Position Purpose: 

This position exists to support the roles and responsibilities of CRO. 

The role contributes to ensuring that the local risk management framework remains robust, independent, effective and aligned with both Group standards and local regulatory requirements, including Bank Negara Malaysia expectations on an independent second line risk and control function

The role is designed to provide broad support to the CRO on all risk management matters, not limited to the preparation of Board or management committee materials. This includes supporting the assessment of the Malaysia entities’ risk profile, monitoring key risk indicators and risk appetite metrics, coordinating risk reporting and escalation, contributing to stress testing and ICAAP-related exercises, supporting policy and framework reviews, and assisting the CRO on ad hoc or emerging risk topics as required. 

The RISK Manager is expected to work closely with relevant local stakeholders, regional RISK teams, business lines, Compliance, Finance, Legal and other control functions to support effective risk oversight, promote prudent risk culture, and contribute to a coherent and forward-looking view of Malaysia’s risks, challenges and priorities.

 

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• A. Support to the Chief Risk Officer of Malaysia
  • Support the CRO Malaysia in the oversight of all risk management activities across Malaysia entities, including credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, ESG-related risk considerations and other relevant risk topics. 
  • Assist CRO and ORM teams on operational risk management activities including assessments and investigations
  • Assist the CRO in maintaining a coherent and holistic view of Malaysia’s activities, risks, emerging issues and risk management priorities
  • Support the CRO in identifying, assessing, monitoring and escalating material changes in the risk profile, including any trends, initiatives or developments that may affect the local risk appetite or risk governance framework. 
  • Provide analytical support and risk insights to the CRO on any risk management topic, including ad hoc requests, new regulatory requirements, risk reviews, internal control matters, audit findings, risk appetite limit excesses, new products, new activities or material transactions. 

  B. Conduct Risk Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting

  • Perform risk-related assessments and exercises, including identifying, measuring, analyzing and monitoring key risks across the organization. 
  • Monitor the risk profile of Malaysia entities and prepare relevant analysis to support effective risk oversight by the CRO, management and Board-level committees
  • Prepare and coordinate local risk reporting for management and Board committees, including but not limited to the Executive Risk Committee, Board Risk Management Committee and Board of Directors. 
  • Ensure the quality, accuracy, timeliness and consistency of risk reports, including risk profile updates, risk appetite monitoring, stress testing outputs, ICAAP-related information and other relevant management information. 
  • Liaise with regional RISK teams, local stakeholders and relevant functions to collect, validate and consolidate risk information required for reporting and oversight
  • Support the CRO in escalation processes, including updates to CRO SEA, CRO APAC, regional risk experts, management and the Board on risk appetite breaches, regulatory findings, internal governance issues or material risk events

  C. Support Risk Management Framework, Policies and Governance

  • Support the CRO in the maintenance and enhancement of Malaysia’s risk management framework, including policies, procedures, risk appetite framework, risk governance processes and control arrangements. 
  • Contribute to the review and update of local risk-related policies and procedures to ensure alignment with Group requirements, regulatory expectations and local business needs. 
  • Assist in the review of Risk Appetite Statement, risk metrics, credit strategy, independent credit review processes and related materials for CRO review and management or Board approval. 
  • Support governance committees by preparing analysis, materials and follow-up actions for risk-related discussions, including Executive Risk Committee, Board Risk Management Committee and other relevant management committees. 
  • Assist the CRO in promoting sound risk culture and prudent risk-taking, including through check-and-challenge on new products, activities or transactions to be undertaken by the Bank. 

  D. Participate in Stress Testing, ICAAP and Risk Exercises

  • Support stress testing exercises, including research, data collection, scenario analysis, coordination with stakeholders and preparation of related outputs. 
  • Contribute to the ICAAP exercise by supporting data collection, analysis, documentation and preparation of materials required for management and Board review. 
  • Assist in monitoring projected capital management, internal capital target ratio considerations and related risk analysis where relevant to committee discussions. 
  • Support other risk-related reviews or exercises, including permanent control framework activities, independent credit reviews and any other reviews required by the Bank, Group or regulators.

