Assistant Manager - IADS

Investment Analytics and Data as Service (IADS) team is a department of BNP Paribas Securities Services providing performance and Risk reporting services to Asset Managers and Institutional clients. Services provided by IADS include state-of-the-art performances and risks calculations delivered online or through a wide range of reports (accounting packs, Factsheets, Investment reviews) or data feeds.

The Assistant Manager will be a Lead or an SME of the IADS Production Team (EMEA or APAC), which is responsible of delivering Performance and Risk Reports to clients across the world. The IADS team works in multiple shifts including Australia, Singapore, France and UK timings. Few of the key deliverables include:

BackOffice Support to the performance and reporting services provided by the other IADS Locations,

Performances and Risk reporting services directly provided to clients in APAC and EMEA region

Development and maintenance of the IADS systems (Large majority of IADS systems is developed in-house)

Responsibilities

Gathering and check of portfolio data received from accounting sources, Client/Market analytics (Bloomberg, FactSet), manager commentaries

Calculation and performing Key control checks for Market & Liquidity Risk Metrics like Value at risk (VaR), Stress Testing, Back testing & Liquidity reporting.

Calculation and performing Key control checks for Credit Risk metrics like PCCR, WCCR, PCE, etc.

Generation and distribution of daily/monthly Risk matrix including Compliance, Investment Reviews, Accounting Packs, Management reporting etc.

Strong knowledge on Equities, Bonds, Listed and OTC Derivatives and other Exotic financial products.

Timely escalation of issues to the concerned parties for quick and proactive resolution of queries.

Proactive communication and broadcast to relevant stakeholders without fail.

Responsible for timely and accurate reports delivery as per the SLA.

Active participation and proactive approach in assigned Projects/ Transitions/Migrations and other Transversal activities as required by Management and ensure timely completion of the same.

Review of work performed by subordinates.

Timely review of procedure documents (User Guides) and internal controls of all the processes.

Participate in internal / external audit, Error log review analysis and implementing corrective action plan to mitigate risk.

Support team during escalations, identify root cause and propose preventive measure.

Ensure that the emails are acknowledged and responded in a timely manner.

Coordinate with clients / client facing as and when required

Maintain high level of understanding of the client requirements and concerns.

Responsible for grooming of the subordinates and help improve on their knowledge.

Review performance of team members and conduct regular team huddles, one to one meeting and give constructive feedback.

Management of relation with the Client or the internal / External teams

o Proactive communication

o Timely response to emails

o Maintain the client service KPIs

o Participating in client service reviews

o Maintain high level of understanding of the client requirements and concerns

Participation to IADS System evolution

o Suggestion of requirements

o Participation to user acceptance testing

o Adhering to the compliance requirements of the organization

Recommend and implement improvements to service for both clients and BPSS Investment, in terms of efficiencies and new products and services

Ensure a robust and automated performance process in a controlled environment

Investigate, document, report and resolve issues and recommend corrective action where appropriate.

Strong understanding of financial markets, investment management and asset management

Understanding on Risk measurement, Market and Credit Risk analysis, and calculation methods.

Understanding of Bloomberg, FactSet and Reuters.

Strong communication skills.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Basic Excel, PowerPoint and VBA skills.