Main purpose of the role:
The primary purpose of the role is to be responsible for the preparation and submission of regulatory returns of BGC, Cantor and GFI UK regulated entities.
Key responsibilities:
- Preparation and submission of monthly and quarterly regulatory returns to the FCA in a controlled and timely manner. This will include COREP as well as other FCA regulatory returns
- Complete ownership of daily regulatory monitoring and reporting
- Liaising with other departments including Financial Control, Product Control, Operations, Front office etc. to follow up issues arising from daily and monthly reporting
- Liaising with subsidiary entity controllers to ensure correct and consistent reporting throughout the rest of Europe and Asia
- Drive regulatory automation project and other regulatory project initiatives
- Support Head of Regulatory Reporting on ad-hoc reporting issues e.g. impact of new CRD rules
- Deputise in the absence of Head of Regulatory Reporting
- Preparation of annual reporting statements and reconciliations to statutory accounts
- Interaction with other finance areas to ensure consistent and accurate reporting
- Pillar 3 reporting
- Manage workload/priorities of junior team members
Skills / experience required:
- Have a very good understanding of the various COREP templates and familiarity with computing Own funds
- Have a working knowledge in calculating capital requirements around market, credit and operational risk.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced Financial services organisation and take on responsibility and accountability for regulatory, accounting, governance and compliance related matters
- Be self-motivated and ambitious with the credibility and gravitas to build long term relationships with all relevant parties, both internally and externally
- Be capable of working effectively at an operational and strategic level
- Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to organise, prioritise, manage and deliver under tight or conflicting deadlines
Systems used:
- Prior experience with Oracle General Ledger and Lombard Risk regulatory reporting system beneficial
- Stock MS Excel skills
Personal attributes:
People Skills:
- The ability to build and develop strong relationships with all vested stakeholders i.e. Finance, Front Office, Operations and other support areas
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Possess the ability to interact and address professionals at all levels within the organisation
Organisational Skills:
- Have strong organisational skills combined with innovative thinking and a desire to succeed
- Be able to plan and prioritise workload to ensure timely delivery
- Strong analytical and presentational skills
- Can manage own workload and assist other team members during peak periods
Personal Characteristics:
- A self-starter with a flexible approach and who has the ability to think in a strategic manner
- Results-focused with a positive outlook and can-do approach
- Must be hands on to ensure the job gets done whilst being able to utilise available resources in the most efficient and effective manner
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