About BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. We operate in 64 countries and have nearly 178,000 employees globally.
Our mission is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards. We offer secure, sound and innovative financial solutions to individuals, professional clients, corporates and institutional investors while striving to address the fundamental challenges of today with regard to the environment, local development and social inclusion.
About BNPP in the Nordics
BNP Paribas is a global bank with the strongest presence on the ground in the Nordic region. We have close to 1000 employees based locally in the Nordics and offer our clients a wide range of services through our Group business units: BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking, Arval, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Alfred Berg, BNP Paribas Cardif, BNP Paribas Factor, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, and BNP Paribas Personal Finance.
BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) offers corporates, institutions and public-sector clients a wide range of services from daily banking to value-added products and sophisticated investment banking solutions. CIB consists of three pillars: Global Markets (GM), Global Banking (GB) and Securities Services (2S).
About this opportunity
Main scope of the role
Within BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking, the Finnish Corporate Coverage team is seeking a positive, proactive, commercially oriented, and analytically minded candidate to join the team as Coverage Associate. The compact team has varying seniority levels and is based in central Helsinki.
What you will do
Part of the commercial team, you will be supporting bankers on the marketing, origination and execution of transactions on a portfolio of mainly large corporate clients.
You will be playing a key role in three dimensions: commercial focus, credit expertise, and KYC/compliance. You will apply basic knowledge of standardised rules, procedures, and operations within these 3 dimensions and will be accountable for assisting to ensure that all processes meet high standards of quality and reliability.
- Commercial: Support the Bankers in the development of the client relationships and drive profitability through preparation and follow-up of client action plans and strategic business reviews including research, liaising with various internal product groups and supporting deal execution. As Associate, you will also proactively and reactively build relationships with internal and external stakeholders under the supervision of the Bankers to effectively deliver on all tasks.
- Credit expertise: Monitor the overall risks and the credit process on a portfolio of Pilot Groups. This includes forming an opinion on the credit worthiness of each request and client and to present this opinion to Risk colleagues, under the supervision of senior colleagues. The Associate also contributes to the internal green light process supporting subsidiary credit limit approvals and to the structuring of plain vanilla products / loan book transactions, assisting in Cash management projects and trade related products.
- Compliance: Responsibility for the Know Your Client (KYC) and ESG processes linked to the dedicated client portfolio, interacting with the relevant teams to make sure that identified risks are adequately treated and reported. The Associate demonstrates strong autonomy in completing onboardings and recertifications in a timely manner.
Relevant experience and requirements
- You hold a relevant master’s degree with strong academic results and have 3-5 years of working experience in Banking.
- You are curious, positive, have an analytical mindset and a real interest in the financial markets, enjoy having a diverse working day including interactive, numerical and administrative tasks
- You appreciate working on projects with colleagues from different backgrounds and countries where you will have the opportunity to challenge your analytical skills, working agility and resilience.
- You possess excellent communication skills in English.
- Knowledge of the Finnish and broader Nordic corporate market and a good understanding of the culture is a plus.
Hiring Manager
Marjo Liukkonen Lazaro, Managing Director/Country Head Finland.
Are you interested in knowing more about the position please contact Marjo Liukkonen Lazaro, Managing Director/Country Head Finland or Patrik Eriksson, Nordic Senior HR Business Partner.
Please note that the selection process will start as soon as possible but may last until mid-end of August due to the summer holiday period. We are looking forward to reviewing your application!
Diversity Statement
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