Documentation Matching Analyst

**About the job**

The Documentation Matching Analyst is responsible for checking the integrity and accuracy of the booking and help managing the subsequent risks undertaken by the business lines

The Matching teams’ primary function is to support the Trading and Sales desks through the matching of electronic and paper confirmations on a variety of products (vanilla, exotics, complex structures) and asset classes (Foreign Exchange, Money Market, Credit and Interest Rates Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, precious metals and other commodities)

The Matching teams perform a critical control role in the timely reconciliation of bookings with clients’ confirmations. The teams are also responsible for verbal and /or written affirmation of trade details with clients before the value date or the maturity of the concerned transactions. The teams ensure that all incoming confirmations are controlled, issues identified, reported and fixed by working closely with traders, sales people, legal and other relevant departments in the bank

They are also involved in process improvements with a special focus on straight through processing (STP) and management of risk and controls, new product initiatives, development of new business in different regions of the world

**Your Main Activities Are**

Check FO booking to ensure all trades are captured in the systems and that the details are in line with documentations received from clients. Verify and match legal confirmations (electronic and/or physical) according to the ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association) definitions, approved confirmation templates and other relevant industry recommendations and best practices

Ensure a correct archival of all incoming confirmations and monitor workflows to ensure incoming confirmations are prioritised accordingly and ensure timely matching of confirmations. Identify and solve financial and/or legal discrepancies on incoming confirmations

Resolve queries and exceptions where necessary, understanding the importance of effective escalation

Timely resolve mark-ups on outstanding trade confirmations

Daily liaison with Customers on discrepancies and assisting in confirmations to meet their needs and meet clients’ expectations in the strict respect of internal group policies and procedures in place

Be customer focused by maintaining excellent relationships with our external clients; understand their organisation and their expectations

Liaise with drafting teams, Legal, Trading and Sales to agree documentation with Counterparties

Daily responsibility for verbally confirming trade details

Continuous review of processes and controls ensuring high level of risk management. Daily report through ORUS (tool) of the identified risk areas

Ensure Static Data setup linked to confirmations for new / existing clients

Maintain effective working relationships with Front office Trading and Sales, Legal, Compliance, IT and other Operational areas in Paris, Montreal or Singapore and globally through daily interactions

Proactively contribute to improve team effectiveness through Continuous Improvement approach

**Profile and Skills to Success**

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance and/or Accounting

Proficient knowledge of MS Office Pack Microsoft Excel

Fluent in English, verbal and written

Able to collaborate and teamwork

Good attention to detail and rigor

Good organisational skills

Client focused

Critical thinking

LI-Hybrid

**Why joining BNP Paribas?**
- ** Leading banking institution**

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.
- ** Our presence in Portugal**

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.
- ** International reach**

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions:
**Retail Banking**, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines;

**Investment & Protection Services**that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services;

**Corporate & Institutional Banking**division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.
- ** Diversity and Inclusion commitment**
- ** Commitment towards work/life balance**

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between wor