Risk and Control Manager

Swindon – Hybrid

We’re Arval BNP Paribas – we’re a global leader in vehicle leasing and the fourth largest leasing company in the UK.  Our passion for Service, Sustainability, and Solutions is brought to life by each and every one of our people – who we call Journey Makers.   

Culturally, we’re a friendly bunch – more human than corporate – and we serve a diverse customer base.  From families choosing their first electric vehicle, to global brands seeking to switch their fleets to electric vehicles – whatever our customers’ mobility needs, we have a solution to offer.
 

Why join Arval?

In addition to the benefits and opportunities that come with being part of a progressive global banking group, we have a supportive and collaborative culture where wellbeing and work-life balance are taken seriously.  Which is why we recently won the Wellbeing category of the 2024 Business Car Awards.
 
  
About the Role

As an Operational Permanent Controller, you’ll work closely with business leaders and their management teams (1st Line of Defence) to ensure risks & controls are effectively identified, assessed, managed, and reported. As part of the BNP Paribas Group, we have a robust risk & control framework, and your key purpose will be to support, enable and oversee the business operation of this framework. You’ll ensure stakeholders understand the value and importance of risk management while enabling optimal business performance.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with senior leaders and their management teams to conduct risk assessments and oversee control performance (whilst also testing some controls yourself)
• Managing incidents and implementing measures to prevent reoccurrence
• Monitoring completion of action plans e.g. risk mitigation actions, 2nd line actions, internal audit recommendations
• Co-ordinating governance meetings and producing & presenting management information packs
   

What we’re looking for

You have a sound understanding of operational risk management, control frameworks, and governance, most likely in a regulated industry. You possess good interpersonal and communication skills, are adaptable and have a track record of operating as a trusted advisor and business partner. 
 

You’ll also be able to demonstrate:

• Understanding of the 3 lines of defence
• Experience in implementing operational, compliance, and legal risk frameworks in large corporate business with a strong governance culture 
• Strong stakeholder management skills 
• The ability to work with autonomy, at pace, using your judgement to escalate to management when needed
   

The Package

We offer a basic starting salary of up to £55,000, plus a bonus of up to £4,600. We also offer 25 days holiday as standard, plus bank holidays, an extra day off for your birthday, and the option to purchase an additional 5 days.

We also provide a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Company car or cash alternative of £5,500 per annum
• Private medical cover, including a digital GP service
• Company pension with up to 10% employer contribution
• Discounts on our products and services and discounts in many high street brands
• 2 paid volunteering days every year
• Free on-site gym
• Subsidised restaurant serving chef-prepared breakfast and lunch, plus discounted Costa Coffee
• Plus, a range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle 
   

Ready to make a difference? 

Sound interesting?  Click to apply and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will review your CV.  

We’re passionate about being consciously inclusive employer, with a strong Speak Up culture.  We’re also proud to be a Ban the Box employer as part of our commitment to a fair and inclusive society for all.  
 

Interview process

• Telephone interview our Talent Acquisition team 
• 1 hour competency-based interview.
   

If you’re not shortlisted, we’ll still let you know the outcome of your application.  

What are you waiting for?  Apply today and we’ll be in touch.  

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The role

We are seeking an experienced sales negotiator responsible for the delivery of sales of residential property in the Farnham area.  

Responsibilities

Person specification

The desired candidate will;

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

• Health & Leisure: 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 
• Financial:  Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

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The role

Working with a Senior Director / Director managing and assisting with the management of properties for one of our larger clients. 

The individual is to take immediate responsibility and ownership of managing their own clients and their buildings. These may include overseas investors, UK Institutions and Property Companies. 

Assist the Senior Director in business development and increasing the team’s fee income through new business and cross selling. 

Support the Senior Director / Director in managing the team and the wider services, including Facilities Managers and Client Finance staff working on their instructions. 

There is a supporting team of facilities managers, building managers and our Helpdesk, and the job will require liaison with the full complement of property management staff across the business including employees of BNP Paribas Real Estate Facilities Management as well as staff across other business lines such as agency, lease advisory, building consultancy and investment agency businesses.

