Position Purpose
APAC F&RS is dedicated to the design, build, implementation and business support of IT solutions to service the needs of FINANCE and RISK functions, achieved by retaining highly skilled, functional and technical experts that work in active, continuous collaboration.
Our team, APAC F&RS Local Regulatory Reporting Project and Solution, aims to strengthen the regulatory reporting platform of all APAC locations, by leveraging the regional knowledge (data management, reporting tools, and regulatory practices) to mitigate local regulatory risk in cost efficient manner.
To fulfill the dynamic regulatory requirements, the team has grown to have around 40 members. We are constituted of diversified profiles in building the synergy; Software engineer, business analyst, data manager & project manager are worked closely with collaborative & innovative culture, supported by the latest technology and management approach.
The in-house platform, Flexel, is a highly flexible and user-friendly Regulatory Reporting Platform, supporting 700+ Finance and Operation’s regulatory reports across 9 countries. The wide spectrum of reports include but not limited to - Balance Sheet, P&L, Large Exposure, Granular Data Repository, BASEL III reporting (e.g. LCR) and that makes up the massive user community.
Process Reengineering and Platform Development:
- Design and build robust, high‑performance regional regulatory reporting platform.
- Maintain the platform and establish proper governance model to uplift code quality and security according to the technology strategy and group standard BNPP.
- Monitor technical‑design effectiveness; assess risk/impact for AS‑IS and TO‑BE states
- Provide technology ideas and approaches on functional and technical level, considering both the trend and best practices in the industry and standard and strategy of BNPP
- Create and manage a governance to review and uplift the quality and security of code
Regional Regulatory Reporting Project:
- Transform business needs into high quality system architecture and design;
- Design, develop and implement long-term strategic goals and short-term tactical solutions for regulatory reporting;
- Define and drive, communicate and enforce IT governance, ensuring clear ownership of technical deliverables. Manage escalations promptly to avoid schedule or budget slippage.
- Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to development team; lead code review, testing, support and drive continuous improvements.
- Lead system testing activities (SIT, UAT, STG) and support defect resolution.
- Produce and keep up‑to‑date system documentation (e.g. technical/ function spec, support & user guide)
System Enhancement & Platform Support
- Conduct knowledge‑transfer sessions to L1/L2 support groups; Provide third level support by applying sound problem-tracing technics in resolving production incidents
- Review incidents with the L1/L2 team and devise short‑ and long‑term fixes.
- Lead preparation and execution of system enhancements and change management activities
Development Management:
- Lead the design, development, operation and continuous improvement of the APAC regulatory‑reporting platform, delivering secure, scalable, high‑quality solutions that align with BNP Paribas Group IT strategy.
- Ensure strict adherence to BNP Paribas IT governance, coding standards, security baselines and change‑control procedures by embedding these controls into daily workflows, monitoring compliance and escalating any deviations to senior IT leadership.
Essential Knowledge/Skills:
- Proven experience in financial/regulatory reporting systems development projects on large-scale multi-region applications.
- Strong hands-on Java development. Extensive experience building secure, RESTful services with Spring Boot (security, data access, testing).
- Strong hands-on in Angular frontend development; proficient with RESTful APIs, JavaScript, CSS, TypeScript, Node.js.
- Solid understanding of database design, SQL/ TSQL, data structure & data modelling; expertise with at least one major RDBMS (Oracle preferred) and associated best practices.
- Practical knowledge of data science tools such as Apache Spark and Alteryx, and BI Tools such as PowerBI.
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms and enterprise-architecture concepts.
- Demonstrated expertise in applying secure‑coding practices, threat modeling, and data‑privacy controls while operationalizing proper IT‑governance frameworks—ensuring coding, security and change‑control standards are consistently enforced across the development team.
- Knowledge of automated testing frameworks (or BDD or ATDD), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or equivalent) and performance‑testing tools
- Proven track record of end‑to‑end delivery of software projects (Agile or hybrid) – from requirements capture, sprint planning and risk management to release governance, compliance reporting and post‑implementation review.
- Proven ability to provide level 3 production support, perform incident triage and lead root‑cause analysis
- Proven ability to work with multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and influence technical direction.
- Strong sense of ownership; committed to meeting deadlines under pressure.
- Fluency in English (verbal/written) and with excellent communication & interpersonal skills; capable of translating complex technical concepts for non‑technical stakeholders.
Qualifications and Experiences:
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or any other related subjects
- 12+ years of experience in software design and development in Banking or Financial Industry, preferably Regulatory Reporting / Finance / Risk IT domain
- Experience in data analysis, standardized project implementation
Other Preferred Competencies (not mandatory):
- Demonstrated experience building finance‑focused or regulatory‑reporting applications in a multi-national banking environment.
- Familiarity with key regulations and reporting standards (Basel III, IFRS 9, EMIR, CRR/CRD IV, FATCA/CRS, local statutory reports).
- Professional certificates such as CPA, CFA, PMP, Scrum Master, Agile or other related certificates
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.
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