What is this position about?

 As part of a growing local and global custody business, our custody account management teams are responsible for day-to-day transactional management for our clients and our client’s appointed third-party asset managers across our global custody service offering. They work closely with our client service managers and relationship managers as well as our onshore and offshore processing teams to ensure excellent service delivery and timely query resolution.

Primary Role Responsibilities

 –  Day-to-day transactional management of the client and third-party asset manager relationships assigned to you

 –  Responding to transactional enquiries and incidents, working these through to a resolution with internal stakeholders in a timely and effective manner

 –  Representing the voice of our clients and third-party asset managers with internal stakeholders to ensure their requirements are well represented and understood

 –  Oversight of custody reconciliation breaks and engagement with clients and third-party asset managers as required to clear breaks

 –  Resolution of internal queries and issues, including non-receipt of funds and unadvised credits and failing trades

 –  Back up and cross cover other team members in times of absence

 –  Ensuring BNP Paribas internal policies and controls are understood and adhered to

 –  Following the procedures of the team and escalation when there are gaps or processes not able to be completed.

 What is required for you to succeed?

 –  Minimum 5 years’ experience in financial services, ideally within a global custody environment

 –  Ability to demonstrate an awareness of the Australian superannuation market and the key players within it

– Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure optimal client experience

 –  Ability to simplify complexity, particularly when remediating operational issues

 –  Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritise accordingly

 –  Ability to identify and assess risks and impacts quickly

 –  Strong written and verbal communication

 –  Focus on client service, balanced with protecting the bank

 –  Degree in finance, economics or other banking related topics is beneficial but not mandatory

What is this position about?

The E2E Coordinator’s primary focus is to oversee the KYC journey of the onboarding or periodic review of a Legal Entity until account opening or operationally ready to trade, acting as the point of contact to address any KYC related matters for the LE and internal stakeholders.

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

Primary Role Responsibilities

•    Ensure the client receives the highest standard KYC experience: based on business governance, business priority preferences and operational capacity, manage the transversal pipeline. Also, optimize pipeline within a business group and synchronize Next Review Dates of legal entities.

•    Confirm with Business the entities (including existing and anticipated secondary sites if any) to recertify or to terminate. Also, inform other legal entities of trigger events occurring within the business group.

•    Ensure that KYC Data Officer uses all available internal and external sources for document collection during gap analysis.

•    Collect remaining documents from client (including local add-on of secondary sites, if any). Share reusable documents and/or waivers with other legal entities to be onboarded or recertified in a later phase.

•    Communicate effectively the onboarding / recertification status to internal stakeholders and client when needed. Also, act as the correspondent between the client, business and other internal functions all along the KYC process. When applicable, ensure connectivity to relevant client applications while onboarding clients. Also to act at SME for the team and all stakeholders. 

•    Provide assistance to Business for KYC related tasks. Also, handle KYC related inquiries quickly to reduce any delay and/or loss of business and continually seek ways to improve KYC process and client journey by leveraging on client feedback.

•    Orchestrate efficient and effective coordination with all internal teams: coordinate the whole KYC process of onboarding / recertification / trigger events and business extension, from the request initiation to KYC validation. Also, coordinate joint decisions within business group legal entities when required.

•    Ensure timely escalation in case of blocks and facilitate resolution actions to address identified risks and blocking points. Also, oversee internal teams involved in KYC process and ensure defined KPIs are met (including lead time).

•    Facilitate connection with secondary sites stakeholder (if necessary) to make sure their specificities are taken into account and provide help to Primary Site Senior KYC Officer during validation coordination with other sites.

•    When applicable, coordinate the whole onboarding process, including account opening, with relevant stakeholders.

Other contributions

•    Contribute to the Permanent Control framework. 

•    Contribute to reliable data quality.

•    Ability to interpret and articulate the guidelines provided by the Group Policies and Procedures to govern the KYC/AML process.

