What is this position about?
2026 APAC Graduate Programme – Corporate Actions – Australia
Our two-year graduate programme is designed to provide you with first class training and immediate responsibility, it gives you the support and development you need to start a successful career in financial services.
The individual will serve as a foundational pillar in ensuring the accurate and efficient administration of custody services, encompassing one of the above areas, which will be assessed in interview. The role aims to develop the incumbent’s expertise in the technical, regulatory, and operational aspects of custody while fostering a robust understanding of client servicing and strategic business support.
You will be assessed based on the below skills:
- Adaptability
- Communication
- Inclusivity
- Analytical thinking
- Decision making
- Leadership
- Organization
- Persuasion
- Teamwork
- Time management
What can you expect?
Induction
You will begin with a comprehensive induction, where you will be immersed in group training and discover more about the BNP Paribas Group. The duration of the program is 24 months.
Your Development Journey
From day one, you will start your business specific technical and financial training, alongside personal skills development aimed at equipping you with the knowledge you need to get you the best possible start in your career. Working alongside our teams of industry leading specialists, you will gain on-the-job training throughout your two-year programme taking you along a development path to build your expertise and broaden your base of skills. You will also have the chance to experience other parts of the business through cross-entity projects, which will help you understand how we approach complex work and give you the chance to develop a strong internal network.
Mentor & Buddy
Throughout the programme, you will be mentored by experienced managers and team members, as well as pairing with a buddy from our early career cohorts who will make sure you are getting everything you need to grow.
What will you do?
- Corporate Actions event management
- ASX research for CA event creation – reading, research skills, eye for details. Build up their knowledge of Corporate action events.
- Liaising with market stakeholders, counterparties (issuer companies, share registries, brokers and counterparties)
- Cooperating with offshore teams in assisting them with queries re. payment, instruction, fixed income event details
- Be able to perform other daily tasks within market and BNP platforms: Austraclear, NZX, NZClear, CHESS, ACETP
- Cash and securities reconciliations – utilise BNPP systems to review and investigate reconciliation breaks
- Report generation
- Prepare EOD checklist items – ensure teams intraday tasks are completed
Who can apply?
Our two-year graduate program has been designed to give you the support and development you need to start a successful career in financial services. To be considered for the placement, you will:
- Apply as a recent graduate, final year undergraduate, or master’s student in any disciplines
- Possess GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 or above (or equivalent) in any discipline
- Be available to work as full time from March 2025? onwards
- Have to be fluent in spoken and written English (additional languages are an advantage)
- Demonstrate methodical, logical, solution-driven initiatives, with commercial awareness and a keen interest in latest finance topics as well as market trends
What you will need in order to succeed:
- A degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related field from an accredited institution.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities to interact effectively with clients and internal teams.
- Quick learner with a strong interest in financial services and the ability to grasp complex processes.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite, with a keen aptitude for learning new software and financial systems.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
- Proactive, team-oriented approach with a strong sense of accountability and integrity.
- Knowledge of financial regulations and compliance frameworks is 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.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to us at au.nz.recruitment@asia.bnpparibas.com or 9221 3026 and ask for the Talent Acquisition Business Partner
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?
The Project Management team within Banking Services Operations (BSO) is responsible for managing the significant change agenda impacting the custody world, including market driven change, regulatory change, client change requests, internal platform upgrades/migrations and internal process/control enhancements.
The team works closely with onshore and offshore operational teams, account management teams, client service management teams, Product and local/global IT teams as well as clients, market participants and regulatory bodies (eg ASX, AusPayNet, AUSTRAC, ACSA etc). The primary focus for this role will be supporting our preparation for the ASX CHESS replacement project.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate accountability, attention to detail and strong problem solving capability. They must be comfortable managing priorities to ensure to ensure successful delivery and handover to BAU.
