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About BNP Paribas Australia

BNP Paribas Australia, established in 1860, is a leading international financial institution. They provide tailored financial solutions for corporates, institutional, and private investors. Their services include corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, and retail banking through strategic partnerships.

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Your role

The two-year graduate programme is designed to provide you with first-class training and immediate responsibility, it gives you the support and development you need to start a successful career in financial services.

What you will do?

• Marketing calls to existing and prospective clients.
• Responsible for follow-up of marketing calls, including providing additional materials/information, any follow-up calling on the company's key trade operatives, and providing feedback to/interface with coverage officers.
• Research and identify prospective clients for allocated business initiatives.
• Preparation of marketing pitches and RFP responses for the Trade Finance product suite.
• Complete Trade Finance product memo, including review of product structure, documentation, pricing & return hurdles for all new trade product requests and annual review of existing trade facilities. 
• Administration, including ad hoc reporting and tracking accurate revenue capture (in consultation with Finance & Control, Group Operations and TB Management).
• Maintain data integrity of the Trade pricing database.
• Provide business analytical support to the Head of TB Australia through the preparation of monthly reports and ad-hoc presentations.
• Continuing education to keep abreast of international, political, economic and business events which may impact upon business operations or product development. Includes attendance at appropriate industry and client functions.

Training & development

What you can expect?

• Induction
  • You will be provided with a comprehensive induction, where you will be immersed in group training and discover more about the BNP Paribas Group.
• Training
  • From day one, you will start your business-specific technical and financial training, alongside personal skills development aimed at equipping you with the knowledge you need to get you the best possible start in your career. Working alongside their teams of industry-leading specialists, you will gain on-the-job training throughout your two-year programme taking you along a development path to build your expertise and broaden your base of skills. You will also have the chance to experience other parts of the business through cross-entity projects, which will help you understand how they approach complex work and give you the chance to develop a strong internal network.
• Mentor & Buddy
  • Throughout the programme, you will be mentored by experienced managers and team members, as well as paired with a buddy from their early career cohorts who will make sure you are getting everything you need to grow.

Benefits

BNP Paribas rewards your commitment with modern-day benefits, which they are constantly adapting and extending in line with the needs of all their colleagues.

• With their company pension scheme, their contributions to employee savings schemes and group accident insurance that also covers the private sphere
• Special package benefits, such as variable pay components and/or a 13th salary, anniversary bonuses and reduced-rate tickets or subsidies for public transport.

Career progression

Employees regularly review and discuss their development needs and career direction to support their growth and progression. The bank places high importance on skill development, ensuring that the skills acquired will benefit employees throughout their professional lives.

Work-life balance

BNP Paribas prioritizes a healthy work-life balance through their Smart Working initiative, which includes hybrid working, digital tools, and flexible workspaces, allowing employees to work remotely for part of the week. Additionally, they offer special holidays for significant life events like weddings, childbirth, and relocation, helping employees manage personal and professional commitments effectively.

Company culture

Driven by agility, client satisfaction, a strong compliance culture, and openness, and bolstered by stability, expertise, responsibility, and a positive workplace environment, BNP Paribas aims to deliver first-class service while promoting integrity and fairness. They reaffirm their shared vision, mission, and values through "The BNP Paribas Way," which is crafted from input across the global workforce.

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About you

Who can apply?

• Apply as a recent graduate, final year undergraduate, or master’s student in any discipline; 
• Possess a GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 or above (or equivalent) in any discipline;
• Have to be fluent in spoken and written English (additional languages are an advantage); and 
• Demonstrate methodical, logical, solution-driven thinking, with commercial awareness and a keen interest in the latest finance topics as well as market trends.

Technical Requirements

• Finance based degree;
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with front, middle and back office stakeholders;
• Ability to communicate professionally and reliably with external clients;
• Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills.

Behavioural Requirements

• Decision Making - Is able to identify and understand problems/issues, commit to action, involve others and escalate to Management when needed.
• Work Standards - Is able to set, meet and maintain high standards.
• Managing Work - Able to prioritise work and complete it accurately within reasonable time periods.
• Communication - Communicates reliably and professionally with both internal and external clients and is easily and confidently able to convey the correct message.
• Teamwork and Team Development - Actively promotes excellence in the integration and development of the team by providing support, encouragement, motivation, and acknowledgment of performance and success.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• careers.apac.bnpparibas/working-here
• group.bnpparibas/en/careers/why-join-bnp-paribas
• bnpparibas.de/en/career/our-employer-promise-2/bnp-paribas-benefits-at-a-glance/
• careers.apac.bnpparibas/introducing-bnp-paribas-apac