2024 APAC Graduate Programme – Securities Services, Client Delivery – Hong Kong

In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 19,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships. 
 
Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 65 markets with more than 193,000 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. Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.  

* excluding partnerships

BNP Paribas offers you an exciting career in an international business environment that is fast-paced, diverse and focuses on creating high-value relationships with our clients. We offer competitive salary and benefits, as well as a working environment where you’re valued as part of the team.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/ 

2024 APAC Graduate Programme – Securities Services, Client Delivery – Hong Kong

Our two-year graduate programme is designed to provide you with first class training and immediate responsibility, it gives you the support and development you need to start a successful career in financial services. You can join us in one of several business areas and, depending on your qualifications and experience, you can apply to join us as either an analyst or an associate. 

For:             Final year students or recent graduates with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in any disciplines from a recognized university
Duration:    24 months
Start date:  July 2024 

Candidate with more than one application will not be processed – You are encouraged to review the different business lines and working locations before applying.

Who can apply?
To be considered for the placement, you will:
•    Apply as a recent graduate, final year undergraduate, or master’s student in any discipline; 
•    Possess GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 or above (or equivalent) in any discipline; 
•    Be available to work as full time from Q1 2024 onwards; 
•    Have to be fluent in spoken and written English (additional languages are an advantage); and 
•    Demonstrate methodical, logical, solution-driven thinking, with commercial awareness and a keen interest in latest finance topics as well as market trends. 

What you can expect?
Induction
You will be provided with a comprehensive induction, where you will be immersed in group training and discover more about the BNP Paribas Group.

Training
From day one, you will start your business specific technical and financial training, alongside personal skills development aimed at equipping you with the knowledge you need to get you the best possible start in your career. Working alongside our teams of industry leading specialists, you will gain on-the-job training throughout your two-year programme taking you along a development path to build your expertise and broaden your base of skills. You will also have the chance to experience other parts of the business through cross-entity projects, which will help you understand how we approach complex work and give you the chance to develop a strong internal network.

Mentor & Buddy
Throughout the programme, you will be mentored by experienced managers and team members, as well as pairing with a buddy from our early career cohorts who will make sure you are getting everything you need to grow.

What you will do?

The securities Services Business of BNP Paribas is among the world leaders in the securities services industry.

Our mission is to ensure smooth and secure financial transactions for our clients (banks, brokers, institutional investors and corporates) and to protect their assets across all markets. Our clients are: fund managers (including alternative funds), insurance companies, sovereign-wealth funds, superannuation funds, brokers and investment banks, commercial banks, major companies and issuers. We help our clients to focus on their key activities and become more efficient by taking charge of their middle and back office services (especially for brokers, investment banks and asset managers in Europe, USA and Asia Pacific). 

We operate in all classes – equities, bonds, mutual funds, investment funds, listed derivatives, OTC derivatives and alternative funds and structured products. We are present in over 100 markets worldwide with Assets under Custody of USD9, 070 billion and process 85 million transactions each year.

We offer you an exciting career opportunity in an international, challenging business environment characterized by high pace and diversity with focus on creating valuable relations with our customers.

Don’t miss your chance to join an excellent work environment where you can learn and are valued as part our team!

Responsibilities

The graduate will be integrated within the Hong Kong Client Delivery Team and will be supporting a variety of tasks, including but not limited to:

1. Support for COO / Head of Client Delivery;
   • Supporting the COO/head of Client Delivery with their responsibilities (e.g. presentation preparation, headcount analysis, meeting arrangements etc.
2. Investment and Fund Services Operations;
   • Supporting the audit process for fund clients;
     • Assisting with report generation and delivery to auditors
     • Monitoring the status of the fund audits & the preparation of fund financial statements
   • Contributing to the onboarding process for new business;
     •  Assisting with the set-up of report schedulers, pricing matrix, fund fact document etc.
     • Completion of onboarding/offboarding checklists 
   • Service level agreement updates;
     • Co-ordinating the update of client service level agreements, working together with operation team leads and the client services team
   • Assisting with preparation of Key performance Indicators.

3. Banking Services Operations

   • Assisting the team with BAU task;

     • Helping to settle instructions, generation of settlement checking reports etc. 

   • Consolidation of documents for audits and other requests. 

4. Transversal Business Implementation and Transformation / Change 
   • Supporting the team with new client onboardings & terminations 
   • Assisting with the account opening / closing process 
   • Co-ordination of meetings with internal stakeholders

• Demonstrating a keen interest in the Banking Industry,
• Strong analytical mindset and synthetic mind. Ability to write in a concise way,
• Ability to multi-task and to priorities tasks efficiently  
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. French and/or Cantonese are a plus.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)