LEC - Head of Regulatory Reporting

Job Description
LEC Head of Regulatory Reporting
Step into a pivotal role as the Head of Regulatory Reporting, where you'll oversee the daily and monthly regulatory reporting for three South African Legal Entities. In this influential position, you'll set the strategic direction for regulatory reporting, fostering strong partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders. Collaborate closely with various departments within our regional office to ensure that all data adheres to best corporate practices, maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and reliability. Your focus will be on ensuring data integrity, completeness, and precision in report preparation, all while staying ahead of the latest updates and changes in regulatory requirements. Join us and lead with excellence in a role that truly makes a difference!
Job Summary:
As the Head of Regulatory Reporting within our South African Legal Entities, you will oversee daily and monthly regulatory reporting, set the strategic direction for this function, and build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. Your role will involve ensuring compliance with global standards such as Basel III and IV, collaborating with various departments to maintain the highest standards of data integrity, accuracy, and reliability, and staying updated with the latest regulatory changes. This position provides an opportunity to showcase your leadership skills and make a significant impact in a crucial role.
Job Responsibilities:

• Supervise and review the accurate and timely production of all capital and liquidity reporting deliverables for Prudential Authority Returns, JSE, and SAFEX.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, capital adequacy ratios, and compliance guidelines in both the United States and South Africa, following Basel regulatory capital rules.
• Ensure the department meets all control agenda requirements.
• Stay updated on prudential regulatory requirements and implement changes, including updates to policies, procedures, and relevant returns.
• Prepare and present all prudential regulatory monthly packs and returns, obtaining sign-off from BA099 authorized signatories.
• Ensure accurate and timely production of all internal reports, including liquidity, capital, ALCO, BOCD, and other ad hoc reports.
• Review, streamline, and oversee the automation of manual regulatory reporting processes and reports.
• Monitor and oversee quarterly and annual capital and liquidity stress scenario testing.
• Serve as the primary contact for internal and external audits related to regulatory reporting, ensuring compliance and addressing findings or recommendations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Risk Management) to gather data for accurate reporting and provide insights on regulatory matters.
• Provide leadership to the regulatory reporting team, fostering a positive work environment, setting clear goals, supporting professional development, and overseeing the implementation of a new/enhanced regulatory reporting platform.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, applied mathematics, economics, or a related field
• Over 12 years of general relevant work experience.
• Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, including Basel III guidelines, Banks Act, Basel III and IV, and JSE rules and regulations.
• Strong knowledge of financial instruments, risk management, and capital adequacy calculations, with a focus on RWA optimization and understanding of derivative flows.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for engaging and collaborating with stakeholders across departments, regions, and regulatory bodies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills for interpreting, analyzing, and communicating complex data and reports to support decision-making.
• Motivation and flexibility to operate independently, reprioritize workload, and meet tight deadlines while maintaining a strong control environment.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.
• Exposure to international banking.
• Ability to collaborate effectively, partner with colleagues, be open-minded and inclusive, overcome conflict, and share information and provide training within regulatory teams.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and skills:

• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in regulatory capital management within the banking industry, preferably in a leadership role.

We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and look forward to welcoming a new team member who is eager to contribute to our success.
About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world's most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.
Global Finance & Business Management works to strategically manage capital, drive growth and efficiencies, maintain financial reporting and proactively manage risk. By providing information, analysis and recommendations to improve results and drive decisions, teams ensure the company can navigate all types of market conditions while protecting our fortress balance sheet.