Context
The Paralegal & Finance Officer plays a dual role, providing both legal and financial support to the organization. This position involves managing legal documentation and compliance, while also overseeing financial operations including budgeting, accounting, and reporting.
Reporting directly to the COO of Degroof Petercam Corporate Finance, DPCF, the Paralegal and Finance Officer provides executive support in a one-on-one working relationship though serves also as a liaison to the board of directors and senior management teams.
Your position
Your Main Tasks Will Include
* Managing sensitive matters with a high level of confidentiality and discretion especially decisions directly impacting the global operations of the company;
* Monitoring of legal and tax aspects of DPCF: Preparation of agenda of management and board meetings, drafting of minutes;
* Monitoring of projects and decisions taken;
* Maintaining legal files and ensure proper documentation and recordkeeping, Supporting the preparation and submission of court filings and official documents;
* Ensuring financial monitoring: reporting and monitoring of KPIs: detailed table of monthly changes in revenues and mandates, regular alignment with the Accounting Department (reconcile bank statements, financial statements,…);
* Compliance Monitoring: Customer Onboarding & Prevention of Market Abuse; Coordination and monitoring of the management of insider and watch lists;
* Drafting and updating new policies and procedures;
* Assisting in the 1st line of controls of the main risks (Compliance, Financial, Legal, Tax);
* Follow-up of the control plan, check list and elaborating a monthly report of the risks identified during the controls;
* Reviewing and processing emails and inquiries on own initiative and prioritize actions to be taken; keeping databases up to date and managing the filing of documents;
* Assist in audits and preparation of tax filings and financial disclosures.
Your profile
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and capable of managing multiple responsibilities with integrity and discretion.
* A Bachelor degree in Law, Accounting or a related field with proven experience in legal/ financial roles;
* Fluency in written and spoken in French, Dutch and English;
* The ability to exercise good judgment in a diversity of situations, strong administrative, organizational and analytical skills, great follow-through skills and the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities;
* Excellent communication and time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines;
* Highly professional, clear and assertive in both written and spoken communication;
* The ability to function well in a high-paced environment;
* Advanced user in Word, PowerPoint and Excel;
* Discrete, with the ability to handle confidential information;
* Pro-active and hands-on; motivated and flexible;
* Both a team player but also happy to work in an independent and autonomous way;
* You like to work in a dynamic team and are not resistant to change;
* You are interested in the financial sector, having experience in the sector is not considered as a must.
Our offer
By working for Bank Degroof Petercam Corporate Finance, you will join a Belgian bank of a human size where personal contacts prevail.
As from the start, you work with colleagues from various business lines and have direct contact with our private, institutional or corporate clients.
We strongly invest in the development of your talent by offering you a variety of in-house finance-specialized and management training as well as external programs. Looking for a long term relationship not only with our clients but also with you as employee, we offer you an attractive salary package, including a performance related bonus, extra-legal benefits and a variety of in-house finance-specialized and management training as well as external programs.