Key Responsibilities
– Work closely with the Senior Project Manager, supporting successful delivery of the ASX CHESS replacement project
– Document the as-is and to-be business processes
– Deliver comprehensive business requirements documents (BRDs), engaging with internal and external SMEs to establish a common understanding of the business needs, gaining validation from stakeholders
– Managing all changes to requirements through a formally defined scope change process
– Consult and input into test strategy, planning and execution by collaborating with the test teams and the wider business stakeholders, including securing test environments
– Develop best practices for BA input into testing, building a repeatable test case library
What is required for you to succeed?
* 2 years+ experience within the custody industry, with solid knowledge of operations within domestic markets
* Technical knowledge of a custodian’s role in Australian equities markets
* Familiarity with ASX CHESS platform, CHESS proprietary messages and ISO messages
* Practical experience as a business analyst
* Ability to demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder management skills
* Strong working knowledge of JIRA, Confluence and all Microsoft Office tools, preferably including Project and Visio
What is this position about?
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Lead Business Analytics to serve as the Deputy Head of our Business Analytics team, shaping the future of BNPP Wealth Management APAC through cutting-edge analytics, governance, and innovation.
In this high-impact role, you will:
• Lead and mentor a team of data analytics professionals, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
• Drive data-driven decision-making by delivering actionable insights from private banking data, ensuring senior management relies on accurate, timely, and visually compelling analytics.
• Own the end-to-end analytics lifecycle, including
– Exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover patterns, trends, and opportunities
– Diagnostic & predictive modelling to understand and forecast client behavior, sales steering and business outcomes, enabling proactive decision-making
– Deployment and operationalization of analytics solutions, from development to production, with rigorous quality and risk assurance
– BAU (Business As Usual) cycles, ensuring seamless data refreshes, governance, and automation of R, Python, and Tableau workflows
• Bridge the gap between data and strategy, translating complex analytics into clear, high-impact recommendations that influence key business decisions and championing Agile/Lean approaches to ensure projects are delivered reliability and efficiently
What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?
Primary Role Responsibilities
Leadership
• Function as the deputy head of the Business Analytics team, providing strategic direction and operational oversight.
• Serve as direct line manager for business analytics staff, ensuring their professional development, performance management, and career growth.
• Lead and oversee business initiatives, guide the team in delivering high-quality analytics solutions.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships within the team and across stakeholders.
Analytics Insights
• Drive analytics activities at all stages of the analytics lifecycle, with an emphasis on private banking data to generate actionable insights.
• Engage stakeholders to understand business issues and opportunities, ensuring alignment with private banking objectives.
• Ensure proper data cleansing, transformation, and aggregation, with a focus on data quality and governance standards.
• Demonstrate expert project management skills in planning, estimation, tracking, monitoring, and change management.
• Translate analytics findings into actionable business proposals and develop effective communication using data visualization techniques, storytelling, and presentation best practices.
• Apply Agile/Lean methodologies to ensure efficient and adaptive project execution.
• Utilize Tableau Server as the primary visualization platform and R/Python (on Posit) as the core analytics platform to deliver solutions.
Analytics Operations and Governance
• Manage data refresh cycles to ensure timely and accurate updates for analytics and reporting.
• Oversee data governance assurance, ensuring compliance with internal standards and understanding implications on business outcomes
• Monitor and maintain R, Python, and Tableau job cycles to support seamless Tableau dashboard refreshes.
• Lead software deployment progression from development to QA to production, including:
– Critical risk and quality assurance checklists
– Automation of deployment processes to minimize errors and improve efficiency
– Collaboration with IT and business teams to ensure smooth transitions and minimal disruption
What is required for you to succeed?
Qualifications
• 8+ years of direct experience in leading data analytics teams, preferably in a private banking environment.
• Proven track record of successful execution of data analytics initiatives, with a focus on private banking data and insights.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Data Analytics, Applied Statistics, or a related field.
• Expert-level proficiency in R, Python, Tableau Server, and SQL, with hands-on experience in Tableau Desktop, Prep Builder, Posit (RStudio) Workbench & Connect.
• Strong project management skills, including experience in Agile/Lean methodologies, planning, estimation, tracking, and change management.
• Experience in managing software deployment cycles, including risk and quality assurance, automation, and compliance.
Skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analytics findings into clear business recommendations.
