NICKEL - JUNIOR OPC (Control Operacional)

Nickel, awarded the Happy@Work label for the third year in a row in 2023, is a payment entity part of the BNP Paribas Group. Our mission is to tackle financial exclusion through a simple, face-to-face and accessible service.

Our value proposition is based on a payment account, with a domestic IBAN and a Mastercard debit card that customers can open at certain lottery or tobacco shops in their neighborhood. This unique business model already serves more than 3 million customers and has more than 7,000 points of sales in France since its birth in 2014.

We are already close to 800 colleagues in Paris, Nantes, Madrid, Lisbon, Brussels and Berlin!

In Spain, Nickel launched its activity in 2021 and is currently experiencing a phase of strong growth. We already have 1,600 Nickel points of sales spread throughout the territory.

Mission:

As part of OPC team for Nickel Spanish Branch, OPC Support officer will support the proper organization and execution of the controls of the first line of defense (LoD1), jointly with other departments of the company that manage risks inherent to their activities, and the Risk Department (ie. the second line of defense - LoD2).

Responsabilities:

Animation and support
● Conduct LoD1 controls that cannot be performed by the Business as per task segregation requirements.
● Support the Head of OPC in the identification and assessment of risks in coordination with central teams.
● Provide support to departments in the use of control tools (Risk360, Aodocs).
● Identify, evaluate and manage Operational Risk:
○ Animation of the adaptation/review/completion of LoD1 control plans
○ Promote the review and completion of KRIs
○ Support in the preparation of the monthly LoD1 Committee
○ Coordination of the annual review of risks mapping

Procedures
● Promote having up-to-date process mappings and procedures:
○ Ensure that the procedures designed by the Business and functions are identified, updated, properly stored and communicated to the relevant stakeholders locally
○ Ensure compliance with BNP Group, Nickel head office, or local regulation where applicable
● Support to all departments in updating and creating local procedures.

Awareness and follow-up
● Ensure awareness and implementation of the Permanent Control framework:
○ Follow-up of adequate implementation of remediations, Action Plans, management of historical incidents
○ Follow-up of historical incident reporting
● Continuously raise awareness on issues in terms of risks and regulations.
● Follow up on the implementation of the recommendations (Risk, internal and external audits, etc.).

Training:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or other relevant field (desirable)

Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience relevant to the job in the financial services industry (Internal Audit, Compliance, Internal Control)
• Knowledge of risks management

Languages:

Spanish - Fluent
English - Fluent
French - Optional

Technical:

• Knowledge of risks management
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint) and Google Workspace

Beneficts:

• Meal and transport bonus
• Pension Plan
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries.
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity).
• Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities.
• Flexible compensation plan
• Hybrid remote working model (50%)
• 28 vacation days

BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.