Associate Level 1 /Senior Associate- Chasing & Matching

Position Purpose
Global Markets DocumentationThe officer will be a part of the Chasing and Matching team for Foreign Exchange, Money Market instrumentsResponsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
Chasing and Matching Team:
The Chasing team is responsible for ensuring that all BNPParibas confirmations areretrieved from clients executed for Interbank and Corporate Clients. The team covers a wide range of products traded by the Trading desks such as Vanilla products and the more complex Structured trades. The Chasing team is also responsible in resolving any Litigation that clients may raise upon receipt of the BNP Confirmation.This will involve investigating the issue and liaising with internal teams such as FO, Trade Support, Drafting team, Local back Office, Legal depending on the type of Litigation raised until resolution.

Minimize operational failure, including but not exclusively the risk of fraud by helping to devise and by implementing sufficient regular controls

Responsible for timely and accurate matching of SWIFT confirmation

Working knowledge of MT 300, MT 320, and third party platforms like Mysis and GTSS

Ensure appropriate escalation to managementas soon as an issue is identified.

Ensure that documentation controls are done daily, comments detailed clearly, and be responsible for reliability of records

Ensure set KPIs are met

Play a Role in Project Management

Prepare KPI file as per set frequency

Support decision making process by performing data analysis

Periodically revisit existing KPIs to make it more robust for the betterment of the process

Ensure quality assurance by performing spot checks & maintenance of internal error log.

Minimize operational failure, including but not exclusively the risk of fraud by helping to devise and by implementing sufficient regular controlsEnsure appropriate escalation to management and/or permanent control (or compliance as appropriate)as soon as an issue is identified.Ensure that documentation controls are done daily, comments detailed clearly, and be responsible for reliability of recordsEnsure set KPIs are metContribute to the quality of the team by:

keeping personal training up to date

highlighting processing improvement opportunities

assisting in the training of new entrants

Experience in OTC Derivatives

Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Technical competencies

Computer skills is highly a must

Fluent English

Preferably experience in Matching of trades in SWIFT

Time Management

Basic understanding of OTC products

Ensure accurate completion of drafting tasks within the internal service level agreements, client requirement and regulatory timelines

Behavioral Competencies:

Organized & good resistance to stress

Attention to detailthe confirmation is the ultimate document which bind the bank with the counterparty, 100% correct is non-negotiable

Self-discipline & autonomyEach team member has its own portfolio of clients, which need to be managed efficiently. Ability to work on its own with little supervision.

Adaptability & Change ManagementAbility to easily adapt to new situations (new booking systems, new products, new activities to manage) as this is a constant changing environment

Strong Client FocusClient is at the center of all our concerns.

Escalation & Reporting processall team members need to closely follow escalation rules in place with all different stakeholders. Comply with relevant regulatory targets e.g CFTC,EMIR targets. Being able to efficiently raise to manager issues encountered on a daily basis, even if those are not forecasted in existing processes

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Bachelor or Master Degree on Economics, Mathematics or Finance.

Fluent in English (both oral and written communication)

Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills(Please select up to 4 skills)Attention to detail / rigorAbility to deliver / Results drivenClient focusedAttention to detail / rigorCommunication skills - oral & writtenTransversal Skills:

(Please select up to 5 skills)Analytical AbilityAbility to understand, explain and support changeAbility to inspire others & generate people's commitmentAbility to anticipate business / strategic evolutionTransversal

Skills:

(Please select up to 5 skills)Education Level:Bachelor Degree or equivalentExperience LevelAt least 2 years