About the job

Within Group Compliance, Group Financial Security (GFS) mission is to supervise and coordinate at Group level the organisation and implementation of the control framework designed to prevent corruption, money-laundering and financing of terrorism, to comply with embargoes and international financial sanctions and to protect customers interests.

With respect to compliance with embargoes and international financial sanctions, BNP Paribas has set up an elaborate filtering process of its Swift and SEPA messages, based on a centralised platform (SHINE).

Level A is the first level of filtering at Group level, under GFS responsibility. This level releases obvious ?false hits? and escalates the other alerts to B1 for investigation. Currently, Level A relies on a team based in Paris and a team based in Singapore, who takes charge of the processing of alerts in a Follow the sun mode when the teams in Paris are off. A new platform is being created in Lisbon.

Your Main Activities Are

Review transactions alerted by the filtering system SHINE and apply the decision grid provided by GFS Paris in order to determine within the timescale defined in the SLAs with the Group?s entities:

• Identify the obvious false positive alerts that need to be released for final processing


• Escalate the true alerts in Shine to Level B1 for investigation

Contribute to an efficient treatment of alerts by the team in the defined timescale by:

• Quickly informing the team leader of any issue relating to the system or unexpected surges in volumes


• Providing feedback on the nature of alerts in the context of unusual circumstances unexpected events: surge in volume, b- expected events: new location/activity joining the platform, new types of messages filtered, ?) in order to help team manager with the reporting to head-office team

Maintain the knowledge of the SHINE decision grid and of its potential evolution by performing the training as requested by:

• Attending the training sessions


• Performing the e-learning programme


• Sharing their own knowledge with the rest of the team

Maintain the knowledge of the Level A procedures and decision grids by performing the training as requested by:

• Attending the training sessions


• Carefully reading the notes and documents provided


• Performing the e-learning programme


• Sharing their own knowledge with the rest of the team

Profile and Skills to Success

• Bachelor / Master?s Degree


• 2 to 4 years of experience in Compliance or Operational area


• Understanding of banking messages frame / knowledge of SWIFT messaging system


• Knowledge of Side Fircosoft will be considered a plus


• Resilient and focused


• Ability to cope with peaks of activity level


• Strong attention to details and rigorous


• English fluency

Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is a leader in the Eurozone, and a prominent international banking institution with strong roots in Europe's banking history. It has a presence in 72 countries, with around 200 000 Employees ? including more than 150 000 in Europe.

• Our presence in Portugal

Since 1985, BNP Paribas was one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, the Group has around 6.500 employees across several entities operating directly in the territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses.

• International reach

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services for retail banking and specialised financial services, and Corporate & Institutional Banking for corporate and institutional clients.

In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific.

• Diversity and Inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal

• Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
  

• In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.