Associate Level 1

– APAC Fixed Income About BNP Paribas Group: Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 74 countries with more than 1+0,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and 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. In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best- positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 15,000 employees and a presence in 14 markets, it provides clients with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs, and continues to develop its franchise in the region. About BNP Paribas India Solutions: Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Group, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach With delivery centers located in Mumbai and Chennai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. We partner various business lines of BNP Paribas such as Corporate and Institutional Banking, Wealth Management, Retail Banking through three verticals - Information Technology, Operations and Finance Shared Services. About Business line/Function : Global Market Operations is a global team, incorporated in 4 main platforms (New-York, London, Hong-Kong and Paris) working very closely with Front Office (FO) (Sales and Trading), Back Office, IT, Finance, Risk, Valuations & Risk Control and Process teams. Its main missions are to support efficiently the Front Office over the core controls performed post trades: Trade support, Referential & Corporate Events, P&L, Reporting, Control, Confirmation, Back Office and Settlement, Prime Brokerage, Execution and Brokerage Job Title: Associate 1 Date: 2026 Department: Global market Operations- Product Control Location: Bagmane, Bangalore Business Line / Function: Fixed income /Reconciliation Reports to: (Direct) Mohammed Abdul Wajid Grade: (if applicable) (Functional) Number of Direct Reports: NA Directorship / Registration: NA Position – Team Lead Responsibilities Tasks embedded to fulfill those objectives
• Monitoring & management of the task assigned in FO to BO trades for Asian flows/deals.
• Reducing lead time & improve the responsiveness for break analysis & the related actions with BO/Accounting teams
• Should be single point of contact for task assigned with regards to Operational breaks & any issues within the team.
• Responsible for front to back deals reconciliations for Asia Pac within Socrates for both Fixed Income and Treasury perimeter, by ensuring that all the discrepancies and unmatched deals are followed up and resolved on a timely basis.
• Responsible for internal deals reconciliations for Asia Pac within Socrates.
• Responsible for front to accounting reconciliations for Asia Pac within Socrates.
• Contribute to process workflows by addressing any systems improvements and/or workflow enhancements surrounding reconciliation functions.
• Provide coverage of duties of other staffs.
• Responsible for minimizing operational failure, including but not exclusively, the risk of fraud, by helping to devise, and by implementing, sufficient regular controls Ensuring appropriate escalation to management and/or Permanent Control (or Compliance as appropriate) as soon as an issue is identified
• Team is in charge of position controls & uses all the reconciliations tools available.
• The reconciliation is exhaustive & is required to be performed daily.
• Assigned reports must be validated & analyzed every day.
• To ensure Investigation into the exceptions in reconciliation done by the teams.
• ******** the Fixed Income back office the action that needs to be taken.
• Raise with the Rectool support, any issues pertaining to the reconciliation tool.
• Escalate long pending JIRAs wherever required.
• Reply to queries & escalations raised by the Finance departments of sites.
• Organize periodic meetings with the various stake-holders.
• Work closely with the Settlements & Confirmations team to resolve issues
• Assist in validating and controlling that all end of day tasks are performed.
• Reconciliation between Front Office and Back Office systems and Back Office and accounting Systems.
• Respond and provide quick resolution to the ALM/Treasury, Finance queries
Reconciliations Improvements Is constantly concerned by ensuring that reconciliation tools run correctly & provide reliable results. Making the reconciliation tools evolve to fulfill with production needs -> new systems, new products, and specific request from trade support. Extending the global area of reconciliations in order to reduce operational risk where applicable. Implementing/enhancing reconciliation tools to fit with trade support needs. Transversal involvement Is in charge of all reconciliation assigned & is indeed involved in the process Ensure all the STP process in place are performed efficiently & effectively in a timely manner. Take Initiatives, communicate with BO & other teams on the enhancement & development of new products STP process Completion of ORUS on Daily basis Provide professional comments & initiative to ensure relevant & sufficient reconciliation in place Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Technical Knowledge
• Strong Preference to have Bachelor or Master Degree on Economics, Mathematics or Finance.
• Strong Treasury (Rate / Bonds) & Equity derivatives products & operations process knowledge.
• Strong Preference to have MS skills (VBA, Excel, Access) would be a significant plus.
Skills and competencies
• Analytical mindset: Aptitude to understand the F2B workflows and handle exceptional issues with logical mindsets to communicate with Front Office
• Organized & good resistance to stress: Excellent time management and good positive resistance to stress are compulsory.
• Attention to detail: Escalate in timely manner, highlight any abnormalities
• Innovation and initiatives (Think “outside the box”): Demonstrate willingness to constantly improve the status quo. Understand well the processes & suggest innovative ideas.
• Self-discipline & autonomy: Have a constant “delivery on time” mindset, on the daily production.
• Adaptability & Change Management: Ability to easily adapt to new situations (new booking systems, new products, new activities to manage…) as this is a constant changing environment
• Strong Client Focus: Capacity to work with various clients. Need to be sensitive about the rationale of their requests and be proactive when replying to them. Work as partnership while consistently keeping an independent mindset.
• Escalation & Reporting process: Internal rules of reporting and escalation to Ops and FO need to be known & applied. The team member also needs to report any sensitive information/issues and escalate immediately to their management.
Specific Qualifications (if required)
• Strong Preference to have Bachelor or Master Degree on Economics, Mathematics or Finance.
• Strong Fixed Income products knowledge including the F2B workflows and the product event management.
Skills Referential Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills) Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving Attention to detail / rigor Client focused Ability to collaborate / Teamwork Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills) Analytical Ability Ability to understand, explain and support change Ability to develop and leverage networks Ability to develop and adapt a process Ability to manage a project Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent Experience Level Choose an item. At least 3 years max limit 5 yrs Other/Specific Qualifications (if required