• Advanced analytics skills, with a passion for leveraging private banking data to drive business performance.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess situations, verify facts, and propose data-driven alternatives.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior executives, IT teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Expertise in project management, including Agile/Lean approaches, risk management, and deployment automation.
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?
APAC FS AML Framework Officer (Vice President Grade) – This position is pivotal in ensuring our adherence to both regulatory requirements and internal policies concerning financial crime prevention. The officer will be responsible in maintaining a robust AML framework for CIB & WM activities, conduct risk assessments, and share inputs to enhance monitoring systems. The role also involves collaborating with various teams, supporting audits, and providing advisory support on AML/CTF matters. Additionally, they will be responsible for analyzing data to assess the effectiveness of the AML framework and preparing reports for senior management.
What would your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?
In this role, you will
Framework Development and Maintenance
- Develop, implement, and maintain a robust AML framework tailored to the specific risks of CIB & WM activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Regularly review and update AML policies and procedures to align with evolving regulatory expectations, business operations, and industry best practices.
- Ensure that the AML framework incorporates a risk-based approach, prioritizing resources towards higher-risk activities and entities.
- Identify opportunities for process enhancements within the AML framework to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and ensure compliance with best practices.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation
- Coordinate with territory compliance to perform regular AML detection gap analysis, identifying vulnerabilities and proposing risk mitigation strategies.
- Monitor and assess emerging risks, such as new financial products, geopolitical events, and evolving regulatory landscapes.
- Recommend enhancements to controls, monitoring systems, and business processes to mitigate identified AML risks.
Transaction Monitoring and Control Implementation
- Work closely with AML transaction monitoring teams to ensure that monitoring scenarios and thresholds are aligned with CIB & WM-specific risks and transactions.
- Assist in the design and refinement of monitoring rules to capture suspicious activities, such as complex cross-border transactions, high-value trades, and correspondent banking.
- Develop and maintain key control matrices for CIB & WM activities to ensure AML compliance across all business lines.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with other AML teams (e.g., Transaction Monitoring, Investigations, Sanctions), Legal, Compliance, Risk, and business units within CIB & WM to implement the AML framework effectively.
- Serve as a liaison between CIB & WM business units and the broader AML function to ensure smooth communication, understanding of CIB & WM risks, and implementation of AML controls.
Audit and Regulatory Support
- Prepare and provide support for internal audits and external regulatory reviews related to the CIB & WM AML framework.
- Address and resolve audit findings, ensuring timely implementation of remediation plans and recommendations.
Data Analysis and Reporting
- Analyze data to assess the effectiveness of the AML framework and provide insights for continuous improvement.
- Prepare regular reports and dashboards for senior management on the performance and status of the CIB & WM AML framework, including key risk indicators and compliance metrics.
Project Coordination and Support:
- Assist with the management of AML/CTF CIB & WM tools in APAC territories, including deployment, decommissioning, and ongoing maintenance.
- Fine-tune CIB & WM automated AML monitoring tools (Actimize, Quantexa, etc.) to optimize their effectiveness, by closely working with the CEP L1 team.
- Provide general support to the APAC Head of AML Adv., NAP & Corporate Coverage Compliance.
- Provide advisory support to senior/regional management, Territory Compliance teams, businesses, and functions in the APAC region on complex AML/CTF matters
- Provide advisory support on AML/CTF aspects on complex TAC/NAC
- Coordinate and conduct training related to AML monitoring.
What is required for you to succeed?
- Prior experience in Compliance and Projects on AML/CTF and Framework
- Excellent communication skills and preferably with some experience of dealing in multiple countries in Asia Pacific.
- Able to operate independently and with initiative, taking ownership of tasks and larger projects, as appropriate.
- Able to work collaboratively as a part of a team, and to connect and engage well with business and other functions, whether in person or remotely.
- An understanding of the fundamental AML/CFT/Sanctions laws, regulations and suspicious reporting standards.
