Regulatory Reporting Intermediate Analyst - C11

The Financial Reporting Intermediate Analyst is a role for experienced professionals from the field of accounting and reporting. You will be responsible for the preparation of financial reports required by the local regulators throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (e.g. central banks), performing controls over the reports and submission of them in coordination with the in-country Finance Team.

The overall objective of this role is to be a focal point in the team by accurately preparing, reporting and analysing business/financial transactions, reports and statements in accordance with local regulatory guidelines and helping junior colleagues with their day-to-day tasks.

What you’ll do:

• Produce daily, weekly, monthly & quarterly regulatory reporting returns (e.g. balance sheet, profit and loss) and perform period-to-period analysis on them
• Beside report preparation you will also perform checker tasks by reviewing your junior colleagues’ work, which includes:
  • Reconciliation of sub-systems to primary accounting records
  • Substantiation of accounting records for reporting purposes
  • Validation and adjustment of accounting entries in the reporting ledger
• Active involvement in the interpretation, tracking and implementation of the internal and external changes in report production processes including user testing and documentation of specifications.

• Support the analysis and submission of reports to various constituencies (local regulators, SEC, Fed, OCC, etc.) based on requirements such as US GAAP, US Regulatory, and local statutory reporting

• Assist with closing the books and sub-ledgers, including passing appropriate required adjustment entries and consolidating financials at the end of each accounting period

• Perform analysis of financial results and conclude cause of variances such as accounting issues and economic events

• Produce metrics to senior management highlighting key issues and remediation status and maintain and enhance related operational and analytical procedures

• Take part or lead reviews and developments of current processes to increase efficiency
• Help new-hire colleagues to fit in and provide on-the-job trainings to them
• Liaise with multiple departments at regional and country level to resolve issues (e.g. Treasury, Local Finance)
• Participate in the new system/ process implementations related to regulatory reporting requirements

What we’ll need from you:

• University / College degree preferably  in finance / accounting
• 5+ years’ relevant work experience
• Financial accounting or regulatory reporting background is an advantage
• Knowledge of banking products and their accounting/reporting in IFRS is an advantage
• Advanced MS Excel knowledge
• Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Working knowledge of IFRS reporting practices and standards
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills