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BNP Paribas Due Diligence Job Description

BNP Paribas is one of the strongest banks globally, operating in over 85 countries with over 200,000 employees. It has significant presences in corporate/institutional banking, investments, and retail banking across Europe, Middle East, Africa, US, and Asia. The Lisbon Due Diligence team is part of BNP Paribas' global client management operations, working to efficiently onboard and recertify clients according to KYC policies to protect against risks. Responsibilities include collecting documentation, screening for adverse information and PEPs, analyzing business requests and client risk profiles, and ensuring files meet quality standards. The role requires legal/regulatory knowledge, communication skills, coordination abilities, and proficiency with KY

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BNP Paribas Due Diligence Job Description

BNP Paribas is one of the strongest banks globally, operating in over 85 countries with over 200,000 employees. It has significant presences in corporate/institutional banking, investments, and retail banking across Europe, Middle East, Africa, US, and Asia. The Lisbon Due Diligence team is part of BNP Paribas' global client management operations, working to efficiently onboard and recertify clients according to KYC policies to protect against risks. Responsibilities include collecting documentation, screening for adverse information and PEPs, analyzing business requests and client risk profiles, and ensuring files meet quality standards. The role requires legal/regulatory knowledge, communication skills, coordination abilities, and proficiency with KY

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About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a European leader in global banking and financial services and is one of the 4 strongest
banks in the world according to Standard & Poors. The group is present in over 85 countries, with
205,200 employees, including 165,200 in Europe. The group holds key positions in three major
segments: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment solutions and Retail Banking. Present
throughout Europe and Middle East & Africa in all of its business lines, BNP Paribas also has a
significant presence in the United States and strong positions in Asia and the emerging markets.

About Due Diligence


Lisbon Due Diligence team is belonging to a global and regional organization with a presence in various
CIB countries within BNP Paribas CIB Client Management. Its objective is to on-board new clients
efficiently and to recertify existing clients within the framework of the CIB KYC Policy. The team
contributes to protect BNPP against reputational, anti-money laundering, AML/CFT and fraud risks. It
works closely with the Business and Coverage to fully understand the clients profiles and with
Compliance to ensure that it provides all Regulators requirements. The KYC activity also includes the
management of the client classification related to other regulations such as MiFID (when applicable)
and Tax regulations (FATCA & AEOI). As such the Due Diligence role is to contribute to the overall
clients assessment in terms of KYC at one of the 3 steps of the process: Documents collection,
Screening or Analysis.

Responsibilities
Collection
Collect from public data sources, utilities, business lines and clients, all necessary
documentation to perform the KYC
Chase missing information from various internal and external stakeholders with maximum
efficiency
Prepare a complete documentation package ahead of the KYC recertification process

Screening
Perform background checks on adverse information, sanctions and PEPs on the banks
screening software and external database
Assess relevance of the hits, compiling documentation needed to accurately validate or
discount the hits
Screen at onboarding, recertification, ad hoc and partial reviews

Analysis
Analyze the Business requests and complete the KYC analysis as per the CIB KYC procedure
Identify the client, contribute to clients risk score, identify ultimate beneficial owner and all
related individuals in the clients organization and ownership structure
Check accuracy of documentation uploaded in the data systems and analyze hits related to
adverse information, sanctions and PEPs
Obtain business/ coverage opinion and sign-off of the client file, ensuring client files pass all
quality and control reviews

Skills
University degree, preferably in Law / Regulation / Financial Security
Fluency in English and Dutch both verbal and written is mandatory; French or German is a
plus
Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills
Team player
Rigorous and risk aware
Coordination and prioritization skills
Polyvalent, flexible and able to adapt
Agility with internal and external KYC and IT tools and servers, and Excel
Awareness of the 3rd European Money Laundering Directive and any local regulatory
directives or requirements and firm understanding of client classification definitions
MIFID/FACTA/AEOI and its implications.

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