Key Deliverables

•    Taking responsibility for some clients and helping service others

•    Taking line manager responsibility for members of your team

•    Providing high quality Property Management to your client and Director

•    Management of Lease / Tenancy Schedules

•    Liaising with clients, their solicitors and tenants on daily basis

•    Attending regular tenant meetings

•    Dealing with individual tenant applications and managing all licenses

•    Preparing reports for client meetings

•    Undertaking regular service charge expenditure monitoring and reporting

•    Liaising with property management accounts team on production of annual service charge budgets, approving reconciliations, rent raising reports

•    Management of income arrears and recovery, invoice approvals, setting up new properties, completing change notes, updating the Helpdesk and Tramps, etc

•    Due diligence for acquisitions and disposals

•    Attending client meetings

•    Attendance and positive contributions at team and department meetings

Person specification

•    Degree level qualification 

•    MRICS qualified

•    Proven experience within a commercial property management department or similar, operating within the office sector and with client facing responsibility

•    Managing lease events, rent reviews and expiries 

•    Dealing with occupier applications proactively

•    Good L&T knowledge

•    Understanding of office market trends and workspace demands

•    Property management accounting knowledge – statements of account, service charges and arrears recovery.

•    Managing staff and working collaboratively within a team 

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 27 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial:  Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

BNP Paribas Real Estate is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

Company purpose:

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars:

• Being a great place to work

• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact

• Being dedicated to the development of our people

Business area

The UK CIB HR Department supports CIB staff and managers in London, providing them with a full range of strategic advisory and transactional services (in terms of payroll, reward, pension and benefits, recruitment, career management, learning & development and employee relations). In regular contact with the Group HR Department of BNP Paribas S.A. (headquartered in Paris), CIB HR is the entry point for all CIB employees on any HR issue. The team in London comprises of circa 70 HR professionals. 

Job purpose 

This role is to provide support to the HR Business Partner Team. The HR Adviser will assist with the administration of the day-to-day operations of the employee lifecycle transactions providing a bridge between the HR Business Partners and the HR Administration team based in Lisbon and will take full ownership for transactions well defined by respective policies.

The HR Adviser will carry out responsibilities in the following areas: HR projects and initiatives, HRIS co-ordination, Employee Relations, Learning and Development, Compensation and Benefits, Administration, international mobility, joiner and leaver processes. 

Key responsibilities

• Provide HR support and advice to employees and line managers, explaining policies and procedures in a timely and effective manner. 
• Coordinate flexible working arrangements with employees and managers. 
• Work closely with the HR Connect team and Payroll to solve queries on data and payments.
• Provide support in investigations for disciplinary and grievance procedures. 
• Provide administrative support to HR Business Partners on redundancies. 
• Maintain employee files. 
• Act as a central point of contact for the wider HR team.
• Prepare information for the HR Business Partners relating to compensation, appraisals, job descriptions and deal with adhoc requests for information. 
• Collate information and analysis as required relating to HR initiatives and requests from the business. 
• Liaise with Inspection Generale & Audit on information requests.
• Assist and facilitate HR Approval processes. 
• Contribute to miscellaneous HR projects as a project administrator and co-ordinator. 
• Liaise with managers, employees and the different teams within HR to ensure a smooth onboarding and Leaver process. 
• Assisting with Employee Relations cases, including investigation support where necessary and drafting and concluding legal agreements. 
• Conduct exit interviews, report on trends and escalate issues when appropriate. Updating global database with feedback from interview. 
• Coordinate closely and notifying HR Connect and other stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate updates to HRIS and global database. 
• Coordinate cost centre and headcount changes for the business, liaising with business managers where appropriate.
• Support International Mobility cases, including right to work checks and manage Short Term Assignment missions end-to-end

Requirements

• Previous experience within an HR team desired. 
• MS Word – Must have a minimum of intermediate skills, good typing skills an advantage 
• MS Excel – Ideally will have intermediate to advanced skills, the ability to put together spreadsheets with formulae and filters, produce charts and graphs, v lookups, pivot tables 
• MS PowerPoint – intermediate to advanced skills 
• Good general IT skills and now how to navigate through databases and retrieve information efficiently. 
• Knowledge of HR System desirable 
• High level of attention to detail, and records information accurately 
• Excellent Communication skills, with good written and verbal English 
• Uses own initiative and can work independently whilst applying good judgement to escalate when needed
• Takes responsibility for own work 
• Understands and implements processes 
• Good level of numeracy 
• Appreciates and understands the need for confidentiality and deals with all HR and training issues in a discreet and sensitive way and with respect to GDPR rules
• Prioritisation & Time Management while multi-tasking 
• Ability to deal with stakeholders at all levels 

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.

• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.

• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.

• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.

• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year – in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.

• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:

Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal opportunities

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

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Field-based

Job Title: Underwriter

Location: Solihull ; a flexible hybrid working model which supports you as well as enabling you to work collaboratively with your colleagues 

Hours: Full time, Permanent 

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The Role:

The role of an Underwriter is taking responsibility for making lending decisions on credit applications received through our partners in the Retail, Revolving, Personal Loans and Motor sectors. You will contribute to the implementation of Credit Risk, Operational Risk policies, making sure that all conduct risk guidelines are followed

Key Responsibilities: 

Point of sale retail finance Personal Lending

Motor Vehicle Finance

Commercial Underwriting

Credit Cards

Skills & Attributes:

What’s in it for you

As a Top Employer UK, we offer a supportive, inclusive environment and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your lifestyle. Highlights include:
 • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, contributory pension, and health cash plan
 • Opportunity to buy/sell holiday, giving you more control over your work-life balance
 • Flexible benefits including private medical insurance and lifestyle discounts
 • A culture that values collaboration, development, and wellbeing

Could this be you?

Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for people who live by our values—people who are positive, brave, and own it. Don’t let confidence hold you back. You don’t need to meet every requirement; if you have around 75% of the skills and the right attitude, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to join a team that makes a real impact.

Learn more about careers with us: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers

Your Application Journey

• Call with our Talent Acquisition team
 • Formal F2F interview with the Hiring Manager

We aim to complete the process within 3–4 weeks, depending on availability. If you’re not shortlisted, we’ll still let you know the outcome. Please note that this role may close early once we have enough suitable applicants, so apply soon.

Equal Opportunities

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace and ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or background.

Company Purpose:

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars:

• Being a great place to work
• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
• Being dedicated to the development of our people

Business Area

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 73 countries, with more than 196,000 employees, including around 149,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets, International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors.

BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking is a globally recognised leader offering capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions. The Front Office Internship is part of either the Global Banking or Global Markets business lines. 

Global Markets is BNP Paribas’ Capital Markets business within the Corporate & Institutional Bank (CIB), delivering solutions across asset classes, and industry-leading services for clients including Institutionals, corporates, private banks and retail distribution networks. 

Job Purpose 

The role is to assist senior team members in the day to day business activities and contribute to a variety of tasks allowing a general introduction to the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in Technical and Business Skills Training 
• Support senior team members with day to day activities
• Complete specific assignments, such as:
  • Point of contact for the sales team on client requests
  • Interacting with various teams (sales, structuring, marketing) to facilitate day-to-day business
  • Preparing and improving product analysis & presentation
  • Assisting in preparing management presentations
  • Assisting in market research and competition analysis
  • Participating in enhancement of existing marketing materials
  • Preparing frequent communications on activity and developments
  • Assisting with structurers, sales & business setup improvement projects

Requirements

• Degree from a leading university with an excellent academic record; or equivalent work experience 
• Demonstrable interest in the financial markets or economic affairs
• Proactive and enthusiastic self-starter
• Strong mathematical, analytical & quantitative skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Team player
• Excellent spoken and written English are crucial and other languages are an advantage
• Programming skills (Python, Java, VBA) welcome

Conduct

• 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.

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

PLEASE NOTE

• You may only apply to four Long Term Internships over the course of a year. These may be across any business area. 
• Successful candidates for this long term internship will be considered for London ONLY.
• Please discuss the available start dates with your interviewers.

Unsuccessful candidates’ CVs will be shared with other teams within BNP Paribas and considered for potentially suitable roles. In this way we hope to maximise opportunities for candidates and hiring teams. By submitting your CV for this role you agree to it being shared securely with other hiring teams within BNP Paribas for the relevant recruitment round.