•    Implement global initiatives in the region (including but not limited to automation, process improvement or digitalization plans)

What is required for you to succeed?

Technical & Behavioural Competencies

•    Ability to synthetize/simplify

•    Client focused

•    Communication skills – oral & written

•    Organizational skills

•    Ability to anticipate business/strategic evolution

•    Compliance – Know Your Client – KYC

Requirements:

•    At least 5 to 6 years of working experience in KYC/AML areas, risk or controls functions, preferably in Corporate Banking and experience in client onboarding and periodic review

•    Familiar with regulatory requirements pertaining to KYC/AML, e.g., MAS 626.

•    Ability to be client centric while balancing business needs and controls.

•    Be able to work under time constrains and handle well the pressure, excellent communication skills

•    Self-driven and a team player with strong interpersonal skills to communicate, influence and negotiation

•    An efficient solutions provider with strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills

•    Proficient with handling data, and able to perform functions on Excel, such as Vlookup/Xlookup, Pivoting and generating various graphs / charts to meet management needs, etc, 

•    Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, strong presentation and slides design skills, able to prepare and present as per business/stakeholders’ needs

•    Good command of both written and spoken English. The ability to speak / read additional languages is an advantage

•    Certification as an AFC specialist (e.g., CAMS / Diploma in AML, Governance and Risk) with a recognized institution will be an advantage

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

Position Purpose

Monitoring and review of entity l business performance – highlight issues that may impact the results of the entity

To liaise with regulators, external auditors and BNP teams (in and outside of Malaysia). Ensure a smooth working relationship with all parties.

To establish a close working relationship with functional reporting teams in the Region – HK and Singapore

Key Responsibilities

All Reports are prepared in an accurate manner and submitted on a timely basis Ensure compliance in the following areas:

(a) external reports (regulatory) prepared are in line with respective regulatory body guidelines.

(b) Ensure the reliability and accuracy of the financial data for local GAAP and group (iFRS) needs

(c) Work flow process and finance related activities are as per internal policies and procedures established by the Group or Core Business Functional Departments

Periodic review of workflow process with a view to improve the turnaround time and productivity

Ensure the control standards (applicable to Finance department) as prescribed by the Group are being applied consistently

Cost management – for Finance department

Periodic review of all TPs and SLA agreements. SOPs are to be updated periodically. Timely invoicing to Labuan, Capital  and BNPP Najmah for the provision of services

Provide the requisite finance function logistics support for any new business start ups Issue resolution – all finance related matters (eg. Audit, tax, regulatory etc)

Projects – participate in all Finance related projects.

Technical and Behavioral Competencies required

– Good communication skill

– Good Microsoft Excel skill

– Teamwork

– Proactive

Experience and Qualifications required

– Degree in Accounting & at least 5 years of working experience in the banking industry

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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Award Obtained

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

What is this position about?

• The position is essential in ensuring timely and and accurate processing of settlement and confirmations for Equity / OTC Derivatives transactions of wealth management clients and with counterparties.

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

• Process Equity / OTC Derivatives, including equity/ bond/ index / listed / exotic options and interest rate swap.
• Prepare settlement entries and payment messages.
• Support life cycle events of Equity / OTC derivatives.
• Prepare client confirmations and advices.
• Handle counterparty confirmations. 

Primary Role Responsibilities 

• Perform trade input in Olympic system for non-interfaced trades.
• Match, sort and verify trade confirmations against trader’s daily reports/blotters. 
• Monitor and process periodic fixing events, including settlements arising from  options exercised/knock out and periodic interest payments, including creation of SWIFT payment.
• Investigate and follow-up nostro and securities reconciliation breaks. 
• Monitor ‘short sell’ securities position and ensure prompt follow up and update of daily control reports for failed and late trades / non receipt of confirmations. 
• Ensure management approval is obtained for waivers and update waiver file. 
• Folow-up with trader, counterparty and front office for any trade discrepancies. 
• Update and maintain internal master records for newly incepted trade, periodic exercise, knocked-out, expiry, track the date of receipt / acknowledgment of counterparty confirmations.  
• Perform and participate in User-Acceptance-Test and ad-hoc projects. 
• Attend to queries from front office, trader, and counterparty. 
• Check Transaction Supplement / long-form confirmations from counterparties, monitor and follow up in event of non-receipt. 
• Prepare manual confirmation and advice to clients. 
• Monitor daily margins for Listed Options, ensure sufficient funds at custodian. 

