Commercial Lead

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

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

About Us

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we’re part of a global banking group with a simple mission: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that help customers make responsible financial decisions. We partner with leading UK retailers and brands to support their customers finance purchases responsibly.

The Role

This role supports the Head of Commercial to deliver the sales growth and value by ensuring product, pricing and process are aligned to the strategy. 

The role is responsible for senior stakeholder management within the strategic partner organisation, enabling the Head of Commercial to partner on thought-leadership activity with their Credit Director. 

The role will ensure that the partner governance model is delivered in a timely, rigorous and quality manner in line with contractual agreements. Ensuring issues that arise are resolved in a timely manner through collaboration with Senior management. 

The role will product-manage the credit solution to ensure activity plans are aligned with our partner’s, working closely with our partner representatives and other functions including marketing, risk, finance, compliance and operations to optimise the portfolio and ensure great customer outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Skills & Attributes

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, 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.

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:

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

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.

Senior Management Accountant

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

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

About Us

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we’re part of a global banking group with a simple mission: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that help customers make responsible financial decisions. We partner with leading UK retailers and brands to support their customers finance purchases responsibly.

The Role

As a Senior Management Accountant, you will lead a small team responsible for delivering accurate, high‑quality insight into the company’s Operating Expenses. 

Working closely with business departments, you will help interpret cost drivers, analyse trends, and highlight risks and opportunities to support informed decision‑making. You will oversee forward looking planning and ensure clarity and reliability in Opex reporting for both local leadership and Group stakeholders. 

A key element of the role is building strong relationships across the organisation to improve data quality, strengthen forecasting accuracy, and provide meaningful, value‑adding commentary. Alongside BAU activities, you will champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to automate manual tasks, streamline processes, and support wider finance transformation initiatives to enhance analytical capability and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

Skills and Attributes

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, 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.

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:

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 

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.

The Role

The Occupier Management team work on a range of clients on their national property portfolios, and this role will be working across two client accounts, with a 50/50 allocation across the two large corporate accounts.

Responsibilities

•    Responsibility for coordination and proactive management of a significant part of the Client’s real estate portfolio. 

•    Manages existing client relationships at middle to senior management level on day to day basis 

•    Can work independently to prepare standard reports, valuations, submissions and on more complex issues with guidance

•    Active team player

•    Advises and guides graduates and administrative employees on an ad hoc basis

•    Liaison with admin and client finance team within Birmingham across both accounts

•    Inspections

•    Lease renewals

•    Transaction Management of some of Client’s acquisition and disposals.

•    Management of break options & events within the portfolios

•    Serviced office searches

•    Assisting with budgeting, quarterly reporting and monthly funding requests and preparation of all reports to clients.

•    Development and maintenance of Client relationships including formal and informal reporting.   

•    Reviewing strategic opportunities within relevant parts of the portfolio and identifying opportunities to add value.

•    Ensuring all activities are in line with Client’s and BNPPRE’s agreed process.

•    Ensuring property database is accurate and updated as soon as possible after transactions completed.

•    Reporting to the client directly on a day to day basis.

Person specification

Qualifications

•    Educated to degree level

•    MRICS or AssocRICS

Experience / Skill set 

•    Motivated self-starter with proven track record in delivering quality client service within tight timescales

•    An ability to handle a wide range of management and professional duties. A responsible lateral thinker with a eye for detail and the ability to complete tasks in a timely manner

•    Experience in managing assignments independently, emphasis should be placed on the candidate’s ability to solve problems without frequent re-course to a senior member of staff and/or the client

•    Highly communicative, an ability to report verbally and in writing to clients, to issue instructions to contractors and/or advise tenants/staff on client liabilities without being overly authoritarian

•    Experience in management of commercial property from a corporate real estate or landlord perspective.  A wide range of property experience will also be beneficial.

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

• Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 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 

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

Created in 2009, CIB Consulting & Transformation (CIBC&T) is an in-house management consultancy with a strong presence in EMEA (~100 consultants in Paris, Lisbon, and London) and a global reach thanks to an integrated network in APAC & Americas (~100 consultants).

The team works on strategic initiatives defined by CIB Senior Management. It has a strong track-record with 600+ projects accomplished to date. CIBC&T is a competitive alternative to leading, external consulting firms, covering the full consulting value chain: from framing, diagnosis, and delivery of actionable recommendations, to designing effective implementation and enabling change.

