Legal Entity Controller

Job Description:

Job Title: Legal Entity Controller

Location: Paris

Corporate Title: Director

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Location Overview:

Based in the 8th arrondissement and within the Parisian Golden Triangle, our beautiful Art-Deco era office benefits from luxury modern workspaces, an abundance of natural light and is easily accessible by public transport.

The Team:

Here in the Bank of America Paris office, we are seeking talented individuals who want a career in Finance to help grow our business and realise a rewarding long-term career in the Investment Banking industry.

The Country Controller will join the Global Legal Entity Controllers Team at Bank of America. GLEC is part of the Global Financial Control CFO group, providing legal entity controllership, reporting and accounting activities for legal entities, and ensures high quality legal-entity specific relationships with regulators for the CFO Group.

Responsibilities:

• Working as part of the BofA Europe Paris finance team, the team is responsible for the finance activities of Paris, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, and Brussels branches

• The country controller role will focus on accounting, controlling, statistical and tax reporting requirements of the 4 branches of BofA Europe DAC

• The successful candidate will be involved in the production of regulatory returns, while ensuring that the existing key processes and controls used are adhered to and upgraded as appropriate.

• The Controller Team operates very much on an integrated basis with the business and a key part of the broader Finance Department

• This position provides the right candidate with exposure to all elements of the Bank’s business in terms of its products, risks, and regulations

What we are looking for:

• A graduate degree preferably in accounting, finance or business

• Some Finance/management accounting or reporting experience gained working within or with a regulated financial services institution, preferably within a global bank or investment bank would be preferred

• Qualified accountants will be preferred for this role

• Previous experience of working in France/ Belgium/ Netherlands is essential, with exposure to a working with a regulated entity strongly preferred – Note the role is based in Paris

• Fluency in English & French is essential

• Other languages (Dutch) are advantageous

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

France

• Competitive retirement plan in addition to State plans

• Mandatory Medical Plan provided by the bank as a top-up to Social Security health benefits for you and your family.

• Employees and family members can receive free health advice 24/7 through a range of English and French speaking medical providers

• Life and disability insurance

• Time Savings Account (‘CET’) to save some of your leave days, cash them out or use them later

• Reimbursement of 50% of your commuter pass

• Nursery scheme for children under age 3

• Works council benefits

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering with local charities

• Opportunity to receive free entry to arts exhibitions sponsored by Bank of America in Paris

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.