ITTF FRS - Entities Core Solutions - RDI Business Analyst

•  IT Transversal & Functions is a large organization within ITG, in charge of building and delivering solutions and applications for the main functions of the group BNP Paribas. It covers IT landscape and drives IT strategy for 14 functions, operates in more than 10 locations across 3 regions, embraces a community of 2500 people, and manages a portfolio of more than 350 applications.
• ITT&F is aiming to answer to an evolving environment where more topics are transversal and impacting more than one single Function. The set up is enabling to pool common services, clearly align the ambitions of both the Functions and the IT strategies, provide a better coverage of the Functions and deliver a better global service offer.
• In Spain and Portugal, those activities are clustered into ITTF Iberian platform, with an extensive diversity of activities, expertise and competences.
• Finance & Risk Solutions is a continuation to the accomplishments of FRESH, ensuring IT support dedicated to the Filière Unique, Finance & Strategy, and RISK (credit risk), for the entire Group. This division is responsible for tools, engines, solutions and support for financial and regulatory reporting, credit risk calculation and monitoring, accounting management control and liquidity reporting.
• Entities Core Solutions is in charge of financial data collection and processing platforms at local level. The systems involved are One Financial System, the Group standard and the local ledgers that will be progressively replaced by OFS.
  ECS 02 - Control Tools team aims to conduct projects & systems activities regarding accounting control tools, manual entry tools and develop data controls and defaulting tools for contract data, third parties data, securities data and risk parameters data.
• The application RDI (Risk Data Interpreter) provides a group risk data interpretation service, implementing methodologies validated by Data Office RISK / Finance – NORMS for credit and counterparty risk reporting processes.
  The flexible rule management system allows for direct configuration and management of business rules, supports a short time-to-market, and provides simulations capabilities.
• In Portugal, the team will oversee the management of the application, guiding and participating in the development process and providing support on all the application functionalities.
• The objective is to connect with all relevant stakeholders, implementing solutions to answer the needs of the business and ensuring the availability of the application.

•  A RDI business analystresponsibilities revolve around analyzing business needs, identifying problemsand recommending solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness. It bridgesthe gap between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring projectsalign with business goals.
• Conduct workshops to gather requirements from business stakeholders;
• Document the needs in a clear and concise manner, using techniques like user stories and use cases;
• Help stakeholders prioritize requirements based on business value and feasibility;
• Translate user requirements into functional specifications;
• Implement the functional specifications using a proprietary business rule management system;
• Perform tests to ensure that the results are aligned with the user requirements;
• Support the business by answering to ad-hoc support requests (extractions and analysis, for example);
• Access rights management.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Intelligence or other relevant area;
• Relevant professional experience as a business analyst or data analyst is mandatory (3 - 5 years);
• Previous banking experience is a plus;
• Knowledge of credit risk (GRR, RWA, LGD, Probability of default, etc.) is a plus;
• Knowledge of ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) data integration process is mandatory;
• Proficiency in SQL is mandatory;
• Proficiency in Python is a plus;
• Knowledge of Git, Confluence and JIRA is a plus;
• Knowledge of Agile methodology is a plus;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word);
• Knowledge of foreign languages:
  • Proficiency in English (C1) is mandatory;
  • French is a plus.
• Teamwork;
• Client focused;
• Excellent attention to details;
• Strong analytical mind, problem solving, planning and organizational skills;
• Strong interpersonal communication (spoken and written) and ability to report (simplify complex information in a clearly organized and visually interesting manner, adapting it to the different stakeholders);
• Pro-active attitude with ability to work in a fast changing and demanding environment;
• At ease with multi-tasking.

Why joining BNP Paribas? 

· Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.

· Our presence in Portugal

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.

· 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: 

• Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines; 
• Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services; 
• Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.

· 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/paternity, 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.

· Commitment towards work/life balance

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.

· Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices. 

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.