Job Description  

Export Finance – Japan Associate / Vice President

Job Title:

Associate / Vice President 

Date:

8th May 2025 

 

Export Finance -Japan

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Business Line / Function:

GCM – Real Asset -Export Finance

Reports to: 

(Direct)

Head of Export & Project Finance – Japan

Grade: 

(if applicable)

Associate / Vice President

(Local)

 

Position Purpose

Primary responsibility for Associate / Vice President banker of Export Finance Japan (“Team”) is to support Team members for running the business with various stakeholders within / outside bank.

Responsibilities

1) Assisting member of the Team in execution of export finance transaction that includes 

–  preparation of credit proposal and

– on-boarding the client and conducting other clerical works required to book transaction required by EF manual.

2) Maintenance of current transaction portfolio managed by Export Finance – Japan that includes

–  conducting annual review for existing transactions in liaison with the pilot site and

–  preparation of a request for an approval from Head of Territory and Risk Corporate in relation to waiver/consent request in liaison with the pilot site.

3) Co-work with member of the Team for obtaining arranging mandates and participating opportunities for export finance transaction from clients/other banks which includes 

– preparation of marketing materials;

– assessing deal economics with relevant systems;

 – involving the discussion with EF colleagues around the globe as well as clients and

–     participating in a meeting with a client and ECAs including but not limited to Japanese ECAs (JBIC/NEXI) 

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

  • Communicative skill, fluent both in Japanese and English
  • Basic computer skills in Excel, Word and Power Point
  • Ability to team-work and to coordinate transversal deal teams (business Lines, different geographic sites, etc.)
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work on different topics in parallel
  • High attention to details and ability & responsibility to meet expected deadlines
  • High ethical standards

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Skills Referential                                                                    

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Attention to detail / rigor

Adaptability

Client focused

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Analytical Ability

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Education Level: 

 Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level for Associate

At least 5 years

Experience Level for VP

At least 7 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

Required Experiences

  • At least 5 years (or 7 years for VP) working experience in financing sector including experience of client interfacing
  • Experience in cross-border transaction with loan documentation in English
  • Experience in Export Finance, Project Finance, Asset Finance is advantageous
  • Experience in major commercial banks (G7 countries) is also advantageous

Hiring Manager:

Head of Accounting Dept.

Job Title:

Accounting and Financial Control Manager

Department:

Accounting

Report Line:

Head of Accounting Dept.

 

Position Purpose / 職務の目的

The Accounting and Financial Control Manager of P2 – P3 is need for following company accounting and financial matter

1. General ledger management

2. Accounting closing (especially IFRS area).

3. Financial control

Responsibilities / 職務の責任

Responsible of following role

 

Direct Responsibilities

1. General ledger management

>To maintain proper bookkeeping with respect of GAAPs and group control

>To guarantee quality of general ledger

>To adapt new accounting schemes

2. Accounting closing (especially IFRS area)

>To manage accounting closing milestones and schedule

>To report financial closing via the tool (SAP) with timely and accuracy manner

>To prepare internal (Local and HO), external reporting

>Contact person of accounting audit IFRS

3. Financial control

>To contribute solid financial control which based on group procedures.

 

Contributing Responsibilities

  1. To participate and contribute to the special projects or strategic initiatives of the company
  2. To make solid team for accounting and tax.

Business Knowledge / 求められるビジネス知識

  1. Fundamental insurance business knowledge in Japan
  1. Insurance Accounting under Japan and International standards (JGAAP & IFRS)
  2. Transversal expertise across various insurance business lines is a plus

Technical Experience / Competencies / 求められる技術的経験・コンピテンシー

  1. Insurance accounting and tax
  2. Active communication/negotiation skills
  3. Proficient in MS Office

Behavioral Competencies / 職務上で求められる姿勢やコンピテンシー

  1. Organization and execution within a complex environment
  2. Positive, self-driven, dynamic and able to work in a matrix organization with team spirit.