Other contributions

• Direct contribution to BNPP operational permanent control framework. 
• To keep operational errors to a minimum by adhering strictly to internal procedures and observing applicable banking and regulatory requirements. 
• To be well versed in the department’s and one’s role in the bank disaster recovery / BCP strategy and actively participate in BCP tests to ensure operational readiness.

What is required for you to succeed?

• Operations knowledge in processing derivatives
• Attention to details and analytical 
• Adaptable to changes
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Candidate with this skill or experience is preferred: Intermediate level of competency in scripting Excel VBA Macros and formula with Excel data tools to simplify and automate tasks.

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

In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 18,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships. 

Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 68 markets with more than 193,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.  

* excluding partnerships

BNP Paribas offers you an exciting career in an international business environment that is fast-paced, diverse and focuses on creating high-value relationships with our clients. We offer competitive salary and benefits, as well as a working environment where you’re valued as part of the team.

About the position 

As a Global Trade Solutions (“GTS”) Specialist, the candidate is expected to support Coverage teams for clients with trade requirements. The job scope includes:

•  Origination and marketing of GTS capabilities in providing trade financing solutions.
• Transaction monitoring and authorization.
• Risk management of the accounts.
• Contribution to regional RfPs involving trade financing.
• Documentation for GTS facilities.
• Provides internal advisory relating to trade formats, booking and others. 
• Contributes to the overall team’s budget. 
• Gather and share marketing Intelligence.

What you will do

Direct Responsibilities

Origination / Marketing

1. Attend client meetings, support origination and understand clients’ trade needs and requirements
2. Drives innovation on trade solutions to meet client’s needs while balancing the risk and rewards of the Bank.
3. Prepare term sheets and lead in sales pitches 
4.  Identify and pursue new prospects aligned with the Bank’s value proposition
5. Actively look for cross-selling opportunities: lead marketing and origination effort with Coverage

Facility structuring / Pricing

To lead in below responsibilities for trade transactions, with close coordination with Coverage:

•  Structure credit lines and transactions in accordance to Bank’s policy and guidelines 
• Contribute actively to regional RFPs and pricing simulation requests 

Credit application

1. Support Coverage in the credit process, to prepare GTS memos for annual reviews and ad hoc requests on a timely basis. GTS memo include information such as:
   • Client facilities, including the structures and their descriptions
   • Risks associated with the structure and relevant mitigants
   • Pricing and return parameters
   • GTS strategy and relevant cross selling opportunities
   • All necessary compliance requirements 
2. .Attend the relevant Credit Committee to support the proposed trade facilities 
3. Update the credit conditions when amendments / waivers should be made to the trade facility
4. Negotiate GTS product legal documentation with the client in close coordination with Coverage, including Letter of Offer and Security Documents 
5. Coordinate with various departments (Credit Admin, Legal, Documentation Team) to ensure that legal documents are timely and properly executed to protect the bank’s security position
6. Ensure that the GTS facilities are implemented in the system
7. Ensure all necessary compliance checks have been performed 

Transaction monitoring and authorization

1. Obtain necessary transactional approval as per Bank’s policy and guidelines.
2. Close follow up with clients to ensure good utilization of the approved trade facilities. 
3. Regularly inform Coverage on the activity of the client 
4. Remain vigilant of suspicious transactions of the clients
5. Alert Head of Relevant Coverage and key stakeholders on any warning signs of deterioration of credit or transactional issue

