Technical Business Analyst, Regulatory Reporting - Associate

Position Purpose

APAC Finance & Risk Solutions (APAC F&RS) designs, builds, implements and supports the IT solutions that enable Finance and Risk functions across the region. By retaining a deep bench of highly‑skilled functional and technical experts, we cultivate a culture of continuous, active collaboration.

The Local Regulatory Reporting (LRR), sub‑team within APAC F&RS, is dedicated to strengthening the regulatory‑reporting platform for all APAC locations. Leveraging regional expertise in data engineering, modern reporting technologies and regulatory best practices, we mitigate local regulatory risk in a cost‑efficient manner. To keep pace with an ever‑evolving regulatory landscape, our team has grown to roughly 50 professionals, comprising software engineers, business analysts, data engineers and project managers. This multidisciplinary group works together in an innovative, collaborative environment, supported by the latest technology stacks and agile project approaches.

At the core of our solution is Flexel, an in‑house, highly flexible and user‑friendly Regulatory Reporting Platform that supports more than 1,000 regulatory reports across APAC countries. The platform covers a broad spectrum of reports—including Balance Sheet, P&L, Large Exposure, Granular Data Submission, Basel III and LCR — serving a massive, cross‑functional user community and underpinning our regional compliance strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Regulatory Reporting 

• To gather complex business requirement and able to articulate in clear manner
• To perform in-depth analysis to support the business case
• Participate in report & platform development, code review & improvements, testing, support
• To support system testing (e.g. SIT & UAT)
• To prepare system documentation (e.g. technical/ function spec, user guide)
• Provide support to resolve production incident 

Process Reengineering and Platform Development:

• To perform data analysis, data modelling & process automation 
• To contribute on data transformation, system module design & development
• Design and develop robust, performant software components to support regulatory reporting platform
• Assess system performance and make recommendations for software, hardware, and data storage improvements
• Assist with recognizing and upholding digital security systems to protect delicate information
• Provide architectural expertise and direction, and assistance to the teammates for system and software development
• Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts, and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility
• Where applicable, design, develop, and oversee implementation of end-to-end integrated systems.

Assist Project Management:

• Ensure regular and efficient communication within the project team and to the stakeholders
• Coordinate the contributions from the various parties to ensure the planning is smoothly followed
• Ensure escalations are made timely to avoid unnecessary time/budget slippage
• Maintain proper projects & system documentation and host the end user workshop and meeting

L3 Business Support

• Provide Level 3 production business support to APAC regional regulatory reporting applications
• Work closely with L1 /L2 production support team for identifying root cause of the incident by applying sound error tracing technics.
• Review regularly daily and monthly incidents with production support team; identify and implement short term and long-term solutions
• Manage change management process and releases deployment, align to Group standard and policy

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

• Proven ability to manage cross‑functional stakeholders and translate business needs into technical solutions
• Proven experience in systems or data-warehouse development project on large-scale multi-region applications. Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms and enterprise architecture
• Solid hands-on experience of database design and SQL, PL/SQL turning, data structure & data modelling with at least one major database technology (Oracle preferred) and best practices associated.
• Strong knowledge of any core programming language such as Java / C# with solid understanding of object-oriented programming and good knowledge of its ecosystem, plus scripting languages (Python, Shell)
• Familiarity with modern web technologies & stateless architecture. Experience in BPMN tools, big data and cloud platform technologies like Apache spark, Hadoop, Camunda, IBM DMZ would be an advantage.
• Experience designing dimensional data models and data‑lineage documentation
• Proficiency in ETL data transformation and experience in a DevOps/CI‑CD environment
• Quick learner, self-initiative and good team player
• Sense of ownership to tasks assigned and commit to deadlines under pressure
• Analytical, lateral thinker, attentive to details and result-oriented person
• Fluency in English (verbal/written) and with good communication & interpersonal skills

Qualifications and Experiences

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or any related subjects
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Banking or Financial Industry, preferably in Finance / Risk / IT area with regulatory/ financial reporting exposure; more experience would be considered as senior role.
• Solid backgrounds in banking project with a good understanding of accounting, banking product and front to back system flow.
• Experiences in project management, data analysis, system implementation project
• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery and a solid grasp of SDLC and change‑control procedures.

Other Preferred Competencies (not mandatory):

• Knowledge of banking regulations, Basel III/IV, IFRS 9, and related compliance frameworks
• CFA or other related professional certificates
• PMP, Scrum Master, Agile or other related project certificates and experience with Agile/Scrum delivery and a solid grasp of SDLC and change‑control procedures.
• Other skills: Excel Macro/ Workflow tool (e.g. Alteryx) / Camunda / XBRL

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

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