Specific Qualifications (if required) / 特定の経験やスキル(必要な場合)

Skills Referential / 求められるスキル

Behavioural Skills: 自身の行動・姿勢に関するスキル

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Ability to synthetize / simplify

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Ability to share / pass on knowledge

Transversal Skills: 自身を超えて他に横断する・影響を与えるスキル

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Analytical Ability

Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Ability to develop and adapt a process 

Education Level: 教育レベル

  1. At least hold one certification for Accounting or Finance below

Junior CPA, Junior USCPA, CMA, CFA or equivalent

Others: (if any) その他(もしあれば)

Bilingual is plus

Position Purpose

Job Title:

Operations Senior Specialist – Project & Change

Department:

Global Markets & ALMT Operations

Products to cover by the team

  1. Equity 
  2. Investment Trust / ETF
  3. Fixed Income
  4. Derivatives (OTC / Listed Derivatives)
  5. FX / Money Market / Cash Management

This is a project management role in Japan Global Markets & ALMT Operations division. The project could be market wide changes, new product enablement driven by the business, regulatory changes, internal control enhancements/governance changes and system enhancements. This role is expected not only for being a project coordinator across teams for the impact analysis, requirement of the system enhancements and prioritization with IT as well as management, but also playing a role of subject-matter-expert in some cases by stepping into day-to-day process to understand the system behavior, analyze the impact in detail and come up with the requirement from Operations point of view. 

Key Responsibilities

  1. Project management, consolidate the book-of-work across teams
  2. Coordination of internal control or governance changes and associated analysis or data collection
  3. Liaison with internal stakeholders to support new business, expansion of existing business, market wide changes, internal/external audit and regulatory related inquiries
  4. Work on day-to-day process of some teams when assigned
  5. Work with APAC Project & Change team for APAC wide project
  6. Report Japan specific project status to APAC Project & Change team
  7. Anti-Money Laundering / Financial Sanctions (“AML/FS”) related duties
  8. Escalation

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

  1. Communication

Fluent verbal & written skill in English and Japanese.  Work with others in collaborative manner in diversified environment.  Interact across regions and external clients/counterparties.  Deal with senior management and clients.  Speak with confidence. 

  1. Lead the change

Not only for coming up own ideas, but also working closely with each Ops team to raise a request with written requirement and rational to discuss the prioritization with stakeholders for process improvement, market changes, regulatory changes or new product support.

  1. Control and Governance

Capability to ensure appropriate controls are put in place in the organization and for the outsourced tasks performed by other region.  If any issue, stepping into the root cause analysis and resolution when necessary.

  1. Team Work & Culture

Team player.  Trust and confidence.  Acknowledgement.  Lead by example.  Effective feedback.  Understand organization goals and strategies.

  1. Problem Solving

Be able to come up with potential solutions based on the root-cause analysis and escalate to stakeholder in a timely manner. 

Specific Qualifications Required

Required: 

  • Fluent in Japanese and business level in English
  • Ability and willingness to learn and improve new product and process
  • Compliance and Risk control 
  • Stakeholder management
  • Comfortable with PC skills such as Excel (pivot table, vlookup and basic calculation formulas)
  • JSDA Sales Representative Qualification (Class 1 & 2)
  • Minimum 5 years experiences in Financial Industries

Preferred: 

  • Middle Office / Securities Settlement experience
  • OTC derivatives product experience
  • JSDA Chief Control Manager

Position Purpose

Member of CIB Japan Performance Steering team

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

  • Perform 2nd level check of monthly expense booking by Accounts Payable/Human Resources teams.
  • Perform in-depth analysis of direct/indirect costs and headcounts. Be accountable for actual evolution and actual vs budget variance.
  • Deliver management accounting results for local execo meetings on a regular/ad-hoc basis.
  • Contribute to budget/forecast exercise by inputting direct cost and cost allocation keys.
  • Ensure accountability of CIB Japan budget at entity and cluster level.
  • Be fully accountable for expenses, particularly staff costs, IT costs, offices & premises costs, SLA charges.
  • Monitor reasonableness of inter-company cost recharges (SLA).
  • Maintain the quality of output by offshore teams.
  • Respond to inquiries/requests from various stakeholders.
  • Manage inquiries/requests from internal/external auditors, inspectors and local regulators.
  • Support managers to monitor/run day-to-day activities.

Contributing Responsibilities

 

  • Front local business partners for management accounting related subjects.
  • Provide added-value service to stakeholders as a Finance expert, including insightful analysis, accounting related advice and effective solution proposals.
  • Partner with local/offshore Finance teams to work on issues, corporate projects and initiatives.
  • Work harmoniously with processing functions (AP/HR) and support them for accurate booking in a timely manner.
  • Identify the potential areas for process improvement and take initiative to move into action.
  • Contribute to enhancement in control framework.

