Securities Services Middle Office Summer Internship Programme (Jun 2024)

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a leading international bank with a strong presence in banking and financial services worldwide. The company offers a wide range of banking and investment solutions to individual, corporate, and institutional clients.

Your role

Business Area/Dept Overview:

BNP Paribas Securities Services is pleased to offer a Summer Internship in the Middle Office department. The Middle Office Department exists to provide administration activities that support the clients' start day position and/or NAV Delivery. The Middle Office Department comprises of several teams who support this activity:

• Trade Management & Treasury
• Corporate Actions
• Derivatives

Key Responsibilities of Role:

• Client Service Delivery and Controls
  • To ensure a high-quality client service is delivered to all clients, including mailbox management.
  • Ensure the service level provided by the team adheres to the Client Service Delivery agreements including strong understanding of department KPIs and where the team have a direct impact on NAV/SOD
  • Ensure adherence to core standard operating models.
• Risk Management
  • Adhere to the effective and robust governance structure in place for the team.
  • Ensure compliance and adherence to the department procedures and control framework.
• Continuous Improvement & New Business
  • Generate ideas for improvements to systems and processes in support of client requirements and BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking objectives.
  • Innovate & challenge the status quo within the governance and framework of the change program.
  • Provide administrative support to help improve the productivity of the department.

Training & development

All the internship supervisors at BNP Paribas are well-equipped to provide interns with maximum support in every aspect of their internship. Part of their working day is dedicated to supervising and advising you on working methods, time management, learning technical skills, or developing your soft skills. You can be sure that you will be accompanied every step of the way. So whether you are doing a summer internship or a long-term internship, the company wants you to feel comfortable from the moment you arrive!

Benefits

BNP Paribas offers competitive salaries and benefits and a working environment where you’re valued as part of the team. 

• Competitive salary
• Early responsibilities with a chance to engage in meaningful and impactful work
• For the guarantee of a healthy work-life balance
• For access to student-specific benefits (cultural, sport, travel, etc) – depending on your location

Career progression

Through outstanding training and dedicated support over the program, the Summer Internship provides you with every opportunity to prove yourself, getting you involved in live projects with real responsibility from the start. At the end of the course, and as a penultimate-year student, you’ll have gained enough knowledge and experience to decide if it’s a world you’d like to explore further. BNP Paribas will invite those who perform well to join the renowned graduate program, so this is your time to shine.

Work-life balance

BNP Paribas has built success on a system of values that fosters mutual respect and puts the team before the individual. The company believes in supporting colleagues’ family and personal lives by helping them strike an equitable balance between their personal and professional goals.

Culture & vibe

BNP Paribas fosters an open, inclusive, and collaborative environment, where all are made to feel welcome from day one. The company has a friendly staff that believes in supporting each other and working together on specific tasks and projects to achieve success.

About you

To be considered you must be a penultimate year student of a 3-year or 4-year course, preferably of an Accounting or Finance degree or other numerate discipline.

BNP Paribas is looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following skills/qualities:

• Computer literacy
• High level of numeracy
• Customer focus
• Team working skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Flexibility/adaptability
• Accuracy
• Basic understanding of accountancy and investment operations (preferred but not essential) 

Conduct:

• Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct
• Demonstrate proactivity, transparency, and accountability for identifying and managing conduct risks
• Consider the implications of your actions on colleagues

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• youtube.com
• group.bnpparibas/en/careers/candidate-student/intership
• careers.bnpparibas.co.uk/internships
• careers.cib.bnpparibas/internships-and-apprenticeships/