BNP Paribas is a leading European bank with an international reach. It has a presence in 73 countries, with more than 192,000 employees – including more than 146,000 in Europe and over 4,000 in Portugal alone.

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

Worldwide, the Group 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. The Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporate and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

RISK I2S is one of the five Business domains of RISK. The domain has responsibility of the credit risk profile and related credit approval process for all Institutional clients, Intragroup entities and Market Infrastructures.

Main missions are:

• Recommend to Senior and General Management the target risk profile of Institutionals & Securities Services activities in line with the Group target risk profile
• Manage the credit approval process and policies
• Adapt RISKA I2S Domain to upcoming challenge
• Act as RISK representative vis-à-vis the Coverage and Business line

The Credit Support Analyst will be actively contributing to the credit approval process for Funds and Asset Managers in collaboration with Credit Teams in the hubs.

ROLE AND RESPONSABILITIES

Data Management & Data Collection

• Perform Net Asset Value updates for Hedge Funds;
• Collect documentation needed for credit analysis;
• Collect limit requests from Business lines, create requests in RISK Systems;
• Produce and format reports for limits & exposure monitoring and other regular or Ad Hoc reports.

Contribution to Credit Approval Process

• Take responsibility for input of fast track and low risk requests in the credit approval workflow tool CPA (linkages, onboardings, reallocations, deal pre-approvals…):
  • Limit input
  • Description and purpose of the request
  • Minutes writing
  • Submission to Delegation Holder

Risk Reporting & Monitoring

• Perform data extractions, produce statistics/indicators and presentations for reporting exercises under the supervision of Senior Team members;
• Perform data quality enhancements in RISK Systems etc.
• Provide support on the Annual Review Calendar and Past Due Reporting jointly with Credit Analysts and Credit Support Analysts;
• Contribute to Excess Management and closing of excesses;
• Organizing shared mailbox/folders.

PROFILE

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or other relevant professional qualification;
• Experience: 0 to 2 years in Banking, Accounting, Administration or other relevant areas;
• Languages: English (fluent), second language (professional efficiency);
• Skills:
  • Adaptability and proactivity, multitasking;
  • Communication (verbal and written);
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
  • Self-driven and with strong organizational skills;
  • Rigorous and reliable;
  • Analytical skills;
  • Team spirit

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients

Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.