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Join BNP Paribas in Lisbon as a Documentation Matching Analyst ensuring accurate trade confirmations for equity derivatives.
Elevate your career with global process improvements, risk management, and client relationships in a hybrid environment.
About the job
The Documentation Matching Analyst is responsible for checking the integrity and accuracy of the booking and help managing the subsequent risks undertaken by the business lines
The Matching teams’ primary function is to support the Trading and Sales desks through the matching of electronic and paper confirmations on a variety of products (vanilla, exotics, complex structures) and asset classes (Foreign Exchange, Money Market, Credit and Interest Rates Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, precious metals and other commodities)
The Matching teams perform a critical control role in the timely reconciliation of bookings with clients’ confirmations. The teams are also responsible for verbal and /or written affirmation of trade details with clients before the value date or the maturity of the concerned transactions. The teams ensure that all incoming confirmations are controlled, issues identified, reported and fixed by working closely with traders, sales people, legal and other relevant departments in the bank
They are also involved in process improvements with a special focus on straight through processing (STP) and management of risk and controls, new product initiatives, development of new business in different regions of the world
Your Main Activities Are
- Check Front Office (FO) booking to ensure all trades are captured in the systems and that the details are in line with documentation received from clients
- Verify and match legal confirmations (electronic and/or physical) according to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) definitions, approved confirmation templates and other relevant industry recommendations and best practices
- Ensure a correct archival of all incoming confirmations and monitor workflows to ensure incoming confirmations are prioritised accordingly and ensure timely matching of confirmations
- Identify and solve financial and/or legal discrepancies on incoming confirmations
- Resolve queries and exceptions where necessary, understanding the importance of effective escalation
- Timely resolve mark‑ups on outstanding trade confirmations
- Daily liaison with Customers on discrepancies and assisting in confirmations to meet their needs and meet clients’ expectations in the strict respect of internal group policies and procedures in place
- Be customer focused by maintaining excellent relationships with our external clients; understand their organisation and their expectations
- Liaise with drafting teams, Legal, Trading and Sales to agree documentation with Counterparties
- Daily responsibility for verbally confirming trade details
- Continuous review of processes and controls ensuring high level of risk management
- Daily report through ORUS (tool) of the identified risk areas
- Ensure Static Data setup linked to confirmations for new/existing clients
- Maintain effective working relationships with Front office Trading and Sales, Legal, Compliance, IT and other Operational areas in Paris, Montreal or Singapore and globally through daily interactions
Profile and Skills to Success
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance or Accounting
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft office Pack, namely, Excel
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Rigor and attention to detail
- Good organizational skills
- Critical thinking
- Client focused
Why joining BNP Paribas?
BNP Paribas, the European leader in banking and financial services in Europe, operates in 64 countries and has nearly 180,000 employees. The Group is structured around three operating divisions. Its business lines cooperate closely, as part of our integrated model, to meet the needs of all our clients in a coordinated manner:
Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) , connects corporate clients needing financing and institutional clients looking for investment opportunities; Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS) , brings together all the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses; Investment & Protection Services (IPS) , combines a unique continuum of products and services across protection, saving, investment and real‑estate.
Our presence in Portugal
In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 9.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.
Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
- Promote a fair and unbiased recruitment process and offer professional development opportunities to all employees;
- Celebrate diversity and advocate for inclusion, both externally and internally, encouraging employee’s participation, creating space for different voices to be heard.
- To foster the effort of BNP Paribas Portugal, multiple initiatives and events take place throughout the year where our people can find out more on the importance of diversity inclusion at the workplace and in our society.
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 options adapted to our hybrid working environment. To ensure a comfortable and efficient working setup, eligible employees are provided with both office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional items at reduced prices.
Commitment towards work/life balance
Supporting employees in a hybrid way of working while providing them with the means to maintain a work‑life balance is an essential dimension of our Smart Working program. At BNP Paribas, we care about our employees’ wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and personal life.
- 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.