Finance Regulatory Reporting Accountant

Responsibilities

Introduction to Role

The UK Finance Division (DFIN) is responsible for:

• Steering the financial and budgetary strategy of SGIL and SG London Branch, including investment and development policy;
• Managing resources such as liquidity and capital, and regulatory reporting to the PRA for SGIL;
• Measuring and analyzing the profitability of activities across clients, businesses, and geographies, and the use of resources;
• Certifying accounts, ensuring accounting quality, valuation methods, and compliance with external auditors and regulators;
• Providing support and expertise on accounting standards, taxation, scarce resources, and regulation.

Societe Generale International Ltd ('SGIL') is a Designated Investment Firm regulated by the PRA and FCA, subject to UK CRR Prudential reporting requirements. This role supports SGIL in the UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of SG SA, integrated into the Global Markets Division ('MARK').

Key Purposes of Role

• This role is within the team responsible for producing Prudential Regulatory Metrics under UK CRR, covering Liquidity, Capital, Large Exposures, Leverage, and FINREP reporting.
• Responsible for the production, review, analysis, and certification of allocated prudential metrics, to be submitted to the Head of Finance Regulatory Production and the CFO.
• Oversee production tasks in Bucharest, ensuring process accuracy and data quality.
• Investigate issues, validate business data, and ensure reconciliations and control frameworks are in place.
• Provide cross-cover on metrics production, offering exposure to various regulatory metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce, review, analyze, and certify prudential metrics, including oversight of reports from Bucharest team, with certification packs for senior management.
• Maintain up-to-date process and methodological documentation.
• Address data quality issues through formal governance.
• Monitor metrics against Early Warning Indicators and report on the Firm's Risk Appetite to governance forums.
• Contribute to reporting for SG Group, including Solvency and Liquidity metrics, with validation and certification.
• Assist with ad-hoc business requests.
• Improve processes through automation and efficiency initiatives.
• Produce monthly and quarterly reports for validation with Group.
• Provide inputs for ICAAP, ILAAP, and Recovery & Resolution Planning.
• Collaborate with Asset & Liability and Treasury teams on solvency and liquidity management.
• Support regulatory changes and project implementations.
• Perform simulations of new product impacts.

Profile required

• Deep knowledge of UK CRR regulations-Liquidity, Solvency, FINREP.
• Strong skills in balance sheet modeling and linking business products to regulatory reporting.
• Robust accounting knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills and team relationship abilities.
• Fluent in English, with strong verbal and written skills for technical communication.
• Autonomy and a comprehensive understanding of the functions involved after a learning period.

Why join us

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