Technical and Behavioral Competencies required

  • Committed, self-disciplined and autonomous team player, with the flexibility to adapt to changes.
  • Organizational skills, with the capability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
  • Interpersonal and communication skills. Be able to effectively interact with various level of stakeholders including reporting to managers.
  • Analytical and observation skills, with an ability to see things in a big picture.
  • Meticulous and control mind set.
  • Proficiency in optimizing IT tools enough to quickly master multiple inhouse systems and to handle large Excel data with complex formulas.

Experience and Qualifications required

  • 8 years or above experience in accounting professional position including Financial Planning & Analysis, Management accounting or Financial accounting.
  • Expertise in accounting/bookkeeping is a must. Good understanding on Management accounting rules, financial products and operational principles is plus.
  • Fluent in English and Japanese (written and spoken).
  • Working experience in international banking/securities industry is preferred.

Position Purpose

The CFO is primarily responsible for the coordination of the accounting closing, together with local stakeholders and the Finance Regional Platform, and for the preparation of statutory accounts and local regulatory reporting. In this role, he/she acts as main contact point of the CIB Japan Management (Ginko/Shoken) regarding all Finance-related topics and contributes to the strategic development of the local activities in full compliance with accounting standards, local regulations and internal control requirements.

The  CFO is required to have a good understanding of the business dynamics of the entity that he supervises in order to analyze profitability trends, manage upcoming accounting requirements and give pro-active advice and opinions as a member of the Management Team of the entity.

The CFO is also the hierarchical manager of the Japan Tax Manager.

The CFO plays a key role in the local governance, as a member of Management Committees, and also in the regional Finance organization.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Accounting Production, Reporting and Control

  • Ensure accuracy of financial reporting and compliance with accounting norms (IFRS/local GAAP) and industry best practices
  • Ensure compliance with both local and Group legislations and regulations, notably for Accounting, Tax and Legal areas: local laws, tax requirements and regulations and Group regulations defined in policies, procedures, rules and standards (including those issued by Business Lines and Functions), with a particular focus on those relating to Accounting and Permanent Control
  • Contribute to the proper organization of the closing process together with the Regional Platform teams by pro-active management of any significant accounting events 
  • Create an environment which guarantees security, integrity and timeliness of the accounting process and regulatory, statutory and internal reporting. 
  • Establish and maintain a consistent and auditable environment
  • Ensure that accurate procedures (controls, expenses…) exist when appropriate and are maintained
  • Ensure the right coordination with the Regional Finance Platform on all significant accounting issues
  • Work closely with the Tax department and manage Tax risk related to production tasks (computation & payments) 
  • Identify potential dysfunctions and report any events or occurrences likely to have a negative impact on the accounting processes, results or the Group’s reputation to the business units, COO and the Head of Territory.


Performance Steering 

  • Provide the Entity / Territory Management with the means to make informed business decisions to effectively achieve their strategic goals
  • Ensure that all key financial information used locally or shared with local regulators is fully in line with official Performance Management reports and follows the official Business Line organization of the CIB APAC Region.
  • Act as main contact point for the Entity/Territory Management regarding all Finance-related topics in particular in order to facilitate interactions with the Regional Finance Platform and the analysis of the entity performance. 
  • Support the forecast and budgeting exercise of local teams.

Participation in local Management Committees 

  • Participate as necessary in different business committees like the ALCO, Audit Committee, Board, etc. Contribute to the preparation of financial information presented to these committees. 

System & Projects 

  • Lead/contribute to transformation projects
  • Ensure that decisions impacting the local accounting framework are done in liaison with the Regional Platform to fully adhere with accounting principles and the Finance roadmap 
  • Contribute to the preparation of Finance comments to TAC-NAC so that local booking and reporting requirements are correctly captured  

Audit

  • Coordinate the organization of the statutory audit process in liaison with the Regional Finance Platform  
  • Ensure proper follow up of audit findings and recommendations issued to Finance.

