Regulatory Reporting Accountant

Job Description

The VacancyOVERALL SUMMARYSitting within the Financial Control function, our team is primarily responsible for continual financial reporting, regulatory, taxation and statutory reporting. Following significant changes in the regulatory environment, this role offers the opportunity todevelop and enhance existing skills, while assisting the team in its understanding of the regulatory requirements that affect CBAM. You will have responsibility for the monitoring, calculation and analysis of own funds and liquid assets against the regulatory requirements. Also the preparation, review and submission of various regulatory returns, primarily quarterly MIFIDPRU returns coveringcapital adequacy, liquidity and other financial metrics. As well as preparing the regulatory submissions, the role requires keeping up to date with technical regulatory requirements and forthcoming regulatory changes and implementing changes to processes and procedures as required. In addition to this, this role will also act as the steward for our reporting responsibilities under our ESG strategy e.g. TCFD. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Calculation and analysis of capital and liquid assets on a monthly basis, including production of relevant management information for presentation.
• Production and analysis of quarterly returns, including MIFIDPRU for capital adequacy, liquidity and large exposures
• Forecasting future capital/liquidity requirements
• Production and analysis of financial information required for annual ICARA process.
• Support preparation of annual MIFIDPRU 7 regulatory disclosures
• Support production of other regulatory returns as required
• Review and enhance existing reporting processes, with a particular focus on controls
• Develop process and controls for climate and sustainability monitoring and reporting processes
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams integrating climate and sustainability practices into submissions and initiatives
• Collation of TCFD submissions to ensure our compliance with the relevant reporting requirements
• Ensure that adequate documentation is maintained relating to processes and assumptions
• Liaise with the Financial Control team in order to deliver accurate regulatory information
• Maintain up to date knowledge of reporting requirements, regulatory changes and developments including
• Aid the regulatory change process by supporting projects and providing input into requirement definition documents

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:

• Previous experience in a regulatory team role is essential
• Accountancy qualification (ACCA/CIMA) or qualified by experience
• Strong Excel skills
• Team player
• Keen to develop technical knowledge and experience in regulatory reporting and the wider regulatory environment
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering output to a high standard
• Be able to demonstrate initiative and an analytical mindset in order to identify and resolve problems
• Awareness of internal control requirements, with the ability to identify control weaknesses and propose changes to processes as required
• Strong communicator, able to translate regulatory position/forecast into clear and simple key messages

As an employer, Close Brothers Asset Management is committed to equality and valuing diversity within its workforce. We provide equality of opportunity and will aim to ensure that no employees or candidates are subject to discrimination on grounds of any characteristicsincluding but not withstanding gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, working pattern, caring responsibilities, political beliefs. We appreciate that from time to time, recruitment agencies will have speculative CVs that they may wish to submit to our Talent Acquisition team in relation to a specific role. To avoid any ambiguity around fees, please note that speculative CVs received by Close Brothers, that have not been authorised in advance, by us, will be ineligible for an agency fee. Thank you.