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 – Diversity & Inclusion Journey
BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes
Award Obtained
BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year
Key Responsibilities
Technical Management
- Provide L3 Technical support to manage Collab cloud applications like Symphony (AWS private Cloud), BNPP private cloud hosted apps FMOP on Kubernetes & Docker, Microsoft Cloud (Exchange Online, Teams, Intune, Autopilot, EOP, EntraAD, Azure) and Email security Gateways
- Provide technical expertise to prepare Proof of concepts for Cloud related application migrations
- Able to automate Cloud solutions via Powershell scripting for continuous improvement
- Able to design and architecture for various projects and have experience driving large scale migrations across various tools of collaborative infrastructure
- Must have a continual improvement and risk mitigation focus and proactively improve the monitoring, efficiency, reliability, capacity and quality of all IT services under his managed perimeter
- Guarantee functioning of the infrastructure/services in APAC, considering business requirements
- Responsible for having an operational up to date BCP / DR documented and tested
Financial Management
- Assist team manager / project manager to prepare the regional budget for the Tower ensuring aggressive negotiations, cost-effective solutions, rigorous management & tracking of the IT spend, and transparent IT costs allocation to the Business
Business relationship management
- Liaising with Business Application Teams, Regional IT Teams, Global Infrastructure Support and IT Security Teams to resolve issues, complete tasks and deliver projects in a timely fashion
Governance
- Planning and completing designated projects from start to end, providing regular updates on task and project status and ensuring project deadlines are met on time
- Responsible for the SLA section related to the tower: SLA definition, reporting, dashboards
- Ensure the coordination and collaboration with Global Head of the relevant functional area
- Ensure that the instructions and guidelines of the Group (esp. IT Security guidelines and Global ITI&P Governance) are respected and the architecture is validated
- Responsible for controls to be run for as well as the closure of audit points related to the tower
Customer/Supplier Relations/Auditors
- Internal:
- CIB divisions : Equities, Fixed Income & Structured Finance
- IS divisions: Wealth Management, BP2S, Investment Partner, Cardif
- IT Security, Auditors, Finance
- External
- Hardware / Software suppliers chosen by the Group
- Outsourcing vendors (potentially)
- External audits (private or regulators)
Key Results Areas
- Optimize the infrastructure and drive the tower strategy for APAC in line with Head Office strategy
- Guarantee functioning of the systems by having resilient infrastructure, adequate staffing, and escalation of problems, proper documentation, good procedures/controls and monitoring
- Find existing weaknesses in the team, ensure appropriate staffing, provide improvement programs and dynamically and actively remedy this
- Define and implement comprehensive APAC Collaborative infrastructure / service monitoring strategy
- Track and proactively manage Incidents. Devise improvement strategies to reduce incidents.
- Track and proactively manage assets
- Develop procedures and IT controls for the tower
Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)
- Excellent knowledge and experience with following systems (must be with expert knowledge on following):
- Azure M365/O365, MS Exchange 2016/2019. Microsoft Outlook
- MS Teams/Skype and similar IM platforms
- Knowledge of MobileIron and IronPort will be added advantage
- Active directory (core knowledge of AD, GPO, scripting, etc.)
- Understanding of core IT infra setup:
- OS Platform: Windows & Linux server OS
- Network: WIN/MAN/LAN topology, ICP/DMZ, F5 Load Balancer, Firewall
- Storage: NAS/SAN/DAS
- Strong knowledge of Project management
- Certifications in MS O365 and Exchange would be added advantage
Specific Qualifications and Experience
- At least 8 years of experience in a complex IT infrastructure environment
- Experience in an investment banking-focus business
- Experience of large organizations (matrix with local & functional reporting lines)
- ITIL / CobiT trained and experience with ITSM tools
- Mature, independent, well organized with excellent communication skills (written, spoken, presentations)
- Exposed to multi-cultural environment and able to work as part of a Global team
- Quick thinker and good decision-maker
- Analytical, detail -oriented and self-motivated
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?
Within CIB (Corporate and Institutional Banking), the Business line Global Banking (GB) is recognized universally for its expertise and its know-how.
APAC GB Projects & Change team is at the heart of Global Banking, playing a critical role in enabling new business and projects across Global Banking, contributing to alignment between Front Office and Functions, as well as being the architects (end-to-end) of the Global Banking Value Chain.