  F. Coordination, Stakeholder Engagement and Risk Culture

  • Maintain constructive working relationships with business lines, local stakeholders, control functions, regional RISK teams and other relevant parties to support effective risk management and oversight. 
  • Facilitate transversal cooperation and information flow between Malaysia RISK, regional RISK teams and relevant local functions. 
  • Contribute to the promotion of a strong risk culture, risk awareness and effective second line of defense role within the Malaysia platform. 
  • Support risk initiatives, projects and transformation topics relevant to Malaysia RISK, including process improvements, reporting enhancements, governance improvements and other priorities defined by the CRO. 

  G. Permanent Control Responsibilities

  • Contribute to BNP Paribas’ operational permanent control framework and support the implementation of operational permanent control policies and procedures in day-to-day risk management activities. 
  • Support compliance with regulatory requirements, internal guidelines and control procedures relevant to the RISK function. 
  • Support timely incident reporting, action plan follow-up and resolution of audit or control recommendations within agreed timelines. 

Contributing Responsibilities

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Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Technical Competencies
  • Strong understanding of risk management principles, including the ability to identify, analyse, measure, monitor and report risks across the organisation. 
  • Good understanding of credit risk, market risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and operational risk
  • Knowledge of risk governance, risk appetite, stress testing, ICAAP, risk reporting, internal controls and regulatory expectations applicable to banking institutions in Malaysia. 
  • Ability to prepare high-quality risk analysis and management information for senior management, Board committees and governance forums. 
  • Ability to support policy review, procedure updates, risk framework maintenance and implementation of Group or regulatory requirements. 

  Behavioural Competencies

  • Strong analytical ability, with the capacity to identify relevant issues, assess risk implications and construct meaningful recommendations. 
  • Sound judgement and decision-making ability, including the capacity to escalate material matters appropriately. 
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to express risk views clearly, effectively and with appropriate impact across different levels of stakeholders. 
  • Ability to collaborate and work transversally with business lines, RISK streams, regional teams and control functions. 
  • Attention to detail, rigor and organizational discipline, including the ability to priorities actions, coordinate activities and monitor progress effectively. 
  • Ability to anticipate business, strategic and regulatory developments and understand their potential impact on the local risk profile. 
  • Personal impact and ability to influence stakeholders constructively while maintaining independence and professional challenge as part of the second line of defense. 

 

Specific Qualifications:

• Degree in relevant fields and minimum 5-10 years relevant experience in risk management functions.
• Familiar with local regulatory requirements

Position Purpose

Associate role within the Loan Capital Markets, to support the origination and execution of loan capital market opportunities. 

LCM originates loans from plain vanilla to complex/ structured transactions (including syndicated corporate loans, corporate acquisition loans, leveraged loans, bridge loans, share financings, etc), for large and mid-cap corporates, financial institutions, private equity sponsors and promoters / high net worth individuals (HNWI) across Asia-Pacific.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Credit analysis including financial modeling, risk analysis, financial analysis, legal/structure analysis, etc.
• Working alone or with juniors in the team to draft initial screening memos, credit applications and other internal papers on transactions,
• Running of pricing model under the supervision of a senior team member (and with the assistance of analysts as required) 
• Support LCM senior originators in the origination of loans across Asia-Pacific, including idea generation, prospect identification and screening, initial credit/debt capacity analysis, financial spreading, pitch book preparation, etc., including in coordination with M&A, Sector bankers, DCM, ECM etc. 
• Support LCM senior originators on loan structuring, term sheet drafting/negotiations and financing documentation reviews/negotiations
• Impeccable conduct and strict individual compliance with all applicable compliance, conduct and other policies
• Be the first line of defense on Risk/Credit/Compliance
• Other tasks as required or defined from time to time

Contributing responsibilities:

• Liaison with clients/external parties and other GCM teams/WM/Corporate Coverage as and when required
• Support on cross selling other banking services to client
• Contribute to maintain up to date and accurate data bases, systems, portfolio, pipeline, meeting and other reports as well as financial/income forecasts, budget preparation, etc.
• Contribute directly/indirectly to the achievement of LCM’s yearly budget
• Contribute to strict compliance of LCM will all compliance, conduct and other policies
• Mentor the junior members of the team and inculcate best practices in them

Reporting:

• Deal by deal reporting to relevant senior team members on specific transactions
• Permanent non-deal direct reporting to the Managing Director in charge of the LCM Singapore team

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong analytical skills including credit analysis and financial modelling 
• Basic understanding of loan documentation
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams 
• Written and verbal communication skills, conciseness
• Ability to build relationships and convince internal and external stakeholders
• Organization skills, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines and senior team members/customer needs
• Attention to detail
• Sense of initiative, proactivity and knowledge of when to voice out relevant matters
• Autonomy and ability to solve problems
• Strong commitment, ability to work flexible hours and travel
• Work ethics and Integrity

Specific Qualifications (if required)

• 3 to 5 years of direct experience in a leading financial institution (ideally in structured finance, leveraged finance etc.) (work experience to be commensurate with the eventual title)
• University educated with strong academic background
• Deep financial modelling experience
• Demonstrated financial analysis and risk analysis skills

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

•    BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

•    BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

•    Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

•    BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

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Direct Responsibilities

• Origination: Support ERI senior originators (VPs, Directors and Managing Directors) in the origination of loans across Asia-Pacific, including idea generation, prospect identification, initial debt sizing (incl. financial modelling) and pitch book preparation, in coordination with various internal teams
• Execution:

1. Draft initial screening memos, credit applications and other internal papers on the transactions, running of pricing models under the supervision of senior team members
2. Coordinate appointment of lender advisors and conduct lender due diligence and risk assessment
3. Lead financial modelling and financial modelling oversight
4. Support in loan structuring, term sheet drafting/ negotiations and financing documentation reviews/ negotiations.
5. Responsible for and coordinate all closing and funding related tasks and liaise with other internal teams e.g. KYC on boarding and Coverage/RM’s on completing the internal administrative process for credit application/approval and procedures for funding

• Monitoring: Lead and support transaction monitoring including preparing annual reviews and process waiver requests
• Ensure compliance with Bank’s policies/procedures and regulatory requirements, in particular with regard to the KYC responsibilities and duties, as per relevant policies and procedures
• Other tasks as required or defined from time to time

Contributing responsibilities:

• Liaison with clients/ external parties and other CMG teams /Corporate Coverage as and when required
• Support on cross selling other banking services to client
• Contribute to maintain up to date and accurate data bases, systems, portfolio, pipeline, meeting and other reports as well as financial/income forecasts, budget preparation, etc
• Contribute directly/indirectly to the achievement of LSF’s yearly budget
• Contribute to strict compliance of LSF will all compliance, conduct and other policies
• Support other teams within GCM, on a need basis (in addition to ERI).

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Strong proficiency in financial modeling incl. knowledge of accounting
• Strong work ethic with good team / interpersonal skills
• Analytical approach to problem solving
• Strong commitment, ability to work flexible hours and travel

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

•    BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

•    BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

•    Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

•    BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

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BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

Direct Responsibilities

• Origination: Support ERI senior originators (VPs, Directors and Managing Directors) in the origination of loans across Asia-Pacific, including idea generation, prospect identification, initial debt sizing (incl. financial modelling) and pitch book preparation, in coordination with various internal teams
• Execution:

1. Draft initial screening memos, credit applications and other internal papers on the transactions, running of pricing models under the supervision of senior team members
2. Coordinate appointment of lender advisors and conduct lender due diligence and risk assessment
3. Lead financial modelling and financial modelling oversight
4. Support in loan structuring, term sheet drafting/ negotiations and financing documentation reviews/ negotiations.
5. Responsible for and coordinate all closing and funding related tasks and liaise with other internal teams e.g. KYC on boarding and Coverage/RM’s on completing the internal administrative process for credit application/approval and procedures for funding

• Monitoring: Lead and support transaction monitoring including preparing annual reviews and process waiver requests
• Ensure compliance with Bank’s policies/procedures and regulatory requirements, in particular with regard to the KYC responsibilities and duties, as per relevant policies and procedures
• Other tasks as required or defined from time to time

Contributing responsibilities:

• Liaison with clients/ external parties and other CMG teams /Corporate Coverage as and when required
• Support on cross selling other banking services to client
• Contribute to maintain up to date and accurate data bases, systems, portfolio, pipeline, meeting and other reports as well as financial/income forecasts, budget preparation, etc
• Contribute directly/indirectly to the achievement of LSF’s yearly budget
• Contribute to strict compliance of LSF will all compliance, conduct and other policies
• Support other teams within GCM, on a need basis (in addition to ERI).

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Strong proficiency in financial modeling incl. knowledge of accounting
• Strong work ethic with good team / interpersonal skills
• Analytical approach to problem solving
• Strong commitment, ability to work flexible hours and travel

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

•    BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

•    BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

•    Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

•    BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

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BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

We are looking for

Loan Capital Markets (LCM) APAC – CPM Credit Analyst (Associate or VP level)

The LCM team, to which this role belongs, is in charge of both the LCM and FFG businesses in APAC, and is hence responsible for IG loans, leveraged loans and fund financing. The LCM team originates, structures, arranges and executes as underwriter and/or lender a wide range of financing solutions across the credit spectrum and capital structure, across a wide array of situations and across sectors and industries, ranging from vanilla loans to complex/structured transactions, in particular event-driven transaction / acquisitions, across Asia-Pacific, with clients and prospects of BNPP across the Asia Pacific region, with APAC and MNC corporates, financial sponsors (private equity, private credit, infrastructure funds, etc), promoters and financial institutions. 

Key loan structures and situations include corporate syndicated, club or bilateral loans (bridge loans or term loans) for IG / corporate borrowers, whether as part of acquisitions/specific events or for on-going financing and refinancing needs, loans financing LBOs and other investments by private equity investors, and financings for financial sponsors at the fund level such as capital call facilities, NAV facilities and Holdco financings with our without recourse to the funds.

The LCM team collaborates closely with other teams, in particular Corporate, MNC and Financial Sponsors Coverage, Loan Syndicate, ECM, DCM and M&A, GCM EMEA/US, Global markets, Wealth Management, Transaction Banking and other regional or global product lines, and fosters cross-collaboration, integrated solutions and cross-sell with other BNP teams in APAC and other regions.

The candidate will belong to the Credit and Portfolio Management team within LCM APAC, and will primarily support the head of CPM team to ensure an active, reliable, and quality portfolio management for the whole Debt Markets portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in risk monitoring of all loans in the portfolio in strict compliance with all credit policies and other policies of the bank, and applicable process frameworks
• Lead annual/quarterly reviews and waivers requests
• Monitor credit performance and compliance with covenant and transaction documents post-closing, adherence to contractual or internal timelines
• Maintain and report overall portfolio metrics and evolution over time 
• Assist in the recommendation of potential exit/exposure reduction in certain loans for credit, returns or strategic reasons or on refinancing/new loan opportunities relating to the portfolio.
• Credit analysis including financial modeling, risk analysis, financial analysis, legal/structure analysis, etc.
• Contribute to maintain up to date and accurate data bases, systems, portfolio, pipeline, meeting and other reports as well as financial/income forecasts, budget preparation, etc.
• Be the first line of defense on Risk/Credit/Compliance

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

• Open to work on very diverse structures and products 
• Able to work under high pressure
• Attention to detail
• Strong presentation, synthesis and communication skills
• Strong work ethic, team spirit and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build relationships and convince internal and external stakeholders
• Organization skills, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines and senior team members/customer needs
• Proficient in financial modeling
• Knowledge of accounting with demonstrated financial analysis and risk analysis skills 
• Analytical approach to problem solving
• Basic understanding of loan documentation

Specific Qualifications Required

• 5 to 8 years of direct experience in a leading financial institution (ideally in structured finance, leveraged finance, etc.)
• University educated with strong academic background
• Mandarin, Japanese, or other Asian language desirable

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

•    BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

•    BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

•    Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

•    BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

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BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

What is this position about?

Processing of Corporate Actions income and events for SG and HK booking centres.

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like? 

• Reconciliation with custodian payment advices for coupons / redemptions / dividends / mandatory events, and to process payments to clients.
• Checking on custodian pre-notifications on coupons / redemptions / mandatory events, and to prepare pre-advices / notifications to FO / clients.
• Liaising with custodian & front office for income & mandatory event queries.  
• Checking of daily cash breaks to process pending payments and to resolve booking issues if any. 

Primary Role Responsibilities

In this role, you will

• Timely and accurate data entry for processing of all Incomes/Corporate events.
• Liaise with custodians for clarification on incomes/events.
• Handle queries from RMs/MAs/Custodians on the incomes/events.
• Handle cash / security breaks to account for all payments made by custodian. 
• Check and control entries for commission fees collected or update waiver file if fees are waived.

Other contributions

• Participate in UAT.
• Participate in workflow improvement processes. 
• Participate in ad hoc projects.

What is required for you to succeed?

• Knowledge of equity/bond/derivatives
• Meticulous with details
• Good team player
• Strong interpersonal, communication skills

Required education/certification/licenses

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

•    BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

•    BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

•    Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

•    BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

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BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

What is this position about?

1. Handle and execute FATCA and AEOI regimes for WM Hong Kong and Singapore in coordination with other stakeholders to ensure:

• All internal and external FATCA and AEOI obligations (e.g. reporting, certification) are timely met
• Management oversight on AEOI and FATCA risks and issues
• General awareness of the regimes amongst stakeholders

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like? 

Primary Role Responsibilities

• Handle tax reporting and certification activities in relation to FATCA/AEOI/QI regulations for WM HK and WM SG. Apply the regional procedures and ensure alignment with Group and regulatory requirements. Collaborate with other stakeholders involved in the reporting process (Business, Client Management, Compliance, Tax…).
• Support stakeholders on FATCA/AEOI queries (e.g. relating to onboarding, due diligence and reporting) with advice from Tax, Legal or Compliance, if necessary. Further escalate to management when required.
• Contribute to FATCA/AEOI change initiatives (e.g. Head Office strategic project).
• Liaise with FATCA/AEOI operational coordinators at Branch or HO level to provide feedback or escalate matters if necessary.

Other contributions    

What is required for you to succeed?

• Proficient with FATCA, QI and AEOI regulations
• Project Management and communication skills
• Work independently for assignments
• Good analytical skills to undertake fact findings
• Strong fundamental and technical skills, awareness of operational and Compliance risks

Required education/certification/licenses

• Bachelor’s level degree or professional qualification
• Experience in banking industry and Tax Reporting (FATCA/ QI / AEOI work process)
• Experience working in consultancy firms, assisting banks with implementation of FATCA / QI / AEOI

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

•    BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

•    BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

•    Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

•    BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

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Role Description and purpose

You will be part of the global Sukuk and fixed income investment team based in Kuala Lumpur. The ideal candidate will be working together with senior investment team members from local and global offices, and assisting in all functions related to investment management.

key responsibilities

• Support the global sukuk and fixed income team in research, analysis and documentation of investments.
• Build accurate cash flow models and financial forecast projections to support investment decisions and credit risk evaluations.
• Assist the portfolio managers in pricing, sourcing and work with the dealing services team in execution of investments.
• Assist in building and maintaining spreadsheets supporting data analysis used in marketing and sales activities.
• Obtain and review investment performance reporting, and assist in preparing marketing materials, and performance reports for external and internal clients.