The team also houses two key practice areas:

• RegTech practice: leveraging on advanced technologies to address regulatory topics
• Smart-Sourcing Practice: providing advisory and end-to-end project services on nearshoring and offshoring projects

CIBC&T team members are part of a dynamic and international environment with diverse profiles, from banking and consulting backgrounds: 20+ nationalities, 45% women, ~50% ex-external consultants from consultancies.

Our team members have a real impact on the development of CIB, working directly with Senior Management on high stakes initiatives, from Corporate Banking, Global Markets and Securities Services to Human Resources, IT, Operations and more and across a wide range of topics:

• Enhance operational performance
• Enable business development opportunities
• Position digital trends into business lines and functions
• Define and anchor the Bank’s sustainable ambition
• Build cross shoring capabilities
• Meet regulatory challenges with technology
• Structure large transformations and anchor change

Job purpose 

Key responsibilities

Ensure people and team development

• Structure work, supervise, train on-the-job and motivate team members
• Ask for feedback regularly (Manager Coach, peers and project team)
• Contribute to further build a meaningful team of external and internal talents in CIBC&T (sourcing, recruiting, etc.)
• Start to be recognized as a pillar and perceived as a role model by more junior team members
• Listen to others, willingness to understand the point they are making and reflecting back with a constructive approach
• Create the right environment / safe space for team members to develop and succeed

Deliver impactful consulting & CIB knowledge on projects

• Manage the assigned project or module, bringing value and recommendations to match CIB’s transformation journey
• Learn how to frame new project requests and formalize the approach, timeline and financials
• Act with courage and transparency to selectively involve CIBC&T management, early-on, to secure quality of deliverables and maximize client impact / satisfaction
• Share actively previous consulting or CIB knowledge to enhance the impact
• Ensure high-quality deliverables, as well as reporting to internal management
• Adapt & rebound when facing changing circumstances, being able to connect the dots and propose solutions
• Formalize methodologies and topics developed during projects to feed related to Content Platforms

Enrich client experience to build long term, trustworthy client relationships

• Start to develop network and intimacy with clients (building upon credibility and reliability)
• Understand client’s environment and political stakes, how the business functions and how top management decisions are made
• Support change and use positive influence to ensure client transformation is aligned with CIB strategy
• Ask for feedback regularly to maximize client satisfaction (issues anticipation etc.)
• Promote CIBC&T in front of CIB Managers to enhance our brand equity
• Display active listening in client’s interactions, work in collaborative way while developing legitimacy to challenge clients with humbleness and bring new ideas
• Anticipate the needs of clients and partners, identify potential risks and provide relevant responses and solutions
• Onboard project stakeholders, and secure overall syndication with operational sponsors

 

 

Requirements

 

 

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.

#LI-Hybrid

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.

BNP Paribas’ CIB UK Legal department is a dynamic and integral part of the bank’s activities, providing expert Legal advice and support across a wide range of activities. Our teams work closely with the business on transactional, advisory and governance matters and on disputes. It is led by dedicated professionals who ensure that the bank’s interests are protected while adhering to the highest Legal, regulatory and ethical standards. The department is involved in various initiatives, including work experience programs, diversity and inclusion efforts, and Legal technology advancements, reflecting its commitment to excellence, innovation and efficiency in the Legal field.

 About the Graduate Programme

You will be part of a class of recent graduates and will join an 18-month intensive learning programme of three rotations in various environments within BNP Paribas Legal. Your journey through the Legal department will provide you with an experience that will enhance your skills. Fully integrated into the various Legal environments, you will contribute to Legal activities and participate in its strategic projects.

The rotations:

• The first rotation is carried out in the Legal team that you will join permanently at the end of the Graduate Programme.
• The second rotation is planned abroad to allow you to discover the international dimension of the Group.
• The last rotation will complete your experience in a Legal team whose missions are meaningful for your career path.

