Job Title
Senior Fund Accountant – Hedge Funds
Business Unit
Fund Accounting – BNP Paribas Fund Services Dublin Limited
Contract Type
Fixed-Term contract (12 months)
Location
Galway Technology Park
About BNP Paribas:
At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are Agility, Client Satisfaction, Compliance Culture and Openness.
Ø Agility: we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation.
Ø Client Satisfaction: we believe that our success lies in being the customers’ and clients’ preferred choice. We seek to listen carefully to them and work closely with them.
Ø Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics.
Ø Openness: We promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered.
Our strengths are based off four key areas of Stability, Expertise, Responsibility and Good Place to Work.
Ø Stability: we build upon our solid, long-term oriented management, our diversified and integrated business model and our international footprint.
Ø Expertise: We build upon our recognised and expanding knowledge of our teams.
Ø Responsibility: We build upon our culture of responsibility and integrity to ever better serve the interest of our customers.
Ø Good Place to Work: We foster a stimulating workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect.
Role:
The Senior Fund Accountant (SFA) role is responsible for the validation and release of hedge fund Net Asset Valuations. The SFA checks the work of Fund Accountants and provides final release to the market or investment manager. The SFA is responsible for ensuring that all checks and controls have been performed on a valuation and is often the first point of contact for clients regarding valuations.
Key Responsibilities:
· Review of fund NAVs on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, tasks include:
Ø Review of fund transactions, eg. Security trading, investor activity, etc.
Ø Ensuring all income accruals and corporate actions are accounted for and validated
Ø Review of all foreign exchange contracts
Ø Review of price movements, including stale / static pricing
Ø Adherence to client agreed NAV delivery deadlines
Ø Approval and sending of fund invoices / cash instructions.
Ø NAV impact analysis and justification
· Monitoring all cash and security reconciliation items on a daily basis.
· Ensuring all agreed reporting is completed & sent to the client.
· Attendance and participation in team / departmental meetings.
· Assist with the completion of month end processes for delivery to clients.
· Ensure that client Service Level Agreements are applied across all funds with deliverables met on a timely basis.
· Ensure any information required by the Auditors or Trustees is available within the timeframe agreed with your Team Leader.
· Assist and train other team members with queries / questions as they arise. Inform the Team Leader where necessary of any issues.
· Thorough knowledge of hedge fund security types, including CFD, CDS, IRS, MBS/ABS, Swaptions, Fixed Income, Exchange Traded Instruments, Forwards etc., and their accounting treatment.
· Assist with the further development of the fund accounting process and systems to meet future market and client developments.
· FA resource for the on boarding of new business, ensuing that FA systems and accounting requirements are in place.
· Understanding of fund operating documents, prospectus, pricing policy, agreements.
Qualifications & Experience required for this role:
The applicant must have:
· A minimum of 2-3 years Fund Accounting experience incorporating the above key responsibilities.
· A minimum of 1 year NAV review experience
· Good working knowledge of relevant legislation and regulatory requirements.
· A thorough knowledge of Hedge Fund accounting, including interaction with Prime Brokers and Middle Office.
· A thorough knowledge of performance fee methodologies (Equalisation, Series, etc),
· Knowledge of the completion of month end processes for delivery to clients.
· Thorough knowledge of share class hedging.
· Knowledge of data vendors such as Bloomberg, IDC, etc.
· Knowledge of accounting systems Advent Geneva an advantage.
· An awareness of the needs of clients and an ability to deliver an excellent client service.
· Multi-manager, Multi-currency, Pooling, Fund of Hedge Fund and Structured product experience desirable.
And
· A third level qualification preferably in a business or accounting related discipline.
· Good time management and interpersonal skills.
· Self motivated.
· Highly computer literate.
· Strong numerical / analytical skills.
Why Work with Us?
Ø We are the bank for a changing world and aim to build positive change together with our employees.
Ø We are a team of passionate people who genuinely care about what we do and the impact our work delivers to our clients. We operate in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity.
Ø Our remuneration and benefits packages are generous, with competitive salaries, a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages and numerous other benefits.
Ø We have a genuine commitment to work-life balance throughout the whole organisation. We are also committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and actively promote equal opportunities.
