Finance Regulatory Project Manager

Page Executive; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established international bank is seeking a Liquidity Reporting Project Manager/Business Analyst to lead critical finance regulatory projects. This VP-level role involves managing stakeholder coordination, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and driving process improvements through automation. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in regulatory reporting, strong analytical skills, and a solid understanding of banking products. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact within a dynamic financial environment while collaborating with teams across multiple countries. If you are passionate about finance and regulatory compliance, this role offers the chance to excel and grow in your career.

Qualifications

• Functional expert in Banking with knowledge of regulatory rules and reporting.
• Ability to analyze data on Oracle-based platforms and manage development teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory projects ensuring governance and oversight.
• Document business requirements and manage testing phases.

Skills

Regulatory Reporting

Data Analysis

Project Management

Business Analysis

Oracle SQL

Excel Skills

Banking Sector Knowledge

Process Improvement

Education

Qualified Accountant

Project Management Qualification

Tools

WKFS (FRSGlobal)

Suade Labs

MS Office Suite

MsAccess

Job description

Opportunity:
Opportunity to lead the delivery of Finance Regulatory projects.

About Our Client:
A large international bank based in London.

Job Description:

Liquidity Reporting Project Manager/Business Analyst Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Manage the projects assigned to the individual (coordination of stakeholders, report to management, manage risks and issues and timetable), ensuring that all regulatory projects have appropriate governance, transparency and oversight and that the rationale, progress and decision making is robustly documented and evidenced to withstand regulatory scrutiny.
• Take direct responsibility for certain workstreams, document business requirements for IT teams and be involved in the testing of these developments.
• Handle changes related to regulatory changes, strategic business decisions or process improvements (driven by external or internal requirements).
• Focus on system changes while liaising with businesses to define and implement changes in the operating model.
• Lead projects to implement Regulatory systems used across EMEA (London, Frankfurt, Milan, Paris, Brussels, Madrid, and Amsterdam), including implementing new reporting requirements for statistical and regulatory reporting and managing the correction of defects in relation to Reg systems and the implementation of system upgrades.
• Responsibilities will vary and can include roles such as project manager, business analyst, Derv and UAT tester, producing necessary project documents, project administration, data analysis, and review of regulatory rules.
• Resolve operational reporting issues by delivering constant process improvements, mainly by automating the production of returns and removing manual adjustments.

The Successful Applicant:

Liquidity Reporting Project Manager/Business Analyst Experience & Qualifications

• Functional expert and certified business analyst in the Banking sector across multiple countries (system currently supports UK, France, Belgium, Dubai, Italy, Germany, Spain, Ireland, and Netherlands).
• Understanding of major aspects of regulatory rules and reporting (liquidity, capital, large exposures, statistical reporting, FINREP).
• Investment and Corporate Banking product knowledge gained through working in the banking sector.
• Knowledge of WKFS (FRSGlobal) and Suade Labs products across multiple countries within Financial Services.
• Experience in producing business requirements in liaison with Regulatory reporting teams.
• Act as a consultant to the Business for all tasks related to Finance Regulatory Reporting.
• Ability to interrogate and analyze data on Oracle-based platform and/or MsAccess (SQL).
• Provide knowledge and documentation support for all aspects of the development life cycle (requirements, gap analysis, test plans, testing, issue and risk logs, user procedures, and ongoing continual process improvements).
• Functionally knowledgeable as the software supplier business experts to engage in discussions and provide meaningful analysis, including bug fixing/testing.
• Knowledge of upgrade procedures for management of all system testing and end-to-end testing of new software.
• Technical knowledge to work closely with and manage a 4-person development team regarding business requirements against understanding of software.
• Manage testing phases with users in all countries, including software training, user set-up, and bespoke development software training.
• Ideally part or fully qualified accountant.
• Project Management qualification preferred.
• Working knowledge of reporting query software, spreadsheets, and data mining.

Experience:

• Preparation and analysis of regulatory and statistical reporting.
• Experience in providing regulatory analysis to Front and middle office.
• Good knowledge of Finance Systems, general accounting, and business knowledge.
• Knowledge of WKFS (FRSGlobal) products, Suade Labs, and interfacing requirements.
• Knowledge of banking products.
• Oracle SQL, MS Office Suite.
• Very IT literate (very good level of Excel skills and ability to use SQL).
• IT background with broad knowledge of technical aspects of the system.
• Ability to manage all functional issues as they inter-relate between forms and countries.

What's on Offer:
This is a VP level role with a salary of c. £100 - 120K.