What is this position about?
The Senior Tax Accountant will report directly to the Tax Operations 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 unit trust distributions, detailed taxable income calculations, BAS returns and other tax reporting as well as being involved in the testing of processes and templates, update of standard operating procedures, client transitions and projects.
Primary Role Responsibilities
The Tax Operations Team is responsible for managing the overall delivery of tax services to all our Asset and Fund Services clients and ensuring that the tax reporting infrastructure is compliant with Tax legislation.
This includes the following-
– Managing the client relationship from a tax reporting perspective.
– Maintenance of tax reporting infrastructure and templates.
– Preparation and review of tax calculations and reports
– Tax process control and risk management.
They have extensive interaction and dealings with various managers and teams within the Operations Division including Fund Administration, Custody Operations, Risk and Relationship 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, they are responsible for 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.
Key responsibilities include:
– Accurate and timely delivery of tax reporting deliverables.
– Preparation of distribution calculations, superannuation fund tax calculations and tax returns.
– Preparation of client reporting templates for review.
– Train/mentor tax accountant on unit trust distribution calculations, 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
– 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.
What is required for you to succeed?
Knowledge of 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
– Knowledge of tax accounting principles for financial instruments, trusts, and/or superannuation funds
– 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 written and verbal
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/
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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?
We are looking for a skilled Data Scientist (VP/AVP) to join our team at BNP Paribas Wealth Management Asia to play a critical role in building, deploying, and optimizing AI models. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in establishing our Asia AI Center of Excellence (COE) under the leadership of the Chief Digital & AI Officer. You will be responsible for translating advanced AI and machine learning research into production-ready systems, enhancing the bank’s ability to drive data-centric innovations, and integrating AI-driven solutions into the Wealth Management experience with the following key objectives:
• Define, prioritize & execute our AI strategy & plan, Maximize AI’s value creation
• Identify key technologies & partners to design & implement the entity’s AI governance,
• Build its tech stack, workflows, processes & standards for development & industrialization
• Leverage the Group AI ecosystem to optimize synergies & re-use of common, standardized tech stacks
• Under a “One Bank” approach, develop collaborations with other Group entities (CIB, AM & Retail banks).
• Promote a “analytics” & “AI everywhere, for everyone” mindset for all BNPP Wealth Management staff
As a Data Scientist, you will collaborate with digital product owners and specialists, software engineers, and business stakeholders to develop scalable and robust machine learning pipelines and AI systems that power smart investment advisory, personalized recommendations, KYC/AML and other AI applications aimed at improving client outcomes and optimizing internal processes.
Primary Role Responsibilities
• AI Center of Excellence Development:
Partner with senior leadership to build and expand the AI Center of Excellence (COE), setting the strategic direction and driving AI adoption across the bank. Champion best practices, governance, and ethical AI frameworks, ensuring that AI initiatives align with the bank’s broader digital transformation objectives.
• Industrialization of our AI Priorities:
Drive AI-powered initiatives by developing advanced machine learning models that tailor banking services and financial advice to the unique preferences, behaviors, and needs of each client and staff. Utilize predictive analytics to forecast client behaviors, market trends, and potential risks. Build advanced models for credit risk scoring, churn prediction, and portfolio optimization that enable proactive decision-making and enhance financial outcomes. Leverage deep learning, recommender systems, and predictive analytics to deliver individualized experiences that improve overall satisfaction and loyalty.
• Model Development and Deployment:
Design, develop, and deploy AI models that enable tailored investment journeys, optimized and hyper-personalized client interaction and engagement, and smart automation of complex processes e.g. KYC and Credit. Work with engineers and IT to deploy models into production, ensuring models run reliably and efficiently at scale within the bank’s ecosystem in production.
• Collaboration Across Functions:
Work cross-functionally with teams in Front Office, Investment services, Sales Management & Marketing, Credit, Control functions (Risk, Compliance, Operations etc.) to integrate AI solutions into various daily activities. Ensure that AI models are seamlessly embedded into client-facing platforms, mobile applications, and backend systems to provide a cohesive experience across all touchpoints..
