Financial Services Risk Management (Regulatory Reporting) Manager/ Senior Manager, Advisory

We are the only professional services organisation who has a separate business dedicated exclusively to the financial services marketplace. Join Financial Services (FSO) and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global perspective. Aligned to key industry groups including asset management, banking and capital markets, insurance and private equity, we provide integrated advisory, assurance, tax, and transaction services.

The opportunity

As part of the Financial Services Risk Management (FSRM) practice you will provide a broad array of Regulatory Reporting and Risk Management services to capital market participants within the global banking, capital markets, asset management and insurance sectors. Other FSRM products and services include Anti-Money Laundering, Regulatory Compliance, Prudential Supervision, Bank Holding Company reporting, Credit Risk/ Capital Adequacy/ Liquidity Risk, Market Risk, Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk, Structured Finance and Quantitative Advisory Services.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Manager in the Risk Management team, you will be required to lead EY services in the market through business development, sales, project planning and high quality project execution. You will be leading projects relating to:

• Advice and guidance on structuring approaches to emerging regulatory reporting industry initiatives and compliance requirements
• Regulatory reporting issue remediation
• Regulatory change management including planning and communication with regulators
• Assistance with relationship management between regulators and financial institutions
• Help lead and develop internal EY team, develop collateral and thought leadership – working with EY global contacts
• Technical skills in multiple areas relevant to banking and capital markets, including MAS 610 and BCBS 239:
• Remediation support and programme management
• Training and workshops
• Independent review
• Regulatory requirement interpretations
• Current state mapping and gap analysis
• Efficiency and maturity analysis
• Target operating model (TOM) design
• Process automation (including automated return completion)
• Sustainable reporting implementation
• Training and workshops
• Software vendor selection
• Data model, data dictionary, data quality rules and data management strategy and implementation support
• Managed services
• Tactical/strategic implementation support of reporting platforms
• Independent review and assurance
• Internal audit support

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to develop and implement practical client solutions and execute projects based on key compliance principles.
• Analytical skills: specifically, the ability to assess and decompose financial services industry processes utilizing a risk and control focus.
• Proven track record in effective leadership, project management and teamwork skills, including having led large multi-cultural teams.
• Strong communication skills (i.e. verbal and written).
• Strong presentation skills and proficiency in the use of PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Minimum 11+ years’ experience in regulatory reporting in banking, insurance, asset management, and/ or in big public accounting firms. Candidates with lesser experience will be considered at Manager Level.
• Graduate degree in law, finance or commerce preferred.
• Industry related certification (e.g., CPA/ CA, ICAEW, CIA, CMA, RICS)
• Strong understanding of regulatory expectations such as MAS 610.
• Substantive content knowledge of key compliance principles applicable to:
• Investment Banking/ Capital Markets (public and private)
• Wealth Management/ Private Banking
• Retail/ Consumer banking

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Post-graduate qualifications in, commerce or risk management
• Significant relevant consulting, risk management or business expertise within a Retail/ Commercial/ Corporate bank or consulting firms.

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. We also offer you:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

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