  

Key Internal / External Relationships 

• Internal: Investment team, Client Service, Marketing and Business Development 
• External: Asset Owners such as pension funds and other institutions with investment mandates

Role Requirements

Essential qualifications & experience

• Bachelor or master’s degree in Econmics, Accounting, Finance, Business or related fields
• Experience in project finance, debt capital market or rating agency is a plus 
• CFA charter holder or candidate is preferred 
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, programming/database experience is a plus
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self-motivated and able to embrace tight deadline driven environment

Position Purpose

The Project Manager role resides within the Change & Transformation team under the Client Delivery Division of BNP Paribas Securities Services (BP2S). The Change Team services internal BNP Paribas Securities teams (Client Services, Back & Middle Office operations, Financial Reporting & Tax, Product and Transitions), clients, regulators and partners with external vendors.

The role will require a motivated, results focused person that has excellent project management and communication skills (both written and verbal). Must be interpersonal, deal with different levels of stakeholders, a quick learner and confident dealing with all matters; Business domain, IT, Product, Risk, Compliance, Legal and Global Governance.

Role Responsibilities

Client Interaction:

• Establish trust and confidence in BNPP by clients through confident and competent management of client stakeholders
• Collaborate closely with the client development team to ensure unified client management practices
• Attend and chair (where required) client specific meetings – Steering committees, working groups, change forums, planning sessions, etc. 
• Foster a strong and robust client relationship

Project Management:

• Project planning, management, quality, control and benefits realization
• Direct and indirect management of project resources as required 
• Manage project risks and issues reporting 
• Act as an escalation point for work stream issues, stakeholders and project sponsor
• Map, manage and communicate project interdependencies and impacts 
• Manage all change requests through a formally defined change management process
• Ensure deliverables are measurable and tracked
• Ensure the project is delivered on time and within budget
• Manage clear and effective communications to team members and stakeholders
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders to gain an in-depth understanding of business processes, an end-to-end understanding of operating models including IT system flow
• Drive operational efficiency across all program activities and solutions 
• Undertake quality reviews of project deliverables to ensure they meet business needs and requirements, and adhere to the methodology, standards, and strategy
• Preparation of Steering Committee papers and reporting to the local management team and other relevant business and client forums
• Ensuring the project team complies with relevant BP2S project management methodologies, audit, security and compliance requirements (BP2S currently uses Agile and Waterfall methodologies)
• Flexibility may be required in terms of working hours due to the fact that regular contact with the UK or Paris will be required

What are we looking for?

Project Management:

• 8+ years project management experience within Financial Services Industry
• 5+ years hands-on Technology transformational change experience 
• Waterfall and Agile methodology experience 
• MS.Project, PowerPoint, Excel – Intermediate/Advanced

Business:

• Prior financial services experience across any of Asset Management, Fund Administration, Superannuation or Life Insurance is highly desirable
• Experience in Custody, Middle Office and/or Back Office
• Prior experience with delivering business operational change and transformation 
• Financial reporting, Tax and Regulatory experience – desirable
• B2B client transitions, client onboarding experience – desirable

Technical:

• Prior experience with process mapping, interface and data mapping 
• Prior experience in Dev/Ops or application/IT service management 
• Prior experience working with data warehouse, SQL, BI reporting, unit pricing, reconciliation and/or accounting software – desirable 

Behavioral:

• Planning, Organising & Co-ordinating: Establishes courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently
• Strategic Thinking: Understands the business and anticipates business needs, reflecting this in the approach to current projects
• Drive for Results: Continually focuses on achieving positive, concrete results contributing to business success
• Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.
• Client Focus: listens and understands the client; anticipating customer needs; giving high priority to client satisfaction
• Negotiation & Conflict Resolution: Negotiates & mediates sound agreements in situations where there is disagreements or differences in interests
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Ability to continue to be effective in ambiguous circumstances

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a top-tier European and international banking establishment, with an uninterrupted presence in the APAC region since 1860 and in Australia since 1881. Combining global expertise and local know-how, BNP Paribas in Australia and New Zealand delivers solutions to our clients through Corporate and Institutional Banking and Asset Management – a bridge between corporate and institutional clients.

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community.
• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization.
• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds.

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to us at bnpp.hrss.recruitment.admin@asia.bnpparibas.com or +61 2 9216 8633 (and ask for the Talent Acquisition Manager in the HR Team).

