Manager, Regulatory Reporting recruitment

WH Marks Sattin is currently looking for a newly qualified accountant to join our client, one of the worlds leading financial services groups, as a Manager of Regulatory Reporting, within Group Finance.

This opportunity offers the successful candidate a chance to add real value to the business, and be part of a high profile growth area, a skill set which is in high demand in this economic environment.

Overall Job Purpose
· To produce components of the group prudential returns for the FSA, monitoring compliance with prudential requirements and limits. To facilitate the best use of capital capacityby sharing knowledge with other parts of the Group.
· To respond to supervisory initiatives and change.
· The role entails working in a matrix environment.

Main Accountabilities

Reporting -
· Assist with co-ordinating resources from other areas of the Group, planning and managing the timetable of data collection, consolidation and review to ensure that FSA deadlines are met - failure to comply would result in a public fine with consequent reputational damage.
· Produce Capital Adequacy returns together with supporting analytical material as agreed. There is a strong focus on quality and a need to work to tight deadlines.
· Aid with production of Capital Adequacy information to be included in Results Announcement and Annual Report.
· Review and challenge data, generate and follow up on queries.
· Produce supporting schedules to facilitate the management review process.
Sharing knowledge and Expert Advice
· Ensure that large and complex transactions have been correctly reflected in the Capital Adequacy return by sharing knowledge with other parts of the Group.
Systems and Process
· Provide assistance to businesses with systems issues and change requests for all relevant aspects of SAS system.
· Assist relationship with CIO in respect of the design, development, testing and maintenance of the Capital Adequacy model. This will include ensuring that group policy on model risk and use of large complex spreadsheets are followed.
· Change processes as Business and Supervisory requirements evolve, maintain process maps and procedures manual in accordance with BIA and Group Controls/Compliance requirements.
· Maintain relevant documentation for Sarbanes Oxley process.
Responding to Supervisory Change
· Provide assistance regarding necessary changes resulting from project work, ensuring that data is still being correctly reported in the Capital Adequacy return.

Qualifications

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential
· Graduate, qualified accountant with good technical skills.
· Broad knowledge of consolidation.

Experience, qualifications and other requirements specific to the role

· Exposure to blue chip or financial services organisation.
· Broad knowledge of banking business and products.

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are only able to contact suitable candidates.