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Job summary

The General Ledger accounting and tax officer is responsible for the standard day-to-day local general ledger accounting responsibilities as well as monthly, quarterly and yearly activities, such as tax reporting/filings, regulatory and statutory reporting for assigned entities. The General Ledger accounting and tax officer will also actively lead and coordinate business explanation and investigations of financial data (both internally and externally (auditors, tax audits etc), pro-actively identify and work on continuous process improvement in the local environment, monitoring and applying internal control procedures and manage input from other departments – corporate secretary, treasury and tax, shared service centre, legal and consolidation.

Key Accountabilities

Direct tasks that the Junior General Ledger accountant & tax officer will be responsible for, but not only, are:

• Processing automated entries from sub ledgers or external systems
• Processing of un automated entries
• Generating intercompany transactions and related documentation
• Preparation of monthly corporate tax provision and tax proofs
• Completing period end accounting entries and aggregate financial results
• Providing information to auditors, tax authorities and regulators
• Reconciliation, and documentation of accounts, including intercompany positions
• Creating and assessing period end entries
• Assuring accuracy, timeliness and completeness of entries
• Liaising with legal, corporate secretary, tax and treasury for completeness
• International standardization of process
• Reporting in accordance with IFRS and Local GAAP (if needed)
• Preparation and filing of monthly VAT returns
• Preparation and filing of annual corporate income tax returns
• Preparation of others local tax and regulatory statements
• Preparation of monthly/quarterly/annuals reports of the entities
• Monitoring of regulatory requirements of entities

Major Duty/Responsibility

• Record and Process General Accounting transactions
• Perform intercompany accounting
• Analyse and reconcile accounts
• Close books and aggregate financial results
• Perform Financial Reporting
• Perform Tax/Statutory/Regulatory Reporting
• Other General Accounting related activities  

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in General Ledger activities
• Hands-on experience with a world-class ERP system—MS AX 2002/365 a plus

Knowledge & skills

• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to successfully manage several tasks at once and work in a deadline driven atmosphere.
• Familiarity with common software packages such as Microsoft Excel, Word, AX 2002/365 ERP etc.
• Knowledge and experience with methods, practices and terminology used in complex financial clerical work including strong knowledge of accounting principles.
• Profound knowledge with company’s and external accounting standards and guidelines
• High analytical and conceptual skills
• Proficient in english, written and spoken; other languages  a plus

Problem solving & customer service

• Possesses a “service first” attitude. 
• Completes work assignments and resolves recurring problems according to standard policies and procedures. 
• Uses common sense and initiative in applying policies, procedures and common practices to non-recurring issues.
• Provides assistance to peers and other internal parties to resolve other problems.
• Ability to identify, develop and recommend best practices and improvement opportunities.  
• Follows through on assignments to successful completion.

Communication

• Prepares routine correspondence when necessary.
• Understands the importance of keeping all necessary parties informed. 

Education

• Higher accounting degree or qualified education in finance according to local education system

Key Accountabilities

Na een gedegen inwerktraject ga je aan de slag voor onze klanten, deze bevinden zich met name binnen de gemeentelijke en overheidsmarkt. Tijdens de werkzaamheden ben je verantwoordelijk voor;

·         Een gedegen voorbereiding van de Webcast. Dit betekent controleren of de medewerkers van de klant de Webcast op de juiste manier hebben aangemaakt en of alle informatie beschikbaar is zodat jij zonder problemen je werkzaamheden kan verrichten. Daarnaast controleer je of er een internetverbinding actief is en of er beeld en geluid is. Mochten hier problemen aan het licht komen dan kan je terugvallen op onze support afdeling met technische experts;

·         Het bedienen van de Webcast. Hiermee bedoelen wij het starten, meeklikken van actieve agendapunten en sprekers, commentaar ingeven tijdens een schorsing en het stoppen van een Webcast/ Mochten er tijdens een live-uitzending problemen zijn dan stel je de medewerkers van de klant op hun gemak en neem je contact op met onze support afdeling om te zien of het probleem is op te lossen. Communiceer proactief met de medewerkers van de klant zodat zij weten wat de status is;

·         De sprekersindexatie. Deze dient binnen 48 uur opgeleverd te worden. Aan de hand van onze editor ben jij in staat om nauwkeurige sprekers-aanpassingen te doen in ons systeem zodat onze klanten tevreden zijn met het eindresultaat en probleemloos een vergadering kunnen terugkijken;

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

·         Kwaliteit en Inzet: Gedreven om een goed resultaat te bereiken, hoge eisen stellend aan zichzelf en de output;

·         Samenwerken: Zoekt samenwerking met anderen en levert een actieve bijdrage in het formuleren en behalen van gemeenschappelijke doelen;

·         Verantwoordelijkheid: Het onvoorwaardelijk nakomen van afspraken zowel intern als extern (follow-up), zich op een loyale en betrokken wijze inzetten voor de organisatie en onze klanten. Zich verantwoordelijk voelen voor eigen handelen en daarop aangesproken kunnen worden;

·         Servicegericht: Pittige en enthousiaste persoonlijkheid met een servicegerichte instelling;

·         Afspraken nakomen: Afspraak is afspraak voor onze klanten en voor ons in de organisatie.

·         Stressbestendig: In staat om te kunnen gaan met onverwachte situaties.

Voor het uitoefenen van deze functie zal bij de sollicitatie worden gevraagd om een VOG (Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag). Deze kan uiteraard gedeclareerd worden bij Company Webcast.

Euronext Market Services (EMS) is the front line for Euronext Cash, Derivatives and Commodities business with 3 main operational centres in Amsterdam, Milan and Paris to ensure fair and orderly markets for all Cash and Derivatives products, including Corporate Actions, Euronext Indices, Euronext Market Data, Member on boarding and Hosted Commercial Markets. EMS staff and managers have access to all relevant EMS Cash and Derivatives business and technical monitoring tools and make use of integrated EMS tools and procedures across all EMS locations. EMS operates daily from 06:30-22:30 CET. EMS owns the service delivery to clients.

EMS is a preferred entry point for all talents willing to work in the Euronext or more broadly in the financial markets industry.

This department is organised around 4 main functional departments (Clients Services & Membership, Markets Operations, Issuers Services Operations and Regulatory Reporting) and two transversal teams (Quality & Performance Management and Transformation & Projects).

Transformation & Projects

The Transformation & Projects (T&P) team is based in Paris. The T&P team is responsible for coordination the projects within EMS. The team is supporting on EMS side all company projects (including integration of new market services) as well as the organisational model evolutions. The T&P team is also orchestrating and carrying out the EMS transformation roadmap definition and execution. Finally, the team is leading EMS community through internal communication: preparation of EMS key meetings, EMS events and related information sharing moments.

The T&P team aims at delivering additional value and supporting the operations through a strong monitoring, methodologies, structure, and tools. This transversal team orchestrates, sequences, drives, challenges and carries out the overall portfolio of projects and programme within EMS (incl. M&A topics).

In close coordination with the Head of the EMS Transformation and Projects team, the position will support the team in the delivery of EMS roadmap of projects, the execution of its transformation plan, as well as the support of the Head of T&P team to lead the department community of around 150 people.
 

Key accountabilities
• Align the objectives for defined and agreed activities with business change objectives and authorise the selection and planning of all related projects and activities
• Plan, direct and co-ordinate activities to manage and implement complex projects from contract/proposal initiation to final operational stage
• Plan, schedule, monitor and report on activities related to the project
• Lead the project teams in determining business requirements and translating requirements into operational plans
• Determine, monitor and review all project economics, including costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, resources and risk
• Evaluate changes to project management practices and initiate improvement to organisation practices
The key accountabilities only describe the main activities and are not exhaustive. It evolves depending on the expertise level and ongoing projects.