Ø Development and mobility is actively encouraged. We are a learning company – there is real opportunity to grow, develop and expand your skills, experience and career path.
Ø We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 190,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 500 employees across Dublin and Galway working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval.
Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics. We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including: anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring. BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.
Equality and Diversity
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We encourage applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.
By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made
Job Title
Deputy Head of Fund Dealing Services
Business Unit
Banking & Custody – BNP Paribas S.A. Dublin Branch
Contract Type
Permanent Contract
Location
Sandyford, Dublin
About BNP Paribas:
At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are Agility, Client Satisfaction, Compliance Culture and Openness.
Ø Agility: we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation.
Ø Client Satisfaction: we believe that our success lies in being the customers’ and clients’ preferred choice. We seek to listen carefully to them and work closely with them.
Ø Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics.
Ø Openness: We promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered.
Our strengths are based off four key areas of Stability, Expertise, Responsibility and Good Place to Work.
Ø Stability: we build upon our solid, long-term oriented management, our diversified and integrated business model and our international footprint.
Ø Expertise: We build upon our recognised and expanding knowledge of our teams.
Ø Responsibility: We build upon our culture of responsibility and integrity to ever better serve the interest of our customers.
Ø Good Place to Work: We foster a stimulating workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect.
Role:
BNP Paribas S.A., Dublin Branch consists of 3 functions: Depositary, Global Custody and Fund Dealing Services (FDS).
Within the FDS team, its main functions are to manage the onboarding of new clients, execute and settle client orders in underlying target funds, and act as the point of contact on clients’ FDS queries.
This specific role will support the Head of FDS managing the FDS team, its functions and resources, be accountable for the timely execution and settlement of client orders, and ensure full compliance with local and group procedures.
It requires team leadership, a complete knowledge of all workload and systems and ability to assess all risk aspects.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to the following:
§ Assist in the management of the FDS Department on a day to day basis to provide Custody services to our clients.
§ Ensure the Operations team and the Regulatory/Reporting teams perform and complete all functions as required
§ Continuous review of the Custody operations to review and mitigate risk and ensure there is no operational incidents and exposure for BNP Paribas
§ Ensuring that all open key risk items are addressed in a clear & timely manner.
§ Ensure that departmental controls/procedures/checklists are reviewed and maintained on a regular basis.
§ Look to continuously enhance controls and reduce risk with all manual aspects of the FDS teams.
§ Regular interaction with the department managers and the Branch Manager on all aspects of the service.
§ Responsible for ensuring BNP Paribas management are provided with monthly management information reports.
§ Ownership of the oversight functions with outsourced locations such as Static Data and Reconciliations. Ensure adequate controls and agreements are in place in addition to regular oversight meetings.
§ Management of staff within the department, provide guidance and support as and when required.
§ Participation in additional projects that may be required,e.g. onboarding, testing of new functionalities within systems and provide details analysis and input in to such tasks.
§ Facilitate the delivery of client on-boarding within the required deadlines
§ Understand the changing needs of our industry and keeping up with current product offerings
§ Responsible for solving issues and incidents and monitoring delivery of solutions and overall service to client and the wider internal organization.
§ Help foster and cultivate a change culture where we strive to provide the highest quality service, drive new enhancements, develop best practice and support the build out of capacity and scale within the organization.
§ Lead and motivate staff, particularly direct reports.
§ Set and maintain standards of personal and professional performance/behaviour; ensuring staff accountability and adherence to company policies and procedures.
§ Provide coaching, guidance and support to staff on technical, professional and client issues
§ Monitor and appraise the performance of team – providing regular formal and informal feedback .
§ Other duties within the Custody Department as and when assigned by management
§ Ensure all relevant procedures and policies i.e. Group, Local and specific departmental, are followed in relation to the end to end business revenue cycle and specific departmental responsibilities.
Qualifications & Experience required for this role:
The applicant must have:
- Results oriented – a proactive and principled business partenr
- Ability to manage a team within a busy environment and provide strong team leadership skills
- Strong systems experience
- Strong Client Service orientation
- High knowledge of the custody function, regulatory requirements and the risks associated with each process
- Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task. Also, ability to plan and organise workload of the department to meet deadlines, taking into account relative priorities.
