About the job

The OTC Derivatives Officer is in charge of all OTC products booked under different entities for GECD Paris departments.

The Back Office provides essential risk management and control, preserving and enhancing the firm?s assets and its reputation.

Our main clients are Corporates (major corporations & medium-sized companies) and Financial institutions (general and specialised international banks, pension funds, fund managers, insurance companies, central banks and supranational entities).

The Production teams handle all transactions initiated by our trading desks in Paris, London, Hong-Kong, Tokyo and New York, by ensuring that all trades feeding the Back Office systems are confirmed, matched, announced to our treasury and settled in due time.

The OTC Settlements team handles equity derivatives products. Your role would include the following functions: client service via phone and email, pre-confirmation of settlements, pre-settlement investigations in case of discrepancy with clients, payment release, maintenance of client & business reference data, post settlement investigation and ad-hoc break/issue resolution.

Your Main Activities Are

• Ensuring that all payments are settled correctly and in a timely manner

  
  

• Investigating in case of discrepancies with client?s amounts.

  
  

• Resolving any outstanding breaks in the Nostro accounts.

  
  

• Establishing an excellent relationship with both internal and external clients

  
  

• Participating in process improvement initiatives

  
  

• Ensuring that any issues are escalated to the team leader within an appropriate time frame

  
  

Profile and Skills to Success

• Qualification in Finance is expected and a first experience on the financial markets as back officer would be a plus (1-3 Years)

  
  

• Additionally to your financial technical skills, your personality, your dynamism, your motivation and your capacity to work in transparency will be appreciated

  
  

• Your organisation, thoroughness, team spirit and a good customer relationship will be key to success in your role

  
  

• You will need to master the packoffice applications (Word/Excel especially)

  
  

• Be perfectly fluent in English and have a good knowledge of French (as there are some client who are only speaking in French.)

  
  

• Availability for a schedule 11am-8pm/1pm-10pm

  
  

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.