Your profile
• Experience of working in a matrix management environment and coordinating resources
• Stakeholder management and leadership skills, with the ability to inform business decisions to achieve shared objectives
• Organisational skills – structured approach, rigorous analysis and follow-up.
• Strong analytical/problem solving mindset with the ability and willingness to get into the details to find solutions
• Strong-customer focus with the ability to understand and anticipate the customer needs
• Fluent in English; while French, Italian and Deutch are a plus

As Senior Internal Auditor you will:

• Define and execute internal audit assignments, as Head of Assignment or team member, in collaboration with the other members of the Group Internal Audit Team.
• Through assignments and continuous monitoring activities, evaluate the systems established to ensure compliance with policies, plans, laws and regulations which could significantly impact the organisation.
• Monitor and evaluate of governance processes and the effectiveness of the organisation’s risk management and internal control processes.
• Support the annual risk assessment process and planning process of Internal Audit.
• Evaluate operations and programmes to ascertain whether results are consistent with established objectives and goals and if these are being carried out as planned.
• Ensure that audit activities follow applicable standards and is documented in line with defined methodologies in the organisation’s internal audit tool
• Contribute to Internal Audit’s recommendation follow-up process and liaise with management on progress in implementing improvement and development items
• Contribute to Internal Audit’s reporting and communication activities to relevant stakeholders
• Support continuous improvement efforts within the internal audit team and ad-hoc projects established to improve the capacities of the team

Profile and Skills

• Experience from internal audit, risk management and/or internal control processes in an international environment
• Knowledge of Euronext markets/financial industry, operations and / or IT an advantage
• Strong presentation skills and ability to discuss risk in a practical and relatable manner
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong communication skills both verbally and written
• Collaborative, open, pragmatic, customer oriented and analytical working approach
• Accountable, proactive and high level of integrity
• Experience from managing senior stakeholders in an multi-cultural business environment
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• Fluency in a Scandinavian language (spoken and written) is preferred but not required

Key accountabilities

• Being up-to-date about developments in Fixed Income markets
• Supporting the BondVision, Cash and Repo Product Managers in their “business as usual” activity including gathering feedback and intelligence from buy and sell side clients, drafting and documenting Change Requests, Testing Software releases and demonstrating and communicating these updates.
• Assisting with management and maintenance of bond securities libraries and reference data.
• Working with the Product and Sales teams to interpret industry opportunities, client requests and regulatory impacts.
• Working with the Product team and other relevant departments to assist in the drafting of Change Requests and marketing literature.
• Working with dedicated Product Managers, Client Service and Technology teams in the testing of new software releases.
• Supporting and advising in presentations to current or prospective members.
• Working closely with Sales team to support both internally and externally in the communication to members.
• Assisting in the creation of content relevant for client presentations, marketing literature, conferences and the MTS social and websites.

Your profile

• Basic to progressive knowledge of fixed-income markets and trading mechanic
• Some experience and curiosity in electronic trading essential
• Strong mathematical and excel skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good presentation skills
• Confidence to collaborate both internally within MTS and externally with Clients

Euronext Clearing, the Euronext's Central Counterparty in Italy is a multi-asset clearing house that provides proven risk management capabilities on 14 markets, across a range of trading venues including Euronext Milan, MTS, BrokerTec and Hi-mtf. Asset classes cleared include equities, ETFs, Closed-end Funds, Financial Derivatives, Commodities (Agricultural & Energy) and Fixed income (Cash and Repos markets).
Euronext Clearing provides a job opportunity as Senior Risk Manager.

Key Responsibilities
The Senior Risk Manager will be accountable for the following activities:

• Credit Risk Measurement of Euronext Clearing Participants and Counterparties

• Monitoring of Market Risk of the financial instruments cleared

• Monitoring of Investment Risk

• Monitoring of Liquidity Risk

• Derivatives Pricing Controls

• Guarantees Calculation

• Risk Models Development

• Back Testing

• Sensitivity/Stress and Reverse Stress Testing

• Collateral eligibility criteria and haircuts calculation

• Recovery Plan

• Risk Regulatory activities

• Support the Clients for Risk Management topics

Role mission for Euronext Clearing Internalization

• Support in the Design and Value proposition of the risk streams of Euronext Clearing Internalization programme;

• Active participation in the programme projects to secure value delivery; 

• Active support in the analysis of the most appropriate solutions to be developed to achieve the goals in the most efficient and effective way 

The ideal candidate has:

• Master’s Degree in Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Quantitative Finance or equivalent

• 5-7 previous experience in Risk Management within banking/ investment banking and financial contexts

• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g. Python, Matlab, VB, Java, C++,…) 

• Deep knowledge of financial markets and instruments 

• Fluency in English

• Good Analytical skills and problem solving attitude

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office package

• Strong Attitude to teamwork

• Ability to work well under pressure

MTS is looking for a dedicated Credit Specialist to join the Product Management team primarily focused  on the Credit specific aspects of the Bondvision trading platform. The candidate will take responsibility for the development, evolution and maintenance of all Credit specific functionalities on Bondvision working closely with the Head of Bondvision Product development.