Location: London

Duration: 12 months

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.
• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.
• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year – in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:
• Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal Opportunities 

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

#LI-Onsite 

Company Purpose:

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars:

• Being a great place to work
• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
• Being dedicated to the development of our people

Business Area

BNP Paribas’ Global Markets business offers a broad range of products and services in the global interest rates, credit, currency, equities & commodity markets. Global Markets help their franchise of clients find effective ways to raise and invest capital as well as manage their exposure to risk. Their client base comprises of hundreds of corporations, institutional investors, banks, governments and supranational organisations.

FICC is a leading global franchise servicing Institutional and Corporate clients from credit origination and syndication, to secondary market trading on credit, FX, rates and commodities in both developed and emerging markets.

The Global Credit EMEA trading desks cover the entire credit trading spectrum. It provides liquidity to clients through market making credit products and offers tailored solutions to clients as well as funding of credit collateral.

The Credit Flow trading EMEA business provides market access and liquidity to clients through market making of Corporate Bonds, Leveraged Loans, ETF and Credit Derivatives (single names or Indices). 

Credit E-Trading incorporates Single Bond RFQ Market Making, Portfolio trading, ETF Market Making and ETF Creation Redemption across EUR/GBP/EM IG and HY Bonds.

Job Purpose 

BNP Paribas Credit Market Making Algorithmic framework provides liquidity on MTFs and regulated exchanges directly to BNP Paribas Institutional and Hedge-Fund clients. Algo Traders are continuously creating and optimising strategies, automatons and algorithms to improve liquidity provision on a wide spectrum of underlying, asset classes and markets.

The Credit E-Trading Intern will work as part of a team of senior traders, responsible for making markets and managing the technical platform that enables them to do so. This role requires a unique blend of trading and technical expertise, including product knowledge, high-performance coding, and an understanding of a complex and ever-evolving technical platform. It’s a fast-track to gaining the level of expertise necessary to generate the next tech evolutions, as well as strategies and algorithm ideas. The intern will focus on different quantitative research subjects of statistical arbitrage. With both fundamental and price dynamic data, they will apply various statistical/Machine Learning methods to create insights from data and generate meaningful signals for credit spread movement by analysing different aspects from datasets denoising to features extraction.

The role is to assist the team with the day-to-day business activities under supervision.

Key Responsibilities

The Credit E-Trading– Intern:

• Supports Algo Traders in the continuous improvement of BNP Paribas’s Credit Electronic Market-Making infrastructure.
• Supports Algo Trader in the monitoring of the activity (positions, flows, instantaneous market risks, infrastructure sanity) for the Algo.
• As such, operates under the direct guidance of the Senior Algo Traders with responsibility to report and escalate to line management and managing day-to-day with high level of expertise in the product she or he is responsible for.

Missions shared with all other Algo Traders:

• With the support of Algo traders and Strategists, develops and maintain algorithms and models.
• To provide market liquidity through market making, and hedge accordingly
• To monitor market news and events and evaluate the risk and opportunities for positions and strategies  
• To ensure proper booking in the system, monitor front to back chain, and control operational risk.

ANALYSIS / RESEARCH /DEVELOPMENT

• Research on new quantitative strategies and back-test them
• Bring new strategy to production environment, improve current strategies
• Follow the latest quantitative techniques (research papers, corporate intelligence…)
• Enhance PnL sources diversification, use all available resources to maximize revenue.

TRADING

• Perform the necessary backup to ensure business continuity.

CONTROL

• Make sure trading is in line with market risks and local limits.
• Propose enhancements to minimize potential Operational Risks
• Make sure trading strategies are fully compliant with BNPP Compliance and Conduct framework.

REPORT/SHARE

• Make a report of the research project he is in charge (timeline, document, …)
• Make a trading report of the Desk’s market making activity (risk analysis, exposures, …)
• Share research projects and experience with other Algo traders
• Direct contribution to BNP Paribas Control framework 
• Work as a team

Requirements

• Strong education in Statistics, Maths or Computer Science: we are not just looking for people who know how to use machine learning techniques, but for people who understand how it works inside the black-box. 
• Strong knowledge of Machine Learning techniques (classification, regression, natural language processing via standard statistical models or neural network).
• Good programming skills, preferably Python.
• Delivery-driven mindset.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proactive approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Team Player.

Conduct

• 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.

