Associate Level 1 /Senior Associate -Corporate Actions- EMEA

Employment contract:

Permanent

Location:

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Job/mission:

OPERATION PROCESSING

Reference:

GLO006550

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 24×7
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 Business
line/Function:

Global Markets Operations
Corporate Actions, Incomes and Taxes Department is part of the transversal
functions within ITO and is acting as a central interlocutor regarding
Corporate Actions, both for Fixed Income and EQD Solutions.

EQD is a dedicated Business
Line for Equity Derivatives and Financing Solutions within BNP PARIBAS Group
and a major player within CIB.

Fixed Income is specialized
in G10et Credit repo financing transactions on debts and bonds assets.

Within Global Markets
Operations pole, the Corporate Actions Department is specialized in the
analysis and the management of the corporate events affecting listed assets
(mainly securities products).

It is in charge of the
notification and the coordination for the EQD and Fixed Income industries of
any impact of these events during the overall lifecycle. In this way, the
Department is providing its services for any impacted trade involving
Trading, Clients and/or Counterparties.

Job Title:

Associate Level 1 / Senior
Associate

Date:

2024

Department:

COCE Trade Processing &
Support

Location:

Bengaluru

Business Line / Function:

COCE Trade Processing &
Support

Reports to:

(Direct)

Manager

Grade:

(if applicable)

NA

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

NA

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

Follow up the CA, dividends
and manages their instructions & settlements processes to ensure a smooth
operation.

CA & Dividend related
Instructions

Manage instruction and
settlement process for corporate events and dividends.

Perform dividends or corporate
action related reconciliations between systems. 

SLAB CA & Dividend
Management

Manage corporate actions
and dividends processes for the Lending and Borrowing activity  

Projects and Process &
control efficiency

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

  • Perform settlement for listed Derivatives both Financial and
    Commodity derivatives and handle funding for the Clearer accounts 
  • Perform trade / position reconciliation duties among different front
    and back office systems
  • Perform immediate investigation on irregular items such as position
    breaks / cash breaks or system problems
  • Escalate to managers of any control incident that may cost a loss to
    the bank
  • Ensure compliance with internal control procedures and policies
    under the supervision of immediate supervisor
  • Conduct system enhancement testing or involve in new system
    implementation project if required
  • Streamline the operational procedures, enhance work efficiency and
    minimize operational risk
  • Provide support to other team members if required

 

Contributing Responsibilities

 

  • Escalation & Reporting process: Internal rules of reporting and
    escalation to Ops and FO need to be known & applied.
  • Strong Client Focus: Capacity to work with various clients,
    especially FO. 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.
  • Adaptability & Change
    Management: Ability to easily adapt to new situations (new booking systems,
    new products, new activities to manag) as this is a constant changing
    environment
  • Conducting Team Meeting &
    Bi-Monthly 1 on 1 with team members
  • Ensuring EOD control are thoroughly
    performed & queues are clear with no outstanding
  • Providing EOD update to management
    on all the activities within process. 

Technical & Behavioral
Competencies

  • Relevant product knowledge
  • Microsoft skills (Macro, Excel,
    Powerpoint & Word ) would be a major plus

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Preferred
a Bachelor on accounting, Mathematics or Finance.     

Skills
Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please
select up to 4 skills)

Ability
to collaborate / Teamwork

Attention to detail / rigor

Critical thinking

Resilience

Transversal
Skills:

(Please
select up to 5 skills)

Ability
to understand, explain and support change

Ability
to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Analytical
Ability

Choose
an item.

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an item.

Education
Level:

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience
Level

At
least 5 years

Other/Specific
Qualifications
(if required)