Senior Regulatory Risk Analyst

About Us:

Zenith Bank (UK) Limited (ZBUK) is a subsidiary of Zenith Bank PLC, the most profitable bank in Nigeria with an established trajectory of superlative performance, as well a strong pedigree of innovation, resilience, and market dominance. On an annual basis, Zenith Bank PLC amasses a string of notable awards; one of the most recent being listed as the sole Nigerian brand on the World’s top 100 companies in 2023 by the World Finance Magazine.

Zenith Bank (UK) Limited (ZBUK) was set up with a clear strategy to leverage trade and investment flows between Nigeria and Europe, by providing intermediary banking services and facilities for trade-related working capital and capital expenditure.

Zenith Bank recognizes the importance of leveraging a highly skilled workforce to achieve its strategic and operational goals. The bank is committed to providing an environment that is conducive for effective performance by availing all staff the necessary learning opportunity. We value the well-being of our staff and we encourage them to strike a balance between their work and personal lives, thereby creating a healthy atmosphere for personal development and career success.

With the introduction of new services here in the UK and our unparalleled knowledge of business with Africa, our 5 year strategy ensures “Controlled Growth” as we aim to become the Bank of choice for businesses wishing to transact in the African continent.

Responsibilities:

Regulatory Reporting Function

• Provide management transparency and overall assurance to Risk Management and EXCO in the Regulatory return process within Zenith Bank and DIFC branch through thoughtful presentation of dashboards, regular reports, and ad-hoc management information as needed.
• As part of the 2nd LoD role, review, and challenge all the regulatory returns (and the processes that underlie their production) required for the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Prudential Regulation Authority (among others).
• Scope includes Liquidity, Compliance, Financial Information, Capital, and Statistical information spanning all regulatory returns produced within Zenith Bank UK and DIFC Branch.
• Develop and automate review tools and other management information to make the process of the regulatory review more robust efficient, consistent, and objective. Methodologies must be repeatable such that improvements and progress can be objectively reported on a consistent underlying basis, regularly to Risk Management, Heads of Departments, CEO, EXCO & BRC.
• Keep abreast, analyse, and communicate policy and market developments in regulatory reporting to relevant stakeholders including senior management on a timely basis.
• Support the wider Finance, Risk and Treasury teams with constructive input into the regulatory process of the Bank.
• Assist the Manager, Prudential Risk with BRC papers, Fire-Drill testing of Recovery Plans, the production of annual ICAAP, ILAAP, Pillar 3, RAS, Recovery Plan and Resolution Packs.
• Maintain and review procedure documentation for processes performed within the Regulatory Reporting Review function (including the reporting functions) to ensure relevance, completeness, accuracy and efficiency.
• The job holder must be sensitive to the needs of 1st LoD functions in the production of Regulatory Returns, constructive with their input supportive and capable in developing and recommending solutions. An adaptable character sensitive to the needs of others is an essential core competency.

Other

• Take responsibility for ad hoc tasks within Risk Management, within the wider regulatory and capital management.
• Any other responsibility given by management.

Skills Required:

• Minimum 4 years of Banking experience in the Regulatory function
• Strong knowledge of Banking Products·
• Qualified accountant – desired to be credible in challenging and understanding of returns.
• Other Banking, Risk and/or Treasury qualifications desirable.
• Regulatory reporting experience, covering liquidity, capital, and statistical reporting.
• Ideally acted as the second line of defence challenger in relation to regulatory reporting
• Good understanding of the various banking systems and end-to-end internal regulatory reporting process
• Self-starter that can create new ideas, report in innovative ways, challenge and influence.
• Advanced Excel Skills and very proficient and creative in PowerPoint & Word.
• Very strong interpersonal skills
• Commercial Awareness
• Good flexibility and a team player
• Delivers the bank’s values

This is a permanent position paying up to £85,000 based upon experience