In addition, you will benefit from:

• A cross-functional learning experience, a springboard, and a career accelerator
• Networking opportunities
• Personalized and enhanced HR support
• A working environment conducive to exchanges and sharing, especially with the other Graduates who will form the class
• A defined career path

 

Job Purpose – Regulatory Legal Team

This specific role will be based in the Legal Regulatory team; an organisation within Legal comprising Legal professionals providing Legal support to business lines throughout the BNP Paribas Group in relation to financial services regulatory law. The team is part of UK CIB Legal and part of the Legal Regulatory Platform. Existing and new regulatory requirements play a key role in defining the Bank’s and senior management’s obligations. The Legal Regulatory UK team provides advice on non-contentious financial services regulatory topics from regulatory watch stage through to implementation, as well as “BAU” advisory questions for new products / activities or ongoing business activities.

Purpose:

This Analyst role within the UK Regulatory Legal team supports our UK regulatory watch process (including identifying, communicating and analysing new texts) and provides advice and support, under appropriate supervision and guidance, on regulatory matters to the business and other stakeholders, who are generally based in the UK. This role is part of Legal’s Graduate Programme.

Scope: Primarily UK, with European advice where needed.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Supports our UK regulatory watch process, including supporting the various governance meetings and identifying, communicating and analysing new texts (and maintaining the UK CIB dashboard for these items).
• Assists with providing advice on regulatory matters under the supervision of more senior team members within the UK Legal Regulatory team.
• Assists more senior members of the Regulatory team with research for regulatory advisory queries and drafting advice to business team / other stakeholders.
• Keeps up to date with relevant Legal and regulatory rules and procedures, and internal policies of the Bank and correctly applies that knowledge in order to assist more senior members of the UK Legal Regulatory team in determining an appropriate course of action based on those guidelines. Contributes suggestions to the team in this regard.  
• Responsible for delivery of output on their assigned tasks within the UK Legal Regulatory team, working to appropriate timelines, ensuring attention to detail and service quality. Keeps supervisor informed of progress. 
• Uses best practices and experience to assist more senior members of the Regulatory team in identifying potential process improvements to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the support provided personally and by the Regulatory team, particularly in relation to Legal risk management. 
• Works under own initiative but with readily available supervision and guidance to prioritise their workload and achieve their personal development and growth objectives within agreed timescales. 
• Collaborates with more senior members within the UK Legal Regulatory team on more complex tasks, prepares impact assessments on new regulatory change texts and helps conduct research on projects as directed in order to assist with the provision of advice to the business.
• Builds internal working relationships with colleagues and more senior members of the UK Legal Regulatory team to increase their knowledge of the Legal function and its role in helping to support and drive business performance.

 

 

Requirements

• Undertaken Undergraduate Law degree and have less than two years post graduate experience
• A developing knowledge of the industry, and its products / services.
• A strong personal focus on accuracy and attention to detail and able to prioritise workload based on shifting business needs. 
• Good written and oral language skills. 
• Skilled in the use of a range of standard computer software, e.g. Microsoft Office, email. 
• Use of AI tools
• French language skills are beneficial (but not essential).

 

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.

• 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-Hybrid

The Role

The Junior Client Onboarding Analyst (COA) is responsible for onboarding new accounts, performing periodic reviews in accordance to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations or as set by internal policies and procedures. More specifically, the COA will undertake due diligence to understand the AML risks within the non-transactional and transactional client relationships to ensure that appropriate Know Your Client (KYC), Know Your Intermediary (KYI) and Know Your Partner (KYP) requirements, fee agreements and other due diligence information are obtained and maintained in accordance with internal and regulatory standards. 

Responsibilities

•    Under direct supervision of the Client Onboarding Manager – (COM), complete due diligence on new and existing accounts to ensure compliance with requirements of BNP Paribas groups AML / KYC policies. This will entail performing and recording the results of searches and sanction checks.

•    Proactively resolve ad-hoc queries related to all aspects of AML analysis.

•    Where required establish and maintain trusted relationships with our clients to facilitate and accelerate the on-boarding processes.

•    Provide guidance to the front office with regards to on-boarding polices and account initiation.

•    Perform periodic reviews of accounts as required by the onboarding policies.

•    Actively participate in developing, testing and implementing new or enhanced CDD processes and other process improvement initiatives as required.

•    Proactively resolve queries received from front office and the Compliance Team, highlighting and escalating issues in a timely manner.

•    Establish and maintain effective relationships with front office staff and the Compliance Team.

•    Work with the COM, QC and Compliance Team to provide training and guidance to staff on Client Onboarding procedures where required.