• Leadership and Mentorship:
Provide mentorship and foster a culture of innovation, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning with peers & colleagues. Bring the entire workforce on the journey of AI for upskilling/ re-skilling.
• Data Strategy & Data Quality:
Ensure that high-quality, accurate, and reliable data is available for building AI models. Establish best practices for data collection, data cleaning, and data governance. Collaborate with other data-related functions to build scalable data pipelines for model training and deployment.
• AI Ethics & Compliance:
Ensure that AI applications comply with regulatory requirements and ethical standards, particularly in the context of Wealth Management, where sensitive client data and privacy concerns are paramount. Work with legal and compliance teams to ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability in AI model outputs.
• Continuous Model Monitoring & Optimization:
Implement robust monitoring systems to track the performance of AI models and adjust for evolving client needs, business requirements, and market conditions. Optimize models in real-time based on feedback loops and ongoing performance data.
• Innovation & Research:
Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI, machine learning, and data science research. Apply cutting-edge techniques to further improve personalization algorithms, fraud detection, and other AI-powered banking solutions.
What is required for you to succeed?
• Education:
Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or a related field.
• Experience:
3 to 7+ years of experience in AI/ML with hands-on experience in developing and deploying AI models into production, preferably in the financial services or technology sector.
Experience in AI for investment/portfolio analysis and optimization, OR recommendations systems and personalization.
Good knowledge to expertise in Generative AI specific skills: prompt/context engineering, various RAG approaches, agentic AI, ability to understand & challenge data pipelines & architecture choices, anticipate key stakes in robustness and automated performance evaluation / prod monitoring.
Good knowledge of agile methodologies, design thinking, Test&Learn & A/B testing approaches.
• Technical Skills:
o Expertise in machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Sklearn and relevant libraries like Pandas, Polars, Numpy
o Expertise in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, and/or Time-series / Econometric modeling for one or more of the following applications:
• Recommendation systems, Next Best Action, Pricing and personalization (particularly translation)
• Portfolio simulation and optimization, investment scenario modeling, risk and impact analysis
• Automation / augmentation of client service and/or credit, compliance (e.g. KYC, AML), or other operational processes
o Strong programming skills in Python, SQL and experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM) and tools like Docker, Kubernetes/ K8s for model deployment.
o Experience in Gen-AI applications such as prompt engineering and optimization, RAG, text-to-SQL and related frameworks/tooling e.g. vector databases, embedding models, langchain/langgraph, MCP.
o Good knowledge/experience with model/LLM explainability and observability tools
o Experience in end-to-end AI model development and deployment at scale, version control, CI/CD practice, and MLOps/LLMOps tooling.
• Domain Knowledge:
Understanding of Wealth Management and financial services, with experience in areas such as risk management, fraud detection, wealth management, and client analytics is beneficial.
• Problem-Solving & Innovation:
Ability to think critically and creatively to solve complex problems and build innovative machine learning solutions that drive business value.
• Collaboration & Communication:
Strong teamwork skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts and outcomes to non-technical stakeholders.
Proficiency in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese would be an advantage
Preferred Skills:
• Experience in setting up or working within an AI Center of Excellence (CoE)
• Experience building AI-driven automation for client service (eg chatbots, virtual assistants)
• Familiarity with AI agent frameworks and tools
• Data storytelling through advanced visualization and quick prototyping
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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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?
Manage the Liquid Alternatives (HFS) Fund Accounting and Investor Services teams in Singapore to support the Fund Administration business for Asian clients of the BNPP Singapore Branch.
Manage the teams responsible for the overall production of the Net Asset Valuations (“NAVs”) and other deliverables for all types of clients, in adherence to the client service level documents. NAVs for clients may be produced daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually according to clients’ requirements.
Implement and maintain an optimized local business delivery model, based the Liquid Alternatives global target operating model. Run the local operations efficiently in terms of quality, cost and risk. Ensuring adequate resource level and minimal operational risk.
Responsible for ensuring client satisfaction, high quality service delivery in a controlled environment, strict compliance with BNP Paribas’ internal guidelines as well as external regulatory environment,
Support the analysis of new business needs by providing expert analysis, testing and implementation of new functionality and reporting needs.
What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?