The team hosts 2 main mandates:
• The Program / Project Managers for vertical (front-office to accounting) or transversal (across several business lines or users groups or locations/entities) projects during all its life cycle (from design to completion). The team leads projects initiated from the APAC region or leads the regional stream of Global/non-APAC projects.
• The Business Process Subject Matter Expert to assist the business in the design and review of their new business initiatives and exceptional transactions and to represent IT, Operations and in some cases Finance, at new business approval committees: Transaction Approval Committee (“TAC”) and New Activity Committee (“NAC”).
The key interactions are with the project sponsors, Front-office and all the functions (Operations, IT, Finance, as well as Compliance, Legal and Tax) mainly within Global Banking business lines but we also step in at some occasions on projects involving Global Markets, Wealth Management or Securities Services.
• The team reports hierarchically to the CIB APAC ITO Operations Head.
For this role we are looking at a strong Program / Project Manager profile with a focus on Cash Management as a key priority and with a strong objective to work on Industrialization of the Overall Cash Management Value Chain.
Domain / SME knowledge on Cash Management would be an advantage.
What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?
Primary Role Responsibilities: Program / Project Manager
? Project framing
– Clarify the objective, the scope, the dependencies, the major risks & issues
– Confirm the sponsorship
– Ensure a clear business rationale is associated to the contemplated project (incl. high level ROI), identify benefits
– Size roughly the effort required to design the solution & execute the project
– Identify contributors to be on-boarded for the study
? Study / Design phase:
– Clearly state the business requirements, cost and time-frame of the project
– Coordinate & challenge experts to put together a solution meeting the business requirements
– Identify risk and dependencies that could jeopardize project execution
– Establish the full financial of the project (cost, associated revenues or savings)
– Design the project governance (roles & responsibilities, governance bodies, stakeholders’ identification)
– Design project roadmap (i.e. the overall execution plan)
– Secure the resource plan (skills, capacity) and prioritization / funding for those resources
? Execution phase:
– Drive the execution of the roadmap
– Ensure aligned project status/progress is shared amongst the project community
– Identify risk & issues and propose a mitigation action plan
– Raise alerts / escalate issues / review the roadmap if required
– Monitor the budget consumption
– Monitor the feedback from contributors on project management and adjust when required
– Prepare and chair governance bodies, produce adequate reporting, communicate
? Completion phase:
– Collect feedback from project participants
– Identify good practices/factors of success and fields of improvement
– Update project management toolkit with lessons learnt
The Program / Project Manager is also accountable for ensuring that solutions designed for the project fit with the principles and are validated by the relevant validation bodies:
– Overall sound IT architecture
– Operational TOM with clear mandate for each team
– Strong control framework
– Simple and efficient working
– Future evolution of the regulatory framework or anticipated business transformation
Other contributions: Business Process Subject Matter Expert (SME)
? Act as a Subject Matter Expert on end-to-end processes
– Bring expertise on the end-to-end process with a strong focus on improving the efficiency of the Operating Model
– Develop a clear vision of the target processes including innovation / digital as the case may be
– Ensure to develop TOM / Processes in an industrialized manner and scalable (Absorb further business without inflating the cost proportionally)
? Provide in-depth cross-functional analysis for new business initiatives
– Represent Operations & IT in the preparation for approval committees for exceptional transaction or new activities committees (TAC / NAC)
– Leverage on close relationships with Business Representatives (Products, Sales, Coverage…), gather and analyze business initiatives in order to communicate and explain them effectively to each department involved
– Provide operational expertise to define solutions that meet / exceed the business, operations or finance requirements
– Assess feasibility and identify the setup, along with the appropriate level of controls, from an IT and Operations perspective to support exceptional transactions or new activities / products
? Document business and functional requirements
– Design and document processes for different areas and teams (FO, Ops, Finance…)
– As appropriate, manage key projects (vertical or horizontal), bringing them to a successful conclusion (quality / cost / delay) by a close coordination of FO and ITO departments and other functions involved to achieve the objectives initially set
? Minimize operational risk
– Seek to minimize operational risk by implementing sufficient regular controls, by measuring operational risk and taking actions to maintain it at an acceptable level
– Consider and/or design specific operational controls in the interest of mitigating operational risk
– Ensure appropriate escalation to management and / or Permanent Control (or compliance as appropriate) as soon as an issue remains unsolved beyond and above what can be reasonably handled within the considered remit
What is required for you to succeed?
