Company purpose:
Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.
Our employer promise is built around three pillars:
• Being a great place to work
• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
• Being dedicated to the development of our people
Business area
The IG Hub UK is a geographical Hub, covering all activities in the UK and Channel Islands.
The Hub has five audit teams. These teams are split by business activity covering all activities within their area of responsibility.
The Hub’s remit is to provide audit services to the Businesses, Operations and Functions in the UK and Channel Islands in close liaison with Senior Management and Head Office entities. The main focus is to help the organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the governance, risk management, and internal control processes. The GM & ALMT team within the IG Hub is responsible for auditing the Global Markets and ALMT teams and related activities.
Job purpose
This role will be accountable for participating in audit assignments, and ad-hoc projects and investigations carried out by the GM & ALMT team, and will be expected to provide support to more senior team members by effectively completing audit work in a timely manner to a high standard.
Key responsibilities
• Applies analytical skills to use the BNP Paribas IG Methodologies and Tools (including Data Analytics) in order to deliver initial reports / analyses based on existing templates for review by more experienced team members. Ensures quality and reliability of findings and deliverables, and the timely performance of assignment tasks whilst having regard to the main risks arising from the audited activities.
• Ensures relevant senior team members are kept updated on the progress of work on a continuous basis, and ensures that more complex and technical issues are referred to more senior team members for resolution and advice appropriately in a timely manner.
• Leads the presentation of findings and conclusions of assignments to relevant auditees.
• Supports the completion of assignments under guidance from more senior / experienced team members, notably in relation to archiving, preparing restitution slides, and inputting findings, recommendations and all other necessary information to facilitate the closure of assignments using into relevant audit tools and with the required IG methodology.
• Supports senior team members to collaborate with other IG colleagues and workstreams to ensure the smooth delivery of IG processes and service levels in accordance with the established procedures and guidelines.
• Responsible for performing other audit related tasks such as annual / continuous risk assessments, or completing requests for audit recommendation closure.
Requirements
Essential experience and competencies
• Professional qualification, academic background or equivalent work experience required in the relevant area including:
o Capital Markets activities (Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office) – including strong knowledge in vanilla and structured financial instruments (FX, Rates, Equity, Credit), products lifecycle (Pre-Trade, Trade, Post Trade), Risk Management; and
o Asset and Liability Management and Treasury.
• Some experience in Risk or Capital Markets activities from Banks or Internal/External Audits or Consulting Firms.
• Knowledge of specific IG principles, processes, regulations and legislation appropriate for the GM and ALMT team and ability to translate knowledge and experience into recommendations to improve team operating practices.
• Strong analytical skills, including ability to understand quickly the critical steps in a process, synthesise and process complex information and understand the related risks of various natures, including use of data.
• Strong personal focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to lead interviews where necessary using expertise of business area and team requirements.
• Thorough and organised with an ability to prioritise and work under time-pressure.
• Good written and oral English skills in order to articulate technical issues associated to work area.
• Computer literacy and a good knowledge of standard computer software and able to learn and utilise specialist applications appropriately.
Preferred competencies
• Academic background such as a Masters level qualification in Financial Mathematics or similar subject area.
• Good knowledge of Data Analytics, C++, Python and VBA.
It is preferred that the role holder will be willing to travel from time to time to perform their duties (in particular to Paris).
And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).
A bit more about why you should join us
1. We’re a great place to work
We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)
We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:
• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.
• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.
• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.
* Subject to relevant caps
2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.
For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.
But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year - in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.
3. We believe in our people
We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.
We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally.
Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:
• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:
Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.
Equal opportunities
BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
Adjustments
We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.
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