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

More information 

BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

What is this position about?

As part of IT and Operations APAC (ITO), Client Engagement and Financial Security (ITO CEFS) is focusing on:

1.    Client centricity through the KYC onboarding and recertification of CIB clients (corporates and financial institutions) and the management of referential processes (client accounts etc.). 

2.    A robust Control framework to protect the Bank and its clients, through due diligence controls on name screening , transaction filtering and the clearing of AML Transaction Monitoring alerts for CIB APAC clients across business lines: Cash Management, Global Markets, Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking.

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like? 

This role will manage or support the projects impacting the AML Transaction Monitoring Level 1 function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide AML analysis, perform testing / tuning, guide the analysts’ team, liaise with Quality Assurance and drive change management including continuous SOP improvement and analysts’ training. This is a regional role based in Singapore

Primary Role Responsibilities

In this role, you will

•    Perform AML analysis during testing and tuning exercises before any new process or tool deployment and prepare the team to handle changes in production:

o    Assess impacts

o    Make recommendations

o    Document changes in processes when relevant

•    On an ongoing basis, liaise with the relevant teams to continuously improve AML analysis processes:

o    Review and propose activities to improve AML controls and highlight deficiencies.

o    Conduct AML-related training and knowledge sharing activities on new topics or process areas which require improvement.

o    Support offshore units by providing relevant guidance on alert management.

•    Lead all AML L1 projects (tool upgrades, data feed integrations, process redesign) from initiation through delivery, using Agile or Waterfall methodology as appropriate.

•    Identify process or tool efficiencies and support their implementation when relevant.

•    Liaise with local and regional compliance teams to discuss risk-based approaches for new process design and implementation.

•    Maintain good understanding of AML data management processes and AML data. Support the team on AML analysis – including guidance on interpreting key data‑fields.

•    Maintain ongoing oversight of AML production data – monitor daily alert volume, false‑positive rates, key risk indicators, and feed‑health metrics; ensure the production data feed is accurate, complete and released on schedule.

•    Align project timelines and deliverables with IT and Compliance stakeholders; manage dependencies and risk registers.

Contributing Responsibilities

•    Support the Head of CEFS Financial Security Operations and Change, APAC to implement and execute BNPP policies and procedures. 

•    Comply with Group and APAC policies and procedures as well as relevant AML/CFT regulations.

•    Keep updated on latest trends of AML/CFT/Sanctions laws and regulations, and industry’s best practices.

•    Collaborate with team members of APAC AML TM L1 Hub and relevant stakeholders from other departments.

•    Be supportive and adaptive to changes of procedures and scope of work.

•    Support analysts to meet the QA requirements and the expected daily alert disposal volume.

•    Notify the senior management in a timely manner in case of issues.

What is required for you to succeed?

Behavioural and Technical Competencies

•    At least 5 years’ experience in banking /financial industry handling AML transaction monitoring or AML investigations and project management.

•    Skilled in business analysis—gathering requirements, documenting use cases/mock‑ups and functional specs, and modelling/re‑engineering processes.

•    Experience overseeing the end to end development of IT tools that remediate and automate operational processes—including requirements definition, solution design, testing, implementation and post implementation support.

•    Data‑analysis, management and problem‑solving expertise: defines data sources, maintains qualitative and structured data, and evaluates gaps between current and target data sets.

•    Experience in performing enhanced due diligence reviews of high-risk clients, review of client transactions and/or AML investigations is required. 

•    A strong team player who is self-motivated and also able to work independently. 

•    Proactive and able to identify AML risks and problem-solving skills

•    Strong attention to detail and ability to have an investigative and questioning nature.

•    Strong interpersonal skills with flexible and collaborative approach especially working with Compliance teams

•    Excellent written and oral communication skills

•    Experience of dealing with multiple countries in APAC region is a plus

•    Familiar with international AML regulations and sanctions is a plus

Other qualifications

•    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution (e.g. ICA or ACAMS).  

•    3-5 years’ project management experience

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

•    BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

•    BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

•    Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

•    BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

More information 

BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year