FX and Commodity Sales and Trading Assistant

About BNP Paribas in Asia Pacific

BNP Paribas is a leading international financial institution with uninterrupted presence in Asia Pacific since 1860. The bank operates across 13 markets in the region, employing over 18,000 people, providing tailored products and services to corporates, institutional and private investors. Globally, BNP Paribas is present in 68 markets with more than 193,000 employees and holds key positions in Domestic Markets & International Financial Services and Corporate & Institutional Banking. Asia Pacific is a strategic region for the bank’s continued development.

Position Overview

The Sales and Trading Assistant (SATA) supports the front office daily operations by ensuring accurate trade capture, life cycle event management, control adherence, and post-trade services. The role demands proactive initiative, precision, clear communication, and dedication in a dynamic front office environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide regional support across APAC, including Australia time zones.
• Manually enter and verify deals in front office systems against documentation.
• Amend or cancel options and spot/forward/swap trades as needed for sales and trading desks.
• Ensure segregation of duties by avoiding direct market activities like quoting prices or taking client orders.
• Promptly escalate issues or suspected fraud to management.
• Assist with local regulatory reporting requirements.
• Participate in projects such as portfolio migration, workflow improvements, and systems testing.
• Manage deal events including exercising and expiring options, confirming client exercise with counterparties, and performing daily expiry and barrier checks.
• Notify clients about option exercises or barrier triggers.
• Ensure non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) are fixed accurately and timely in the system.
• Update rate fixings from official sources and handle end-of-day spot closing and profit/loss validations for the Singapore Spot Desk.
• Coordinate setup of new trading portfolios and counterparty codes, liaising with client onboarding teams.
• Deliver trade recaps and term sheets to clients and resolve trade discrepancies in collaboration with support teams.
• Conduct system reconciliations following global guidelines and escalate breaks as necessary.
• Contribute to updating procedures, business continuity plans, audit recommendations, and IT projects.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal departments including market risk, collateral, credit, back office, middle office, and IT as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or Banking.
• 3 to 7 years of experience in FX-related roles, preferably in middle or front office assistant capacities.
• Strong knowledge of FX products and FX options.
• Solid understanding of market conventions, workflows, and transaction life cycles.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to perform well under pressure and in fast-paced settings.
• Capable of working independently as well as collaboratively.
• Exceptional attention to detail and problem-solving aptitude.
• Awareness of risk implications for front office and operational risk management.
• Programming skills (VBA, Python) are advantageous.
• Familiarity with BNP Paribas systems is a plus.
• Willingness to work on Singapore public holidays.