Risk Due Diligence Analyst

at  BNP Paribas

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

• Strong knowledge of financial instruments
• Knowledge of the collective investment schemes structure
• Understanding of the various investment strategies applicable to different asset classes
• Analytical ability to understand Company balance sheets
• Able to respond to situations using rational decision-making, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Autonomous and pro-active
• Team player
• Rigorous and accurate
• Great writing skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to articulate views clearly to Portfolio Managers and Management

SPECIFIC OTHER ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Fluency in written and spoken English language

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will have extensive demonstrable skills and experiences including the following:
Bachelor Degree/BSc Degree, business school or equivalent in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or related discipline

Significant investment industry experience, specifically in Risk

• Experience in audit and/or risk in an Asset Management environment is advantageous

Good knowledge of the following tools: Pack Office, VBA and Bloomberg; Microsoft Office capabilities, specifically PowerPoint and Excel

ROLE DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE

The Delegated Solutions team combines our expertise in open architecture, and comprises qualitative and quantitative research, risk due diligence and sub-advisory. Over the past years, we have demonstrated our skill in selecting third party investment funds for our clients, and we have created BNPP AM’s dedicated sub-advisory platform - AMSelect, to bring this expertise to our clients in a profitable way. The Delegated Solutions team strengthen our ability to create value for our clients, BNPP AM and BNPP Group.
The Risk Due Diligence Team is a key, independent function, which operates separately to the Delegated Solutions team in order to control our manager selection process. Our Risk Due Diligence team analyses and assesses all the operational risks within a firm. This analysis aims to gain a clear picture of a firm’s culture and policies, evaluating risks related to trading, operations and compliance systems, human resource policies and infrastructure.