AVP - User Acceptance Test Governance & PCS Application Subject Matter Expert

Company: BNP Paribas
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: June 22, 2022

Job Description:

Business Overview:Payments and Clearing Solutions is responsible for the processing of incoming and outgoing wire transfers on a Regional Platform for a variety of currencies. The area provides a full array of Cash Management Services on an around-the-clock basis to the Bank's customers.Within this department, the ORGA team is responsible for analyzing and documenting the business requirements, testing and implementing the solution. The ORGA team works in a close partnership with the business lines, other project teams, and the IT teams to implement projects in an effective manner, and to ensure robust controls and contingency plans are in place.*Physical presence in BNPP's office(s) is an essential function of this position. BNPP requires all of our employees to be vaccinated in order to access its offices, subject to reasonable accommodations for reasons related to disability or religion.Candidate Success Factors:Candidates to be measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

• Results and Impact
• Impacts division and influences peers and team
• Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact
• Relies on limited guidance for most complex decision making
• Is responsible for driving outcomes which have meaningful effect on team or department
  • Leadership and Collaboration
  • Creates trust with department leaders
  • Acts in leadership capacity for large projects, processes, or programs for a team
    • Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus
    • Able to build relationships with a mix of intermediate and senior colleagues or clients
    • Interacts regularly with management and department leaders
    • Demonstrates the ability to persuade and influence stakeholders at the team level
      • Compliance Culture and Conduct
      • Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts
      • Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards"Responsibilities:
        • Define and prepare Test Data;
        • Maintain documentation of UAT Test Plans, UAT Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Scripts;
        • Report the test matrix and status to the department managers and IT team
        • Act as custodian of the UAT documentation
        • Perform User Acceptance Testing of the Functional Requirements of the Cash Management System such as:
        • Payment Application processing Wire/SWIFT/FED/CHIPS messages
        • Sanctions Filtering application - EFS NX
        • ACH System
        • Check processing application
        • Validation/comparison of large set of data within system generated report & dashboards
        • Update JIRA Application - Defect Tracking System
        • Identify and analyze software defects;
        • Ensure the quality of delivered software as well as ensuring timely bug resolution.
        • Support the Senior VP SME's in the team
        • Provide training/support to the Payments & Clearing Solutions Operations group for all applications used by the departmentMinimum Required Qualifications
          • 3-5 years of UAT experience
          • 1-3 Years of experience in corporate banking environment
          • Test Preparation and Execution experience
          • MS Excel & MS OfficePreferred Qualifications;
            • 5-7 years of relevant experience with a focus around IT analysis and testing
            • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Information Technology and/or Computer Science
            • Previous relevant experience in a banking application testing environment, preferable payment applications
            • Test Preparation and Execution experience
            • Strong problem solving and good analytical skills (defect analysis and reporting);
            • Strong attention to detail;
            • Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
            • Ability to interpret large set of data and draw patterns using tools preferably advance MS excel
            • Track record of successful project completion working in a team;
            • Good knowledge of software development lifecycle and defect resolution processes in particular;
            • Ability to multi-task and test different applications relating to a release;
            • Good time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines;FINRA Registrations Required: Not requiredCFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required):N/ASEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person:Not requiredAbout BNP Paribas:In the United States, BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business.BNP Paribas' Corporate & Institutional Banking services corporate clients and institutional investors offering tailored solutions in financing, cash management, and advisory services to companies via Corporate Banking, in capital markets via Global Markets, and in securities custody and administration via Securities Services. As the asset management arm of BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Asset Management offers high value-added solutions to individual savers, companies, and institutional investors.The bank employs nearly 14,000 people and has a presence in the country since the late 1800s in major cities including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Washington, DC. BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 68 countries, with more than 193,000 employees. The Bank offers a comprehensive range of banking, investment and financial services solutions through three main fields of activity: Retail Banking for the Bank's retail-banking networks and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, BNP Paribas helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance.We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world.BNP Paribas. The Bank for a Changing World.https://usa.bnpparibas/en/homepage/join-us/our-opportunities/BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

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