As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.
Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.
We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.
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Operations MIS Department - Regulatory Reporting Executive
1. Job Title
Regulatory Reporting Executive
2. Reporting Line
Reports to: Team Lead, Operations MIS Department
3. Job Purpose
To ensure the accurate, complete, and timely preparation and submission of regulatory reports to regulators and internal stakeholders, while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and operational risk and control standards.
4. Key Responsibilities
Regulatory Reporting
- Prepare and submit operational regulatory reports (e.g. Cash Balance of Payments, ROMS, and other regulatory returns) accurately, completely, and within prescribed timelines.
- Perform data validation, reconciliation, and quality checks to ensure reporting accuracy and integrity.
- Monitor reporting schedules and regulatory requirements to ensure timely compliance with submission deadlines.
Regulatory Compliance & Governance
- Prepare Amendment Justification Templates (AJTs) and supporting documentation for inaccurate, late, or incomplete submissions, where required.
- Ensure compliance with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Securities Commission (SC), and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Maintain adherence to maker-checker controls, operational procedures, and governance standards.
- Review and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.
Stakeholder Management
- Respond promptly to regulatory reporting queries from regulators, auditors, and internal stakeholders.
- Liaise with business units, operations teams, technology teams, and other stakeholders to obtain required information and resolve reporting issues.
- Support regulatory reviews, audits, inspections, and compliance assessments by providing required information and documentation.
Risk & Continuous Improvement
- Identify, investigate, and escalate reporting discrepancies, control weaknesses, and potential regulatory breaches in a timely manner.
- Support reporting process improvements, automation initiatives, and enhancement projects to improve efficiency, accuracy, and control effectiveness.
- Contribute to strengthening the overall regulatory reporting control environment and operational resilience.
5. Job Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Banking, Finance, Statistics or a related discipline.
- 2 to 5 years of experience in banking operations, regulatory reporting, finance, compliance, or a related field.
- Good understanding of BNM, Securities Commission Malaysia, and other relevant regulatory requirements.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and familiar with data analysis and reconciliation techniques.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work under tight timelines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Banking, Finance, Statistics, or a related discipline
- 2 to 5 years of experience in banking operations, regulatory reporting, finance, compliance, or a related field
- Understanding of Bank Negara Malaysia, Securities Commission Malaysia, and other relevant regulatory requirements
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with data analysis and reconciliation techniques
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work under tight timelines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
What We Do
OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker. OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services. OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang. OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals. OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.
