partner for internal clients. You build strong relationships, understand strategy and priorities, anticipate needs, and keep the service offer aligned with business expectations. You drive service performance and governance, support continuous improvement, and strengthen client satisfaction across Group’s Shared Service Centers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal clients and key stakeholders
- Build and sustain trusted, long-term stakeholder relationships by developing a strong understanding of each client’s priorities, expectations, and operating model to proactively steer actions.
- Define, track, and report service performance (KPIs, SLAs, and experience metrics) to provide clear outcome visibility.
- Prepare and run service reviews, steering committees, and governance meetings.
- Ensure end-to-end follow-up on actions, and escalate risks and blockers early.
- Capture, structure, and prioritize client demand to support efficient delivery.
- Coordinate with delivery, finance, legal, and HR teams to remove blockers and resolve issues
- Contribute to service roadmaps and continuous improvement to boost quality, efficiency, and client satisfaction.
- Anticipate capacity needs by consolidating demand signals, flagging constraints early, and aligning volumes with delivery capabilities.
What are we looking for:
Required skills & competencies
- Strong stakeholder management skills and a customer-first mindset
- Strong communication skills with the ability to conduct negotiation and facilitate decision making
- Ability to anticipate business needs and strategic evolution
- Good collaboration and influencing skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience & qualifications
- Proven experience in Business Relationship Management, Service Delivery, Shared Services, internal consulting, account management, or transformation
- Exposure to complex, international environments is a strong advantage.
- Fluent English is required; additional languages are a plus (German, French, Spanish, Italian).
What we offer
- Benefits Online Platform – customized depending on your needs
- Private Medical Subscription
- Life Insurance
- Annual performance bonus and additional bonuses
- 24 days of annual leave
- Access to training and well-being platforms
- Hybrid way of working
- Various office perks such as massage, weekly fresh fruits, games room, monthly breakfast events and more
Who are we?
We’re part of one of the world’s largest banking groups and we’re leading its best IT and Operations projects.
Central Europe Technologies (CE.T) is an expertise Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas Group, supporting subsidiaries across 19 countries and we are consistently expanding.
Located in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Brasov, the company brings together over 350 employees, with expertise in a range of technologies (Java, .NET, COBOL, manual & automation testing) and various operational roles (Credit Analysts, System Expert Administrators).
Our culture
We are proud to create, maintain and develop strategic business applications for BNP Paribas Group entities around the world, while keeping a high level of service and providing added value to our customers.
Working in a multicultural environment, we encourage our people to develop their talents and skills, offering various career opportunities and internal mobility programs, within local CE.T teams or in other entities within the Group, both in Romania and abroad.
We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balanced environment with flexibility regarding the work schedule and care for everyone’s personal time. We have adopted a hybrid work model, because we firmly believe that social connections consistently enhance the value of our daily activities.
Diversity and inclusion are among our core values, as CE.T is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, we are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or political opinions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Administration of automatic decision-making systems (System Expert) for countries in Personal Finance;
* Construction of tools for monitoring decision and risk indicators;
* Tracking global risk indicators and on each business line separately;
* Checking the quality of the data for the purpose of an optimal automatic decision.
What we are looking for:
* University graduate with technical profile (e.g. Polytechnic, Computer Science, Mathematics, Cybernetics);
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel-advanced level);
* Experience in any programming language is an advantage;
* English – advanced level;
* Communication skills;
* Capacity for analysis and synthesis;
* Proactivity.
What we offer (the benefits & other perks company offers at the moment):
* Benefits Online Platform – customized depending on your needs
* Private Medical Subscription
* Life Insurance
* Annual performance bonus and additional bonuses
* 24 days of annual leave
* Access to training and well-being platforms
* Hybrid way of working
* Various office perks such as massage, weekly fresh fruits, games room, monthly breakfast events and more
Who are we?
We’re part of one of the world’s largest banking groups and we’re leading its best IT and Operations projects.
Central Europe Technologies (CE.T) is an expertise Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas Group, supporting subsidiaries across 16 countries and we are consistently expanding.
Located in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Brasov, the company brings together over 350 employees, with expertise in a range of technologies (Java, .NET, COBOL, manual & automation testing) and various operational roles (Credit Analysts, Collection Officers, System Expert Administrators).
Our culture:
We are proud to create, maintain and develop strategic business applications for BNP Paribas Group entities around the world, while keeping a high level of service and providing added value to our customers.
Working in a multicultural environment, we encourage our people to develop their talents and skills, offering various career opportunities and internal mobility programs, within local CE.T teams or in other entities within the Group, both in Romania and abroad.
