Regulatory Policy/Regulatory Trade Advisor - Basel III, CRD IV

REGULATORY POLICY/REGULATORY TRADE ADVISOR -BASEL III, CRD IV, INVESTMENT BANKING

For this investment banking giant we are looking for a Regulatory Policy/Regulatory Trade Advisor to join the regulatory function responsible for the development of the Bank's policy interpretation of new regulatory requirements with a focus on capital, leverage and liquidity, the provision of regulatory advisory services including for complex structured transactions, and the delivery of educational services across the bank. In this role, the above function supports the bank's strategies whilst protecting its capital and regulatory adherence.

The function's existing mandate focusing on the implementation of Basel 3, CRD IV in Europe as applicable to the Bank at group-level.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

- As a Senior Regulatory Trade Advisor in the Regulatory Policy & Advisory Group in London you will be responsible for the provision of regulatory advisory services to our businesses divisions as well as the correct and consistent application of CRD IV/CRR regulations to individual transactions.

The focus of your work will be to:

- Provide first class pre-execution regulatory advisory services to our businesses divisions, supporting the development of products and solutions for clients on business and transaction level.
- Advise our businesses on the capital and leverage efficient structuring of complex transactions without compromising on regulatory compliance, take the ultimate decision on their regulatory treatment and provide related capital consumption estimates.
- Provide regulatory sign-offs as part of the Finance approval process for new types of products and transactions.
- Monitor and assess changes to the European regulatory framework and communicate them to senior management, control functions and business divisions.
- Maintain ongoing interactions with business divisions, other Finance functions, Risk and Legal.
- Provide guidance on EU regulatory reporting requirements to other Finance functions to enhance control and improve the quality of reporting.
- Develop and provide education and training to businesses and control functions.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

- In order to succeed in this role you will have:
- Several years of work experience in a similar role within a global universal or investment bank, legal, audit or consultancy firm, industry groups or with regulatory authorities.
- Excellent knowledge of existing EU or UK banking regulations, especially in the area of capital and leverage.
- Comprehensive experience with complex structured transactions and an outstanding knowledge of all types of universal and investment banking products.
- Good understanding of accounting rules and their relevance to the regulatory framework.

YOU WILL BE:

- Degree educated, ideally in business administration, law, finance or science.
- Very knowledgeable in the field of Basel 3 and EU regulatory requirements.
- Experienced in communicating complex regulatory matters both verbally and in writing to internal and external stakeholders at senior levels.
- Experienced in engaging with regulatory authorities and in negotiating regulatory outcomes.
- Excellent in analysing and resolving complex regulatory issues in a timely and reliable manner.
- Able to express in writing opinions on complex regulatory matters.
- Structured, pro-active, resilient and strong attention to detail.