Regulatory Reporting Analyst - Basel III - Investment Bank

Essential Job Functions

- Ensure awareness of US Basel III regulations and updates

- Maintain a thorough understanding of US Basel III capital requirements and regulatory reporting requirements 

- Ensure preparation and execution of close process for RWA and Regulatory capital production and effective communication and coordination with other actors involved in the close process 

- Ensure consistency of exposures between the Accounting and the Risk or other source systems for calculation of RWA 

- Provide analyses of IHC spot RWA and RBC ratios 

- Support IHC Regulatory Reporting team for RWA and RBC related reporting such as FR Y-9C HC-R and FFIEC 102, as well as reconciliation with Regulatory Reports FR Y-9C (balance sheet, off balance sheet) 

- Support CCAR program for spot RWA and Regulatory Capital calculation and reporting 

- Ensure the proper audit trail and documentation on the Basel III RWA and RBC ratio for the IHC 

- Ensure that US Basel III policies are consistently applied across various businesses within the IHC (CIB, Asset Managements, BancWest)

- Maintain the IHC US Basel III documentations including methodologies and procedures. 

- Contribute to the norms and operational committees established over the IHC RWA and Regulatory Capital 

- Contribute to maintenance of Moodys Analytical (tool used for RWA and RBC calculation) 

- Contribute to enhancement of data quality and remediation for the IHC RWA and RBC capital calculation 

- In coordination with other stakeholders, establish effective reconciliations and controls process over RWA and RBC ratios 

- Analyze and synthesize movements in products and variations in reports 

- Coordinate with Bank of the West Finance for establishment of an integrated IHC RWA and RBC process 

- Assist the Basel III Lead with coordinating/managing internal and external resources, tracking status, key attention areas and risks, manage issues and escalate effectively 

Other Job Duties 

- Participate in projects as required for new initiatives, process improvements or technology implementation and development 

- Participate in bank examinations and internal and external audits 

- Performs other duties as assigned 

Required Experience - 

- Requires 2-4 years of relevant experience. 

- Strong Analytical and Organizational Skills 

- Effective Communication Skills and a professional style 

- Strong analytical skills and advanced technical skills (i.e. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) 

- The candidate must be able to manage staff members in an environment with strict deadlines 

- Change management and analytical skills 

- Ability to build relationships across functional teams, detailed oriented, and strong leadership skills 

- Data Analysis and SQL experience 

Skills 

- Previous financial services experience in Public Accounting (i.e., Audit or Consulting) 

- Strong regulatory & financial reporting knowledge prevalent in banking/financial institutions 

- Public Accounting and financial statement preparation experience 

- Strong Accounting background with solid general ledger experience 

- Solid knowledge on capital adequacy requirements (US Basel III) and hands-on experience 

- Intensive experience on RWA calculation, analysis and reporting 

- Accounting and reporting experiences (5 years and more) in banks or in Broker-dealers 

- SEC Reporting experience strongly preferred - U.S. GAAP including recent pronouncements 

- Knowledge of FBO and IHC requirements is preferred