We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balanced environment with flexibility regarding the work schedule and care for everyone’s personal time. We have adopted a hybrid work model, because we firmly believe that social connections consistently enhance the value of our daily activities
Diversity and inclusion are among our core values, as CE.T is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, we are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or political opinions.
We are looking for an experienced, French-speaking Test Analyst to join our fast-growing team, responsible for testing applications and computer systems to ensure their quality, reliability, and compliance with business requirements.
The team’s mission is the maintenance of the operating conditions of the AppMobile applications and backend linked to the Digital Marketing business
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform functional and technical tests to identify defects and anomalies and ensure the quality of applications and systems
- Define different testing strategies: manual, automated, API
- Create and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts, maintain the test data
- Implement non-regression tests
- Ensure reporting and tracking of defects
- Guarantee the quality of user stories and acceptance criteria
- Collaborate with development and production teams to identify and resolve issues
- Participate in writing test reports and test documents
- Ensure compliance with testing standards and procedures
- Participate in agile ceremonies and the development of user stories
- Work closely with other testing team members to share knowledge and best practices
- Contribute to cross-functional projects with impacts on its operating scope
What you are looking for:
- Advanced French level, written and spoken
- Previous experience in functional and technical testing
- Previous experience as a tester on mobile applications (iOS and Android)
- Device farm: Digital AI (mobiles, tablets etc.)
- Knowledge of Agile testing methodologies
- Experience with testing tools such as Octane, Jira, Postman/Bruno
- Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively and clearly
Nice to have:
- ISTQB certification would be a plus
- Knowledge of programming languages such as Java is a plus
- Use of monitoring and log tools (pre-diagnostic)
- Functional knowledge in the consumer credit field is a plus
What we offer
- Benefits Online Platform – customized depending on your needs
- Private Medical Subscription
- Life Insurance
- Annual performance bonus and additional bonuses
- 24 days of annual leave
- Access to training and well-being platforms
- Hybrid way of working
- Various office perks such as massage, weekly fresh fruits, games room, monthly breakfast events and more
Who are we?
We’re part of one of the world’s largest banking groups and we’re leading its best IT and Operations projects.
Central Europe Technologies (CE.T) is an expertise Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas Group, supporting subsidiaries across 19 countries and we are consistently expanding.
Located in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Brasov, the company brings together over 350 employees, with expertise in a range of technologies (Java, .NET, COBOL, manual & automation testing) and various operational roles (Credit Analysts, System Expert Administrators).
Our culture
We are proud to create, maintain and develop strategic business applications for BNP Paribas Group entities around the world, while keeping a high level of service and providing added value to our customers.
Working in a multicultural environment, we encourage our people to develop their talents and skills, offering various career opportunities and internal mobility programs, within local CE.T teams or in other entities within the Group, both in Romania and abroad.
We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balanced environment with flexibility regarding the work schedule and care for everyone’s personal time. We have adopted a hybrid work model, because we firmly believe that social connections consistently enhance the value of our daily activities.
Diversity and inclusion are among our core values, as CE.T is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, we are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or political opinions.
For our office in Bucharest, Romania, we are looking for you to join us in a full-time permanent position as Senior IT Auditor (all genders) within BNP Paribas Inspection Générale, Hub Central & Eastern Europe (Hub CEE).
Do you want to be part of the Third Line of Defense and protect one of the largest system relevant European banks? Are you looking for a multicultural and diverse team that supports you from day one? How about a new challenge to grow and explore your full potential? If your answer is “YES!”, then it’s a match!
As Senior IT Auditor within Hub CEE, you will contribute to the Group Audit activities across the globe across all BNP Paribas Operating Divisions. With our dynamic team of approximately 80 auditors, we cover an audit universe of more than 80 legal entities in major European cities from A(thens) to Z(urich).
We are looking for employees who share our values and commitments: rigour, great intellectual curiosity, a good ability to analyze and synthesize, the desire to progress, and a real team spirit.
Who we are:
At BNP Paribas, everyone is on first-name terms, and we wear the clothes we feel good in. We live diversity, team spirit and sustainability. At BNP Paribas, you will find a secure job, plenty of space for your ideas and a suitable professional solution for your individual life situation. We are: The Bank for a Changing World. We – that’s around 178,000 employees in 64 countries.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Performing audit assignments globally at BNP Paribas locations in six continents, joining audit missions of Inspection Générale Centrale IT audit team, as well as performing tasks within Hub CEE, according to the International Internal Audit (IIA) standards while leading independently one or more themes within the mission.
- Evaluating the design and effectiveness of internal controls, identifying areas for improvement and providing actionable, tailored recommendations for risk mitigation and control enhancement.
- Participating in the Wrap-Up-Meeting with the Management of the audited entities and presenting your conclusions.
