Senior Business Analyst

Ocupacao; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

BNP Paribas in Portugal is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join the Shared Reporting Space (SRS) Capital project. You will work in an agile, multidisciplinary team across France and Portugal, focusing on risk data processing, reporting automation, and Basel4-related topics within Finance & Risk Solutions.

You will interact with IT and business stakeholders, shape requirements into use cases for developers, and help drive change management and continuous improvement in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and Computer Science or another relevant field.
• Relevant Professional Experience in Finance, Credit Risk and/or IT.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Pack, namely, Excel.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and MDX languages.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Understand business processes and issues.
• Be a proposal force to design ambitious or innovative solutions to enable advanced automation of reporting processes.
• Translate proposals into Use cases for development teams.
• Contribute to validation of the product with end users, ensuring adherence at each stage.
• Contribute to transition and change management.
• Develop transversal vision of products/processes and anticipate future needs.
• Be an actor in an agile organization by contributing to rituals, backlog definition and prioritization, and continuous team improvement.

Skills

SQL

MDX

Excel

English

Teamwork

Rigor

Organisational skills

Knowledge transfer

Meeting leadership

Analytical capacity

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS

Tools

Excel

Job description

About The Job

• The Senior Business Analyst will join a team in charge of Shared Reporting Space (SRS) Capital. As far as today it is an ambitious project with the aim of processing risk and counterparty risk data for the group. The team will be then in charge of maintaining the application and giving support to production and managing projects around capital chain (with a lot of upcoming regulatory topics such as Basel4 implementation)


• The Business Analyst will be part of an agile, multidisciplinary team of functional and technical experts as a Business Analyst, shared between France and Portugal


• In this position, there is a chance to work closely with many Information Technology (IT) team interlocutors as well as all the business lines, Group entities and reporting networks. There is also the opportunity to enhance both functional and technical skills as well as project management and agile methodology skills


• The Senior Business Analyst will be a part of the transformation of the Finance and Risk Solutions (FRS) and the Finance & Strategy and RISK functions and gain expertise on vast information systems

Your Main Activities Are

• Understanding business processes and issues


• Be a proposal force to design ambitious or even innovative solutions to allow the most advanced automation of reporting processes


• Translate proposals into Use cases for development teams


• Contribute to the validation of the product with end users, taking care to check their adherence at each stage


• Contribute to transition and change management


• Develop your transversal vision of the products/processes and issues of the trades you accompany to anticipate future needs


• Be an actor in an agile organization by actively contributing to rituals, definition and prioritization of backlogs and continuous team improvement

Profile And Skills To Success

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and Computer Science or another relevant field


• Relevant Professional Experience in Finance, Credit Risk and/or IT


• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Pack, namely, Excel


• Strong knowledge of SQL and MDX languages


• Fluent in English, both spoken and written


• Teamwork and collaboration


• Rigor and attention to detail


• Strong Organisational skills


• Ability to pass on knowledge


• Capable of leading a meeting/training


• Analytical capacity


• Ability to manage relations with other contributors

About The Team

• Finance & Risk Solutions is a team born on 1 January 2020. Our mission is to develop and manage solutions for the RISK and Finance functions of the BNP Paribas Group. With 1,300 employees and partners from the Risk, Finance and IT businesses in Europe, the Americas and Asia, our diversity is our wealth


• Our expertise is recognized beyond the walls of BNP Paribas. But what unites us is our commitment to promoting a spirit of openness to others, agility and intellectual demand, courageous initiatives, and ambition for change

Why joining BNP Paribas?

BNP Paribas, The European Leader In Banking And Financial Services In Europe, Operates In 64 Countries And Has Nearly 180,000 Employees. The Group Is Structured Around Three Operating Divisions. Its Business Lines Cooperate Closely, As Part Of Our Integrated Model, To Meet The Needs Of All Our Clients In a Coordinated Manner

• Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), connects corporate clients needing financing and institutional clients looking for investment opportunities;


• Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS), brings together all the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses;


• Investment & Protection Services (IPS), combines a unique continuum of products and services across protection, saving, investment and real-estate.

Our presence in Portugal

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 9.700 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.

Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

BNP Paribas´ Ambition Is To Cultivate An Open And Responsive Environment For All That Encourages Collaboration And Interaction. We Demonstrate Our Commitment By Actively Contributing To The Group’s Diversity And Inclusion Strategy And Goals, In Line With The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As Part Of Our Local Corporate And Social Responsibility - Diversity & Inclusion Strategy, BNP Paribas Portugal Is Committed To

• Promote a fair and unbiased recruitment process and offer professional development opportunities to all employees;


• Celebrate diversity and advocate for inclusion, both externally and internally, encouraging employee’s participation, creating space for different voices to be heard.

Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working options adapted to our hybrid working environment. To ensure a comfortable and efficient working setup, eligible employees are provided with both office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional items at reduced prices.

Commitment towards work/life balance

Supporting employees in a hybrid way of working while providing them with the means to maintain a work-life balance is an essential dimension of our Smart Working program. At BNP Paribas, we care about our employees’ wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and personal life.

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas please read our Employee Value Proposition and our Career path page.

• Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.


• In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.