Account maintenance, monitoring and recertification

1. Monitor clients’ business to assess their needs/performance and keep up with business developments or changes in the market
2. Promote the utilization of credit facilities Identify opportunities to restructure unused credit facilities, in line with client’s business needs
3. In case of collateral shortfall/breach of collateral ratio, to resolve the issue and find a solution together with client and Coverage
4. Provide feedback on client’s behavior to Coverage
5. Provide technical advisory to Coverage and clients
6. Contribute to TT APAC Advisory responsibilities: review of formats, advice on booking, provide feedback on Product Refresher and guidelines across TT products 

Risk management

• Responsible for the management of trade facility, transactional and operational risk, conduct and reputation risk for all new and existing transactions,

Compliance 

• Ensures compliance with applicable law, rules and regulations and adhering to Bank’s policies and guidelines at all times

Contributing Responsibilities

KYC

• Provide ad hoc support to Coverage during account opening, KYC, account monitoring and re-certification

Country policy

• Responsible for meeting the guidelines defined by BNPP Country Policy, which applies to countries where BNPP has no physical presence

Business Development Projects

• To assist TT APAC Head on Business Development projects: Client portfolio reviews, Product / Revenue / RWA analysis across APAC territories

How to succeed

Technical Skills

• Experience in Trade Finance
• Good understanding of Trade Instruments, e.g. Letter of Credits, Standby Letter of Credits Banker’s Guarantee.  
• Good understanding of ISP98 and UCP600 will be an added advantageExperience in managing trade requirements for MNC portfolio is preferred

Behavioral Skills

• Motivated and results driven
• Ability to collaborate/ Teamwork
• Adaptability
• Good communication skills – oral & written.

Transversal Skills:

• Ability to understand, explain and support change
• Analytical Skills
• Ability to anticipate business/ strategic evolution
• Ability to develop and leverage networks

Educational Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level: At least 10 years

ROLE DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE

The candidate is based at BNPP AM Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. The key purpose of the role is to support the Head of Global Sukuk in managing local currency and hard currency Sukuk and Fixed Income portfolios with a primary focus on managing Government and Sovereign Securities and Corporate credit securities. In the role, this person will be responsible for day-to-day portfolio management including trade and relative value idea generation, market intelligence, reporting, economic analysis and corporate credit research. Furthermore, the role would require ad-hoc administrative and client reporting work to be undertaken as and when required. The individual will have or about to obtain his/her CMSA Licence by Securities Commission of Malaysia. The candidate should demonstrate interest and aptitude in portfolio management with a view towards being an independent backup to the Head of Global Sukuk.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to manage both local currency and hard currency Sukuk and Fixed Income portfolios across multiple return requirements such as ROI and TWRR. Overseeing portfolio risk and liquidity requirements including managing inflows and outflows, new issue recommendations and undertake relative value idea generation with ultimate aim to outperform stated benchmarks / client targets.
• Maintain good working relationship with external counterparts including counterparty banks, sellside, rating agencies and Trustee for the beneft of the team and portfolios. This role will be the focal point of contact between internal and external counterparts and the Global Sukuk Team thus the candidate will have to be effective in managing communication with key stakeholders.
• Undertake administrative and ad-hoc tasks driven by portfolio requirements such as dealing and execution of trades, compliance and performance reporting as well as business development requirements such as updating of marketing pitch book, responding to client queries and attending to RFP/RFI requests.
• Value adding contributor to the Emerging Markets Fixed Income Team. The candidate will be required to adapt and contribute ideas to the global EMFI Investment Team which may include ideas within the local currency and hard currency investable universe. 

KEY INTERNAL / EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS 

Internal:

• Management and Staff of BNPP AM and BNPP AM Najmah.
• EMFI team
• Client Management team
• Client Reporting team
• Compliance team
• Investment Specialists and Business Development / Sales team

External: 

• Existing portfolio of clients and prospectives.
• Counter party Banks and Brokers. 
• Service Providers (i.e. Bloomberg, Reuters, BPAM, Rating Agencies and etc)
• Sukuk issuers and Debt Capital market participants. 

