Job Purpose  

 The Senior Financial Accountant plays a key role in supporting the service delivery of the Fund Administration teams and meeting our clients’ statutory reporting requirements.   

 The Senior Financial Accountant is responsible for the preparation and review of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly and year end deliverables for our clients, covering financial statements, APRA reporting, ABS reporting, as well as understanding and implementing the operational risk and legislative requirements of BNP Paribas. 

Principal Role Accountabilities

          Review Regulatory Reporting for managed investment schemes, superannuation funds, life and insurance companies and LICs.  

     Ensure that deliverables to clients are delivered accurately and on time in accordance with agreed Service level agreements (SLA).  

            Manage client and auditor queries 

          Ensure that client and audit queries are resolved in a timely manner and that any issues are escalated to the Assistant Financial Reporting Manager or Financial Reporting Manager.    

          Resolution of accounting & general ledger queries from the business and clients 

          Assisting with related systems, process or internal change initiatives and process improvements 

          Ensure all procedures and Regulatory Reporting documentation is standardized, up to date and fit for purpose.                                                               

Perform formal supervision and controlled self-assessment testing of procedures and deliverables with our agreed risk management framework.

          Support the wider team at peak periods and act as the operational cover for colleagues, including cross training.  

 Other contributions 

If applicable, may perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

 What is required for you to succeed?  

          Commercial experience in financial services, preferably with technical accounting  experience in financial reporting in investments funds and super funds 

          Knowledge of fund accounting and financial reporting systems to a level commensurate with the role.  

          Up to date knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards.  

          Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.  

          Demonstrated history of being results focused and excellent attention to detail 

          Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to proactively solve problems in a creative and pragmatic manner.  

          Demonstrated history of collaboration and uplifting service.  

          Advanced Excel knowledge 

Required education/certification/licenses

          Degree qualified in Business, Accounting or related discipline. 

          Qualified or part-qualified in Accounting (CA/CPA). 

 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. 

 Reasonable adjustments during our recruitment process; 

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to us at [1] bnpp.hrss.recruitment.operations@asia.bnpparibas.com or +61 2 9216 8633 (and ask for the Talent Acquisition Manager in the HR Team).

 More information about what it is like to work at BNP Paribas can be found on our careers page via; 

 [2] https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/ 

 [3] BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey 

 [4] BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes 

 BNP Paribas Awards Obtained; 

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

  
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What is this position about? 

 Description of the Department:  

 The Tax Services (Operations) team is a customer focused team; they support the business and client activities of the Operations division of BNP Paribas Securities Services.  The team works in partnership with our clients to ensure all client deliverables are met accurately and on time. The team also has extensive interaction and dealings with all teams within the Operations division as well as other internal BNP Paribas Securities Services teams such as the Risk Function and Relationship Management teams.  

 The Tax Services team is responsible for managing the successful delivery of tax operations services to all of our clients.  

 This includes the following-  
  * Managing the client relationship from a tax reporting perspective. 
  * Ownership of monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc client tax deliverables. 
  * Maintenance of tax reporting infrastructure and templates.
  * Tax process control and risk management.
  * Working with other departments to resolve internal and external queries.
  * SME involvement in transitions and projects.

All services delivered by this team are required to consider current legislative and regulatory requirements and they must comply with operational risk guidelines. The team is involved in all major projects and transitions. Also, the investigation, management and resolution of any client and internal queries or issues which are directed to the team.

 Summary of the Role:   

 The Tax Accountant will report directly to the Tax Manager and is responsible for assisting with client deliverables, transitions and project deliverables impacting the Tax Services team. They will be primarily involved in the preparation of BAS reporting, trust distributions and other taxable income calculations. In addition, they will be involved in the testing of processes and templates, update of standard operating procedures, client transitions and projects.  

Primary Role Responsibilities
  * Accurate and timely delivery of tax reporting deliverables. 
  * Prepare distribution calculations, life and superannuation fund tax calculations and tax returns.
  * Review and maintenance of client tax profiles and security static data used to drive reporting and tax calculations.
  * Reconciliation of investment system to accounting ledger
  * Attending to and responding to client queries. 
  * Adherence to operational compliance and risk policies. 
  * Assist in the completion of projects, including testing of tax templates. 
  * Actively participate and contribute to meeting other team deliverables.