Team & resources management 

  • Manage the local Finance team through efficient planning and proper control of resources in order to optimize productivity and reduce costs, and more specifically:

        – Create an environment which guarantees security and efficiency of the accounting process

        – Ensuring the correct balance of the organizational structure as automation and outsourcing progress, maintaining at  all            times the expected levels of effective control

        – Provide an acceptable quality of service for external and internal users

        – Plan back up arrangements 

  • Contribute to the preparation of the Finance budget which falls under the ultimate responsibility of the Regional CFO.
  • In order to achieve the objectives set for her/him, the Japan CFO is required to motivate and lead the Finance Teams in Japan, ensuring the highest level of professional conduct and efficiencies and managing Team stability while promoting individual internal mobility.  Management of staff development (identifying skill needs and arranging training, coaching, etc ) and well-being is key.

Contributing Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the Permanent Control framework
  • Core Competencies required for the role (Technical / Behavioural)
  • Technical Knowledge – Accounting Rules (JGAAP and IFRS), understanding of CIB Businesses and their markets, policies and procedures of the Group
  • Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of management both locally and globally. Act as central representative of Japan Finance to the various Business Lines, Functions and Management at Japan, Regional and Central levels.
  • Ability to make appropriate decisions after consultation and due deliberation, providing relevant guidance on Finance aspects in their implementation, including complex and technical topics 
  • Ability to lead discussions with outside advisors, banks, consultants. 
  • Fluent English and Japanese (both oral and written)

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

•    BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

•    BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

•    Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

•    BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

More information 

BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes 

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

Hiring Manager:

ディストリビューション開発部長 / Head of Distribution Development

Job Title:

新規事業開発リーダー(○○担当)/ シニアマネージャー

Department:

ディストリビューション開発部 / Distribution Development Dept.

Report Line:

ディストリビューション開発部長 / Head of Distribution Development Dept.

 

Position Purpose / 職務の目的

【新規事業】

  1. 会社の収益目標(NBAPE, GWP)を達成すること。
  2. 新たなビジネスまたはビジネスモデルを創り出すこと。

Responsibilities / 職務の責任

Direct Responsibilities

  1. 下記の業務のうち、与えられた業務・役割について自らの力で実現する。

・提案書を作成すること。

・見込先企業、パートナーへ提案すること。

・新たなパートナーを獲得、または新しいビジネスを創り出すこと。

・販売開始までの準備をリードすること。

・販売拡大のための企画を提案し、推進すること。

・課題を解決すること。またはその方法を見つけ出すこと。

・その他目標を達成するために必要な業務を行うこと(例:調査、分析、テストなど)。

Contributing Responsibilities

  1. 与えられた業務・役割における部分最適化*を図る。

*部分最適化:組織の一部が効率的に業務を進められるように最適化された状態であること。部門長が全体最適化を図り、チームメンバーはそれぞれに与えられた業務・役割の最適化を図る。

Business Knowledge / 求められるビジネス知識

  1. 保険に関する知識(生損保保険講座、募集人資格等の基礎的な保険知識等)
  2. ビジネスに関連するあらゆる知識(社内外問わず)
  3. その他業務上必要な知識
  4.  

Technical Experience / Competencies / 求められる技術的経験・コンピテンシー

  1. 新規事業開拓に関する経験/能力
  2. 市場調査、分析の経験/能力
  3. 提案できる経験/能力
  4. 常識、既存のやり方に捉われない考え方、発想力

Behavioral Competencies / 職務上で求められる姿勢やコンピテンシー

  1. 問題を解決できる能力
  2. 利害関係者と調整できる能力
  3. 自分の考えを説明し、理解させられる能力

Specific Qualifications (if required)  / 特定の経験やスキル(必要な場合)

  1. NA

Skills Referential / 求められるスキル

Behavioural Skills: 自身の行動・姿勢に関するスキル

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Adaptability

Communication skills – oral & written

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Transversal Skills: 自身を超えて他に横断する・影響を与えるスキル

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Analytical Ability

Ability to manage a project

Ability to inspire others & generate people’s commitment

Choose an item.

Education Level: 教育レベル  NA

Bachelor Degree or equivalent   NA

Others: (if any) その他(もしあれば) NA

Position Purpose

Part of the Global Markets & ALMT Operations for Shoken entity

The team covers 3 products (Cash Equity / Stock Loan / Listed Derivatives) as follows. This position is a manager position to oversight of products below.

•    Cash Equity: support the Agency & facilitation desks trading activities

•    Stock Loan: support stock loan and funding collateral desk trading activities. 

•    Listed Derivatives: support the listed derivatives desks trading activities. 