The candidate will work closely with relevant stakeholders on both the buy and sell side in order to establish good working relations and direct communication of requirements. The candidate will also collaborate with the Sales and Technology teams in the collection and definition of technical requirements and in the communication and presentation of new developments. They will also interact across the Product and other MTS teams where activity may intersect with marketing, legal, regulatory, client service and operational activity.

Key Accountabilities

• Keeping up-to-date with developments in Fixed Income, primarily focused on Credit markets but a good background in all Fixed Income products is helpful.
• Taking ownership from the Product management perspective of all Credit specific development, bond listing and reference data management, analytics and reporting.
• Working with the technology team to deliver front and back end developments
• Working closely with clients and dealers to prioritise and  deliver highest value developments
• Working with the Product and Sales team to interpret industry opportunities, client requests and regulatory impacts.
• Working with the Product team and other relevant departments to assist in the drafting of technical and legal documents as required
• Supporting and advising in presentations to current or prospective members.
• Working closely with Sales team to support both internally and externally in the communication to members
• Assisting in the creation of content relevant for client presentations, marketing literature, conferences and the MTS social and websites
• Representing MTS in industry forums and conferences

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Key Accountabilities

• Is aware of main developments /issues/events in the market and how these (can) result in a Corporate Action.
• Assist in adapting CA operational procedures in light of additional CA types, new products and new tools.
• Convenes and participates in consultative meetings on corporate actions.
• Ensures that the adjustment for a Corporate Actions is performed in accordance with the Rules and CA Policy.
• In projects takes part in business acceptance tests of new/updated functionality.
• Is part of a virtual CA team and reports to the Manager CA for Cash & Derivatives & Index.
   

Expected Skills and Knowledge:

• Has good knowledge of Cash/Listing, Derivatives and Index CA operations.
• Excellent skills in VBA.
• Advanced Packoffice skills.
• Excellent academic background. All majors welcome but hard sciences preferred (finance, computer science, math, statistics and related fields).
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills; including effective troubleshooting in a fast paced, time critical environment.
• Fluency in English and French (other languages are a plus).
• Strong communication (verbal and written), and excellent organizational skills are essential.
• Strong team player and able to work effectively with tight time constraint.

Job Profile

• Monitors and controls the Settlement Systems managed by Euronext Securities Porto.
• Monitors and tests all the updates and improvements regarding the Settlement services.
• Provides support to Clients regarding the Settlement services.

Key Accountabilities

• Monitors the settlement of:
  • Stock market operations carried out in regulated or non-regulated markets;
  • Operations and securities movements instructed by the participants in the settlement system;
  • Special Operations (Tender Offers, Exchange Offers);
  • Corporate Actions (Euro and no-Euro Currency);
  • Lending and Borrowing system (Sistema de Gestão de Empréstimos – SGE);
  • Investment Funds System (SFI Order Routing).
• Monitors Settlement fails.
• Monitors the calculation and reporting of settlement Penalties and the respective Collection and Distribution.
• Supervises/Monitors the settlement processes for Securities and Cash (in Euro and non-Euro currency).
• Monitors the availability of the settlement systems.
• Performs movements in the Euronext Securities Porto cash account opened with the Bank of Portugal (RTGS Account and T2S DCA).
• Performs the setup of the settlement referential data in the internal system and in T2S platform.
• Performs the update of operational documentation regarding settlement services.
• Supports the development and implementation of the projects impacting the settlement services.
• Performs the tests of all the updates and improvements in the system regarding Settlement Services.
• Performs the certification and contingency tests with the Central Bank.
• Provides information to Issuers and Financial Intermediaries regarding Settlement Services.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

• University Degree in Management, Law, Economics or equivalent (preferable).
• Knowledge of Business administration, Capital markets and applicable legislation.
• Excellent knowledge of English language (oral and written).
• Familiar with PC’s and standard office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Key skills:   Responsible, Organization capacity, Accuracy, Communication skills, Teamwork, Tasks oriented, Customer Focus.
• Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in capital markets.