Regulatory Reporting Specialist - Vice President - SMBC
Jersey City, NJ 07311
About the Job
SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.
In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.
The anticipated salary range for this role is between $122,000.00 and $170,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.
Role Description
SMBC is seeking a self-motivated and diligent professional for a full-time position in the Regulatory Reporting Analysis Department. The individual will be partnering with Regulatory Reporting Analysis team members and business stakeholders to assist with the automation efforts across all regulatory reports.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Regulatory Reporting Analysis team members to understand current reporting procedures and manual processes performed to file regulatory reports (FR Y-9C, FR Y-11, FR Y-15, FFIEC 009, FFIEC 002)
- Gain understanding of SMBCAH products and services as well as the ways in which our organization reports these balances across the various subledger systems
- Gain understanding of existing data quality issues and partner with supporting teams to solution these data gaps
- Interact and work with the group companies/data providers within the firm to ensure integrity of the data, reconcile differences and perform regulatory calculation
- Draft reporting requirements for various regulatory reports (specific to SMBCAH data availability) that will be shared with IT partners to automate regulatory processes
- Perform preliminary end user testing on automation enhancements to ensure results align with expectations
- Prepare / submit regulatory reports as deemed necessary
- Support/participate in regulatory reporting examinations, internal and external audits
- Develop and maintain effective partnerships with all stakeholders on regulatory related issues to support BHC, Branch and CUSO level regulatory reports enhancement projects and work with team to participate in end user testing
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA or CFA is a major plus
- Minimum of 7 - 10 years knowledge and experience in change management / in a business analysis role
- Minimum of 7 - 10 years knowledge and experience in bank regulatory reporting
- Experience with working with large datasets is a plus.
- Strong work ethic and highly motivated individual with outstanding record of professional achievement
- Strong knowledge on financial products such as derivatives, repo, securities, loans and leases
- Team- oriented, ability to be proactive in raising concerns, and escalate problems as needed.
- Strong analytical skills
- Excel skill set using PivotTables, building formulas, cell formatting, managing large datasets with IF, SUM, VLOOKUP functions and building charts and graphs
- Knowledge of internal control frameworks
- Proficiency in Axiom, Alteryx or Power BI is preferred
Additional Requirements
D&I Commitment
Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.
SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.
