Transversal Support Specialist in Operations

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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Award Obtained
BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

Position Purpose

Function: Transversal Support Operations for Ginko and Shoken
Fire Wall Classification: Double Hat
Chinese Wall Classification: Public

Purpose
Transversal Support Operation offers client-first transversal operation services for Shoken and Ginko entities, by closly working with front office, middle office, backoffice, outsourcees in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and India.

Key Responsibilities

1. Regulatory Reporting
   Prepare and submit regulatory reports to FSA, BOJ, JSDA, MOF, JPX, FFAJ
2. Depo / Nostro balance reconciliation
   Systematically reconcile depo and nostro balances between booking systems vs. depo / nostro account statements
3. Client Asset Segregation
   Calculate client asset cash amount, and segregate cash with trust banks
   Monitor client asset securities are segregated by relevant settlement teams
4. Invoice payment and cost allocation
   Pay monthly invoices issued by exchange, CCP, association, vendor
   Allocate cost of paid invoices to relevant teams based on business activities

Anti-Money Laundering / Financial Sanctions (“AML/FS”) related duties
Operations are an integral part of the control framework including for AML/FS topics. In that respect, in performing your role you are expected to ensure adherence to AML/FS-related Group Policies and execution of associated operational controls, and to promptly escalate any resulting hit for analysis and decision.

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

1. Communication
   Verbal & Written Skill in English and Japanese.  Work with others.  Interact across countries, cultures and external.  Deal with senior management, clients and regulators.  Speak with confidence. 
2. Work Quality & Efficiency
   Process improvement.  Design new processes and documentation.  Time management.
3. Decision Making
   Make a decision, Out of box approach.  Change management.  Adapt to new ways.  Initiate projects.
4. Team Work & Culture
   Team player.  Tust and confidence.  Acknowledgement. Lead by example.  Effective feedback.  Understand organization goals and strategies.
5. Problem Solving
   Root-cause analysis.  Provide solutions.  Escalation.  Priority.  

Specific Qualifications Required

Language:  Required – Japanese & English (Business level)

Experience : Preferred – 3+ years experience in Operations at Banking or Securities company

Knowledge: Required - Basic knowledge of Financial Products and Markets

PC skill:  Required  - Excel, Word

Qualification: Required - JSDA Sales Representative Qualification (Class 1&2)