Key Responsibilities

Cash Equity, Stock Loan

      Trade Capture and Reconciliation

  • Trade capture and allocation for Shoken entity with Japanese and Foreign markets for Japanese clients and brokers. 
  • Ensure STP flow from front-to-back systems. 
  • Check client / brokers confirmations against FO booking and solve any discrepancy.
  • Verify and send confirmations to clients. 
  • Reconciliation of booking and positions against transactions or position data from the market. 
  • Monitoring and processing of Life Cycle Events such as dividend, corporate action, monthly billing etc.

Settlement monitoring

  • Liaise with local and global settlement teams to ensure smooth settlements.
  • For foreign equity settlement in each country, ensure smooth settlement by coordinating with each local back office team.
  • Confirm cash and margin or collateral payments with clients and monitor released instructions.

      New Business enablement

  • Work closely with the front office in Japan, APAC region and clients in order to facilitate the implementation of new Business.
  • Follow up static data set-up and maintenance for new clients and new issue products.

Reporting 

  • Ensure accuracy of regulatory reporting or legal ledger such as Baikai report, Prop/Agency flag amendments, other JSDA reports, etc. 

Listed Derivatives 

  • Trade Capture and Reconciliation 
  • Trade capturing booked for Japan entity with Japanese and Foreign markets for Japanese clients, affiliates and brokers.
  • Follow up on Give up/Take up amendments.
  • Reconciliation of booking and positions against market
  • Monitoring and processing of Life Cycle Events such as SQ including physical delivery of futures and etc.

All

  • People management for the team of 7 – 8.
  • Ensure each task and product has sufficient coverage and backup within the team.
  • Oversight the offshoring tasks performed by other regions and establish the relationship. 
  • Escalate any issue for people, day-to-day processes, market changes, client communication, offshoring tasks or new business enablement to the management in a timely manner. 
  • Detect potential issues proactively and set up robust processes with appropriate controls.
  • Working closely with IT to implement new systems and system enhancements to fulfill various needs for business, regulations, controls and efficiencies. 
  • Work closely with relevant Middle Office teams as well as various Back Office teams, IT, Front Office, Finance, etc.

Anti-Money Laundering / Financial Sanctions (“AML/FS”) related duties

  • Operations are an integral part of the control framework including for AML/FS topics. In that respect, in performing your role you are expected to ensure adherence to AML/FS-related Group Policies and execution of associated operational controls, and to promptly escalate any resulting hit for analysis and decision.

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

Soft Skills

1.    People Management

  • Capability for people management, resource planning and supporting the career development.


2.    Communication

  • Verbal & Written Skill in English and Japanese. Work with others. Interact across countries, cultures and external. Deal with senior management, clients and regulators. Speak with confidence. Open to any suggestion.


3.    Work Quality & Efficiency

  • Process improvement. Design new processes and documentation. Time management.

4.    Decision Making

  • Make a decision, out of box approach. Change management. Adapt to new ways. Initiate projects.

5.    Team Work & Culture

  • Team player. Trust and confidence. Acknowledgement. Lead by example. Effective feedback. Understand organization goals and strategies.

6.    Problem Solving

  • Root-cause analysis. Provide solutions. Escalation. Priority.  

7.    Pressure control 

  • Complete all tasks within the business hour. 

Behavioral

  • Align with the firm’s strategy, Simple & Efficient.
  • Own the accountability and responsibilities.

Specific Qualifications Required

Required: 

  • Team and People Management experience
  • 5 years experiences minimum in Financial Industries
  • Professional communication skills in English and Japanese 
  • Ability and willingness to learn and improve new product and process
  • Compliance and Risk mindset
  • At ease with numbers
  • Time management and Prioritization skill
  • Comfortable with PC skills such as Excel (pivot table, vlookup and basic calculation formulas)
  • JSDA Sales Representative Qualification (Class 1 & 2)

Preferred: 

  • JSDA Chief Control Manager

Cardif Japan is looking for his new IT Head of digital. This is a key senior IT role at the crossroads of several `missions` for driving digital transformation, managing digital strategies, and overseeing IT infrastructure to enhance business performance. 

The `IT digital` department is 1 of the 4 IT departments under CIO`s responsibility, and is the most exposed to partners and clients as cornerstone of our strategy.

