Associate Lead, Liquidity Reporting

Key Responsibilities

People & Talent

•   Planning and allocating resources effectively to meet reporting deadlines and regulatory requirements.

•   Developing the team to build capacity and elevate team capabilities at pace with evolving regulatory and business demand.

•   Providing guidance, training and mentorship to the GFS regulatory reporting team on technical knowledge, best practices, and technologies.

•   Building relationships to improve collaboration across country and GFS functions to resolve issues and implement changes for local regulatory reporting.

Risk Management

•   Monitoring and ensuring that appropriate BAU and Change governance and controls are followed across all production and transformation activities.

•   Overseeing the maintenance of comprehensive documentation of reporting processes, standards and controls.

•   Coordinating with internal and external auditors to facilitate audits and reviews.

•   Identifying, monitoring and escalating as and when required key issues in the regulatory reporting process leading to material errors in regulatory returns.

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. 

Leadership Qualities & Characteristics

•   Upholding high ethical standards and ensuring all reporting activities are conducted with integrity and transparency.

•   Promoting a culture of diversity and inclusivity, compliance and ethical behaviour within the team.

•   Inspiring proactive and innovative behaviours in the team to continuously improve performance and strive for excellence.

Skills and Experience

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 the [country / business unit / function/[team] to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.] * 

•   Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

•   GPO/GPM, Capital & Liquidity & FRR

•   Group Regulatory Reporting – Head and Reporting Leads 

•   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 Capital & Liquidity Change

Qualifications

• MBA (Fin) or Master's in finance / Accountancy / Economics or affiliated subjects; Undergraduate degree in Science / Engineering / Commerce.
• Chartered Accountant: Risk Management or related Professional Certification will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 14 years preferably in Capital Regulatory Reporting.
• Strong knowledge of Capital & Liquidity regulations and metrics; Proficient in analytics to drive deep understanding of Capital & Liquidity; Collaboration mindset; able to deliver solutions to improve BAU.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Specific Skill set:

Technical

•   Understanding of the bank's products and services with specialisation in atleast one of FM, CIB, or Treasury products

•   Financial Reporting skillsets & experience

•   Fundamental understanding of Balance Sheet Management

•   Regulatory reporting experience

•   Conceptual knowhow of Balance Sheet Management metrics and its calculation methods – Liquidity, IRRBB, Capital 

•   Robust understanding of the Regulatory Framework associated with FINREP, COREP, Liquidity and IRRBB reporting (e.g., Basel framework, country regulatory reporting taxonomy)

•   Understanding of IFRS Accounting

Soft Skills

•   Very good written and verbal communication skills

•   Ability to engage with senior stakeholders.

•   Excellent Interpersonal Communication

•   Strong Business Writing skills

Technology orientation (what will give the candidate an edge)

•   Knowledge of Python

•   SQL Platforms

•   Knowhow in deploying AI and ML solutions to mechanise processes and achieve scale.