Why Work with Us?
Ø We are the bank for a changing world and aim to build positive change together with our employees.
Ø We are a team of passionate people who genuinely care about what we do and the impact our work delivers to our clients. We operate in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity.
Ø Our remuneration and benefits packages are generous, with competitive salaries, a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages and numerous other benefits.
Ø We have a genuine commitment to work-life balance throughout the whole organisation. We are also committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and actively promote equal opportunities.
Ø Development and mobility is actively encouraged. We are a learning company – there is real opportunity to grow, develop and expand your skills, experience and career path.
Ø We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 190,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 500 employees across Dublin and Galway working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval.
Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics. We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including: anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring. BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.
Equality and Diversity
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We encourage applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.
By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made
Job Title
Credit Middle Office Expert
Business Unit
Credit Services Middle-Office
Contract Type
Permanent
Location
Termini, 3 Arkle Road, Sandyford, Dublin
About BNP Paribas:
At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are Agility, Client Satisfaction, Compliance Culture and Openness.
Ø Agility: we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation.
Ø Client Satisfaction: we believe that our success lies in being the customers’ and clients’ preferred choice. We seek to listen carefully to them and work closely with them.
Ø Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics.
Ø Openness: We promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered.
Our strengths are based off four key areas of Stability, Expertise, Responsibility and Good Place to Work.
Ø Stability: we build upon our solid, long-term oriented management, our diversified and integrated business model and our international footprint.
Ø Expertise: We build upon our recognized and expanding knowledge of our teams.
Ø Responsibility: We build upon our culture of responsibility and integrity to ever better serve the interest of our customers.
Ø Good Place to Work: We foster a stimulating workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect.
Role:
The Middle-Office is an independent Control Function supporting all Financing Activities in Dublin establishing a structured Control & Support Layer between the Business Lines and the Functions. The Role of the Credit Middle Office Expert is two-fold a) Supporting the Business structure & onboard New Products/Credits and b) Controlling the Credit from Drawdown through to Reimbursement and managing deal lifecycle events.
Dublin Branch being the Supply Chain financing Hub for BNPP CIB EMEA: Payables, Receivables and Inventory financing represent most of our portfolio. We are also managing vanilla corporates loans or guarantees.
The Role is within the Middle-Office. The Middle-Office is truly in the Middle and in this respect with direct control responsibilities & also a co-ordination/conductor role with the Business Line and Functions. The Credit Middle Office Expert develops and maintains the knowledge base of the Credit Products and maintains a live view on the control status.
The Business Line assumes overall accountability with the execution delegated to the Middle-Office. The Senior Credit Product Expert & Controller shall always escalate on a timely basis any issues. The Credit Middle Office Expert provides valuable Management Analytical Reporting supporting the Business Development and assurance of the control associated to the different Credits.
This Role directly contributes to the Operational Risk Security of the End-to-End Credit Chain & accordingly must develop, maintain a complete knowledge of the Credit Control Plan.
Key Responsibilities:
Onboarding & Design
· Credits Entry Point & Co-ordinator with Functions
· Onboarding of New Products & Structures:
o Supporting the Business & Client at the early stages before the Credit has been signed.
o Be the champion of Product Standardization & accountable for exceptions validation
o Being the Product Expert and Bridge to the Functions for implementation. Working internal organization team – Business Solution – to design & update Process Maps where required. Working with Operational Control Teams to design & update the Control Framework where required.
o is a co-designer role with the Business-Line providing an independent control ensuring that New Structures Implementation are well mapped and secure before drawdown.
· Key Contributor when the business is launching new products, New Activity Committees or New Transactions Committees, while maintaining the List of Credit Products we provide with the specifics by Programme
· Maintaining the Agreed Pricing conditions, confirming the implementation of changes with Operations – throughout the Credit Life Cycle
Credit LifeCycle
· Guardian of all Credit Documentation providing a central easy access to the Bank via the agreed respective Electronic Storage Repositories
· Pre-Funding Memo, co-ordinating and controlling with the Business Line and Functions that all approvals and conditions are in place prior to 1st drawdown.