The scope encompasses Cardif Japan digital applications serving our partners and clients as per our distribution models. There are 4 applications in scope and 1 platform that serves various needs and encompasses several sub-applications. The 4 applications are in run , but are expected to be migrated to more modern technologies within 2 years. The platform is already live and in run mode, but is also under development for enhancements, new features and new onboarded partners. The goal is to provide best-in-class services from subscription to claims for our clients and partners and consolidate our position of CPI leader, while building a difference to attract new partners from other business lines.

These applications represent 50% of our IT budget project for 2025 and beyond, and are a pillar of our business strategy for business consolidation and business growth.

There are about 10 internal team members, but those applications also require the support of many external vendors under direct management, as well as SW editors located offshore. Since Cardif Japan is part of a big financial group, lots of activities are done by other stakeholders across BNP Paribas group and a clear and reliable communication is a key to success.

The key responsibilities include: 

• Digital Strategy Development:  Plan, design and implement digital strategies aligned with organizational goals, ensuring seamless integration of technology across operations, participate in the overall IT strategy.

• Team Leadership and team management : Lead multidisciplinary teams, fostering innovation and high performance, support some CIO activities whenever needed.

• IT Management: Oversee IT systems, infrastructure, and cybersecurity, ensuring efficiency and compliance with regulations. The securization of the run activities is a key activity of this role to ensure the minimum number of incidents and the minimum impact if any.

• Data Analytics and data-driven : Utilize analytics tools to assess digital initiatives and optimize strategies. The improvement of NPS is a key objective of the platforms.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners to drive digital excellence. Proven leadership in digital transformation and expertise in emerging technologies are essential. 

The essential skills for an IT Head of Digital include: 

• Strategic Thinking: Aligning digital initiatives with business goals and anticipating technological trends. The alignment between business objectives, CIO and head of Digital is essential.

• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with data analytics, cybersecurity, cloud computing, micro-services and emerging technologies. 

• Leadership and Change Management: Inspiring teams, managing transformation, and fostering a positive culture around change. 

• Business Acumen: Understanding how technology drives growth, reduces costs, and improves efficiency. Being aware of what happens in other countries or Cardif entities to leverage synergies is needed.

• Communication Skills: Effectively conveying complex ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Being fluent in English and Japanese language is a must , and Frech can be an asset.

• Adaptability: Navigating dynamic environments and evolving challenges , and keeping focused on client and partner services in complex environments.

If you recognize yourself in this description, let`s meet at the earliest.

Position Purpose

ALM Treasury Japan manages the liquidity of the balance sheet of BNP Paribas Tokyo Branch and BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) and manages management of risk exposures coming from balance sheet. 

As a member of the ALM Treasury Japan, she/he is expected to contribute actively to the overall liquidity matters with proactive mindset.

Reason for Recruitment 

In ALM Treasury Japan, there are already foreseeable interdepartmental transfers and attrition in the near future. To strengthen the stability of the team’s activity, we will proceed with this recruitment. The candidate will learn the general tasks of ALM Treasury Japan and develop the understanding, skill and knowledge through proactive communication with other staff.

We also plan to nurture the candidate with a long-term perspective. However, if the candidate prioritizes financial incentives above all, there is a risk they might leave in the short term. Thus, we seek someone with low flight risk from especially financial incentives perspective and someone who is genuinely interested in the content of the ALM Treasury activity and is willing to actively engage in the work with good curiosity. 

We are looking for candidates who has minimum 5 years’ experience, possess basic professional etiquette and common sense, and candidates who are not bound by rigid preconceptions but are also not starting from scratch like new graduates. Ideally, they should have a certain level of professional experience and knowledge of finance. In addition, the candidate must be able to speak Japanese and have an understand of Japanese culture. Since this role involved transversal activities, rather than requiring specialization in a specific area, we prefer candidates who are willing to approach a wide range of tasks with enthusiasm. It is preferable for candidates to have experience in related roles within the following departments. However, we have learned from experience that focusing on just one area in recruitment can be time-consuming and makes it difficult to find suitable candidate in Japan. Therefore, we will take a broader approach in our search.