Primary Role Responsibilities
1) Strategy, team productivity and improvement
a) Supervise the Singapore Liquid Alternatives Fund Administration team members
b) Plan the resource allocation, staff scheduling to ensure adequate resource level in line with defined and agreed budget. Ensure optimization of human resources in day-to-day operational tasks and deliveries.
c) Ensure all operational processes comply with global BNPP procedures, global Liquid Alternatives processes, applicable laws and regulations and are kept accurate and up to date.
d) Develop & implement strategy for the teams in terms of cost, efficiency & risk. Once developed, monitor progress in delivering the strategy.
e) Ensure good level of communication with the Head of Client Delivery as well as with relevant regional and global stakeholders. Draw management attention to problems where appropriate.
f) Leverage on existing governance bodies to give visibility on BAU business, projects and operational incidents. Report and escalate any major incidents including breach or error occurrences to Management and Compliance/Risk.
g) Work closely with change management teams to drive local, regional and global projects, ensuring processes are efficient and robust. Participate in transition planning and testing to ensure new processes or system functionalities can meet client’s needs and requirements.
h) Identify and implement local engineering and re-engineering initiatives in co-ordination with the change management teams with a view to enhancing or automating operational processes.
2) Relationship with Clients / Service Delivery
a) Ensure clients’ expectations and client satisfaction are achieved. Contribute to scheduled meetings with clients to review and improve on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and other deliverables per the service level documents in place.
b) Act as a point of escalation for clients in case of service delivery issues and work pro-actively to resolve queries in case of perceived issues.
3) Relationship with Client Development, Client Line and functions
a) Participate as a stakeholder in regular operational meetings to review any new client on boarding, transition activities or any other activities impacting operations e.g. regulatory or market changes.
b) Provide support to Client Development by providing technical expertise, participate in any due diligence process or requests for proposals, as required.
4) Relationship with Regional and Global teams
a) Ensure all outsourcing/insourcing arrangements with other locations are properly governed. Provide oversight of all outsourced operations to ensure excellence in service quality in the provision of services in line with global procedures.
b) Participate in regional and global committees as required. Be an active representative, efficiently representing the needs and specificities of APAC clients.
5) People Management
a) Review and set job description and objectives for the teams and conduct regular reviews and performance appraisals, as per BNPP Group policies.
b) Adhere to the Code of Conduct and act accordingly internally & when facing clients and providers.
c) Demonstrate the full range of BNPP Managerial behaviors.
d) Work with the Head of Client Delivery Singapore to promote New Ways of Working.
e) Support the management of leadership initiatives, driving proactiveness, training and development opportunities for the team.
f) Work with the team managers to develop mobility opportunities across the client delivery teams and develop succession plan for each team.
6) Risk and Compliance
a) Minimize operational risk across products and services. Operational risk to be followed in a permanent manner (KPI/BAU follow up) in order to act in the safest possible environment
b) Manage regular reviews with the risk, quality assurance & internal audit teams, follow up on any findings and lead the teams to implement new controls as required.
c) Have sufficient AML/CFT risk awareness and ensure the teams’ identified mandatory training are completed so as to ensure understanding of relevant/applicable BNPP policies (including but not limited to financial security related matters).
d) Ensure relevant risk mitigation controls are in place, including authentication check and vigilance screening performed when processing manual instructions & business continuity plans available and tested.
e) Participate in product approval process as a domain expert, giving green light to start only if all procedures are in place to minimize risks.
What is required for you to succeed?
• University degree/post graduate degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
• Minimum 8-10 years in experience in Hedge Fund Administration or equivalent
• Proven work experience of managing a team
• Experienced professional in hedge fund accounting space
• Proven expertise to lead and manage teams
• Willing to make a long term career in BNP Paribas group
• Should have ability to represent business at regional level – gravitas, presence, maturity
• Persistence / perseverance in achieving operational efficiency
• Leadership in driving the team to achieve set objectives
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong work ethic and an ability to work as part of a team
• Good client services skills
• Strong time management and prioritization 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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Award Obtained
BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year
What is this position about?
