Loan Solutions Trainee

We are proud to be one of the founding partners of Investment 20/20, a company that helps drive a forward thinking, responsible and inclusive industry by partnering with investment companies across the UK to deliver their trainee programme. Their programme supports over 250 new trainee and apprentices each year, and offer them the opportunity to attend networking events and technical training sessions throughout the year whilst completing their internship.

BNP Paribas is one of Europe’s leading banks with an international presence in 68 countries and more than 193,000 employees. We provide clients with financing, investment, savings and risk management solutions while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

In the UK, our history dates back to 1867. Today, our clients benefit from our global reach, expertise and long-term commitment to building a responsible and sustainable financial future.

We are proud to be part of the Investment
20/20 Trainee Scheme. Joining us as a trainee means you will become part of one of the greatest banks in the world with one of the largest international networks. We strive to recruit and develop the best people at all levels, and are offering a one year placement within our Securities Services business to those seeking to enter the financial services sector.

The programme offers an excellent opportunity to gain hand's on experience and will give you the chance to experience a full-time role in one of our business lines or functional areas. From the outset, you will be contributing to the output of your team, taking responsibility and working with leading professionals.

Securities Services is a leading global custodian and securities services specialist that provides multi-asset post-trade and asset servicing solutions for buy and sell-side market participants, corporates and issuers.

Loan Solutions provides debt solution services across a variety of products in the Private Capital domain, focusing primarily on Loan Administration (Loan Funds) and Collateral Administration (Levered Loan Funds). We provide a premier account administration service for loan portfolios across a number of global clients.

The position is Loan Solutions Trainee within a team based in Glasgow. The first objective of the role is to learn, understand and develop key skills required to support Loan Solutions activities. Once training has been provided and key skills have been learned, there will be potential for the Trainee to provide practical support and assistance across many Loan Solutions tasks including:

• Support the continuous improvement project within Loan Solutions as we look to further embed efficiency and scalability on our local processes and in conjunction with our PCCE Partners in Portugal

• Learn the fundamentals of the Loan Solutions UK operating model and a background in Loan Asset servicing.

• Assist with the Loan Solutions UK service provided to clients, providing oversight of Loan Solutions PCCE Portugal’s service delivery by supporting Analysts, Associates and AVPs in the provision of Loan Administration, change and client facing support locally.

• Perform analysis and gather supporting data to help inform senior members of the team where time should be invested

• Become familiar with the underlying processes to be able to add value and input into the assessment process

• Support senior team members by collating data for KPI (Key Performance Indicators) to measure the Loan Administration service being provided

• Assist team members with the completion of oversight tasks on the Loan Solutions UK service delivery

• Liaise with internal and external key stakeholders on the Loan Solutions UK service delivery to gain a holistic understanding of the product and service provided

• Escalate more complex and technical issues to more senior colleagues for resolution and advice in a timely manner, to ensure clients receive the appropriate level of support and service.

• Be accountable for delivering personal targets and objectives to support the performance of the team under general guidance from more experienced colleagues

• Actively seek opportunities to…