 Other contributions 

May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

 What is required for you to succeed? 
  * Knowledge of basic tax accounting principles for financial instruments, trusts, and/or superannuation funds.
  * Knowledge of fund accounting, reporting and related operational risk and compliance requirements of the client service function
  * Degree qualified in Business, Accounting or related discipline
  * Qualified Accountant (CA/CPA)
* Experience using central accounting systems and producing reconciliations
  * Demonstrated history of being results focused and excellent attention to detail
  * Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

 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 [1] bnpp.hrss.recruitment.operations@asia.bnpparibas.com or +61 2 9216 8633 (and ask for the Talent Acquisition Manager in the HR Team).

 [2] https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/ 

 More information  

 [3] BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey 

 [4] BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes 

 Award Obtained 

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

  
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The role is responsible for the service delivery across both onshore and offshore processing teams that support our local custody service offerings for our Australian and New Zealand clients. This includes local custody clearing, settlements and corporate actions. 

 The Corporate Actions team within BSO is responsible for researching and processing fixed income and equity corporate actions across Australia and New Zealand markets, including complex events.  

 The Clearing and Settlements team is responsible for settling all equities, fixed income and associated cash across Australia and New Zealand markets, including physical certificate securities.  

Principal Role Accountabilities

  * Act as a first point of escalation for the onshore settlements and corporate actions team members
  * Act as an SME across AU/NZ Settlement and Corporate Action process
  * Contribute to the development of team members, ensuring a strong understanding of the settlement and corporate actions operating models, risks and controls
  * Take ownership for resolution of reconciliation breaks assigned to the onshore teams, ensuring appropriate typology codes are applied
  * Support management with oversight of offshore settlement and corporate actions teams, ensuring strong engagement between onshore and offshore teams
  * Work closely with BSO account management teams and CSMs to ensure excellent service delivery and timely query resolution
  * Collaborate closely with BSO change management team to implement process enhancements, drive efficiencies, and submit development requests for upcoming platform releases
  * Lead 1LOD and 2LOD testing requests, ensuring all actions are closed within agreed timeframes
  * Engagement with market infrastructure providers (eg ASX, NZX, NZClear), including supporting participation in annual contingency testing 
  * Support management in ensuring complete, timely and accurate delivery of regulatory reports and tax reports to relevant authorities 

 Other contributions 
  * Opportunity to act as a line manager for the graduate within the corporate actions team
  * Assisting with preparation of supporting documentation for client service reviews, RFPs and Due Diligence sessions 

 What is required for you to succeed?  

 Technical 

   5+ years’ experience in financial services with extensive knowledge across local custody operations  

   Degree qualified in Business, Accounting, Economics or related discipline preferred.  

   Proficient in PowerPoint, Word & Excel and familiarity with the application of digital automation tools within operational processes 

 Behavioural  

Accountability: drive a culture of ownership and accountability

   Problem solving: gathers and analyses information and uses it to develop effective solutions to difficult problems or situations  

Communication: excellent written and verbal communication skills along with an ability to simplify complexity. A confident presenter.

   Innovation: develops and implement original ideas, approaches and solutions to typical, unusual or difficult situations or problems  

   Collaboration and teamwork: develops and maintains a good working relationship with a variety of stakeholders, including team members, peers and management.  

   Strategic thinking: understands the business, and anticipates business needs, developing and implementing strategic plans to achieve business objectives  

   Proactive:  willing to assist in problems and activities even if it falls outside the word specific area of their job description.

Summary of the role 

 The Financial Reporting Manager manages a team responsible for managing the overall delivery of regulatory reporting and tax services to all our Asset and Fund Services clients.  

All services delivered by this team are required to consider current legislative and regulatory requirements and they must comply with operational risk guidelines. The team is involved in all major projects and transitions, as well as the investigation, management and resolution of any client queries and issues which are directed to the team.

Principal Role Accountabilities
  * Manage the Senior Financial Accountants to facilitate them to act as the operational contact for a group of allocated clients and to participate in client service level reviews and other ad-hoc meetings. Act as the escalation point for the Senior Financial Accountants at these reviews and meetings
* Ensure that allocated client profiles are managed and agreed with all the relevant stakeholders (including clients and fund administration).
  * Ensure that deliverables to clients are delivered accurately and on time in accordance with agreed Service level agreements (SLA). 
  * Ensure that client queries are resolved in a timely manner and that any issues are escalated to the Head of Financial Reporting & Tax Services. 
  * Ensure testing of templates, processes and system changes are completed accurately and on time to ensure compliance with current legislation and internal policies. 
  * Provide transitions support towards the setting up of new portfolios or restructures as per client instructions. 
* Perform formal supervision and controlled self-assessment testing of procedures and deliverables with our agreed risk management framework.
  * Participate and actively drive initiatives aimed at improving efficiency and reducing operational risk within the business. 
  * Provide training and development to staff within the team and be able to manage their expectations and development over time. 
  * Support the wider team at peak periods and act as the operational cover for other staff, including other team managers within Financial Reporting.