Person specification

Experience

•    Demonstrable experience and undertaking client due diligence, including completing independent searches and sanction checks.

•    Prior experience interpreting policies and procedures associated with AML regulations.

•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

•    Knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel and Outlook, internet search engines.

•    An interest / working knowledge of residential real estate markets (preferred, but not a pre-requisite).

Personal Qualities

•    Personable and people orientated

•    Principled and self-assured

•    Strong communicator

•    Able to multitask and manage to tight timelines and deliverables.

•    Able to prioritize and work in an organized fashion.

•    Able to work under pressure and with a heavy workload.

•    Extremely detail orientated.                      

•    Open to change and future orientated

•    Creative thinker able to make well thought out decisions

•    Responsive to clients and colleagues

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, 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.

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

In the UK, Global Banking focuses on 4 main business areas: Corporate Clients Group, Capital Markets, Low Carbon Transition Group, and Transaction Banking.

This role sits within Capital Markets, which is a platform designed to provide a fully integrated offer across debt and equity, and work closer with its issuer and investor clients.

Equity Capital Markets provides advice to corporate clients on capital markets, including advice on options for going public, raising capital and the market for their equity and equity-linked instruments with an understanding of overall capital structure and requirements in the light of prevailing economic, business and market conditions.

The Corporate Broking team within Equity Capital Markets, acts as a company’s prime equity strategic advisor and main interface with markets and investors. It provides strategic advice on market communications, capital structure issues, equity market perspectives on M&A transactions, investor feedback from liaising directly with top-of-the-register shareholders, assists with regulatory matters including UKLA sponsor services for certain transactions and with other practical matters (e.g. press releases, reports).

Job Purpose

As an Associate, the role holder will be accountable for the delivery of routine but often complex activities in relation to transactions within Corporate Broking. They will be expected to assist on a full range of activities in their team, including marketing, executing Corporate Broking transactions and regulation activities, and act as a point of escalation to Analysts.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable as an intermediate / developing professional within the Corporate Broking team, for the delivery of routine activities to support the marketing, origination and execution of transactions / files, such as: 
  • Assist in the development of corporate broking dialogue with clients and targets;
  • Participate in the origination (incl. preparation of pitch materials) and execution of Equity Capital Markets and other transactions for Corporate Broking clients, including deal documentation and other legal execution activities;
  • Manages and assumes responsibility for the completion of all tasks in relation to the pitch process, including pitch content creation and liaising with Industry Group or Advisory teams for supporting materials;
  • Assist with valuation / modelling and due diligence in relation to transactions / files;
  • Undertake viability analysis to establish the appropriateness of individual companies;
  • Challenge senior officers on both commercial and technical aspects of transactions; and
  • Close monitoring of market colour and news to generate insightful client content and open client leads as a result.
• Applies existing policies and procedures within established guidelines related to Equity Capital Markets to all tasks in order to reliably deliver routine outputs for clients with a high standard of quality.
• Interacts with internal parties in both marketing and execution with some autonomy to drive effective delivery of all tasks. Identifies new business opportunities.
• Involved directly in client and advisor (lawyers, co-advisors etc) communication and has full autonomy for routine tasks, with appropriate oversight. 
• Works under own initiative where possible, but refers more complex and technical issues to more senior colleagues in a timely manner for resolution and advice. Where appropriate, may delegate some tasks to junior team members and offer guidance (incl. analysts, interns, and grads).
• Prioritises workload as required to support the team and achieve their personal development and growth objectives within agreed timescales.
• Collaborates with team members and other teams and begins to offer solutions to problems.

Requirements

• Professional qualification required with technical and broad understanding to an intermediate level of Corporate Broking and Equity Capital Markets. Previous relevant internship / work experience desirable.
• Typically requires a university degree as an indicator of an ability to understand and apply complex theoretical concepts, although may have progressed into the role via equivalent business experience. 
• Strong analytical modelling skills and ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Strong personal focus on accuracy and attention to detail and able to review and improve work of more junior colleagues.
• Good knowledge of BNPP, the industry, and its products / services, with a demonstrable capacity and willingness to continue to develop market awareness autonomously and to learn and improve performance.
• Good written and oral English skills in order to articulate technical issues associated to work area.
• Able to coach and support colleagues in their performance and development.
• Computer literacy and a good knowledge of a range of standard computer software, e.g., Microsoft Office, email. Experience in using investment banking databases (e.g. Factset, Dealogic, Bloomberg).
• Good citizen behaviour, embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethics, integrity, Code of Conduct).

