Manager, Finance Operations

About the Role

This is an entry-level position within the Reporting Operations capability, Liquidity Reporting vertical, focusing on assessing the bank's vulnerabilities, determining liquidity and funding risk through various Basel metrics, and enhancing resilience through improved risk management. The role operates within complex Finance and Risk management processes, with results impacting liquidity positions, reputation, dividends, and share price. It is a strategic and regulatory priority with increasing expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce and review Liquidity reports, including Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR), Prudential Regulatory Authority 110, Internal Liquidity Metric (ILM), Additional Monitoring Metrics (AMM), asset-liability committee (ALCO) packs, and other liquidity reports (e.g., Depositors Conc, Term Funding).
• Liaise with in-country teams, requiring good verbal and written communication.
• Implement new reports according to the group framework and ensure adherence to guidelines and minimum control requirements set by Risk Stewards.
• Escalate issues and risks to senior stakeholders/team leads in a timely manner.
• Understand and document clear bases of preparation for each aspect of the reporting process.
• Support a regional or group reporting operations lead, contributing to the enhancement of the control environment and rigour around regulatory reporting.
• Develop a good understanding of liquidity reporting systems (e.g., Moodys, Finarch, Big Data) and assess the impact of changes on systems due to business and reporting changes.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Understanding of financial products.
• Understanding of market product specific knowledge.
• Understanding of financial /management reporting (with balance sheet focus).
• Ability to develop an understanding of various regulatory frameworks, including Basel III.
• Strong attention to detail and solution-oriented approach.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written), with the ability to communicate complex ideas simply to a global audience.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to adapt to changing situations and understand issues quickly.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS PowerPoint and MS Excel.
• Working knowledge of Banking systems and understanding of relevant regulatory reporting frameworks (preferred but not essential).
• Good understanding of financial products and general accounting principles, and more generically the banking business, balance sheet, and income statement (preferred but not essential).

Qualifications

• Graduate position – either a qualified CA (Chartered Accountant), MBA (Finance), or an Engineering degree with an interest in Financial Services.
• Understanding of how to review large data sets, draw out strategic insights, and interpret data to identify trends/anomalies within the context of business, macro-economic, or regulatory drivers.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately to tight deadlines.
• Knowledge and/or interest in Asset Liability Management, Reporting, and relevant regulatory changes in a global environment (advantageous).
• Understanding of control frameworks and how to implement effective controls in practice.