 Other contributions 

If applicable, may perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

 What is required for you to succeed? 

 The successful candidate will have extensive management experience covering financial reporting and APRA compliance, dealing with investment funds and super funds.  

As the role involves managing a team of operational and technical professionals, it is envisaged that the individual would have a proven track record in managing individuals and stakeholders and developing them over time.

           Lead and inspire a high performing, diverse team by embodying BNP Paribas values, translating strategy into clear objectives, delivering results through efficient resource use, fostering development, wellbeing and engagement, and ensuring strict adherence to conduct, policy and regulatory governance. 

          Able to investigate and resolve technical issues impacting our deliverables to clients and be able to operationalise that solution.  

          Knowledge of fund accounting, financial reporting and APRA reporting and related operational risk and compliance requirements of the client service function. 

          Good understanding of the application of tax principles in relation to unit trusts and the impact on its unitholders. 

          Up to date knowledge of Australian Accounting and APRA reporting standards 

          Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and comfortable in dealing with senior stakeholders.  

          Demonstrated people management and time management skills. 

Required education/certification/licenses

          Qualified Accountant (CA/CPA) 

          Degree qualified in Business, Accounting or related discipline

Job Purpose:   

 The Tax Delivery Implementation Specialist role is responsible for supporting the Tax Services team specifically, but also the broader Fund Services teams, to deliver the desired level of service to our clients, from both an operational perspective and a change perspective. The role will manage, facilitate, support and execute legislation changes and non-BAU initiatives. This role is the business and technical expert who will work with our Product and Client Line to manage any related change via process improvements or systems upgrades as required. As a result, this role requires strong interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with all internal and external stakeholders. 

 The role is also responsible for ensuring all client year end and half-yearly client deliverables have been met.  This includes but is not limited to coordinating the planning and delivery across internal and external stakeholders, issue log management, reporting to senior management, and logistics), assessing project impacts to the yearend, post implementation reviews and managing Year End Program Steer Cos. 

 The role contributes to building and sustaining client relationships by supporting the efforts of Account Managers, Operations Managers and Client Service Managers as well as the broader Client Delivery team. 

Principal Role Accountabilities

          Ensure the tax systems and procedures meet industry best practice and adhere to legislative and client requirements 

       Proactive involvement in delivering a successful year end for our clients 

      Liaise with product, technical and other operational teams to ensure new product offerings, services or legislation changes are deployed successfully to production 

       Manage clients and auditor queries through any tax change process 

   Actively drive initiatives aimed at improving efficiency and reducing operational risk within the business.  

     Engages externally with clients, consultants, partners and auditors in a way that conveys the strength and values of BNP Paribas 

        Central coordinator for Year End deliverables 

        Manage timetable tracking & reporting progress 

        Gathering Year End requirements from all stakeholders 

        Manage logs of outstanding issues/actions for Fund Services 

        Facilitate regular meetings with all business coordinators 

        Conduct post year-end review (PIR) 

 Other contributions 

 The role requires excellent interpersonal abilities and an understanding of investment operations. It requires a strong service ethic and quality focus applied through behaviours and work produced. The role must consider and meet operational risk and compliance requirements throughout the preparation and delivery of work.  

 What is required for you to succeed? 

Experience in a similar role and/or at least 8 years’ experience, at a senior level, in fund administration, custody or investment operations environment with unit trusts and/or superannuation funds.

    Awareness of all aspects of a complex master custody environment.  The role does not require formal project management training but will need a similar mindset in solving logistical timetable problems through delivery of low risk and practical solutions. The role will be required to quickly develop an understanding of the BNP Paribas business network. 

  Detailed knowledge of tax accounting principles for financial instruments, trusts, Superannuation funds, Life and Insurance companies. 

  Knowledge of fund accounting, reporting and related operational risk and compliance requirements of the client service function 

   Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written 

  Demonstrated history of successful internal and external stakeholder management 

 Candidates with workflow or business intelligence skills together with an understanding of how to collate and present data/metrics will have an advantage. 

 The role requires the ability to escalate issues for resolution and ensure all work completed meets compliance standards in terms of signoff.  