We are looking for a Program / Project Manager with Global Banking business-focused end-to-end Projects & Change management experiences in the financial services or consulting environment (non-IT):
– 10 to 15 years of experience at least
– In-depth knowledge of Front Office to Finance processing chains with a focus on Operations
– Good technical understanding of Global Banking products and especially Corporate Banking Cash Management (Payments/Remittances, Liquidity Management, SWIFT, Clearing Mechanism, Term Deposits, etc.)
– Ability to interact appropriately in a non-hierarchical framework with a variety of stakeholders including SME from Operations or IT, business and senior management
– Comfortable operating with a strong level of autonomy and/or under pressure
– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
– Ability to think outside the box and to deal with novelty
– Strong written/verbal communication and reporting skills
– Strong team working and interpersonal skills
– Organized and delivery-focused, with attention to detail
– Proactive, proposing or taking own initiatives to prevent risks / issues
– Solid work ethic and high level of motivation
– Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel & Power point)
– Fluent in spoken and written English, Mandarin and/or French is a plus
Required education/certification/licenses
• Bachelor or above (Master is preferred)
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 – Diversity & Inclusion Journey
BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes
Award Obtained
BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year
Position Purpose
The Fund Administration Team is a customer-focused team servicing Asset Owners and Asset Managers. Asset Owners consist of Life Insurance Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Superannuation Funds. Asset Managers manage Trusts and Managed Funds
The teams are responsible for the generation of accurate client service including:
* Unit Pricing
* Fund Accounting
* Reporting
* Tax administrative services
They have extensive interaction and dealings with various managers and teams within the Operations Division including Fund Administration colleagues, Investment Administration teams, Custody Operations and other internal BNP Paribas Securities Services teams namely the Risk Control & Finance function and 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 the investigation, management and resolution of any client queries and issues which are directed to the team. Finally the team supports the ongoing fulfilment of service delivery to clients through representation alongside the Relationship Management function.
The role of Senior Fund Accountant plays an important role in supporting the service delivery of the Fund Administration team and acting as a mentor to the Fund Accountant. The Senior Fund Accountant verifies and reviews the work of the Fund Accountants who prepare and produce accurate and quality reporting in line with SLA targets. Specifically the generation of:
* Regulatory reporting
* Statutory reporting
* Unit pricing reports
* Accounting reports
* Tax reports; and
* Resolution of client and or interdepartmental issues and ad hoc queries
All reports generated should be of a standard consistent with policies and meet legislative requirements. The Senior Fund Accountant also calculates and / or performs first level review in relation to Tax Services including BAS/GST, distributions, taxable income computations and tax returns on behalf of clients. As such they must have sound numeracy and analytical ability and they are capable and pro-active in problem solving and resolution. They gain satisfaction through completing quality work and finalising tasks to required timelines.
Responsibilities
Senior Fund Accountants will have direct client contact as they are responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of Client reports in accordance with SLA’s. This can include unit pricing, month end report packs, distribution calculations, taxable income calculation and BAS/ GST once reports have been verified as correct.
Their role also comprises substantial inter-departmental contact and as such they require excellent interpersonal ability as well as the ability to interact with clients and deal with queries and technical issues in a professional and a calm manor. They have a service ethic and a quality focus applied in the way they operate and the work they produce. As required, they investigate and assist with ad-hoc queries. They consider and meet operational risk and compliance requirements in their work preparation and they maintain relevant compliance records.
They contribute to building and sustaining client relationships by supporting the efforts of the Account Managers, Client Service Managers and the broader team. They are motivated to achieve individual and team goals and to growing their technical ability and knowledge. They do this through participation in on-the-job training and education, remaining aware of policy and regulatory change. They share their knowledge freely. They also ensure their technical development is current through ongoing study or participation in industry groups.
