BNP Paribas is a leader in the Eurozone, and a prominent international banking institution with strong roots in Europe's banking history. It has a presence in 71 countries, with 200 000 Employees ? including more than 150 000 in Europe and 6 000 in Portugal alone.

BNP Paribas is present in Portugal since 1985, having been one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, the Group has several entities operating directly in this territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses.

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its businesses, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients - individuals, entrepreneurs, SMEs, large corporates, institutional investors and community organisations - 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: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services for retail banking and specialised financial services, and Corporate & Institutional Banking for corporate and institutional clients.

The FX Clearer tool is a BNPPARIBAS secured WEB platform offered to our clients (third parties) and BP2S Clients (fourth parties) to settle their eligible FX Spot & Forward transactions through CLS, using the BNPPPARIBAS direct membership. Trades are booked into FX Clearer by the clients, transactions are then submit to CLS for matching before payments can be released. The FX Clearer team is monitoring the client positions in real time making sure that the matching and settlement processes are properly managed throughout the day.

The team is also responsible for the Static Data updates in the Core FXMM system FXO.

The main missions are:

• To Onboard new clients in coordination with the BP2S team and make sure the appropriate set-up is in place.

  
  

• To ensure that In/out payments are processed in due course and client exposures are flat at the end of day.

  
  

• Billing to the third parties on a monthly basis.

  
  

• Static Data creations/modifications in FXO (FXMM BNPP in-house system)

  
  

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Daily Control of the client technical accounts making sure they are all flat at the end of day.

  
  

• Monitor the payments and reprocess any nack messages within FX Clearer.

  
  

• Contact clients to remove unmatched transactions from FX Clearer and escalate any missing funds to cover their positions.

  
  

• Static Data set-up: accounts, users, Settlement Instructions, contacts.

  
  

• Management of the payment and accounting failures.

  
  

• Production of the monthly invoicing to the third party clients.

  
  

• Static Data Activities

  
  

  • Creation/modifications local CRDS codes

    
    

  • Updates of all Static data linked to CLS activity

    
    

  • Treasury and Payment Cut off Management

    
    

  • Coordination with IT support regarding portfolio transfers, migrations

    
    

• Interactions between B/O external & internal parties

  
  

  • Permanent assistance to clients during the matching and settlement processes
    

  • Coordination with BP2S during the onboarding of new clients into FX Clearer

    
    

  • Escalation to IT Support any technical issues
    

  • Active participation to strengthen the operational controls with the relevant internal parties.

    
    

• Administrative Tasks:

  
  

  • Production of Key Indicators to monitor the activity

    
    

  • Daily assessment of Operational Risk through the Orus tool

    
    

  • Active participation to the weekly production review meeting.

    
    

  • Update team procedures on a regular basis.

    
    

PROFILE

• English: Fluent
  

• Strong knowledge on Global Market environment and FX activities

  
  

• Familiar with International Settlement rules

  
  

• Analytical skills and attention to detail

  
  

• Always being proactive and looking at enhancing the processes and procedures

  
  

• Team working

  
  

• Risk assessment capacity

  
  

• Adaptability (Flexibility in working environment)
  

• Effective communication (writing and verbal)

  
  

• Commitment, Respect and Conduct
  

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.

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, 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.

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Primary Location

: PT-11-Lisbon

Job Type

: Standard / Permanent

Job

: OPERATION PROCESSING
Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent (>= 3 years)
Experience Level: Beginner

Schedule

: Full-time