Regulatory/Financial Reporting Role - Investment Bank - CA

The Controllers Team - is responsible for safeguarding the firm's assets: to help maintain the integrity of a firm's finances and expenditures. Through careful consideration and analysis of firm finances, objectives and strategies, we ensure that the firm's businesses continue to be profitable and efficiently run. Controllers also ensure that all business practices are in compliance with financial and regulatory requirements worldwide. Since contact with virtually every part of the firm is essential to Controllers, professionals in the department experience firm's businesses, products, and sophisticated technology systems in depth.

Regulatory reporting team - within the Controllers group supports the regulatory filings for the Firm's Asset Management Team.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

- Safeguard the reputation of the firm by controlling and supporting the trading divisions, as well as ensuring that they are in compliance with the firm's policies and with the rules/regulations that govern global financial markets

- Understand fund structure under the Asset Management business including Hedge funds, Mutual funds, Private Equity funds

- Review financial statements as per the US GAAP requirements for Asset Management funds (as applicable)

- Application of regulatory reporting instructions including funds, portfolio, notions for derivatives and perform related activities

- Identify and analyze best practices supporting broad regulatory reform (including Dodd Frank Act), functional accountabilities and enabling technologies

- Handle regulatory reporting requirements to SEC, Federal Reserve, CFTC, UK FCA (AIFMD) etc.

- Handle reporting requirements to Senior Management

- Work closely with other divisions, including: Fund accounting, Valuation Oversight Team,

Product Services, Operations, IT and Trading Divisions

- Work closely with fund administrators and auditors

SKILL / EXPERIENCE :

- Qualified CA with adequate experience in financial services sector

- Basic knowledge of financial statements preparation & review; US GAAP, IFRS knowledge and experience in coordinating with Big 4 accounting firms during audit cycle is desirable.

- Experience of working on a SEC registered company/hedge fund is desirable.

- Basic industry knowledge and strong accounting knowledge. Accounting knowledge of financial products like Interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, currency options etc is a definite plus.

- Strong analytical skills and detail oriented

- Able to grasp new concepts quickly and work in a team environment

- Able to handle multiple tasks and prioritize

- Excellent interpersonal, client relationship and communication (written and verbal) skills

- Self starter, inquisitive, enthusiastic with a strong analytical mind-set

- MS Office knowledge (Word, Excel) required