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

PLEASE NOTE

• You may only apply to four Long Term Internships over the course of a year. These may be across any business area. 
• Successful candidates for this long term internship will be considered for London ONLY.
• Please discuss the available start dates with your interviewers.

Unsuccessful candidates’ CVs will be shared with other teams within BNP Paribas and considered for potentially suitable roles. In this way we hope to maximise opportunities for candidates and hiring teams. By submitting your CV for this role you agree to it being shared securely with other hiring teams within BNP Paribas for the relevant recruitment round.

Location: London

Duration: 6 months

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.
• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.
• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year – in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:
• Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal Opportunities 

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

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The role

An outstanding opportunity has arisen to become a key member of the Rural Farming team in Newbury.

The team has an established reputation as leader in Rural Farming. They undertake the management of Rural Estates and offer a range of professional rural advice throughout the area. Their technical excellence ensures an impressive client base and they advise some of the most prestigious clients in the area. The role will be a blend of Estate Management and professional working within a team.  

Key Responsibilities

•    BPS applications, Countryside Stewardship and RDPE applications, farm budgeting and business advice.

•    Undertake the primary day-to-day relationship role with Estate Management clients 

•    Managing landlord and tenant relationships for agricultural, commercial and residential properties

•    Manage financial matters, provide reporting on budgeting, performance

•    Manage Estate employees

•    Provide concise, practical and reasoned advice to Clients at all times

The Candidate

•    Experienced in the rural sector from within private practice or resident agent background

•    Commercially astute and hands on

•    Develop leadership skills by taking responsibility for a small team

•    Take financial responsibility

•    Excellent networking and selling skills

•    Good presentation skills

•    Excellent people skills

Skills/Qualifications

•    Professionally qualified MRICS or working towards MRICS 

•    Excellent research and analytical skills 

•    Excellent IT skills including use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Health & Leisure: Health cash plan, 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial:  Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and a key player in international banking. We operate in 65 countries and employ 190,000 people, including nearly 145,000 in Europe. Our Group holds key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services; Investment & Protection Services; and Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) for corporate and institutional clients.

Our Securities Services business, which forms part of CIB, is a leading global custodian providing specialist post-trade and asset servicing solutions to buy and sell-side market participants, corporates and issuers. Based in 35 locations around the world, our award-winning Securities Services teams have built one of the most extensive custody network in the industry, giving clients the connectivity and local knowledge they need to navigate change in a fast-changing world.

Company purpose:

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars:

• Being a great place to work

• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact

• Being dedicated to the development of our people

Business area

Securities Services is a leading global custodian and securities services specialist that provides multi-asset post-trade and asset servicing solutions for buy and sell-side market participants, corporates and issuers.

The Client Development Business Management team forms part of the wider Chief of Staff department. The purpose of this area is to support the Head of Securities Services UK & Middle East with the running of the activity in the region. 

The Business Management team work closely with all areas of Client Development and Marketing & Comms, providing support to Relationship Managers, Sales, Client Services, the Proposals team and MarComms. The team are responsible for oversight of Level 1 control activities, monitoring key risks and governance arrangements on behalf of Client Development, supporting key departmental processes and ensuring compliance with UK policies and global alignment, and leading and coordinating transversal initiatives and projects across Client Development.

Job Purpose

The role of the team is to ensure there is a high standard of compliance by the Client Development department of both local and global governance: to allow Sales and Relationship Managements team to focus on sales activities, to enable a high standard of proposal response, and an overall high quality client experience.

The KYC & Control Analyst will support Client Development with a number of key processes, particularly in relation to KYC and Billing, ensuring best practice guidelines are followed and acting as a point of contact between Client Development and the relevant other departments. The KYC & Control Analyst will also carry out L1 controls and produce reporting, enabling oversight and monitoring of key risks.