          Degree or Diploma qualified in Business or Accounting

Position Purpose

An Investment Counsellor (IC) is a client facing staff whose role is to provide holistic investment advice on products and services offered by BNPP Wealth Management. Investment advice will be based on a portfolio approach to promote asset allocation and the importance of portfolio diversification. Where appropriate, tactical solutions will be incorporated into the portfolio to achieve client’s financial objectives. 

Responsibilities

• ICs are in charge of the direct relationship with tagged clients who have been predetermined to be suitable for direct coverage given their risk profile and affinity to invest.
• ICs have direct client contact with clients for more timely advice and is accountable for the suitability and risk management of the portfolio. IC is responsible for efficient and timely order taking and execution. Products and services are offered to tagged clients in accordance with the client’s risk profile and respect the knowledge and experience of the client.
• ICs conduct regular portfolio reviews (at least on an annual basis) to ensure client’s portfolio is constantly calibrated in accordance to client’s objective and risk profile. Advisory on asset allocation should be made in accordance with the CIO view.
• Investment products recommended by ICs must be on the recommended products lists published by WM IS which has gone through the Due Diligence process. Any exception is done on an unsolicited basis and as per client request.
• ICs will keep RMs informed of changes to clients’ portfolio such that there is a coordinated approach to client servicing. The IC team is a resource and partner to RMs/Team Heads/Market Heads to achieve business targets and to ensure the best allocation of resources, client assignment will be reviewed regularly. 

Obligations and Compliance (minimum requirements)

• Follow the general guidelines of the Bank and Management policies
• Ensure deals & trade transactions are done accurately and fairly handled and in accordance to regulations & Management policies.
• Inform and escalate issues to Management regarding irregularities in trading and incidents
• Maintain proper audit trails
• Follow the specific guidelines, policies and regulations related to:
  • Dealing in Securities
  • Advising on Securities
  • Advising on Forex (non leveraged and leveraged)
  • Advising on Structured deposits
  • Marketing collective investment scheme
  • Client suitability
  • Client selling process
  • Cross border rules
  • Marketing documentation

Technical & Behavioural Competencies

• At least 10 years of relevant experience, with work experience as an Investment Counsellor
• Experienced in Wealth Management
• Experienced in portfolio management & portfolio advisory
• Multi product knowledge and experience in dealing in these products: FX, Fixed Income, Equities, Structured Products, Funds and Discretionary Management
• Good communication skills
• Good presentation skills

Specific Qualifications

• University degree
• Must fulfill the fit and proper criteria, and licensing of relevant regulators
• Must fulfill any in-house certification program (if and when required)

Position Purpose 

The Fund Administration Team is a customer-focused team servicing Asset Owners and Asset Managers.

  * Asset Owners consist of Life Insurance Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Superannuation Funds. 
  * Asset Managers manage Trusts and Managed Funds 

The teams are responsible for the generation of accurate client service including: 

  * Unit Pricing
  * Fund Accounting
  * Reporting
  * Tax administrative services

They have extensive interaction and dealings with various managers and teams within the Operations Division including Fund Administration colleagues, Investment Administration teams, Custody Operations and other internal BNP Paribas Securities Services teams namely the Risk Control & Finance function and Client Service Management. 

All services delivered by this team are required to consider current legislative and regulatory requirements and they must comply with operational risk guidelines. Also the investigation, management and resolution of any client queries and issues which are directed to the team. Finally the team supports the ongoing fulfilment of service delivery to clients through representation alongside the Relationship Management function.

The Fund Accountant plays an important role in supporting the service delivery of the Fund Administration team. As part of the team the Fund Accountant will be assigned to specific Clients, who are either Asset Managers or Asset Owners. The Fund Accountant will be responsible for the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end deliverables for those clients. The Fund Accountant prepares and produces accurate and quality reporting in line with SLA targets. Responsibilities will include all of the following:

  * Regulatory reporting
  * Statutory reporting
  * Unit pricing reports
  * Accounting reports
  * Tax reports; and 
* Resolution of client and or interdepartmental issues and ad hoc queries

All reports generated should be of a standard consistent with policies and meet legislative requirements. The Fund Accountant calculates / produces BAS/GST, distributions, taxable income computations and tax returns on behalf of clients. As such they must have sound numeracy and analytical ability and they are capable and pro-active in problem solving and resolution. They gain satisfaction through completing quality work and finalising tasks to required timelines.