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Business or Finance related degree ( Strong background in Investment, Accounting and Finance, Economics is a plus )
• 3 to 5 years of experience managing Sukuk or Fixed Income Funds with a focus on MYR and USD portfolios (additional Credit research experience will be advantagous) .
• CFA is a bonus, but not a prerequisite.

Position Purpose

The APAC Corporate Banking Legal Team supports many of BNP Paribas’ Global Banking business lines across APAC. The work is wide ranging and covers structured/ syndicated lending (including Energy, Resources & Infrastructure, Transportation, Loan Capital Markets/ Fund Financing, Real Estate) through to Corporate Coverage, Transaction Banking (which covers Trade and Supply Chain Management, Cash Management etc.) to liquidity and investment solutions). On a needs basis, the team also handles debt recovery, insolvency and restructuring work for BNP Paribas’ Value Preservation Group (VPG) and supports the APAC Agency teams of BNP Paribas.

Each lawyer in the APAC Corporate Banking Legal team is a general banking lawyer capable of dealing with queries and transactions from any of the Global Banking business lines but who concurrently maintains a core area of specialisation in a specific industry, ensuring that there is a depth of knowledge, experience and expertise in each of those areas across the Team. 

The team has members based in Hong Kong and Singapore and work closely with local Legal colleagues based in the other offices of BNP Paribas in APAC and beyond. 

Each lawyer in the team is also a member of the LEGAL function’s Financing Platform; an organisation linking all lending and trade lawyers in BNP Paribas globally which offers regular opportunities to interact with BNP Paribas’ lawyers around the globe, consolidate know-how and to participate in cross-border projects and initiatives relating to various financing topics such as sustainable finance.

The candidate will be required to advise the BNP Paribas’ Global Banking business with a specific focus on Debt Financing, including Loan Capital Markets and Fund Financing.

Responsibilities

This role will primarily support BNP Paribas’ Global Banking business with a specific focus on advising the Debt Financing (Loan Capital Markets / Fund Financing) business. 

The candidate will be expected to: 

•    Work directly and independently with the various business teams in reviewing and assisting in the structuring, drafting and negotiation of legal documentation and managing, from a legal risk perspective, the documentation process for financing transactions; 

•    Together with other members of the team, create, develop, maintain and update precedent documents and other agreements necessary to support the delivery by the Global Banking/ Transaction Banking businesses of the Bank in APAC of regional products and services;   

•    Advise and interact with other internal stakeholders and committees including Agency, Compliance, Risk and VPG in relation to legal issues arising in the course of advisory and transactional work; 

•    Instruct, supervise and maintain relationships with external lawyers across APAC;

•    Assist in the management of legal risk in relation to financing transactions and matters through compliance with BNP Paribas’ Legal Policies and Procedures;  

•    Contribute to the creation, development, maintenance and communication of know-how, legal updates, legal policies and procedures;

•    Lead, manage, assist on and implement multi-jurisdictional or transversal projects when needed including by close co-operation with other BNP Paribas in-house lawyers based in the other offices of BNP Paribas in APAC and globally; and

•    Keep abreast of legal and regulatory developments in relation to banking and financing matters affecting the Corporate Banking Legal team in APAC.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

The candidate should:

•    Have strong legal analytical skills with a proven ability to document, manage and execute cross-border financing transactions. 

•    Experience and good knowledge of cross-border syndicated lending and security issues in Asia Pacific jurisdictions. 

•    Familiarity with export finance and trade finance would be advantageous. 

•    Strong familiarity in the use and negotiation of LMA/APLMA mandate and loan documentation is expected. 

•    Have a good grasp of the law in other legal areas such as dispute resolution and regulations relevant to loans and finance. 

