IT Business Analyst

Position Purpose

APAC FRS is dedicated to the design, build, implementation and business support of IT solutions to service the needs of FINANCE and RISK functions, achieved by retaining highly skilled, functional and technical experts that work in active, continuous collaboration.

Our team, APAC FRS Local Regulatory Reporting Project and Solution, aims to strengthen the regulatory reporting platform of all APAC locations, by leveraging the regional knowledge (data management, reporting tools, and regulatory practices) to mitigate local regulatory risk in cost efficient manner.

To fulfill the dynamic regulatory requirements, the team has grown to have around 40 members. We are constituted of diversified profiles in building the synergy; Software engineer, business analyst, data manager & project manager are worked closely with collaborative & innovative culture, supported by the latest technology and management approach.

The in-house platform, Flexel, is a highly flexible and user-friendly Regulatory Reporting Platform, supporting 800+ Finance and Operation’s regulatory reports across 9 countries. The wide spectrum of reports includes but not limited to - Balance Sheet, P&L, Large Exposure, Granular Data Repository, BASEL III reporting (e.g. LCR) and that makes up the massive user community.

Responsibilities

Regional Regulatory Reporting Project:

• To gather complex accounting/ business requirement and able to articulate in clear manner
• To perform in-depth data analysis to support the business case
• To keep the design documentation and data dictionary up to date
• To perform/support system testing (e.g. SIT & UAT)
• To prepare system documentation (e.g. technical/ function spec, user guide)
• To analysis, develop and configure the regional regulatory reporting application platform for automating local regulatory reports
• To provide L3 business support to APAC regional regulatory reporting applications and resolve production incident and user queries

Process Reengineering and Platform Development:

• To perform data analysis, data modelling & process automation 
• To contribute on data transformation, system module design & development

Assist to Project Management:

• Maintain the projects documentation
• Ensure regular and efficient communication within the project team and to the stakeholders
• Coordinate the contributions from the various parties to ensure the planning is followed
• Ensure escalations are made timely to avoid unnecessary time/budget slippage
• Maintain the projects documentation
• Host the end user workshop and project steering committee

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

Essential Knowledge/Skills:

• Proven experience on technical tools for functional investigation, advanced excel / SQL query and best practices associated.
• Quick learner, self-initiative and good team player
• Sense of ownership to tasks assigned and commit to deadlines under pressure
• Analytical, lateral thinker, attentive to details and result-oriented person
• Fluency in English (verbal/written) and with good communication & interpersonal skills

Specific Qualifications

Qualifications and Experiences:

• Degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics or any other related subjects
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Accounting, Banking or Financial Industry, preferably Finance / Risk / IT area
• Experiences in project management, data analysis, system implementation project
• Solid backgrounds in banking project with a good understanding of accounting, banking product and front to back system flow.

Other Preferred Competencies (not mandatory):

• Experience with programming projects would be an advantage
• CPA, CFA or other related professional certificates
• PMP, Scrum Master, Agile or other related project certificates
• Financial industry, regulatory/ financial reporting exposure
• Other IT skills: Programming language (Java, Python) / Excel Macro/ Workflow tool (e.g. Alteryx)

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

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