BNP Paribas jobs - Associate Level 1 - Trade Support Pricing Team

Job Description - APAC

About BNP Paribas Group:

BNP Paribas Group is a leading European bank with a strong global footprint across 72 markets and more than 202,000 employees. The Group provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships.

About BNP Paribas India Solutions

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Group, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Mumbai and Chennai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. We partner various business lines of BNP Paribas such as Corporate and Institutional Banking, Wealth Management, Retail Banking through three verticals - Information Technology, Operations and Finance Shared Services.

About Businessline/Function

Global Market Operations also known as COCE (client operating center of excellence) is further divided into 4 departments i.e. Trade Processing & Support, Product Control, Client Management & Change Management. Product Control in the wider market outside of BNP is Middle Office. Product Control consists of streams like Documentation & Reconciliation, Trade Support, P&L & Trading Portfolio & controls. Product Control teams are in regular contact with Market Front Office, Regional Back Office’s and Regional Finance & other support teams for their BAU’

Job Title

Product Control : Trade Support Pricing Team

Date

November 26 th, 2020

Department

ISPL Operations Product Control

Location:

Mumbai

Business Line / Function

Product control Trade Support (Global Markets)

Reports To

(Direct)

Head of Trade Support Global Prime Finance

Grade

(if applicable)

NA

(Functional)

Number Of Direct Reports

NA

Directorship / Registration

NA

Position Purpose

Ø The role requires a strong understanding of the underlying products and an ability to liaise with all areas of the business including Sales, Trading, Middle Office, Risk and the clients to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

Detailed description of the role:

Ø Key accountabilities

ü Ensure all prices are updated and checks are performed per required due diligence on data quality and completed within agreed timeline.

ü Understanding of different pricing sources like Bloomberg, Reuters, Markit etc.

ü Awareness of different corporate action events and its impact on pricing.

ü Timely escalation of batch fails, Investigation and resolution of any discrepancy, involving interaction with various internal areas (Front Office, Legal, Credit Risk Management and Operations)

ü Resolving breaks with vendor sources/ Risks.

ü UAT testing

ü Strong analytical skills required to perform complex analysis on the volumes and process flow to identify the root cause.

ü Suggest innovative solutions to improve efficiency and provide the AVP with a detailed breakdown to quantify the time/ headcount savings from the initiative.

ü Basic knowledge of capital market, and investment banking.

ü Basic knowledge of different economic factors impacting price calculation.

ü Knowledge of different market instruments and their method of pricing.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

v Project & Transition Management

v Global Markets Products & Processes

v Continuous Improvement Achievements

v Organization agility & optimization

v Operational Risk & Control awareness

v External Customer & Service Focus

v Takes initiative & is results driven

v Decision capabilities

v Excellent Interpersonal & Communication skills

v Financial Sanctions

v Ability to innovate & manage change & complexity with confidence

Specific Qualifications (if Required)

• Skilled in MS Office applications.
• Graduate with minimum 2 years of Investment Banking experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills including relationship management, communication and teamwork.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Well organised with good time management skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritise tasks
• Proactive and positive attitude and desire to make a difference.
• Flexible to work global hours.
  

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to synthetize / simplify

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Critical thinking

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to manage a project

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Analytical Ability

Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 2 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if Required)

Primary Location

IN-MH-Mumbai

Job Type

Standard / Permanent

Job

OPERATION PROCESSING

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent (>= 3 years)

Experience Level

At least 2 years