The Private Capital Analyst (LP/AO) plays a critical role in the Private Capital (PC) team. Reporting to the PC Assistant Manager, the role provides technical expertise and a reviewing function with respect to PC Administration services delivered to the BNP Paribas client base.
The role is responsible for the output and service delivery of the PC team’s BAU and reporting activities and will also include the provision of technical expertise for all regulatory / statutory change, the support of business change projects and the review of business improvements processes. In addition, the role will provide technical support and input for any process re-engineering. Finally, this role will perform an oversight / knowledge transfer role for the PC Junior analysts /s in the team.
Primary Role Responsibilities
Reporting and operational oversight will include the review and delivery of the following activities:
· Support, oversight and control for all processing, recording and control of capital calls, distributions, valuations and secondary purchases/sales
· Review of capital call payment instructions
· Review of periodic and ad-hoc reporting
· New security set-up and liaise with the Legal team, clients and Fund Managers to ensure assets are registered correctly
· Analysis of transactions’ components from an AML/KYC/FATCA perspective
· Assistance in completing all statutory and regulatory reporting requirements across the BNP Paribas client base
This role will support any onboarding and transitions as well as Yearend and periodic planning processes to ensure a consistent and sustainable operating model.
In addition, this role will participate in senior client meetings along with the PC Assistant Manager and Head of PC, and/or Relationship Management, providing expert technical advice. They will also provide any technical input requested for the RFP process for New Business in association with the Sales and Relationship Management team and may represent BNP Paribas’ services and product offering as required during the tender and due diligence process. They are subsequently responsible for ensuring the operational implementation of any service delivery changes to meet client needs.
Other contributions
May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP:
· Participation in senior client and relationship management meetings where required
· Oversight and controls for all processes related to recording of capital calls, distributions, valuations and secondary purchases/sales
· Operational leadership of change incorporating Client requirements, process reviews and providing technical expertise on process re-engineering
· Full service delivery in line with the clients SLA’s and internal KPI’s
· Take charge of onboarding new clients, restructures, product development, statutory and regulatory change
· Supporting the overall service delivery via cross-team co-operation
· Act as a conduit of change for business, IT and client projects across the organisation
· Actively contribute and participate in all Culture and Leadership initiatives
· Responsibility for ensuring the education, implementation and compliance with BNP Paribas policies
CLIENT SERVICE:
· First point of contact for all client queries in relation to all aspects of their PC assets, especially for client transition and change topics
· Active participation in senior client meetings as well as technical escalation point for client issues or changes
· Governance of Yearend financial reporting to meet specific client SLA terms
· Ensure implementation of operational risk and legislative requirements in all output
· Work closely with product specialists and portfolio managers to develop and maintain relationships with existing clients and prospects
· Client onboarding, preparing client communication material, and responses to RFP’s leading to new business generation
COMMERCIAL FOCUS
· Analysis, innovation, development and implementation of change and process improvement
· Exposure to broad range of investing strategies including Fund of Funds, Direct and Co-Investment
· Maintain and monitor the BNPP Risk Control Framework for the services provided to clients, including formal supervision and working closely with Risk and Compliance, identifying potential risks and developing controls to mitigate them
· Through influence and delivery across the business be seen as a PC expert for the Client Delivery team
What is required for you to succeed?
The sum of every kind of knowledge, skill and experience that is required for fully competent job performance. The minimum requirements for the job. Types of information can include:
EXPERIENCE
· Extensive experience within the financial services industry
· Proven track record within Fund Administration
· Proven change management and process improvement capability
· Competent strategic thinker with the ability to create and implement solutions
· Ability to foster and maintain strong interpersonal relationships both internally and externally
· Senior Analyst for PC requires an individual with technical background in Fund Administration incorporating all aspects of valuation of PC assets, unit pricing, tax , accounting and reporting
The candidate needs to understand the role which Investment Administration plays within the broader organisation and thereby understand the bigger picture of impacts and influences Investment Administration have with its stakeholders.
It is important that the candidate is able to respond in professional manner to Clients, BNP Paribas staff, colleagues and executives, ensuring always that the reputation of the department and BNP Paribas is enhanced by their actions. The candidate will require excellent communication skills both written and oral. This individual should have a strong work ethic and a commitment to excellence in their work.
CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE:
· Business acumen – Identifies potential opportunities to maximise business growth.
· 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
· Client Focus – Complete commitment to provide professional, insightful and timely responses to our clients’ needs and to changes in the market
· Collaborative approach – Supports and shows respect for others. Puts people first, and works effectively with individuals, teams and clients.
· Impact & influence – Creates a positive and professional impact on others. Exhibits persuasive representation of team and business objectives.
· Individual Leadership – Adjusts behavior to accommodate tasks, situations and individuals. Role models the organisational values at all times.
· 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
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 +61 2 9216 8633 (and ask for the Talent Acquisition Manager in the HR Team).
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 APAC Business Continuity Manager (BCM) will in charge of the Business Continuity (BC) process in Asia Pacific.
What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?
Oversee and support APAC territories in the implementation of BCM and Operational Resilience activities.
Primary Role Responsibilities
In this role, you will
• Oversee the Asia Pacific Business Continuity activities in all territories
• Manage and oversee implementation of Group and CIB level tool related to BCP
• Coordinate and animate various territories and entities BCMs to disseminate good practices, share solutions and achieve synergy
• Organize and maintain the regional documentation and guidelines to ensure the Region BC Strategies and Practices remain relevant and robust
• Assist territories as appropriate in responding to incidents/crises
• Coordinate with ICRO to ensure that ICP are aligned with BCP objectives
• Support the OPC for their annual PPS-BCM GCL and monitor/support the closing of all findings
• Contribute and advise the territory BCM in their review of the territory business continuity strategy
• Work with territory BCM to raise awareness and mobilizing employees to respond to situations where the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is triggered.
• Oversee of APAC territories and ensure compliance to Local, Regional and Group regulatory requirements and internal guidelines
• Ensure the Bank is prepared to sustain critical business services in case of regional extreme but plausible scenarios
• Support the build of contingency solutions, enabling short-lived workarounds in case of major IT disruptions while infra & applications are being restored
• Support the Operational Resilience programme with target operating model, while continuing to deploy the Operational Resilience framework
What is required for you to succeed?
• Good analytical skills and control mindset, ability to integrate various information and synthesize them
• Strategic/Planning/Project Management experience/Supervisory skills
• Coordination and multi-tasking skills, ability to interact with Operations staff and Senior Management
• General Banking Knowledge with experience working for Financial Institutions
• Knowledge of the APAC BCM and Operational Resilience Regulations
• Knowledge if Operational Risk and Permanent Control
Required education/certification/licenses
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Business Continuity, Internal control, Audit, Operational Risk and/or with IT/Cyber experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• CISA/CRISC or equivalent certification (optional)
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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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?
Manage a team of fund accountants and involve in the day-to day fund administration operations performed by the Singapore office for domestic and/or off shore based funds managed in Asia.
Support analysis of new business, analysis, testing and implementation of new fund accounting functionality and new requirement.
Participate in the transformation of FA operating models and management of internal service providers in other locations.
Able to work flexible working hours possibly morning/afternoon shifts and support Singapore public holidays.
What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?
Primary Role Responsibilities
• Oversee and monitoring of operational activity performed by fund accountant.
• Assisting the Head of FA Singapore to create a standard, scalable and cost-efficient production model.
• Review daily, weekly and monthly NAV funds in accordance with applicable Industry recommended accounting practices, accounting standard or specific constitutional documents.
• Work with the team of fund accountants and liaise with different support functions to ensure NAVs are delivered in a timely manner to meet the agreed KPIs.
• Provide accurate statistic data (KPIs etc…) on an as-scheduled basis and establish service excellence.
• Ensure NAV calculations are accurately prepared and in line with the BNPP operational and system procedural manual.
• Prepare operational and system procedural manuals to ensure that all operational risks are well under control and adequate for the day-to-day activities.
• Report and escalate operational or major incidents including any breach or error occurrences to the Management.
• Participate in regular operational meetings to review any client and new business requirements.
• Working pro-actively with Clients to resolve queries on action points relating to Fund Admin matters.
• Liaising and working with Fund Accountant to collate responses to Auditors to finalize the audit with the agreed timeframe.