Technical and Behavioral Competencies required
Technical
* Experience in fund accounting, unit pricing and a good understanding of tax services.
* Technical accounting ability. Knowledge of fund accounting, unit pricing, reporting and Tax and related operational risk and compliance requirements of the client service function.
* Systems experience and understanding of Hi-Portfolio, PControl unit pricing system and MS Word & Excel
Behavioural
* Accountability – Committed to achieving the organisation’s objectives. Demonstrates perseverance and is accountable for own actions.
* Attention to detail – Ensures accuracy and implements processes to ensure quality of output. Ensures high personal standards in all areas of work
* Client Focus – Complete commitment to provide professional, intelligent and timely responses to our clients’ needs and to changes in the market
* Commitment – Committed to our customers, shareholders and employees. Demonstrates enthusiasm towards the organization and motivation to add value and be part of the organization.
* Change management – Displays flexibility to change and is open to new ideas. Encourages others to be open to innovation. Values feedback and gives people scope and confidence to generate ideas.
* Communication – Oral: Expressing ideas effectively in individual and group situations. Adjusting communication style to match the needs of the audience. Written: Expressing ideas clearly in all written documents. Using professional, appropriate language at all times, and adhering to the use of the BNPP Email Protocols.
* Individual Leadership – Uses an appropriate interpersonal style to inspire and guide colleagues towards goal achievement. Adjusts behaviour to accommodate tasks, situations and individuals. Leads by example.
* Innovation – Proactively looks for opportunities for continuous improvement and thinks creatively
* Responsiveness – Adapts when facing new or unforeseen situations. Delivers on time the required service.
* Risk awareness – Adheres to the organisation’s processes and procedures. Demonstrates a good understanding of compliance issues and implements work practices that minimise operational and reputational risk
* Team Orientation – Works with the team and the broader organisation towards shared goals and treats all colleagues and clients as partners
Experience and Qualifications required
Experience, in fund accounting, unit pricing and some tax with an understanding of the full service model of master custody. You have awareness of financial market securities and fund products for which you provide accounting services. You have the ability to provide pragmatic and commercial solutions in problem solving.
The successful candidate has an inquisitive and questioning mindset and good time management skills, with the ability to meet critical deadlines in the area. You demonstrate sound numeracy and analytical ability as well as management capabilities (although management experience is not a necessity for this level of role) to enable a collaborative and supportive approach to mentoring Fund Accountants. You have experience in:
* Unit pricing
* Regulatory & statutory reporting
* Tax reporting
* Valuation and Accounting
* Distributions or Taxable Income Calculations
* Tax Returns
* Working in diverse teams
* Supporting and mentoring more junior members of staff
You have had experience in the completion of MIS and client reporting (as above) on a timely basis and in line with legislative requirements and organisational operational risk and compliance policies. You demonstrate a quality focus ensuring reports and the handling of queries or issues meet the requirements of departmental or client Service Level Agreements.
Operating from a customer-focused work ethic, you have the ability to think with an improvement focus, always looking to enhance the service you and the team provide. You demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively written and verbal and you have good interpersonal skills. You have experience in liaising and working effectively with colleagues across various teams.
You have the ability to question or escalate issues for resolution. You actively seek to resolve queries or reconciliation items for the clients you support, ensuring appropriate treatment. You ensure work completed meets compliance standards in terms of signoff. You enjoy participating fully in a team, assisting with the technical growth and development of team members where possible.
Role Type: Full Time
Location: Sydney
Opening Date: 22/01/2026
Closing Date: 01/03/2026
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.
[1] [1] https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/
More information
[2] BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey
[3] BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes
Award Obtained
BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year
References
Position Purpose
The Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management (DPM), APAC is expected to drive AUM and revenue generation through formulating investment strategies and actively managing and promoting DPM products and services, while maintaining strong risk controls.
