• BNP Paribas GSO is seeking a proactive and creative team player to work as a SME in the team
• The ideal candidate for this position will possess strong know how of the process and act as an effective back-up to his/her supervisor
• The position will work closely with the Fund Accounting team to keep them motivated and devise continuous ways to improve the process

Responsibilities Service Delivery:

• Acquire complete understanding of Corporate actions process & its related functions with various parties involved. For example: Transaction, Reconciliation, Nav etc.
• Become a SME (Subject Matter Expert) of the process by acquiring complete knowledge of corporate Processing & review across different types of events in funds.
• Should be able to handle & have knowledge on different type of CA such as mandatory , voluntary CA.
• Should have complete knowledge on Dividend/Coupon processing & settlement process.
• Ensure all reconciliation breaks related to CA are justified for each calculated NAV.
• Ensure corporate actions events are captured in a timely manner & reported to Nav team as required.
• Support in preparation of Key/Standard Operating Procedures for each process migrated to Chennai.
• Consistently evaluate the documented procedures to ensure they are complete, accurate and up to date.
• Carry out other ad-hoc duties may arise from time to time, mainly on month ends & year ends.
• Ensure review of critical queries before sent. Where issues/errors arise ensure detailed analysis of issues and clear understanding is gained before responding to client, spoke or other parties.
• Identifying the staff training requirement & ensure all the necessary training has been provided to the team members to perform the relevant tasks.

Financial:

• Adhere to Quality of 100% while producing & reviewing corporate actions.
• Ensure there is NO Financial impact/loss to the organization.

Risk Management:

• Ensure all events captured are justified with corporate action check list..
• Inform & document all errors identified during review stage within same day. Should take initiative in resolving any repetitive errors or training gaps.
• Act as a back-up in the absence of other team members & Supervisor.
• Identify the manual steps, process efficiencies & developments, by providing practical ideas on areas of improvements & work towards its automation.
• Ensure to minimize the unplanned leaves, especially during business critical days, like month end, rollover days and migration of new funds.
• Should come up with minimum one process improvement/automation initiative per quarter

Business & Behavioral Skills: Client Focus

• Be pro-active in developing customer relations by understanding and responding to customer needs.
• Strive continually for customer satisfaction.
• Try to identify the real needs of the customer, including those not necessarily stated.
• Deliver very high quality results.

Risk and cost awareness

• Identify risks and promote risk-mitigation processes.
• Identify potential cost-savings and promote cost-efficient processes while maintaining quality and risk controls.

Team Work

• Work effectively with team members to accomplish goals.
• Respect the needs of others and displays integrity in dealing with team members.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Communication

• Ability to communicate to others in a clear, articulate fashion.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good listening and questioning ability.
• Be able to express ideas effectively in individual and group situations.

Planning & Organizing

• Ability to plan work ahead and to prioritize workload.
• Ability to work in an organized manner.
• Must have an attention to detail.

Continuous Improvement and adaptation

• Generate creative solutions to problems.
• Always looks for ways to improve services and processes.
• Be able to adapt to markets and clients evolution

Specific Qualifications (if required)

• Accounting/Commerce
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Fund Accounting

Skills Referential Behavioural Skills :

• Attention to detail / rigor
• Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
• Decision Making
• Client focused

Transversal Skills:

• Ability to understand, explain and support change
• Ability to develop and adapt a process
• Analytical Ability
• Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment
• Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Education Level:

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

• At least 10 years

Skills: Reconciliation, Corporate Actions, Analytical Ability, Fund Accounting, Nav, Risk Management

Experience: 10.00-12.00 Years