EMEA Regulatory Reporting –
Technical Review Lead - Investment Bank - London
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£
75,000 Per Year
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Permanent
Reference: 28860
Business Sector: Finance
Description
A global investment bank is seeking a Senior Regulatory Financial Accountant to support the Regulatory Function with their London Branch requirements. You will join a collaborative team who are looking to implement best practice through automated business intelligence tools.
In this role, you will:
Required Qualifications, International:
In this role, you will:
- Work closely with the Regulatory and EMEA Controller, conduct assurance reviews on key external submissions, with the aim of identifying issues and errors for discussion and resolution
- Assist in identification of root causes of issues identified during review activity, and partner with the Controls team and the Business As Uusual (BAU) reporting staff to remediate effectively
- Contribute to the planning, testing and implementation of projects and initiatives, which affect the EMEA Controllers and wider finance teams.
- Build relationships with second and third line of defence teams, and support their validation of the remediation of the outstanding issues relating to Data.
- Ensure adherence to the internal Governance and Oversight framework, and compliance with all internal recommendations and guidance.
- Support development of a ‘best in class’ EMEA Controller team, and by extension the International Controllers organisation by aligning to key principles and priorities set by the International Controller and EMEA CFO.
- Support the digital transformation agenda within the EMEA Controller function, as a way of mitigating operational risk, ensuring that key control principles are embedded at the heart of automation and efficiency efforts
Required Qualifications, International:
- Deep knowledge of core regulatory and financial reporting responsibilities and outputs (capital & liquidity, financial & statistical, core financial reporting) for PRA, FCA and EBA (with US reporting advantageous), plus broad knowledge of the financial services industry, products, and services
- Strong technical understanding of rulesets and reporting instructions connected with above regulatory authorities
- Understanding of risks and mitigating controls expected within a regulatory reporting function
- Knowledge of regulatory assurance activity approaches (including presentation of results)
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently within a team structure.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present concisely and accurately to senior audiences.
- Intuitive; fast learner with good problem solving skills.
- Demonstrated success with collaborating and positively influencing business units to identify, formulate, and implement processes/procedures to drive change
- Proven ability to work autonomously, independent thinker and quick decision maker.
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Qualified accountant