About BNP Paribas Solutions - Philippines Branch

Established in 2024, BNP Paribas Solutions Philippines Branch is a branch of BNP Paribas Group, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. We provide support services, back-office operations services related to or which further the accomplishment of the corporation's investment services, banking transaction processing, and equity investment.

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.

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.

Business Line

Business line is IFSO & Primary Function for treasury operations is to manage Treasury products which includes record/posting all the transaction notifications and miscellaneous posting, i.e., interest, contributions and withdrawals etc. We match foreign exchange deals executed by the Client and ensure timely & proper settlement of these deals in the respective markets. Coordinating with both internal and external stake holders to resolve Cash & FXMM queries. FX. This is to ensure client will receive an updated cash position next day. As a part of Middle office Team Treasury operation serves Client Clean Cash payment & prefunding FX.

Job Position

BNP Paribas Securities Operations provides services to global clients in the Asian region and some follow-the-sun activities for European clients. Our services include custody operations, fund accounting, middle office operations, static data management, IRP and other transversal services. The Trade Processing activity under Middle Office Operations is very important and critical process of handling clients globally across locations, an Associate in Treasury department performs daily BAU as per Standard Operating Procedure for the team and Client.

Responsibilities

Working as a member of the Treasury team that includes trade capture, Matching & settlement of, FX and Money market instruments. Also Able to clearly understand the Clean Cash Payment.
Understanding of Swift Message (MT103,MT202,MT210,MT304,MT300,MT299,MT199,PACS.009, PACS.008, CAMT.056, CAMT.054 etc.)
Process Global Treasury transactions within given deadlines
Interact with both internal and external stake holders to resolve trade confirmation and settlement queries
Monitoring of transactions to confirm instructions from the client are processed in a timely and accurate manner thus ensuring timely settlement and accounting
Ensure that all Transactions are processed within market/client deadlines
Ensure client positions are correct and all transactions are processed
Query resolution in accordance with time frames set out in Client SLA's
Work with the Custodians and brokers for timely matching and settlement.
Reporting of exceptions in line with internal control and external client requirements.
Resolve failed trade queries proactively.
Escalating exceptions and failed transaction to appropriate stake holders for early resolution.
Ensure all errors/break down of procedure are documented as per BNP Paribas policy
Extensive communication with Internal & External parties.
Investigating and resolving custodian exceptions for all 3 product classes.

Contributing Responsibilities

Constantly update and review procedures to keep up to date with the change in process.
Participate in ad-hoc projects and new initiatives.
Performing a range of daily, weekly, monthly controls to ensure completeness of processing and that any inappropriate postings, matching etc. is identified and resolved promptly.
Participate in Brain Storming Sessions and share the best practices and ideas with the peer groups and team members.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Thorough understanding of all Capital market, Financial Instruments, Investment baking processes and above average accounting skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications and strong MS Excel skills required.
Strong analytical skills, detail orientation, service commitment, solid organizational and interpersonal skills.
Capacity to deal with high volumes of activity

Specific Qualifications (if Required)

Graduates / Post Graduates ( Finance domain preferrable )
Candidates should be willing and flexible to work in any shifts
Senior Associate Level : 3+ years of Experience with Investment Banking background

Senior Associate, MO - Treasury Operations (Cash & FX)