TCM Senior Analyst

at  ICBC Standard Bank

Location: London
Hybrid Working: 3 days in office, 2 days from home
ICBC Standard Bank Plc (ICBCS) is 60% owned by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and 40% by Standard Bank. ICBCS benefits from a unique Chinese and African parentage and an unrivalled global network and level of expertise.
ICBCS is a leading financial markets and commodities bank, driven to deliver the right outcomes for our stakeholders, clients, counterparties and the markets in which we operate. We deliver products in an environment which considers the appropriate needs of our clients, whilst providing guidance and expertise to ensure our employees understand our business and uphold the highest levels of conduct. We want passionate and talented individuals who are motivated by high growth potential being achieved in doing business the right way.
Headquartered in London, ICBCS also has operations in Shanghai, Singapore and New York.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND REGULATORY REPORTING

Capital Management and Regulatory Reporting has three key activities, all of which also serve the Treasury function to a greater or lesser extent.
TCM Reporting and Stress Testing is responsible for the calculation and reporting of the Bank’s capital and liquidity positions as well as all prudential returns to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England (BoE) covering capital, liquidity, large exposures, leverage, net stable funding ratio (NSFR), asset
encumbrance and a range of statistical returns, as well as various internal Mangement information packs. Governance of all local reporting requirements is exercised via the quarterly RegGov forum.
The function is also responsible for the provision of regulatory information to ICBC Head Office Asset and Liability Management (ALM), Management Information and Risk Management departments in Beijing for their consumption and to support onwards submission of returns to the Chinese regulator (NAFR).
Budgeting, forecasting and stress testing encompasses the monitoring and management of capital supply and demand over the planning horizon, and parameterising and running periodic stress tests to assess the firm’s capital and liquidity position under severe but plausible market scenarios.
TCM Control and Change assumes ownership of all capital and liquidity reporting systems with responsibility for Run-the-Bank (RTB) and Change-the-Bank (CTB) change management of these systems.
This includes management and prioritisation of IT resource and release cycles to deliver regulatory driven system changes and accommodate new business activities.
The function also owns and manages the wider control framework within Treasury & Capital Management (TCM), including designing reconciliations, spot check and deep dive reviews, maintenance of Business Operating Model and Control Framework documents, Key Risk/Control Indicator monitoring (KRI/KCI), input into the Risk Control self assessment process and audit management.
TCM Policy and Business Liaison is responsible for liquidity and capital related regulatory policy adherence for the Group across all pillars, including identifying
regulatory changes concerning liquidity and capital, the production of key annual documents including the Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP), the Internal Liquidity Adequacy Assessment Process (ILAAP), Recovery and Resolution Plans (RRP) and Solvent Wind Down Plan (SWDP), managing the Contingency Escalation frameworks and supporting the business on capital and liquidity optimisation and business initiatives (at times undertaking cross-Finance coordination).
The function represents the Capital Management/Reg Reporting and Treasury teams in new product discussions, advising on the capital and liquidity impacts of new trade types or specific structures and subsequently working with TCM Control and Change and TCM Reporting to ensure the structure is understood and any necessary system enhancements are implemented. It is also responsible for representation of the firm at industry forums.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Previous experience working in Financial Services
• Financial instrument knowledge
• Microsoft Office application knowledge (Excel, PowerPoint, Access) would be beneficial
  Suitabiliy for the role

The role would suit someone who:

• Prefers working in a controlled environment and operating in accordance with agreed policies and procedures
• Has an affinity for accounting concepts
• Is a good communicator and enjoys working collaboratively across a range of stakeholders in a multicultural environment
• Is self-driven and has a natural curiosity and desire to learn
• Is organised and can prioritise and attend to a number of tasks at one given time
• Emphasises great attention to detail
• Has good problem solving/analytical skills
• Wants to fully understand end to end processes and proactive in following up on and resolving any issues

The role would not suit someone who:

• Wants to express their creativity and prefers to innovate rather than following set processes
• Prefers to work independently and has difficulty working in a team
• Has difficulty working in a traditional hierarchy

JOB PURPOSE

This is a key role within the TCM Reporting team, with a focus on accurate reporting of the firm’s capital, large exposures, leverage, funding and liquidity position for use by internal and external stakeholders through interaction across policy and reporting (spot, forecasting and stress testing).

Key strategic objectives are:

• All key regulatory calculations performed in line with regulatory rulebook.
• Policy calls and interpretations are understood by the reporting team, implemented correctly and documented appropriately
• Preparation of governance packs (such as ALCO) and support to production of formal governance documents (including ICAAP/ILAAP/RP/SWDP)
• Provide support and challenge to capital forecasting and stress testing processes within the bank and maintenance of TM1 for capital planning purposes
• Delivery of regulatory information within the firm that is timely, accurate and relevant to the needs of business and management.
• Assistance with the completion of regulatory returns to the PRA and NAFR in line with requirements, supported by robust review processes.
• Ongoing review and challenge of all key data attributes and processes that support the calculation and reporting of the firm’s capital, liquidity and balance sheet position.
• Close working relationship with departments across the Bank (including Financial Reporting, Risk, Front Office and IT) to support new business initiatives and regulatory developments.
• Review and strengthen the control environment surrounding TCM reporting requirements
• Ability to support bank-wide change initiatives and deliver against regulator-driven change

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist in the timely and accurate completion and submission of all capital and liquidity returns and provision of management information, including:

• Daily, COREP and NAFR reporting processes across the capital space, as required
• Production of management reports to governance committees such as the Asset-Liability Committee and the Board Risk Management Committee
• Assist in the design and delivery of control improvements to TCM reporting processes (including embedding control frameworks and Business Operating Models)
• Involvement in TCM RCSA (Risk Control Self Assessment) process and Key Control Metric monitoring
• Active engagement with the Finance IT function to deliver TCM system changes
• Assist in delivery of core regulatory change initiatives

Responsible for the delivery of:

• Management reports to governance committees
• Information to support capital planning, stress testing and the formal budget process
• Analysis and commentary on changes in capital, funding & liquidity positions
• Executive summaries and presentations for Senior Management
• Information for inclusion in Annual Financial Statements, Pillar 3 and ICAAP/ILAAP documents for the year-end reporting cycle

Controls and efficiency

• Ensure documentation of key policies and practices across the TCM space, including enhancements to the capital stress testing methodology and accompanying process notes
• Demonstrate review of key policy calls and memos on a periodic basis
• Ensure adequate process documentation for key governance pack production processes and assumptions
• Assist in the NPSTAC and PIR processes across the TCM space
• Actively work to reduce the number of manual adjustments and work collaboratively with other teams to avoid duplication of work and bring about efficiencies
• Assist in the subsequent implementation of the proposed changes

The role would suit someone who:

• Prefers working in a controlled environment and operating in accordance with agreed policies and procedures
• Has an affinity for accounting concepts
• Is a good communicator and enjoys working collaboratively across a range of stakeholders in a multicultural environment
• Is self-driven and has a natural curiosity and desire to learn
• Is organised and can prioritise and attend to a number of tasks at one given time
• Emphasises great attention to detail
• Has good problem solving/analytical skills
• Wants to fully understand end to end processes and proactive in following up on and resolving any issue

The role would not suit someone who:

• Wants to express their creativity and prefers to innovate rather than following set processes
• Prefers to work independently and has difficulty working in a team
• Has difficulty working in a traditional hierarch