· Collection of conditions Precedent/Subsequent
· Facility Approvals; monitoring the Annual Reviews & Expiries – following with the respective SCOs & RMs to obtain the Credit Decisions/Approvals on a timely basis
· Covenant Management ; inputs & follow-up of covenants, financial & non financial – for bilateral facilities and participations
· Insurance Monitoring; Controlling the events associated to Collateral, Expiry dates, Premiums, checklists, conditions, renewals
· Participations Monitoring IN (where BNPP is participating in other Lead Bank Deals) ; calculations of fees received controlling against expected, review of daily and monthly reports received, escalation to Business
· Participations Monitoring OUT (we are lead), managing fees calculations, funding.
· Participations Reporting – Prepare regular reports on Participations (inc. Risk Participations) – Monitoring of expiry dates on all SBLCs/accreditifs received with monthly summary of upcoming events
· Payable and Receivables manual Submissions managing full execution: drawdown conditions precedents, calculations, tenors, payment instructions, communication with client, etc
· Business Analytics: Preparation of ad-hoc reports for Clients and Marketers. Including Swift confirmations to Clients. Client Audit Cert requests, Client, utilisations
· Regulatory Reporting: Key point of contact for Finance for Credit Regulatory Reporting with respect to utilisations
Qualifications & Experience required for this role:
· Previous Experience of a Supply Chain Financing / Corporate Banking enviroment an Advantage
· Autonomy
· Discipline & Control orientation
· Strong Organization & Communication Skills
· Proven ability to influence and interact with senior stakeholders
· Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills
· Proficient knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint
· Ability to converse in French an advantage but not essential.
· Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct
· Demonstrate proactivity, transparency and accountability for identifying and managing conduct risks
· Consider the implications of your actions on colleagues, partners and clients before making decisions, and escalate issues to your manager when unsure
Why Work with Us?
Ø We are the bank for a changing world and aim to build positive change together with our employees.
Ø We are a team of passionate people who genuinely care about what we do and the impact our work delivers to our clients. We operate in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity.
Ø Our remuneration and benefits packages are generous, with competitive salaries, a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages, and numerous other benefits.
Ø We have a genuine commitment to work-life balance throughout the whole organisation. We are also committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and actively promote equal opportunities.
Ø Development and mobility is actively encouraged. We are a learning company – there is real opportunity to grow, develop and expand your skills, experience and career path.
Ø We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 190,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 500 employees across Dublin and Galway working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval.
Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics. We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including: anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring. BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.
Equality and Diversity
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We encourage applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.
By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made
Job Title
Supply Chain – Head of Settlements and Control
Business Unit
Supply Chain Operations
Contract Type
Permanent contract
Location
Dublin, Sandyford
About BNP Paribas:
At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are Agility, Client Satisfaction, Compliance Culture and Openness.
Ø Agility: we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation.
Ø Client Satisfaction: we believe that our success lies in being the customers’ and clients’ preferred choice. We seek to listen carefully to them and work closely with them.
Ø Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics.
Ø Openness: We promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered.
Our strengths are based off four key areas of Stability, Expertise, Responsibility and Good Place to Work.
Ø Stability: we build upon our solid, long-term oriented management, our diversified and integrated business model and our international footprint.
Ø Expertise: We build upon our recognized and expanding knowledge of our teams.
Ø Responsibility: We build upon our culture of responsibility and integrity to ever better serve the interest of our customers.
Ø Good Place to Work: We foster a stimulating workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect.
Role:
BNPP Dublin Operations department consists of 4 inter-related departments: SCM Operations, Banking & Loan Operations, Markets Middle Office, and Client Administration.
Within the SCM Operations teams, there are 3 separate teams to manage the operations and risk. These are Supply Chain Funding, Supply Chain Settlements and SCM Control.
The function of the Supply Chain Settlements (SCS) team is to settle the receipt of invoice transactions on behalf of global corporate clients of the BNPP Group. Non-receipt of settlements is investigated with clients and reported according to the Group escalation policy.