• Participating in transition planning and testing to ensure new processes or system functionalities can meet clients’ needs and requirements.
• Drafting SLD/SLA with other BPSS locations for outsourcing or insourcing of services.
• Oversee and monitoring of activities and tasks stated in SLD/SLA are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Drafting the operating memorandum and SLA/OSL for the new client take on.
• Involve in any new client take-on and migration activities.
• Support the Head of FA Singapore in any global Fund Accounting operating model objectives
• Other ad-hoc duties may be required from time to time
Other contributions
Risk and Compliance:
• Ensure the operating model in compliance with regulations, market infrastructure evolution and BNP Paribas internal control rules and meet compliance and regulatory obligations
Conduct:
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct and act accordingly internally, when facing clients and providers
What is required for you to succeed?
• Experience with Multifonds accounting system preferred
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with external corporate clients and global stakeholders.
• Persistence / perseverance in achieving operational efficiency
• Leadership in driving the team to achieve set objectives.
• Good operational/technical skills in fund accounting and administration
• Good analytical and problem solving skills to provide solutions
Required education/certification/licenses:
• University degree/ post graduate degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
• Minimum 5-8 years in experience in Securities Services Fund Accounting or equivalent experiences
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
What is this position about?
The position of KYC Expert, Associate/AVP, in BNP Paribas Singapore Investor Services Department is to be an expert in Singapore AML/KYC with a focus on working cohesively with the Hong Kong Investor Services KYC team to provide high quality client service. The role is to operate as an integral part of the KYC Investor Services team across multiple locations and partner with other Investor Services Team members (Client Account Managers and Trade Processing teams) as well as with the client / investor and CSM/RM as needed. Be proactive and accountable, aim to always exceed expectations. Ensure to maintain a firm knowledge of current AML/KYC and FATCA/CRS concepts, regulations and BNPP procedures to ensure accurate and timely processing. Provide suggestions for efficiencies, process improvements and provide support to the Head of the KYC team and the Investor Services Department Head. The role requires the ability to address client and investor issues and concerns, day-to-day KYC onboarding, revisits, remediation, static data updates, and reporting to clients and MLRO for periodic reporting and Client DDQ reviews. In addition, contribute to ad hoc projects either for specific client or internal team strategic initiatives such as process improvement, system upgrades and enhancements. The role is a professional partner with clients, investors and all internal stakeholders. Written and spoken knowledge of mandarin is an advantage for some of our key clients.
What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?
Primary Role Responsibilities
• Compliance specialist processing anti-money laundering and due diligence / KYC on investors in accordance with the requirements of the jurisdiction of the fund and the jurisdiction of the contract with the administrator (Singapore, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Singapore and others)
• Process in accordance with BNP’s AML/KYC policies and procedures including accommodating special client requirements, as agreed
• Ensure regulatory requirements are completed for FATCA and CRS and that the required IRS Forms & Self Certification forms are obtained, reviewed and updated on the TA systems in a timely manner to enable accurate MI and regulatory reporting within the required deadlines.
• Ensure a satisfactory and high-quality level of service is delivered to Clients/Investors and that KYC and AEOI requests and requirements are dealt with efficiently, and in a professional and timely manner and that SLA deliverables are met
• Take responsibility for all assignments, projects and requests and ensure AML packs for new investors and AML revisits are completed accurately and in a timely manner
• Escalate Sanctions, PEPs, Adverse News and EI letters as well as High Risk Investors as required, to the Investor Services’ KYC Managers or Department Head
• Attend KYC/AEOI and meetings with the Client, their MLRO, and Investor DD reviews as requested
• Assist to train and coach staff who are providing KYC or AEOI activities, to enhance their performance and improve efficiency and accuracy
• Assist with new regulations as rolled out in relevant jurisdictions (Beneficial Ownership (BO) Regime in the Cayman Islands) and keep the team informed of new regulatory requirements from SG MAS.