- Preparing clear, concise and well-structured audit reports.
- Ensuring follow-up, assessment and closure of audit recommendations.
- Performing the annual risk assessment activities, incl. compiling the multi-year audit plan and working closely with the Management of the Hub.
- Maintaining a constructive relationship with the Management of the audited area.
- Ensuring that our audit workflow tool (TeamMate+) is correctly and timely updated with necessary data for each audit and risk assessments.
- Contributing to internal initiatives to continuously improve our processes and audit approach with your ideas and experience.
- Staying up-to-date with industry IT and cybersecurity standards, laws and regulations, as well as BNP Paribas Group procedures.
Expertise & Soft Skills:
- Strong risk awareness and a keen eye for control processes.
- Proven analytical skills, quality assurance techniques and ability to synthetize.
- Efficient, problem-solving attitude, result-oriented way of working, and interdisciplinary thinking.
- Interested in exploring future trends of auditing, such as agile methodologies, data analytics, artificial intelligence etc. and keen on sharing your ideas pro-actively.
- Experience in the execution of IT audits (3+ years).
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) with IT focus (e.g. Computer Science, Business Informatics).
- Understanding of IT infrastructure, network and security systems, as well as IT continuity and application development processes.
- Relevant IT certificates (e.g. CISA, CISM, CISSP, etc.) preferred and can also be obtained during your time with us.
- Common understanding of relevant IT industry standards, such as COBIT, ITIL, NIST, ISO27001, etc.
- Ability to connect, establish and build relationships.
- Team spirit and intercultural competence with the willingness to work in an international environment.
- Proficiency in English, both spoken and written; additional languages such as French are a big plus.
- Readiness to travel 30% across the globe.
- Advanced Microsoft Office knowledge.
What we offer?
- Multinational business environment and a good place to work
- BNP Paribas group career development programs
- Competitive remuneration package and benefits package
- Being part of a prestigious, ethical and sustainable global company
- Working with a diverse team and belonging to an inclusive community
You didn’t meet every criterion? No problem, you are more than welcome to apply anyway. It is important for us that you can develop and grow in this position.
Diversity is a strength for us. We are convinced of the numerous advantages of diverse perspectives, experiences, and competencies. Our aim is therefore to select candidates in an unbiasedly and open-mindedly: Your CV should contain information on your education and work experience – that’s all we need.
Would you like to join our international teams that deliver applications to businesses of BNP Paribas Group entities around the world? We are looking for a Java Technical Lead colleague to join our team working together with colleagues from France.
As a Technical Lead you will drive the design, development, and delivery of high‑performance, scalable solutions while owning the technical vision for your team’s product line. You’ll mentor developers, enforce best‑practice standards, and champion clean, test‑driven code, all within an Agile framework.
Partnering closely with product owner, architects and operations, you’ll translate business goals into robust, future‑ready software. You will lead and contribute to the development of software solutions that meet business objectives, taking full technical ownership of the team’s assets (Previs, Fidelis, and Asteca) and driving every phase of the Agile‑based SDLC.
Key responsibilities:
- Actively participate in the delivery of the solution
- Act as “Security Champion” for the squad and thus guarantee excellence
- Provide technical guidance and support to developers
- Oversee and participate in development, perform first-level testing and deploy components (API, Batch, Front) in various environments
- Involvement in deployment, technical testing and production
- Ensure the maintainability and stability of applications under responsibility
- Arbitrate technical issues
- Act as the point of reference for the technical guidelines of BNPP
- Support the Product Owner and Business Analyst in implementing a technical roadmap
- Analyze and quantify the features and User Stories
- Ensure the smooth deployment and operability of the delivery, in collaboration with OPS team
- Validate the architecture changes of the IT system that support the products
- Contribute to the documentation updates, ensure the production of the deliverables expected for the operability of the solution (application architecture, operating folder, installation folder etc.)
- Support the technical onboarding of new arrivals and skill development of the present developers
- Co-lead Agile rituals and lead technical refinement sessions
What we are looking for:
- Experience:
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in Java technologies, with expertise in both Frontend and Backend design & development
- Technologies:
- Frontend: React 18 (TypeScript, JS, CSS, HTML5, NPM, JEST)
- Middleware: Java 8-25, JEE, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, REST API, Kafka
- Cloud: Docker, Kubernetes, cloud native concepts
- Relational databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL
- Gitlab, Jenkins, CI/CD pipeline
- IDE: IntellliJ Idea, Visual Studio Code
- JIRA, Confluence
- Agile (Scrum), product-oriented mindset
- Would be considered a plus if you have knowledge about:
- Event-driven architecture
- Hexagonal architecture
- Microservices architecture
- Async programming with MQ
- NoSQL database: MongoDB or similar
We are also interested in:
- Language skills:
- French – Fluent conversational skills & good understanding of text/documentation
- English – Able to communicate effectively in conversations and understand technical documentation
- Good communication skills, analytical skills
- Team player mentality: ability and willingness to collaborate and support in a global team
- Self-driven, self-organized, suggests ideas, has initiative
- Ability to work autonomously
What we offer:
- Benefits Online Platform – customized depending on your needs
- Private Medical Subscription
- Life Insurance
- Annual performance bonus and additional bonuses
- 24 days of annual leave
- Access to training and well-being platforms
- Hybrid way of working
- Various office perks such as massage, weekly fresh fruits, games room, monthly breakfast events and more
Who are we?
