About BNP Paribas India Solutions:

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.

About BNP Paribas Group:

 BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.

About Businessline/Function :

Global Market Operations is a global team, incorporated in 4 main platforms (New-York, London, Hong-Kong and Paris) working very closely with Front Office (FO) (Sales and Trading), Back Office, IT, Finance, Risk, Valuations & Risk Control and Process teams.

Its main missions are to support efficiently the Front Office over the core controls performed post trades:

Trade support, Referential & Corporate Events, P&L, Reporting, Control, Confirmation, Back Office and Settlement, Prime Brokerage, Execution and Brokerage

Job Title:

Senior Associate / Team Lead

Date:

 2024

Department:

Global market Operations

Location:

Malad- Mumbai

Business Line / Function:

APAC Regulatory Reporting Control Team

Reports to:

(Direct)

Grade: 

(if applicable)

 NA

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

0

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

• Perform independent controls in order to strengthen the regulatory reporting control framework
• Perform day-to-day controls on the regulatory reports prior to submission or post submission.   
• Perform reconciliation of Regulatory Reports vis a vis source data / other reports and analyze all resulting breaks. 
• Communicate breaks to the concerned teams for resolution.  
• Follow-up with concerned teams till the resolution of communicated breaks.    

Main drivers are client service quality, independent control, operational risk safety and cost efficiency.

APAC/General shift working hours need to be followed.   

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Various ITO team in Asia will send regulatory reports to ISPL Team.  Various controls will have to be performed on these reports (in a given timeline/cut-off time)
• Each report will have a defined set of controls which could include :
  1. Variation compared to previous report
  2. Consistency check across the report (or compared to another report which include same or similar data)
  3. Reconciliation with another source of Data
• Depending on the breaks, communicate with the ITO team responsible for the data to investigate the breaks.
• Once  breaks are resolved or cleared , provide greenlight for submission
• Keep track of all breaks in order to report KPI of daily/weekly activities
• Any delay in the control process need to be reported to the concerned ITO team.  

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Skills and competencies

·       Mandatory - Attention to detail: Ability to ring the bell for any abnormal trade pattern and escalate in timely manner

·       Mandatory - Analytical mindset: Aptitude to understand the Front to Back workflows and handle exceptional issues with logical mindsets to communicate with Front Office

·       Mandatory - Escalation & Reporting process: Internal rules of reporting and escalation to Ops and Front Office need to be known & applied. The team member also needs to report any sensitive information/issues and escalate immediately to management.

·       Mandatory - Self-discipline & autonomy: Have a constant “delivery on time” mindset, both on the daily production and on the projects handled. Ability to work on its own with little supervision.

·       Analytical mindset: Aptitude to understand the F2B workflows and handle exceptional issues with logical mindsets to communicate with Front Office

·       Organized & good resistance to stress: This is a much faced paced dynamic environment; therefore excellent time management and good positive resistance to stress are compulsory.

·       Innovation and initiatives (Think “outside the box”): Demonstrate willingness to constantly improve the status quo. Understand well the processes in place and evaluate if needed, alternative options to do things better with a cost - benefits / ROI approach. 

·       Adaptability & Change Management: Ability to easily adapt to new situations (new booking systems, new products, new activities to manage…) as this is a constant changing environment

·       Strong Client Focus: Capacity to work with various clients. Need to be sensitive about the rationale of their requests and be proactive when replying to them. Work as partnership while consistently keeping an independent mindset.

Specific Qualifications (if required)

·       Bachelor or Master Degree on Economics, Mathematics or Finance

·       Experience in reconciliation of equity and derivative products 

·       Knowledge in Financial Products. Knowledge in Front to Back workflows and the product event management would be a significant plus.

·       Strong Preference to have MS Excel 

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Communication skills - oral & written

Attention to detail / rigor

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Decision Making

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Analytical Ability

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Ability to develop and adapt a process 

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Education Level: 

 Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 5 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)