•    Be independent and thorough in the execution of his/her work and be commercially minded while also maintaining principles of conduct with strong risk awareness.

•    Have good time management skills and the ability to effectively prioritise competing work demands and to meet tight deadlines when required.

•    Be a self-motivated and confident individual who can manage a diverse workload and stakeholders.

•    Have strong interpersonal skills and be capable of working both autonomously and as part of a cross-disciplinary and cross-border team.

•    Be a good team player who is conscientious, agile, open to acquiring new skills and working across diverse banking products.

Specific Qualifications 

•    Legally qualified in England, Hong Kong, Singapore, or any other common law jurisdiction with a minimum of 4 years PQE in the banking and finance department of an international/ regional law firm or with the Legal departments of an international bank or financial institution and specializing in financing work. 

•    Excellent command of spoken and written English.

•    Proficiency (spoken and written) in a third language (e.g. Mandarin) will be advantageous. 

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

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

Awards Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award for a 10th consecutive year in 2023 by Top Employers Institute.

What is this position about? 

ALM Treasury (ALMT) is a transversal activity (across jurisdictions and business lines) present throughout BNP Paribas Group in more than 50 territories (12 of which in Asia Pacific), with around 700 employees. ALMT’s fulfils three key operational missions as part of its prudential mandate:

• Managing the Group’s liquidity position
• Managing interest rate risks in the banking book
• Managing operational and structural foreign exchange risks

Within ALMT, the Operational Permanent Control (OPC) team owns all aspects of the operational and conduct risk: design, implementation, execution and continuous improvement. OPC acts as the first line of defence (LOD1) in the permanent control framework, as part of the business, and under the oversight of the second line of defence, internal and external audit. OPC ensures ALMT’s compliance with Group methodologies, tools and standards in respect of risk management, under the guiding principles of good governance, integrity and respect for persons.

The Operational & Conduct Risk Manager supports the Head of ALMT APAC OPC in delivering OPC’s mandate by delivering innovative solutions towards the broader objectives of the ALMT COO office and ALMT business line. You are a key contributor to bringing the ALMT APAC permanent control framework to life by reviewing, challenging, and adding value through sound judgment and critical thinking.

This pivotal role in the organisation presents a perfect opportunity to learn about, and get involved in, the broad spectrum of ALMT activities. You will have excellent prospects for subsequent mobility given the all-round exposure and visibility to senior management stakeholders at Group and APAC level.

 

What would your typical day at BNP Paribas look like?

In this role you will have the following end-to-end responsibilities in respect of ALMT APAC:

• Ownership for an efficient, current and complete procedures framework and control framework, going beyond ticking the box, to add value through clarity, relevance and efficiency
• Convert incidents management (recording, investigation, actions follow-up and timely closure) into an opportunity to learn, improve, compare and avoid recurrence
• Add value with clear and timely coordination of action plans: LOD1 self-implemented action plans (SIAPs) arising from incidents, risk assessments and control weaknesses; LOD2 permanent control actions issued by Risk or Compliance; LOD3 recommendations issued by auditors or regulators
• Taking charge of the risk and control self-assessment (RCSA) across all risk domains in respect of ALMT processes, under LOD2 check and challenge, with clear and comprehensive presentation to senior management and at the relevant regional and territory and governance committees
• Lead the coordination with management, business and functions for benchmark index contribution processes at Index Acceptance Committees (IACs), and new products / transactions proposals at, Transaction Approval Committees (TACs) and New Activity Validation Committees (NACs).
• Bringing management reporting on procedures, controls, incidents, actions, market index contributions, and new products / services to life with value-adding analysis and clear communication of results, risks, and key points of attention

Other contributions:

• Pivotal contributor to regional or global projects which aim to deliver efficiency improvement, mutualisation and industrialisation Ambassador for OPC through efficient stakeholder management throughout APAC, and to Head Office, across the Front Office, various other ALMT perimeters, enabling functions, and independent oversight functions

What is required for you to succeed?