We’re part of one of the world’s largest banking groups and we’re leading its best IT and Operations projects.
Central Europe Technologies (CE.T) is an expertise Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas Group, supporting subsidiaries across 16 countries and we are consistently expanding.
Located in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Brasov, the company brings together over 350 employees, with expertise in a range of technologies (Java, .NET, COBOL, manual & automation testing) and various operational roles (Credit Analysts, System Expert Administrators).
Our culture:
We are proud to create, maintain and develop strategic business applications for BNP Paribas Group entities around the world, while keeping a high level of service and providing added value to our customers.
Working in a multicultural environment, we encourage our people to develop their talents and skills, offering various career opportunities and internal mobility programs, within local CE.T teams or in other entities within the Group, both in Romania and abroad.
We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balanced environment with flexibility regarding the work schedule and care for everyone’s personal time. We have adopted a hybrid work model, because we firmly believe that social connections consistently enhance the value of our daily activities
Diversity and inclusion are among our core values, as CE.T is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, we are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or political opinions.
We are looking for a Team Leader for our new Customer Service team!
The Team Leader will manage the operational and qualitative performance of the team working for our bank in Belgium, by cultivating a collaborative and solution-oriented approach and by responding effectively to the customers’ and stakeholders’ needs. As a local leader, he/she stimulates the development of skills, motivation, and commitment of employees, while promoting team spirit and adaptability.
Key responsibilities:
- Ensuring compliance with service levels, quality standards, and processing
deadlines - Acting as a direct contact person and maintaining close cooperation with the BNPP partner
- Serving as the first point of contact for Customer Service team members
- Lead and coordinate daily Customer Service team activities, while growing the team and ensuring smooth workflows and a positive, collaborative environment
- Provide clear direction on objectives and priorities while maintaining close engagement with the team through coaching sessions, feedback rounds, and performance appraisals
- Monitoring performance and operational KPIs (call metrics, quality, efficiency, SLAs), preparing reports and propose improvements if needed
- Training employees on processes, Customer Services systems and product knowledge
- Ensure professional, solution‑oriented customer communication that aligns with BNPP PF standards
What we are looking for:
- Previous experience in Customer Service / Contact Center activities on a Team Leader or similar leadership role (minimum 3 years of relevant experience)
- Mandatory language skills: proficient French skills (C1 level)
and advanced English skills (B2 – C1 level) - Proven leadership skills, coaching and mentoring abilities
- Results and customer orientation, experience in KPI monitoring and performance management
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and analytical skills, adaptability
- Ability to work in a structured, deadline-oriented environment
- Proficient knowledge of MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
What we offer:
* Benefits Online Platform – customized depending on your needs
* Private Medical Subscription
* Life Insurance
* Annual performance bonus and additional bonuses
* 24 days of annual leave
* Access to training and well-being platforms
* Hybrid way of working
* Various office perks such as massage, weekly fresh fruits, games room, monthly breakfast events and more
Who are we?
We’re part of one of the world’s largest banking groups and we’re leading its best IT and Operations projects.
Central Europe Technologies (CE.T) is an expertise Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas Group, supporting subsidiaries across 19 countries and we are consistently expanding.
Located in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Brasov, the company brings together over 350 employees, with expertise in a range of technologies (Java, .Net, COBOL, manual & automation testing) and various operational roles (Credit Analysts, System Expert administrators).
Our culture:
We are proud to create, maintain and develop strategic business applications for BNP Paribas Group entities around the world, while keeping a high level of service and providing added value to our customers.
Working in a multicultural environment, we encourage our people to develop their talents and skills, offering various career opportunities and internal mobility programs, within local CE.T teams or in other entities within the Group, both in Romania and abroad.
We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balanced environment with flexibility regarding the work schedule and care for everyone’s personal time. We have adopted a hybrid work model, because we firmly believe that social connections consistently enhance the value of our daily activities
Diversity and inclusion are among our core values, as CE.T is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, we are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or political opinions.