• Assist with Regular AML Recertification / Investor unblocking process, Annual FATCA/CRS Reporting and ad hoc BO Regime requests
Contributing Responsibilities
• Make recommendations where improvement is identified to enhance Client/Investor satisfaction and improve efficiencies
• Contribute to projects such as FATCA/CRS Filing and Reporting, SFC and other Client reviews, along with BNP Risk, Operation Control, Internal Audit, Periodic Quality Testing and the annual ISAE review and client DDQs.
• Contribute to system updates, new initiatives and amendments to processes and procedures
Risk and Compliance:
• Ensure department procedures, BNP internal controls, compliance and regulatory obligations are followed
• Ensure processing, reporting and delivery of services is executed in a controlled environment, with strict adherence to BNP Paribas’ internal guidelines as well as the relevant Funds’ regulatory environment
• AML/CFT risk awareness and complete all identified mandatory training to ensure understanding of relevant/applicable Group policies (including but not limited to financial security related matters) and to escalate any irregularities where necessary. To also ensure that his/her team has completed and will adhere to the same.
Conduct:
• Adhere to the BNP Code of Conduct and act accordingly internally, when facing clients and investors and escalate any irregularities where necessary
• Complete all identified mandatory training and additional training as agreed
• Ensure queries and requests from investors / clients are dealt with in a timely and professional manner
• Maintain and develop trust based relationships with investors/clients
• Partner with clients by providing professional advice and resolutions where required
• Represent the team in client, auditor and inter-department meetings.
• Collaborate with other team members and provide assistance in BAU and projects
What is required for you to succeed?
• Approachable, positive working attitude and mindset
• Working knowledge of AML/KYC and FATCA and CRS in Singapore, Cayman Islands (other jurisdictions are a plus)
• Team oriented and collaborative individual who takes initiative and ownership of assigned responsibilities
• Detail oriented, able to accurately process high volumes of activity
• Ability to work under pressure with strong problem solving 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/
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
Job Content
Role Description and Purpose
The Marketing, Brands & Communications Manager is part of BNP Paribas Asset Management’s Asia Pacific (APAC) team, who handles above-the-line and below-the-line marketing and communication activities. This team is responsible for content creation, campaigns, digital marketing initiatives, events, sponsorships, roadshows, branding, as well as external and internal communications in the region.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for building brand equity, event management, communication initiatives and executing high impact integrated B2B2C marketing programs for the region, with a focus on the Wholesale Marketing segment in South East Asia to reinforce BNPP AM as a leading sustainable asset manager and drive business growth.
The Marketing, Brands & Communications Manager will partner with the Sales and Product teams to spur commercial flows and demand for our firm’s investment offerings and collaborate with various functions globally to amplify our impact by educating and engaging prospects and clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the brand ambassador for the region, providing guidance to local markets on the brand strategy and guidelines. Develop brand templates for regional activation.
- Enhance brand visibility through APAC-wide awards planning, actively coordinate award submissions and packages for the region.
- Manage internal communications in the region and spotlight firm-wide priorities and achievements through in-house channels and townhalls.
- Organise in-person, hybrid and virtual events and manage sponsorship activities, to promote BNPP AM’s value proposition, brand and investment offerings, while reinforcing the firm’s market presence. Responsible for end-to-end event management and budgeting.
- Create and localise quality marketing assets (including presentations, brochures, flyers, videos and electronic direct mailers) across offline and digital channels to promote our investment capabilities and focused funds. Craft story angles and produce content in innovative formats to appeal to our target audiences. Facilitate the review of marketing material to ensure compliance with local regulations.
Key Internal / External Relationships
- Internal: Marketing, Brands and Communications teams in APAC and globally, Sales teams, Product and Investment teams, Compliance teams and the BNPP group.
- External: Vendors and potentially clients at events
Role Requirements
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Communications, Marketing or Business
- Four years+ of experience in marketing and communications
- Knowledge on financial concepts and investment products, preferably with an asset management background
- A creative individual who possesses a flair for powerful story-telling and synthesizing complex ideas into clear, simple messages
- Excellent project and time management skills, with the ability to work autonomously and meet demanding deadlines
- Fluent in English and Chinese, an excellent communicator (both written and verbal)
Job Content
Role Description and Purpose
The role is to provide technical and sales support to the Singapore WD sales team.
