Operations Permanent Control Junior Officer

OPERATIONS PERMANENT CONTROL JUNIOR OFFICER (JOB NUMBER: 2208WEMA12409)

**About the job**
- BNPP Wealth Management OPC PIMH team is currently growing in Portugal
- These are very interesting opportunities to join the growing PIMH family as Junior Operations Permanent Control (OPC) Portugal International Markets Hub (PIMH)
- Reporting directly to Head of OPC PIMH, the main mission relates with the implementation of the Group policy of the Operational Permanent Control Framework (Management of the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) related Processes, permanent controls set-up & performance, follow-up of action plans, dynamic management of the Operational Risk Management, reporting) within the Business line Wealth Management in PIMH

**Your Main Activities Are**
- Risk & Controls Self-Assessment:

- To identify and to assess risks of the Métier in order to define and to perform the adequate controls
- To follow-up risks, anomalies that were identified and remedial actions and to report achievements on a regular basis to operational managers, Management body in the Métier
- Incidents management:

- To participate in the identification and analysis of the incidents reported by the Business Managers and upload of historical incidents in the tool
- To contribute to the definition of the action plans with local experts, and to implement and to follow-up them
- To alert the management and the independent control functions if needed on key incidents
- To contribute to the definition of the local Potential Incidents (if applicable)
- Controls performance and procedures:

- To adapt and contribute to the up-to-date of the procedures and control methodologies with 1st LoD Generic Control Plans, procedures and new regulatory requirements, new products or processes
- To perform the defined Key Surveillance Points (KSPs):

- The annual control plan - Generic Control Plan WM RISK ORC H.O.
- The specific controls related to activities within the scope - OPC local independent controls
- The challenging and monitoring the results of the Managerial controls
- To analyse the control results and to participate in the definition and the follow-up of implementation of action plans in order to strength the OPC framework with the PIMH activities
- To ensure that control results are reviewed and analysed by the Entity Management and when relevant by operational teams / relevant stakeholders and that remediation action plans are defined if and when needed
- Findings, recommendations and permanent control actions:

- To contribute or coordinate the follow-up and implementation of audit recommendations and of Permanent Control Actions
- To report the implementation and to escalade when necessary
- Organization and reports:

- To contribute to disseminate a risk management culture and to support the Métier for the control and the knowledge of Operational Risk and Permanent Control
- To alert and escalate to the relevant level of management as well as to the relevant independent control functions any operational risk incident and/or any recurring weakness
- To conduct training sessions related to operational risk - permanent control
- To contribute or prepare and to organize the validation of the regular reports at the local or the Group level
- To contribute actively to any Committee on Operational Risks and Permanente Control Committees
- BCP Plan:

- To contribute and ensure the BCP Plan and requirements of the Group policy are implemented in WM PIMH scope
- To perform the BCP correspondence

**Profile and Skills to Success**
- Undergraduate degree in Economy, Finance or similar is required
- Previous experience in Banking industry or similar is required - up to 2 years
- An understanding of the basic concept of Risk Management and experience in the area of Operational Risk & Control is a plus
- Knowledge of financial instruments is a plus
- Capacity for analysis and synthesis, proactive, reliability, initiative capacities, dynamism, rigor
- Communication skills, open minded, well organised and team player
- Ability to build network working relationships with various stakeholders
- Good knowledge of Office tools (Word, Excel, Power Point) is required
- English is required
- French is a plus

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

BNP Paribas is a leader in the Eurozone, and a prominent international banking institution with strong roots in Europe's banking history. It has a presence in 65 countries, with around 190 000 Employees - including more than 145 000 in Europe.
- **Our presence in Portugal**

Since 1985, BNP Paribas was one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, the Group has around 7.100 employees across several entities operating directly in the territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses.
- **International reach**

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its differen