What is this position about?
The role is a combination of Financial Performance Management and Regulatory Reporting.
What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?
Primary Role Responsibilities
Regulatory Reporting Governance
• Champion the design and implementation of regulatory reporting control standards, training initiatives, and target operating models transversally across APAC territories.
• Provide strategic oversight of regulatory control monitoring activities across APAC entities.
• Conduct the identification and analysis of control exceptions, driving cross-functional alignment to address root causes and to resolve control gaps.
• Develop data-driven management dashboards and reports that track regulatory incidents, review findings, and control results.
• Engage in regulatory forums and cross-border working groups to influence the regulatory reporting agenda, and drive advocacy efforts in the region.
• Partner with Risk ORM, and Compliance to develop an integrated view of regulatory change delivery, harmonizing control metrics and process enhancements.
Financial Performance Management
• Cost Control & Monitoring Month on Month Headcount and cost tracking (Onshore & Offshore)
• Prepare various management accounts and reports, including headcount and costs, and assist in developing presentations to communicate financial data and insights.
• Assist in monthly budget consumption follow-ups, analysing actual expenditures, forecasting upcoming expenses, and identifying trends or variances with a strong focus on cost control.
• Book timely accruals and resolving queries
• P&L Review periodically and addressing any queries with Finance, Accounting, HR and respective regional finance teams.
• Monthly request to be sent for HC / Cost review and approvals to APAC and HO
Contract & Invoice Management
• Liaise with invoicing and support teams in India for accurate and timely payments.
• Manage consulting contracts and invoices using technical tools, analyzing costs and invoices, and reclassifying invoices as needed based on changes in GL code or project code.
• Process Withholding Tax (WHT) forms for foreign payments and ensure compliance with tax regulations and internal policies.
• Follow up with the Accounts Payable (AP) team to check payment approvals and coordinate with approvers to process payments in a timely manner.
• Resolve procurement queries and ensure that leads adhere to budgets by monitoring spending against approved budgets.
• Coordinate signatures and approvals as required, and check milestones and amendments against budgets to assess the actual scenario.
Management Update
• Provide clear and concise updates on progress of regulatory projects/changes, initiatives during Territory steering committees and organize the quarterly Regional Regulatory Reporting steering committee
• Manage communications and updates for senior leadership (e.g. Territory COOs and CEOs) on regulatory matters, incidents, and transformation initiatives.
Other contributions
Project Delivery
• Lead the design of the system workflow logic and user interface for the APAC regulatory inventory management platform, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs and operational workflows.
• Facilitate training and knowledge clinics to ensure end-user readiness and drive tool adoption across functional teams.
• Proactively monitor user feedback and tool performance metrics to drive continuous improvements in functionality, accuracy, and user experience.
• Administer Clarity and handle invoicing in Basware.
What is required for you to succeed?
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Domain
• 1-3 years of experience in the financial industry with strong exposure to Regulatory Reporting, Risk, Compliance, and Project Management.
• Good understanding of the Singapore and/or APAC regulatory environment; experience interpreting regulatory policies is a plus.
• Finance/Accounting Degree / Chartered Accountant
• Project management skills: financial/budget/cost/resource management
• Demonstrated skill in analyzing data feeds to support data-driven decision-making.
• Solid experience of data analysis (1\/IS Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Fluency in English
Behavioral
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Adaptable and resilient in fast-paced environments, with strong organizational and multi-tasking capabilities.
• Effective interpersonal skills to collaborate across regions and influence stakeholders across business lines and seniority levels.
• Demonstrated leadership in driving cross-functional initiatives and implementing process improvements.
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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More information
BNP Paribas - Diversity & Inclusion Journey
BNP Paribas - The Bank Of Green Changes
Award Obtained
BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year