Responsibilities
• Deepen DPM penetration in client portfolios in line with targets
• Develop strong relationships with all key DPM accounts in APAC
• Increase the productivity of the DPM activity/reporting
• Make direct joint marketing call with Relationship Managers especially for tailor-made mandates
• Leverage on investment counsellors to promote DPM products
• Provide regular information and updates to RMs about DPM activity and performance during the weekly investment huddles
• Represent APAC at Global Committees
• Formulate marketing and investment strategies in accordance with central DPM guidelines
• Study and develop new mandates and products suitable to Asian clients
• Develop close relationship with market specialists on the Advisory Desk, especially for the local mandates with local underlying
• Ensure portfolio management activity complies with the Managed Assets Charter
• Manage and supervise the DPM teams in Asia to develop synergies between DPM HK and Singapore
• Direct contribution to BNPP’s operational permanent control framework
• Responsible for the implementation of Operational Permanent Control policies and procedures in day-to-day business activities
• Responsible for reporting all incidents according to the Incident Management System
Technical & Behavioural Competencies
• At least 15 years’ experience in managing DPM teams, preferred in private banking background
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Portfolio Management experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Asian Markets preferred
Specific Qualifications
• University degree
• Professional qualification: Chartered Financial Analyst preferred
What is this position about?
The person would be handling mainly Lombard and some Structured transactions.
• Cover mainly Lombard and some Structured transactions, new and existing, which originate from WM clients. For Structured deals, these include insider single stock lending, exotic structures, OneBank transactions and cross-border mortgage deals with collateral types comprising insider stocks, illiquid assets and properties.
• Assist in WM transactions and collaborate closely with CIB lending teams for OneBank transactions.
• Involve in UHNW client-onboarding pitching and attending client meetings with Relationship Managers where necessary, to identify and formulate lending solutions based on the clients’ requirements.
• Ensure all credit files are renewed in a timely manner in accordance with the credit policy.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate policies as well as manage communication with auditors and regulators’ for his/her transactions.
• Keep good records of all critical data relating to each transaction.
• If delegated as credit approver, to provide approval for Lombard files and exceptions to credit policies.
• Actively participate in team projects, management statistics and regulatory reporting.
• Provide training to new joiner RMs and MAs.
• Contribute to implementation of control policies and procedures in day-to-day business activities, as and when required.
What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?
Primary Role Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
• Work closely with the Relationship Managers, Team Heads, Market Heads, Products and Business lines as well as Functions such as Legal and Compliance.
• Participate in client meetings, perform credit research and transaction due diligence to put up credit proposals for approval.
• Work closely with Front Office, Legal and Credit Administration in post-approval execution process.
• Provide advice on credit-related issues, be it internal policies or external regulatory guidelines.
• Daily oversight of transaction monitoring with assistance of Credit Monitoring.
• Contribute to accurate MIS reporting.
Other Contributions
• Contribute to BNPP policy revisions as well as governance and control frameworks.
• Contribute to implementation of control policies and procedures in day-to-day business activities, as and when required.
• Comply with regulatory requirements and internal guidelines
• Contribute to the reporting of all incidents according to the Incident Management System
What is required for you to succeed?
Technical
• Good knowledge of financial analysis, market risk and legal documentation
• Good knowledge of regulatory environment and competitive landscape
• Good credit analysis and
• Good written and communication skills
• Programming skill with experience in VBA, MS-access would be considered a plus
Behavioural
• Capacity to deliver good-quality and accurate work with attention to details while under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills and good team player.
• Ability to manage stakeholders in Front Office and RISK.
• Ability to articulate arguments at credit committees to obtain approvals.
Required education/certification/licenses
• University graduate in Finance / Business Administration with 8-10 years of relevant experience with an MNC bank.
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
The Tax Accountant will report directly to the Tax Manager and is responsible for assisting with client deliverables, transitions and project deliverables impacting the Tax Services team. They will be primarily involved in the preparation of 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 Services 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 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.
– 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
– 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 [1] bnpp.hrss.recruitment.admin@asia.bnpparibas.com or +61 2 9216 8633 (and ask for the Talent Acquisition Manager in the HR Team).
[2] https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/
More information
[3] BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey
[4] BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes
Award Obtained
BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year