Related department:

Operations (BO&MO: Cash, Derivatives, FX, etc), Finance, Global Market Trader (Money Market, Short term bond, Repo, IRS etc), Risk etc

Responsibility

  • ALM Treasury Japan manages the liquidity of the balance sheet of BNP Paribas Tokyo Branch and BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) and also manages management of risk exposures coming from balance sheet.
  • As a member of the ALM Treasury regional and global teams, ALM Treasury Front Office Professional is expected to contribute actively to the overall liquidity risk, IRRBB and FXRBB, and coordination with ALMT APAC and Head office.
  • ALM Treasury Front Office Professional respects multiple mandates, prudential and optimization. ALM Treasury Front Office Professional is also requested to collaborate with all poles and business lines in Japan, at a working and practical level.

ALM Treasury mandate

  • Perform ALM Treasury mandate role such as Liquidity, IRRBB and FXRBB management.
  • Proceed transversal activity and be a good business partner.

    *Main tasks for the candidate : Funding activity, Optimization, Gapping analysis, Liquidity risk management, TIBOR, Daily contribution

Liquidity Analysis and Operational Management

  • Support the liquidity management of BNP Paribas Tokyo Branch and BNP Paribas Securities (Japan). 
  • Manage the position in JPY, USD, EUR and other currencies for Short-term and Medium Long-term as per Group guidelines.
  • Perform back-up role when team members are on leave.
  • Monitor and manage the interest rate Gapping positions.
  • Support the business development and growth according to business request.
  • Manage the liquidity position.
  • Manage the local accounting results with foreign exchange transactions.
  • Contribute to achievement of P&L targets while upholding prudential mandates.
  • Contribute to the Permanent Control framework.
  • Ensure good communication and collaboration with other branches and network.
  • Ensure implementation and regular review of all required processes related to ALM Treasury activities Index Contributions.

Liquidity Risk Management

  • Prudentially manage the liquidity position in allocated currencies within the delegated limits and in compliance with regulatory ratios where applicable.
  • Comply with local and global Regulations (mandatory reserves requirement, regulatory ratio, liquidity stress test etc) in line with each policy (Liquidity Risk Management Policy, ALCO Terms of reference, Intraday Liquidity Management, Liquidity Stress Testing Policy, Liquidity Contingency Plan, etc)
  • Manage intraday collateral needs with Operations.
  • Anticipate and manage crisis situations.
  • Policy review.

Technical competencies

  • Attention to detail (Detail oriented).
  • Ability to collaborate and Teamwork.
  • Ability to share and pass on knowledge.
  • Communication skills – oral & written.
  • Analytical and Numerical skills – financial mathematics.

Behavioral Competencies

  • Proactive mindset
  • Resilience
  • Critical Thinking, with ability to simplify and synthesize.
  • Collaborate both within ALMT network and with other business/functions to create value.

Experience Level

  • minimum 5 years’ experience
  • While we prefer candidates with experience in our work, it is challenging to pinpoint such talent in Japanese market. Therefore, we target candidates with a certain level of professional experience based on their years in the workplace and who had the experience related to our activity.

Language requirement

  • English: Native or Business advanced level 
  • Japanese: Native or Business advanced level  

Responsibilities

  • Documentation control to ensure that terms & conditions of Facility Documents conform to credit decision and legal requirement. 
  • Validate fulfilment of conditions precedent, control limit availability in systems (Atlas II and CAT) in conformity to credit decisions and documentations, follow up on condition subsequent, documents/temporary waiver
  • Validate the framework of required covenants in the ‘Covenant Manager’ tool, against executed credit agreements
  • To certify/validate the risk data integrity in risk systems, Atlas II, RGM, CAT, and CRF in conformity with credit decision and of risk data related to Guarantors and guarantee records 
  • To regularly report and monitor any anomalies in legal documentation and expiry date of legal documentation.
  • To alert Risk Corporate, Business Head and Management on any indication of drift of risk profile during the control missions
  • Contribute to successful delivery of systems and control reports enhancement with adequate UATs
  • Promote and contribute to the implementation of a common culture and approach within CTM, and promote individual initiative, autonomy and versatility

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

  • Good understanding of financial products
  • Good understanding of risk concepts and methodologies 
  • Knowledge of credit processes
  • Good understanding of transaction workflows, booking concept and booking system
  • Being familiar with local regulations
  • Commitment to the role and capacity to meticulously implement the ITO 3C Mission Statement
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Good time-management skills
  • Autonomy and capacity to take initiative
  • Capacity to remain objective and independent in order to fulfil the control role required

Specific Qualifications

  • Degree in Banking & Finance with at least 5 – 8 years relevant experience (preferred)