Mandatory requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant financial services experience, ideally within LOD1 Operational Risk, LOD2 Risk or Compliance, LOD3 Internal Audit, or similar
• University degree or relevant professional qualification

Desired requirements:

• Audit, independent testing, process improvement or project management experience
•  Meticulous accuracy with rigorous attention to detail, format and structure
•  Exceptional verbal, numerical and analytical reasoning and communication skills
•  Outstanding stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
•  Excellent spoken and written English with additional languages an advantage
•  Proactive and enthusiastic self-starter and fast self-learner
•  Ability to apply judgment with high integrity
•  Excellent multi-tasking and priority management skills

 

What is this position about?

Within the BNP Paribas Singapore, the Singapore Due Diligence Team’s is divided into 2 teams – Client Account Management and Client Relationship Management. The team’s objective is to be the sole interface for new and existing clients for the purpose of KYC due diligence. The goal, for this team, is to ensure a global and consistent service to both internal/external clients while maintaining proper risk management in the area of KYC due diligence. 

This team will be working around 3 main themes: 

•    Prioritization of on-boarding

•    Recertification, annual review, process.

•    Remediation; regulatory and process changes

Overall, the team is responsible for a qualitative and compliant KYC process for new and existing clients.

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

The responsibilities will be diverse and varying, reliant on work required to be actioned. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:

Primary Role Responsibilities

•    Ability to work independent on KYC due diligence end-to-end and provide advice to relevant businesses in light of information surrounding any particular customer for both on boarding or recertification

•    Serve as ‘Primary Point of Contact’ to communicate and resolve any recertification process issues with offshore/investigator/compliance teams

•    Being aware and demonstrate the knowledge of regulation surrounding KYC/Due Diligence for Singapore Ability to interpret and articulate the guidelines provided by the Group Policies and Procedures to govern the KYC/AML onboarding/recertification process

•    Mitigate integrity risks for the bank by contributing to the risk assessment of (potential) business relationships based on (international) regulations against money laundering and terrorist financing, financial sanctions, and embargoes

•    Possessing knowledge in various types of trading entities – limited, private and public companies, holding companies, hedge funds, asset managers, special purpose vehicle’s, trust’s and specialised sectors such as MNC, Shipping, Gaming etc.

Other contributions

Implementation and Process

•    Ensure files(onboarding/recertification) are reviewed with high quality standards

•    Ensure periodic reviews are completed in timely manner in line with policies and procedures

•    Responsible for conduction Client Acceptance Committees

Team Spirit

•    Working within a team – with an adaptable flexible approach, coordinate with onshore/offshore team members and with the different Client Onboarding teams globally

•    Be open to change and support the vision of working in a fully transversal operational team

Control and Risk

•    Abide by operational risk procedures and escalate incidents to management where necessary

•    Contribute to the implementation and controls for daily processes and assist with the update of procedures

Contributing responsibilities

•    Contribute to BNPP compliance and operational permanent control framework

•    Contribute to the reporting of all incidents according to the Incident Management Systems

•    Ensure compliance with Bank’s policies/procedures and regulatory requirements, in particular with regard to the KYC/AML/FS responsibilities and duties, as per relevant policies and procedures.

•    Compliant with the Bank’s code of conduct and compliance guidelines

What is required for you to succeed?

•    At least 3 years of banking experience and relevant due diligence experience

•    Strong understanding of due diligence and local Anti-Money Laundering requirements

•    Possesses strong analytical skills with an eye for accuracy and details

•    Good communicator with proficient writing and presentation skills

•    Team player that supports his/her colleagues in times of stress

•    Fluent in English (spoken and written)

•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

•    Possesses strong fundamental and technical skills

•    Excellent PC skills, especially in Excel

•    Ability to work independently, eager to learn and with attention to detail

•    Able to deal with complex and high volume of requests

•    Ability to work to tight deadlines

•    Strong analytical skills

•    Strong sense of risk

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

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