Job Title: Senior Analyst - Fund Accounting BCM

Business Unit: Fund Services Operations

Contract Type: Permanent 

Location: Sandyford, Dublin

About BNP Paribas

At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are Agility, Client Satisfaction, Compliance Culture and Openness:

• Agility: we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation
• Client Satisfaction: we believe that our success lies in being the customers’ and clients’ preferred choice. We seek to listen carefully to them and work closely with them
• Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics
• Openness: We promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered

Our strengths are based off four key areas of Stability, Expertise, Responsibility and Good Place to Work:

• Stability: we build upon our solid, long-term oriented management, our diversified and integrated business model and our international footprint
• Expertise: We build upon our recognized and expanding knowledge of our teams
• Responsibility: We build upon our culture of responsibility and integrity to ever better serve the interest of our customers
• Good Place to Work: We foster a stimulating workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect

Role

The role within the AM Fund Accounting Department will be a direct report to the Head of Business Change Management Fund Accounting.   

Key Responsibilities

• Fund Accounting Business Implementation (FA BI) – to manage FA BI events including New Fund Launches, Mergers, Share Class Creations and Fund Closures. This will include project managing the FA set ups with relevant teams and client interaction on Fund Accounting points which may include performance fees, swing pricing, mapping files, reporting, fee budgets etc. This will also include FA legal document review and ensuring relevant flows are in place. 
• Ensuring a good working relationship with the FA BI team in the IOC (International Offshore Centre). Utilisation of the FA BI project management tool Combo to raise requests, to manage and control pending FA BI events.  
• Fund Accounting Business Change Management (FA BCM) – IT changes – to manage Client Change Requests and Business Change Requests related to IT changes. This will include writing technical documents such as PIDS, reviewing BRD’s, completing UAT and ensuring successful implementation in Prod.  
• Fund Accounting Business Change Management – Non-IT changes – to manage Client Change Requests and Business Change Requests related to non-IT changes. This may involve PMO related to changes such as organisational changes or reporting changes or FA service changes etc
• Business Analysis (BA) – conducting detailed Business Analysis on FA changes. This will require an ability to analyse all aspects of a change and to detail these impacts and considerations in a clear and concise manner. 
• Project Management – Conducting PMO related to FA changes. This may include completing project plans, RAID logs, action logs, chairing calls with all stakeholders and coordinating projects.
• Global FA Change – To run global FA BCM and FA Transformation related topics on a cross-location basis. This may include BA and/or PM of a FA change. 
• Assist with the implementation of effective and efficient global processes and controls.
• Ensure good communication with the Head of FA BCM.
• Drive automation and work on projects to deliver higher trade integration STP rates and reduce exceptions.

Qualifications & Experience required for this role

• Thorough knowledge of Fund Accounting.
• Thorough knowledge of FA BI events such as New Fund Launches. 
• Thorough knowledge of FA BCM activities such as PID preparation, BRD review and UAT. 
• Thorough knowledge of fund investment types, eg. OTC.
• Thorough knowledge of performance fee methodologies, swing pricing, fee methodologies and product offerings such as ETF’s.
• Thorough knowledge of ETF’s, Multi-manager, Multi-currency, Pooling, FOHF, debt funds / loan instruments and Structured products desirable. 
• Preferably proficient Multifonds, FA Space tools and WEM.
• A third level qualification preferably in a business or accounting related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in Fund Accounting.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a similar BI, BCM or project related role. 
• Self-motivated, good organisational, time management and interpersonal skills.
• Strong Business Analysis skills. 
• Strong Project Management skills. 
• Strong documentation skills. 
• Strong communication skills. 
• Strong numerical / analytical skills. Proficient with MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint.

Why work with us?

• We are a bank for a changing world and aim to build positive change together with our employees
• We are a team of passionate people who genuinely care about what we do and the impact our work delivers to our clients. We operate in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity
  • Our remuneration and benefits packages are generous, with competitive salaries, a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages, and numerous other benefits
  • We have a genuine commitment to work-life balance throughout the whole organisation. We are also committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and actively promote equal opportunities
  • Development and mobility is actively encouraged. We are a learning company - there is real opportunity to grow, develop and expand your skills, experience and career path
  • We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 180,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 550 employees across Dublin and Galway working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval

Management excellence

BNP continues to foster top-class people management practices within our strong people focused culture, therefore all BNP Paribas people managers must adhere to the group Management Charter which strives for excellent in people management behaviours and competencies. 

Compliance Culture

We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics. We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including: anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring.  BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.

Equality and Diversity

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We encourage applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.

By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made