Job Summary

   This role exists to ensure the accurate, complete and timely preparation, review and submission of financial and regulatory reporting obligations. The role translates financial, accounting and regulatory data into controlled reporting outputs that support regulatory compliance, financial transparency and effective governance across the Bank.
   The role is accountable for validating financial data, identifying reporting issues, maintaining reporting controls, supporting regulatory submissions and improving reporting procedures and systems. It ensures that reporting outputs are produced in line with applicable accounting standards, regulatory requirements, internal policies and documented operating procedures.
   Working across Finance, Risk, Treasury, Data, Technology, Business and other control functions, the role supports coordinated reporting delivery and helps management respond to regulatory changes, audit observations, reporting quality issues and process improvement opportunities. It supports reporting compliance and control execution but does not own enterprise regulatory policy, accounting standard-setting or final regulatory interpretation. 

Key Responsibilities

Business
   Liaise with stakeholders from various functions to ensure the compliance with Bank Negara requirement.  

Processes
   Prepare and review regulatory reports (both local BNM and MAS reporting) in accordance to applicable reporting standards, to ensure reports are accurate, compliant and submit on time.
   Prepare and conduct performance analytics, identify variances and find resolutions, to ensure that report submissions are robust and accurate. 
   Discuss, provide feedback and develop new regulatory reporting templates (whenever required) with line manager. Identify upstream and downstream dependencies and engage accordingly for necessary data/ information.
   Coordinate with stakeholders from various functions to obtain information required by Bank Negara and others.
   Identify and resolve accounting and (regulatory) reporting issues and complete remediation and restatement work for any returns requiring resubmission.
   Review and document procedures and ensure that desk operating instructions and procedures are up-to-date at all times. 
   Assist in the development of new group systems or regulatory reporting systems and maintenance/ continuous development of the existing finance systems.
   Participate in Group projects which have finance systems implications.
   To continuously review the teams current workflow methodology and re-engineer processes to derive optimum output.
   To support the Banks ad-hoc activities.
   Responsibility also extends to activities supporting Standard Chartered Saadiq Berhad.

Regulatory & Business Conduct
   Display exemplary conduct and live by the Groups Values and Code of Conduct. 
   Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
   Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders
   Country Finance Team, Group Reporting team (SG), GCFO team 

Skills and Experience

Priority Skills    
   Financial Accounting
   Financial Performance Analysis
   Regulatory Compliance
   Regulatory Reporting

Other Skills    
   MS Excel
   Communication Skills

Motivations

   Working in a controlled finance environment where accuracy, evidence and timeliness directly support regulatory compliance.
   Translating complex financial and regulatory data into clear, reliable reporting outputs.
   Solving reporting issues through data analysis, reconciliation, stakeholder engagement and process discipline.

Qualifications

   At least 5 years of solid and related working experience is required.
   Must possess at least a bachelors degree in finance/ accounting / ACCA / CPA qualification 
   Minimum Credit in Bahasa Malaysia in SPM and English
   Strong written communication, attention to detail and willingness to learn talent management practices
   Working experience in banking environment and/or audit firms is required.
   Exposure to regulatory reporting and systems and good knowledge and understanding of the finance function. 
   Professional qualifications in accounting/finance would have definite advantage.
   Strong communicator with analytical mindset.

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global employee assistance programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual, and digital learning.

Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.