Responsibilities

Fund Accountants may have direct client contact as they are responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of Client reports in accordance with SLA’s. This can include unit pricing, month end report packs, distribution calculations, taxable income calculation and BAS/ GST once reports have been verified as correct.  

Their role also comprises substantial inter-departmental contact and as such they require excellent interpersonal ability. They have a service ethic and a quality focus applied in the way they operate and the work they produce. As required, they investigate and assist with adhoc queries. They consider and meet operational risk and compliance requirements in their work preparation and they maintain relevant compliance records.

They contribute to building and sustaining client relationships by supporting the efforts of the Account Managers, Client Services Managers and the broader team.  They are motivated to achieve individual and team goals and to growing their technical ability and knowledge.  They do this through participation in on-the-job training and education, remaining aware of policy and regulatory change.  They share their knowledge freely.  They also ensure their technical development is current through ongoing study or participation in industry groups. 

Technical and Behavioral Competencies required 

Technical 

  * 2-4 year+ experience in fund accounting unit pricing and knowledge of tax services.  .
  * Technical accounting ability.  Knowledge of fund accounting, reporting and related operational risk and compliance requirements of the client service function.  
  * Systems experience: Hi-Portfolio, PControl unit pricing system and MS Word & Excel

Behavioural 

  * Accountability – Committed to achieving the organisation’s objectives. Demonstrates perseverance and is accountable for own actions.
  * Attention to detail – Ensures accuracy and implements processes to ensure quality of output.  Ensures high personal standards in all areas of work.
  * Client Focus – Complete commitment to provide professional, intelligent and timely responses to our clients’ needs and to changes in the market
  * Change management – Displays flexibility to change and is open to new ideas.  Encourages others to be open to innovation.  Values feedback and gives people scope and confidence to generate ideas.
  * Communication – Oral:  Expressing ideas effectively in individual and group situations.  Adjusting communication style to match the needs of the audience.  Written:  Expressing ideas clearly in all written documents.  Using professional, appropriate language at all times, and adhering to the use of the BNPP Email Protocols.
  * Commitment – Committed to our customers, shareholders and employees. Demonstrates enthusiasm towards the organization and motivation to add value and be part of the organization.
  * Innovation – Proactively looks for opportunities for continuous improvement and thinks creatively
  * Responsiveness – Adapts when facing new or unforeseen situations.  Delivers on time the required service.
  * Risk awareness – Adheres to the organisation’s processes and procedures.  Demonstrates a good understanding of compliance issues and implements work practices that minimise operational and reputational risk
  * Team Orientation – Works with the team and the broader organisation towards shared goals and treats all colleagues and clients as partners

Experience and Qualifications required 

Between 2-4 years’ experience, in fund accounting, unit pricing   with an understanding of the full service model of master custody.  You have awareness of financial market securities and fund products for which you provide accounting services.  You have the ability to provide pragmatic and commercial solutions in problem solving. 

The successful candidate has an inquisitive and questioning mindset and good time management skills, with the ability to meet critical deadlines in the area.  You demonstrate sound numeracy and analytical ability.  
You have experience in: 

  * Unit pricing
  * Regulatory & statutory reporting
  * Tax reporting 
  * Valuation and Accounting
  * Distributions  or Taxable Income Calculations 
  * Tax Returns 

You have had experience in the completion of MIS and client reporting on a timely basis and in line with legislative requirements and organisational operational risk and compliance policies. You demonstrate a quality focus ensuring reports and the handling of queries or issues meet the requirements of departmental or client Service Level Agreements (SLA’s).   

Operating from a customer-focused work ethic, you have the ability to think with an improvement focus, always looking to enhance the service you and the team provide. You demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively both written and verbal and you have good interpersonal skills. You have experience in liaising and working effectively with colleagues across various teams.

You have the ability to question or escalate issues for resolution. You actively seek to resolve queries or reconciliation items for the clients you support, ensuring appropriate treatment. You ensure work completed meets compliance standards in terms of signoff. You enjoy participating fully in a team, assisting with the technical growth and development of team members where possible. 

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. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to us at au.nz.recruitment@asia.bnpparibas.com or 9221 3026
[1] https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/ 
[2] https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/ 

More information  
[3] BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey  
[4] BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes  

Award Obtained 
BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year
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Position Purpose

Associate role/Junior VP 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

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

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills:

• Communication skills – oral & written
• Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
• Ability to deliver / Results driven

Transversal Skills:

• Ability to develop and leverage networks
• Ability to manage a project
• Analytical Ability

Education Level

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

• At least 3 years

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.

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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