The role requires interaction with a large number of stakeholders, including Sales and Relationship Managers, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Project Management, Client Delivery and global Client Development stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

KYC Support

• Provide ad-hoc support to Relationship Management to enable the completion of documentation that forms the basis of KYC for new clients at appropriate point in the deal lifecycle, as needed
• Organise and manage the weekly KYC Pipeline Review meeting between operational teams and Client Development by coordinating attendance, setting the agenda and leading discussions. Facilitate the meetings to ensure productive outcomes, including confirming actions. 
• Proactively participate in discussions on operational efficiency and quality improvements associated with Client Onboarding and Client Recertification processes.
• Ensure due diligence requirements are met for existing clients in line with their review schedule. 
• Oversee provision of accurate information from Sales and Relationship Managers in relation to documentation required to complete KYC files in a timely manner. 
• Act as a point of contact between the KYC team and Client Development on matters relating to KYC and due diligence, liaising with internal counterparts including Compliance, Legal, and local and global KYC teams to resolve KYC-related queries and implement process related changes.
• Keep abreast of issues affecting KYC and the risk rating of clients, and, in conjunction with the KYC Specialist, proactively instigate required changes and communicate these to Client Development.
• Produce KYC-related MI for Senior Management on behalf of Client Development, as required.

Level 1 Controls & Reporting

• Conduct controls on a monthly basis to:
  • Ensure all deals and renegotiations are taken through the full Business Acceptance process as per global guidance, and all required documentation has been completed
  • Ensure that business revenue have been advised of all new and amended fee schedules.
  • While performing controls, critique and challenge exemptions to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Ensure appropriate action plans are put in place and completed to address unsatisfactory results.
  • Ensure that any credit lines required for UK booking activity have been requested by RMs, when flagged on Risk reporting (from Beacon). 
  • Prepare and submit weekly reports to the Head of Client Development on any outstanding Billing invoices that have not been approved.
• Fulfil the role of Third Party Coordinator for the UK, responsible for the clean-up of historic data in Cerise, and the point of contact for referential data.
• Produce, monitor and challenge KPIs surrounding the provision of instructions to Business Revenue to prevent loss of revenue.
• Produce detailed MI reports on volumes not billed and unattached accounts for presentation to various Management Committees, to highlight potential loss of revenue and failed control points, enabling remedial action to be taken.
• Governance and oversight of the Gifts, Invitations & Other Advantages procedure and reporting, including the production of monthly MI reports for the Client Development Internal Control Committee.

Client Development Support

• Raise awareness within Client Development of ongoing requirements and key changes in relation to KYC processes (in conjunction with the KYC Specialist), , Cross-border marketing and interactions, Gifts, Invitations & Other Advantages, and Business Revenue processes on a regular basis.
• Point of contact for Client Development in relation to queries on the above topics, as well as other key processes where required. Responsible for providing clarity on best practice, challenging the status quo, and designing, delivering and maintaining training packs and guidance documents on these topics, liaising with relevant stakeholders where required.
• Primary coordination point within the department between Business Revenue and Relationship Managers in relation to Client Development related queries on Billing matters and processes, and a key stakeholder for any proposed changes to process.
• Single point of contact for the department in relation to Cross-border marketing and interactions. Responsible for providing clarity on the restrictions and liaising with Legal and Compliance, where required, to ensure compliance with UK policies.
• Point of contact for Client Development usage of DocuSign and the storage of client legal documentation. Responsible for uploading newly executed agreements submitted by Relationship Managers in Cerise.

Other

• Act as back-up to the Sales Support Analyst on matters relating to Business Acceptance and Client Classification.
• Assist the Head of Business Management, Client Development UK & ME with implementing and maintaining governance procedures and controls and producing KPIs.
• Contribute to and participate in global and local projects on behalf of Client Development as and when required.

Requirements

Essential

• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to quality control
• Self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative. Self-motivated and disciplined
• Able to manage priorities, plan own workload and meet strict and competing deadlines
• Able to cope with repetitive tasks, and work on multiple assignments, while maintaining accuracy and producing high-quality work
• Ability to challenge the status quo and identify areas of improvement
• Effective communicator
• Has a collaborative approach, supports colleagues and team members.
• Excellent writing and reporting skills. Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel.

Desirable:

• Advanced Excel skills, ability to manipulate large amounts of data accurately. Pivot tables are essential.
• Experience of working with client facing teams, ideally within Securities Services.
• Experience of working with KYC and due diligence processes, or carrying out L1 controls.
• An understanding of the risks relating the Client Development environment.
• Knowledge of Securities Services.
• Project Management skills

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.

• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.

• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.

• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.

• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year – in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.

• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:

Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal opportunities

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

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