Analyst - Us Global Fund Administration Operations

Business Overview:
The Analyst will have two primary functions within the team: transaction management and fund accounting. The analyst will be responsible for the processing and control of Security, FX, ETD, and OTC trading for European UCIT Funds and ETFs domiciled in Luxembourg and Ireland. The analyst will also support the processing of Net Asset Valuations for European UCITS funds while ensuring full compliance with subjected accounting regulations
Candidate Success Factors:
Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

• Leadership and Collaboration:
• Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
• Able to influence peers and team.
• Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
• Results and Impact
• Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.
• Compliance Culture and Conduct:
• Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:
• Creates trust with colleagues.
• Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
• Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
• Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
• Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
• Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
• Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.

Responsibilities:

• Validating price movements of equity and fixed income securities
• Ensuring all income accruals and corporate actions are accounted for and validated
• Monitoring cash and security reconciliations on a daily basis
• Review and validate the work of local and global colleagues
• NAV impact analysis and justification for more complex vehicles. Tasks Include:
• Ensure that client Service Level Agreements are applied across all funds
• Trouble shooting issues that may arise
• Knowledge expert on Accounting systems and other suite of systems used
• Perform timely and accurate recording and processing of corporate action and income events
• Responding to ad hoc requests from auditors and accountants
• Processing fund transactions (i.e. security trading, investor activity, etc.)
• Continuously improving the further development of Fund Accounting Processes
• Processing of all foreign exchange and derivative contracts
• Ensure all agreed reporting is completed and sent to clients on a timely basis
• Ownership of the risk management & procedural controls of the group in line with ORP/C & regulatory requirements
• Booking of ETD and OTC transactions in Accounting system for investment funds
• Oversee global projects pertaining to Luxembourg UCIT funds
• Provide oversight control of Equity, FX, and Fixed Income Trades

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
• Ability to work U.S. holidays and shift scheduling (6:00 PM End of Day)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Willingness to learn new systems, concepts, and processes
• Ability to write macros and create process improvements in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS
• Strong conceptual knowledge of Equity, Fixed Income, and OTC products
• Strong Initiative and problem-solving skills necessary
• 1-3 years of Fund Accounting/Administration experience
• Working knowledge of data vendors such as Bloomberg, IDC, etc.

FINRA Registrations Required: N/A
CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required): N/A
SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person: N/A
The expected starting salary range for this position in Chesterbrook, PA (Greater Philadelphia) is between $65,000 and $73,000 annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.
About BNP Paribas:
BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees. In the United States, BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world.
The bank employs nearly 6,000 people and has a presence in the country since the late 1800s in major cities including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Washington, DC.
As an international company with a global footprint, the unique cultures and viewpoints of our team members are an integral part of the fabric of BNP Paribas. We are a company with a purpose - to be a responsible and sustainable global leader. We aim to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to drive change, make an impact and be true to themselves. We employ talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, locally and globally, and are inspired by our employees who help us in cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace through initiatives such as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Forum and Employee Resource Group (ERG) communities. We strive to be a workplace where all team members can grow and thrive and offer robust training, development and mentoring opportunities to make that vision a reality. Our leaders are deeply committed to DEI and highly accessible to our employees, consistently soliciting feedback on how we can continue to support our employees to reach their highest potential.
BNP Paribas. The Bank for a Changing World - https://usa.bnpparibas/en/homepage/join-us/our-opportunities/
BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.
Primary Location
US-PA-Chesterbrook
Job Type
Standard / Permanent
Job
MISCELLANEOUS
Education Level
Bachelor Degree or equivalent (>= 3 years)
Experience Level
At least 1 year
Schedule
Full-time
Entity
BNP Paribas CIB