Administrator – Treasury (FX Processing) recruitment

Administrator, FX Processing (Treasury)

BNP Paribas Securities Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BNP Paribas Group, is a leading global custodian and securities services provider backed by a strong universal bank (rated AA- by Standard and Poor's). It provides integrated solutions to all participants in the investment cycle including the buy-side, sell-side, corporates and issuers.

The bank has a local presence in 32 countries across five continents, effecting global coverage of more than 100 markets. It partners with clients to help overcome complexity, while offering a one-stop shop for all asset classes, both onshore and offshore, around the world.

Main purpose of role
The team is responsible for confirming Foreign Exchange (FX) trades with market counterparties, issue of settlement instructions to custodians, recording of the trades onto the accounting system (HiPort) and the investigation and resolution of queries/reconciliation break items for FX trades.

This involves liaising with clients, FX counterparties (brokers) and custodians via email and phone. There is also significant interaction with internal teams including STP Static, Transitions, Position Keeping, Claims and Client Service Managers (CSMs).

The team deals with spot FX, forward FX and non-deliverable forwards (NDFs).

The team operates within various client Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and has 7 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

The primary system used for trade capture, matching and settlement is Tradeflow. Other systems used on a daily basis include HiPort and CARS/TIPS.

Key responsibilities/principal accountabilities
 

Qualifications required
While not a pre-requisite, experience of the following would be beneficial: