Specialist,Country Regulatory Reporting

Strategy

•    Work as a team to deliver on the individual and collective Job Objectives
•    Understand the GCFO pillars and the alignment of the pillars to the JO

Business
•    Specialist is responsible for the delivery of regulatory reports (both internal and external) , adhering to SLA, operating instructions and quality requirements. 
•    Provide insightful analysis on variances and provide commentaries on the underlying movements.
•    Handle queries and provide any adhoc support as may be required

Processes

•    Ensuring accurate and timely submission of all required local regulatory returns to relevant senior stakeholders and/or regulatory authorities  ( like RBI for India, MAS for Singapore and so on) , where appropriate.
•    Provide day-to-day delivery management to the team
•    Ensuring all queries for submitted reports are addressed within timelines including any ad hoc requirements in respect to processes managed.
•    Ensuring the operational efficiency, accuracy and completeness of the reports are monitored with appropriate KPIs.
•    Establishing robust governance and controls for the reporting process including the requirements to manage report quality and operational control. This includes expected data quality monitoring required in the reporting standards for regulatory reporting.
•    Continuously striving for process optimization to enhance production efficiency and reduce errors.
•    Leveraging technology and automation tools to streamline reporting processes.
•    Supporting the transition of changes into BAU effectively that is aligned with the Bank’s regulatory and technology objectives.

People and Talent

•    Strong team player and has the capacity to build good working relationships with cross functional / geographical teams.

Risk Management
•    Comply, Monitor, Validate and Report all Key Performance Indicators within the overall service delivery framework. This includes identification, measurement, monitoring and control of all thresholds set as part of Governance Framework of the bank. Any breaches of the above framework are promptly highlighted to the line manager
•    Update DOI’s and cross train other team members so that the service provided is seamless

Governance

Monitor and ensure that appropriate Change governance is followed across all transformation initiatives.  Represent the function at the governance forums in place for tracking change initiatives and influence decisions in respect of the change backlog, prioritisation, choice of technology tools and the operating model. 

Regulatory & Business Conduct 
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles 
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders
•    GPO/GPM, Capital & Liquidity & FRR
•    Country Regulatory Reporting – CFO, Financial Controller and Country Leads
•    Credit and Market Risk functions – Functional Heads and Leads
•    Technology and PSS – Head and Leads across PSS and Technology 
•    Change Management - Head and Leads across Financial Regulatory Reporting Change

Chartered Accountant (CA) / Cost Accountant (CWA) or its equivalent, MBA (Finance), MBA (Banking), or any Finance equivalent from an institute of Repute.

Knowledge of accounting entries, Financial statements , good communication skills. A view of banking products will be beneficial. Collaboration mindset; able to deliver solutions to improve BAU.

Specific Skill set:

Technical

•    Understanding of the bank’s products and services 
•    Fundamental understanding of Financial Statements &  Balance Sheet Management

Soft Skills

•    Very good written and verbal communication skills
•    Strong Business Writing skills

Technology orientation (what will give the candidate an edge)

•    MS excel
•    Knowhow on tools such as SQL, Python will be beneficial

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.