Risk Analyst - French Speaker

About the job

• The Risk Senior Analyst mission is to encompasse the monitoring of exposures on the BNPP's clients, in order to ensure that BNPP is not exposed above the company's risk appetite. This will include monitoring, analysis, decision making and constant discussion with all stakeholders

Your Main Activities Are

1 Quality management of commitments:

• Define and/or assess the risk profile for different commitments
• Contribute to the management of risk variables in relation to policy, including the cost of risk

2 Reporting and monitoring of corrective actions:

• Draw up dashboards and regulatory statements
• Update, optimize and ensure the validity of the parameters of the risk calculation models
• Contribute to the accounting/risk reconciliation
• Propose corrective actions
• Transfer the "risk" culture to all employees
• Ensure comprehensive and reliable reporting to management and the various business lines as well as to regulators
• Check compliance with authorized credit amounts and authorizations

3 - Risk monitoring and recommendation formulation:

• Conduct prudential analysis when developing new products and services.
• Analyze positions and risks against existing limits
• Ensure the quality and effectiveness of risk monitoring procedures
• Ensure compliance with decisions
• Contribute to the proper valuation of assets and their collateral
• Ensure the correct measurement of economic capital
• Define the various risk scenarios and quantify the potential losses of these scenarios through stress tests
• Make recommendations on risk policies while proposing actions to reduce risks where appropriate

Professional Qualifications / Candidate Profile

• 3 to 5 years of work experience in banking or finance industry
• Strong Academic background & analytical skills
• Ability to work within a team, communication skills and information sharing skills
• Open mindset to tasks and change
• Fluent English
• Good knowledge in French (professional standards)
• IT skills (Excel/VBA/Macro/Python)

It would be considered a plus if the candidate has:

• Knowledge of the Wealth Management business environment

Profileand Skills to Success

• Masters Degree in Business or Finance
• At least 4 years of experience in Credit Risk / Risk Management / Finance or Banking
• Advanced level of English and French, both written and oral
• Knowledge in MS Office Pack (Excel, Macros)
• Adaptability
• Ability to share / pass on knowledge
• Ability to collaborate / teamwork
• Communication skills, both written and oral

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Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is a leader in the Eurozone, and a prominent international banking institution with strong roots in Europe's banking history. It has a presence in 65 countries, with around 190 000 Employees including more than 145 000 in Europe.

• Our presence in Portugal

Since 1985, BNP Paribas was one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, the Group has around 7.100 employees across several entities operating directly in the territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses.

• International reach

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions:

• Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group's retail activities and specialised business lines

• Investment & Protection Servicesthat include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services.

• Corporate & Institutional Bankingdivision that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional client.

• Diversity and Inclusion commitment

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/paternity, 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.

• Commitment towards work/life balance

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.

• Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices.

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal

* 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.