This specific role is accountable for the timely settlement of invoices, the appropriate escalation to the Head of Supply Chain Operations, and control framework to ensure full compliance with local and group procedures. It requires team leadership, a complete knowledge of all workload and systems and ability to assess all risk aspects.
Key Responsibilities:
Team Management
· Team Organisation and Structure:
o Ensure that there are sufficient resources in the settlement and controls team to securely manage the activity and any issues reported to Head of SC Operations.
o Responsible for staff activities among others: Appropriate organisation within the team, reviews and appraisals, staff development, training & succession planning
· Production Task Completion: Accountable for the delivery of all settlement tasks assigned to the teams and ensure timely completion with appropriate controls.
· Meeting Management: Participation in and leading meetings with stakeholders as required.
· Project Management: Manage and participation in department, cross functional and ITO projects
Department and Activity Oversight
· Settlements: Oversee Settlement process to ensure all tasks & controls within the activity are performed.
· Overdues Management: Complete oversight of all aspects of the various settlement processes, including implementation of the Escalation policy for Overdues
· Program Analysis: Structured reviews and reporting of all settlements to indicate issues, workload and potential risks. This analysis should feed into the Payable/Receivable Operational Committee.
· Operational Risk: Continuous review and reporting of all operational risk in all processing aspects including processing, compliance & systems
· Transaction Processing: Accountable for all production tasks described below to oversee they are delivered to a high standard and on time
· Incident Management: Assess all settlement incidents, timely escalation to Operations management & OPC and remediate where required.
· New Activity: Participation in TAC/NAC where applicable for new activities and transactions. Ensure the settlement process will be secure to manage any new activity
· Efficiency: Drive settlement efficiency initiatives and implementation of these initiatives in Operations settlement processes & controls.
· Financial Security: Continually assess Financial Security requirements, risks and systems in the operational activity to ensure full compliance with BNPP Group requirements
Control Framework
· Internal Control Framework:
o Development, implementation & review of internal controls relating to the settlement activity
o Maintain catalogue of settlement controls (Local, Group & departmental)
o Daily validation of performed settlement controls
o Nostro breaks for SCM settlement accounts are cleared daily & justified
· Accounting Control: Ensure that all accounting transactions are correctly processed, investigated and remediated. Ensure that all accounts are correctly justified and certified each month.
· Procedures & Controls; Ensure Procedures relating to Settlements are up to date and ensure Operations Team processes adhere to Group Policies & guidelines.
· Risk Assessments: Maintenance of Control plans, participation in RCSA reviews, and action plans where applicable
Production
With the Head of SC Settlements and the SC Control team, ensure that all operational processes and controls are completed on time and accurately
· Payment and Settlement of non-discounted invoices
· Processing of direct debit files to request client settlement
· Settlement of Invoice payments
· Investigation of Overdue invoices
· Client Queries and investigations,
· Suspense, nostro and control account reconciliation and monitoring
Qualifications & Experience required for this role:
· Business/Finance 3rd level qualification
· Minimum 8 years’ experience in a Banking Operational leadership role
· Proven experience in a control focused environment
· Strong knowledge of accounting processes & controls
· Proven ability to interact effectively with senior stakeholders
· Ability to identify and prioritise workload
· Organisational – Ability to manage time, plans, structure, prioritise and coordinate resources
· Proactivity to anticipate requirements and risks
· Critical Thinking – Ability to question tasks, identify and implement areas of improvement
· Adaptability – Recognise the need and ongoing implementation of changes
· Ability to share/Pass on Knowledge
· Proven clear and concise communication skills
· Proven strong organisation skills
Why Work with Us?
Ø We are the bank for a changing world and aim to build positive change together with our employees.
Ø We are a team of passionate people who genuinely care about what we do and the impact our work delivers to our clients. We operate in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity.
Ø Our remuneration and benefits packages are generous, with competitive salaries, a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages, and numerous other benefits.
Ø We have a genuine commitment to work-life balance throughout the whole organisation. We are also committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and actively promote equal opportunities.
Ø Development and mobility is actively encouraged. We are a learning company – there is real opportunity to grow, develop and expand your skills, experience and career path.
Ø We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 190,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 500 employees across Dublin and Galway working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval.
Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics. We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including: anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring. BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.
Equality and Diversity
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We encourage applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.
