Regulatory Reporting Lead Analyst 1 in Horsham

We’re looking for a Regulatory Reporting subject matter expert to join our Regulatory reporting team. As well as fulfilling the day job, we’re looking for someone who can assist the team manager with the day-to-day running of the team.

As a Lead Analyst your day job will be to help ensure our regulatory transaction reports go out to the regulator in a timely manner. As well as having a keen eye to spot any problems and remediate them, you’ll also be able to help the team manager identify areas where controls can be improved. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment with an emphasis on meeting tight deadlines. A strong interest in learning and harnessing technology will help you with your role in the organisation. You will be a good people manager with responsibility for supporting the management and development of some of the Analysts within the team.

What you'll do:

• Supervising the day-to-day production of full, accurate and timely reports, making sure we hit internal and external deadlines across MiFIR, EMIR, ASIC, SFTR, & Trade Transparency Reporting;
• Supervising the quarterly production of full, accurate and timely reports, making sure we hit internal and external deadlines across MMFR & AIFMD;
• Investigations and remediation of data validation errors and rejection reports;
• Daily reconciliation of EMIR cleared OTC reporting being undertaken by clearing brokers under a delegated reporting mandate;
• Daily two & three way reconciliation of MIFIR transaction reporting;
• Liaison with the transaction reporting team in Singapore to ensure the Company is reporting globally as one;
• Write and maintain procedures ensuring that they are updated as required;
• Contribute to the management information and key performance indicators senior management need;
• Maximise operational efficiency and timeliness to market whilst reducing risk through continuous improvement and new ways of working.
• Help design and implement updates or enhancements to processes and systems.
• Demonstrate an innovative mindset by generating ideas to leverage technology to improve processes and efficiencies.
• Identify issues and triage them, ensuring controls are adhered to and exceptions are resolved effectively.
• Focus on a solution orientated approach to resolve challenges and issues in the team.
• Appropriately support, communicate and manage stakeholders effectively.
• Work with a range of business areas to co-ordinate production.
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure their requirements are understood and delivered as applicable.
• Respond to queries and proactively follow up on requests in a timely manner to prevent escalation to management.
• Be a delegate for the team manager as necessary, and confidently liaise with senior stakeholders in this role.
• Be a role model for the team in process best practice in all areas of Regulatory Reporting including time management, prioritisation, collaboration, stakeholder management, ownership & accountability and innovation mindset.
• Expect to train and develop more junior reporting Analysts in the team.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need:

• Have an understanding of operational processes within an Asset Manager;
• Must understand the need for a strong control focus and play an active role in suggesting day-to-day improvements to procedures;
• As part of the duties, will be required to make routine judgements in uncontentious situations, but would be expected to seek assistance for anything complex or out of the ordinary;
• Numerical skills and the ability to monitor and produce high quality MIS, and naturally perform root cause analysis.
• Solid experience of Microsoft applications, required within the role.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help:

• Asset Management qualifications i.e. IOC or IMC;
• Experience of working with regulatory transaction reporting;
• Wider experience in Asset Management and understanding of the end-to-end asset lifecycle, particularly derivative trades.

We recognise potential, whoever you are. Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or any other protected characteristics.