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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Technical Fleet Support Specialist

Location: Solihull – 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 title of Employer of the Year in the South West Business of the Year Awards.

About the role

We currently lease out over 200,000 vehicles in the UK that from time to time need maintenance, servicing and repair. In this role, your main focus will be to ensure vehicle downtime is kept to a minimum. To also provide Technical Support to both internal and external customers, managing technical complaints as well as providing assistance to the wider Fleet Services teams.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

What we’re looking for

Ideally, you will be a qualified motor vehicle technician with NVQ level 2/3 equivalent with knowledge of the 1Link system. LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) experience would be the icing on the cake!

We are looking for an energetic and confident individual with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, but particularly on the phone. You will need to have proven customer service skills and be able to build relationships quickly and be comfortable challenging the decisions of garages. You’ll also be able to demonstrate:

The package

We offer a basic starting salary of up to £30,000*, plus a bonus of up to £1,100. We also offer 25 days holiday as standard, plus bank holidays, an extra day off for your birthday.

We also provide a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Ready to make a difference?

Sound interesting? Click here 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

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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Technical Fleet Support Specialist

Location: Manchester – 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 title of Employer of the Year in the South West Business of the Year Awards.

About the role

We currently lease out over 200,000 vehicles in the UK that from time to time need maintenance, servicing and repair. In this role, your main focus will be to ensure vehicle downtime is kept to a minimum. To also provide Technical Support to both internal and external customers, managing technical complaints as well as providing assistance to the wider Fleet Services teams.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

What we’re looking for

Ideally, you will be a qualified motor vehicle technician with NVQ level 2/3 equivalent with knowledge of the 1Link system. LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) experience would be the icing on the cake!

We are looking for an energetic and confident individual with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, but particularly on the phone. You will need to have proven customer service skills and be able to build relationships quickly and be comfortable challenging the decisions of garages. You’ll also be able to demonstrate:

The package

We offer a basic starting salary of up to £30,000*, plus a bonus of up to £1,100. We also offer 25 days holiday as standard, plus bank holidays, an extra day off for your birthday.

We also provide a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Ready to make a difference?

Sound interesting? Click here 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

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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Asset Valuation Analyst

Swindon – Hybrid working – Full-time – 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

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 title of Employer of the Year in the South West Business of the Year Awards.

About the role

You will be joining a well-established and high performing team. As a Asset Valuation Analyst, you’ll be a key part to the success of Arval. You will be responsible for setting and monitoring Arval’s residual values (RVs). This role includes managing vehicle data across the company, budgeting and ensuring that all vehicles are added to our core leasing system (DRIVE). You’ll analyse data from past vehicle performance, to try and predict future vehicle value trends.

In addition, there is a high level of Excel work, an aspect of coding, creating dashboards using Tableau to show the findings for the rest of the business. There is the opportunity to go OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) events, learn about new vehicles, drive new cars and develop skills you may not have had previously.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Data analysis on vehicle order, car market and disposal performance trying to predict future trends.
• Learn and keep up to date with what is going on in the automotive industry and market trends.
• Effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders, including presenting to OEM representatives.
• Providing data visualisation to support senior member of the team while presenting at exec level 

What we’re looking for

You’re a logical thinker and a team player, who thrives on getting the job done. Working collaboratively, taking ownership, making sure all the bases are covered and being proactive. You know how to prioritise effectively, set a clear vision and inspire to meet your targets. We are open to considering recent graduates for this position.  

You’ll also be able to demonstrate:

• Data skills, including Excel proficiency and ideally some experience using data visualisation and business intelligence tools such as Tableau or Power BI
• An interest in and willing to learn coding languages to query data.
• Strong numerical proficiency, including comfort with analysing, interpreting and working with data.
• Working collaboratively with the team including being proactive and time manage effectively, taking ownership and pride of your work to make sure it is done to the best of your ability.

The package

We offer a basic starting salary of up to £33,750, plus a bonus of up to £1,900. 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:

• 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 here 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 screening with a member of our Talent Acquisition team
• Competency based 1-hour interview with the hiring panel, including a task

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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