Key Responsibilities
- Product Support & Sales Project
- To provide support to sales team such as conducting product positioning, peer comparison
- To support sales on technical support on product
- To support and coordinate product update, annual RFPs, presentation deck, etc
- To follow through on product projects with internal stakeholders to ensure completion and execution.
- Product Reporting
- To support reporting for sales team
- To assist to generate sales and service reports for clients.
- Sales and Management Report
- To support CEO office on all sales and management report
- To assist with coordination of Board Pack and related report for sales team
Key Internal / External Relationships
- Internal: Client Account Management, Investment Specialists, Product Development, Sales, Marketing, Compliance
- External: WD clients, Retail Banks, Insurance, IFA
Role Requirements
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or experience equivalent
- Ability to work under pressure in a highly professional Front Office environment
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, experience in working at senior levels
- Ability to coordinate processes and work as part of multiple teams across a global firm
- Good communication & interpersonal skills
- Good problem-solving & adaptability to resolve issues and thrive in dynamic environments
- Attention to detail & organization
- Analytical & data analysis skills for interpreting sales data and monitoring performance indicators
What is this position about?
The APAC Head of SUN Screening, AML TM L1, SHINE B1 is a regional position and key in the AML and Sanction 1st line of defense control framework in APAC. The position is to supervise the quality and risk control of the extended teams in ISPL, and to work in strong collaboration with Business partners and Compliance teams, locally, regionally, and globally.
SUN Screening L1 – handling of alerts generated thru the name screening (PEP & Sanction) of clients and related person/entities.
AML Transaction Monitoring L1 – handling of alerts generated thru the monitoring of client transactions.
SHINE B1 – handling of alerts generated thru the filtering of SWIFT payment messages.
What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?
Primary Role Responsibilities
Production Management
• Direct responsibility of regional hub based in Singapore and supervision of ISPL in the BAU delivery of the SUN Screening, AML Transaction Monitoring, and SHINE B1 production through regular KPI and dashboard.
Change Management / Transformation
• Lead and drive all projects and support the team to strategize implementation on project linked to the Singapore & ISPL team’s production scope (i.e. any regular screening, Trade Finance AML TM, Global Markets AML TM, CBK AML TM etc.) to strengthen our framework.
• Partner with AML global teams within LOD1 (AML TM Transformation, ITO FS, AML IT, Metier) and AML regional team (FS Compliance, Businesses) to define target tools and associated operating model, for CIB and APAC, with the aim to improve the relevance of alerts generated on a continuous basis.
• Monitoring and ensure the standardization of fine-tuning methodology, manage fine-tuning exercise in accordance to roadmap and explore data analysis strategies considering front to back operations process to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the framework.
Risk Management
• Federate Business Lines (TBA, Corporate Coverage) on FS (AML & Sanction) risks identification and control definition. In close collaboration with Business and Compliance stakeholders locally, regionally and globally, follow the evolution of Regulator and internal policy and requirement, assess and adapt, to ensure requirement are efficiently managed within framework.
• Ensure production quality assurance is conducted, secure remediation / rectifying actions are identified and completed where necessary.
Governance
• Run the CIB APAC AML OPCO, and actively contribute to the CIB APAC AML Steerco (run by Compliance) and other Global AML Committees.
• Design and manage resources / budget and negotiate with relevant Business Lines on new needs. Take ownership of the budget and ensure its adherence.
Other contributions
• Contribute to BNPP Control Framework
• Collaboration with other teams and department
What is required for you to succeed?
• Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• At least 15 years’ experience in banking /financial industry or handling AML transaction monitoring and investigation.
• A good understanding of corporate banking and trade finance transactions.
• Familiar with international AML regulations and sanctions.
• Ability to lead/coach/train a team of analysts as well as work independently.
• Ability to write concisely and clearly; and to produce clear constructive advice under pressure and within short timeframes.
• Must evidence an attention to detail and have an investigative and questioning nature.
• Design and propose solutions to better manage AML risks.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, a flexible, collaborative, and team-oriented approach to problem-solving and an ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment, and preferably with some experience of dealing in multiple countries in APAC region.
• Ideally be familiar with navigating the operational tools which support AML/CFT Compliance controls.
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