Regulatory Liquidity Reporting Controller (Vice President)

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking. Driven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia.

Department Overview: Nomura's Finance department manages the company's financial operations and provides financial guidance to support business decision-making. The team collaborates with senior leadership, business units, and stakeholders to develop effective financial strategies, providing guidance on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis to align financial operations with business objectives. Nomura's Finance team specializes in financial reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, and capital management, known for providing exceptional service to clients.

Role description: The role is in the Liquidity Reporting team, which forms part of the Treasury department of Nomura's UK Finance Division. The successful candidate will take responsibility for running daily, weekly, monthly & quarterly processes and review responsibilities which underpin the external and internal Regulatory Reporting for the European consolidation group (including the main broker dealer, Nomura International plc). It will include working closely with colleagues in both London, Mumbai and Tokyo.

Specific responsibilities:

• Validate and submit numerous PRA, EBA & JFSA returns internally and to the Regulator on a daily / weekly / monthly / quarterly basis, covering PRA110, LCR, ALMM, NSFR & Asset Encumbrance reporting.
• Manage the weekly review, challenge and submission process for the PRA110.
• Support the Mumbai team in the production of all Regulatory Liquidity Reporting metrics for Risk Appetite monitoring purposes.
• Explain key variances and trends through the preparation of commentaries & MI related to Liquidity flows across multiple Liquidity regimes (PRA, EBA, JFSA).
• Propose changes and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for IT system improvements across the different Liquidity Regimes to improve automation and control.
• Maintain and review procedures and protocols for the end-to-end control & governance framework for Regulatory Liquidity Reporting.
• Assist in the build out of new MI and controls to enhance the timeliness & accuracy of regulatory reporting.
• Support interpretation, guidance and challenge on PRA, EBA and JFSA Liquidity regulations in partnership with the EMEA Regulatory Policy group.
• Act as a key liaison between Regulatory Reporting, Treasury Liquidity Management, Change/ Project teams, Regulatory Policy & IT.

Key objectives critical to success:

• Ability to work to high degree of accuracy with logical and structured approach.
• A control first mindset with ability to self-review, pro-actively identify issues and investigate / elevate appropriately.
• Flexibility and the ability to keep pace with ever changing Regulatory landscape and control requirements, and resulting change to business processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and to build relationships within the department and across functions.
• Proven ability to balance competing demands across multiple initiatives, consistently meeting deadlines through effective time management and prioritisation.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Liquidity experience gained in an Investment Banking environment performing solo entity level reporting producing and validating PRA ILG (PRA110), LCR, ALMM, Asset Encumbrance & NSFR.
• Detailed knowledge of both PRA & EBA Liquidity regulations and reporting guidance.
• Familiarity with JFSA Basel III Liquidity rules would be a distinct advantage.
• Investment banking product knowledge (specifically Secured Financing, Unsecured & Derivatives) including front-to-back trade lifecycle knowledge and an understanding of their impact on Liquidity reporting.
• Strong IT Literacy, analytical and numerical skills.
• Familiarity with big data analytics tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx) would be a distinct advantage.
• Previous experience as a Regulatory Reporting Controller is essential.
• Results focussed in a pressurised environment with tight reporting deadlines.
• Regulatory Reporting software experience (e.g. AXIOM) would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience with EBA/PRA submissions processes (XBRL wrappers, Taxonomy specifications, validation resolution).

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