By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made
Job Title
Cash Management Implementation Manager
Business Unit
Cash Management – Transaction Banking EMEA
Contract Type
Permanent contract
Location
Dublin, Sandyford
About BNP Paribas:
At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are Agility, Client Satisfaction, Compliance Culture and Openness.
Ø Agility: we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation.
Ø Client Satisfaction: we believe that our success lies in being the customers’ and clients’ preferred choice. We seek to listen carefully to them and work closely with them.
Ø Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics.
Ø Openness: We promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered.
Our strengths are based off four key areas of Stability, Expertise, Responsibility and Good Place to Work.
Ø Stability: we build upon our solid, long-term oriented management, our diversified and integrated business model and our international footprint.
Ø Expertise: We build upon our recognized and expanding knowledge of our teams.
Ø Responsibility: We build upon our culture of responsibility and integrity to ever better serve the interest of our customers.
Ø Good Place to Work: We foster a stimulating workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect.
Role:
The role of Cash Management Implementation manager requires you to:
§ Advise and design the most appropriate cash management solution that best meets the client requirements.
§ Guarantee the delivery of cash management solutions in accordance with the solution contents and within the agreed timeframe.
§ Take ownership of the implementation onboarding process and ensure implementation requests are allocated to the correct team.
§ Manage and coordinate the implementation of products and services of local and multi-country deals, according to the dedicated methodology.
§ Proactively lead project planning and communication between client and internal resources to drive client satisfaction.
§ Provide sales advisory support.
§ Identify and transform Cash Management business development opportunities with a defined portfolio of clients.
§ Work on ad-hoc business development initiatives contributing to business revenue growth.
Key Responsibilities:
§ On boarding, Project Planning and Management
§ Understand and challenge the client’s business requirements.
§ Act as a single point of contact for the client, manage projects from scoping to delivery.
§ Moderate and/or lead any cash management solution design workshops.
§ Coordinate and organize all BNP Paribas stakeholders (Products, Coverage, Legal, Operational teams) in a timely manner.
§ Project organization, lead project committees, define and update project documentation.
§ Actively participate in RFPs and/or client presentations
§ Identify additional business opportunities during the client sales and implementation process.
§ Report achievements and issues to management and input the relevant items in the internal project reporting tool.
§ Provide clients with satisfaction surveys and ensure implementation feedback on completion of each project.
§ Develop a close relationship and understanding with a portfolio selected of clients chosen in coordination with the global Coverage and Cash Management client targeting strategy.
§ Achieve revenue target.
Qualifications & Experience required for this role:
Technical expertise
§ Understanding of BNPP Group Organization
§ Excellent technical knowledge of payment/reporting file formats, e.g. ISO20022 (pain and camt), SWIFT (MT101, MT940/942), Local Channel
§ Understanding of different types of domestic and cross-border cash management and liquidity management products
§ Good understanding of domestic and cross-border payments types, e.g. ACH vs RTGS, settlement processes and methods
§ Cash Management risks and procedures
§ Project management methodology (problem clarification, meeting organization, presentation, reporting)
§ Proficient in the use Microsoft Office
Soft skills
§ Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
§ Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
§ Ability to communicate in English (fluently) and any other language is a plus
§ Be customer experience driven
§ Excellent organizational skills and time management skills
§ Ability to take initiative
§ Ability to work as a team and share information with colleagues
§ Be proactive and continuously improve your knowledge of Cash Management products and services
Why Work with Us?
Ø We are the bank for a changing world and aim to build positive change together with our employees.
Ø We are a team of passionate people who genuinely care about what we do and the impact our work delivers to our clients. We operate in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity.
Ø Our remuneration and benefits packages are generous, with competitive salaries, a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages, and numerous other benefits.
Ø We have a genuine commitment to work-life balance throughout the whole organisation. We are also committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and actively promote equal opportunities.
Ø Development and mobility is actively encouraged. We are a learning company – there is real opportunity to grow, develop and expand your skills, experience and career path.
Ø We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 190,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 500 employees across Dublin and Galway working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval.
Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics. We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including: anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring. BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.
Equality and Diversity
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We encourage applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.
By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made