Job Description & Requirements

KPMG in Singapore is part of a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 143 countries and territories with more than 273,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients.

Background

Financial Services firms are facing increasingly more complex and evolving non-financial regulatory reporting (NFRR) regulations, with often converging implementation timelines (e.g. EMIR, MAS, HKMA, ASIC). This is further exacerbated by business change complexities and pressures to ensure operations are compliant and ready. Additionally, there is enhanced regulatory oversight requiring firms to fundamentally review their existing operating models, governance, controls and regulatory reporting implementations. As a result of these challenges, firms are seeking best in class regulatory reporting services across i) advisory and implementation support, ii) post implementation reviews, iii) reporting platform optimisation and iv) best practice recommendations on meeting current and future reporting regulations.

The Role

We are currently looking to recruit a Senior Manager who can make a significant contribution to the R&RA - Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting (NFRR) practice through driving business development and mobilisation, establishing client delivery quality and engagement management as well as mentoring and training junior resources through deep sector expertise. You will help lead and grow the practice through i) leading business development through proactive go to market activities, ii) development of value propositions and strategic assets to deploy in market and accelerate engagements, iii) play a strategic role in client relationships and engagement management iv) support development and build out of the NFRR team through recruitment and selection hiring in the market. We are looking for and experienced individual who is highly motivated, passionate about what they do and can add further to the continued success of our market leading regulatory reporting advisory team. Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee multiple engagements across our key regulatory reporting service lines including i) advisory and implementation support, ii) post implementation reviews, iii) reporting platform optimisation and iv) providing best practice recommendations on meeting current and future regulations

• Oversee and manage regulatory reporting business impact assessments, target operating model reviews; whilst providing firms with options for enhancements and strategic prioritisation

• Lead engagement management and assignment delivery. Formulate propositions and solutions that meet client requirements

• Drive early-stage business development and market entry across key market propositions and target clients, including client mobilisation

• Develop and provide market insights, points and view as part of client discussions, proposition and business development e.g. key market challenges, upcoming regulatory changes etc

• Support senior leadership / Partners in go to market strategy, origination, key target clients and client mobilisation

• Manage, mentor and train teams of up to 10+ people from diverse backgrounds

• Develop and convert a pipeline of opportunities either through sell-on and/or new work

• Build and maintain strong client relationships within the sector, leveraging proven industry content and delivery capability

The ideal candidate should have:

• Consulting background with 10+ years' experience in a Capital Markets, Risk & Regulatory team as part of professional services firm, preferably with Big 4 experience.

• Experience in a major financial institution's internal consulting or change function is also desirable

• Experience in managing delivery of risk, regulatory and other change programmes across sell side, buy side and financial market infrastructure firms e.g. T+1 implementation, Brexit, Risk and Regulatory Change e.g. MIFID II, SFTR, EMIR, MAS, HKMA, ASIC, CFTC, CSA

• Demonstrable sector knowledge across both pre and post trade, with deep understanding of current trends in capital markets and some degree of specialisation in at least one or more asset class / financial services regulation / function

• Evidence of successful delivery track record across Investment and/or Wholesale banking clients. Key areas of interest include experience in initiation through to implementation of regulatory change projects covering business impact assessment, requirements analysis and delivery, post implementation reviews of key regulatory reporting regulations (e.g. MIFID II, SFTR, EMIR, MAS, HKMA, ASIC)

• In-depth understanding of the key industry, market and regulatory drivers shaping the industry and an ability to articulate these by way of client opportunities.

• Deep experience in Project/Program Management and demonstrable client account management capabilities

• Evidence of successful business and proposition development within risk & regulatory transformation topics including internal business case development, strategy development, team building, external RFPs, RFIs, PoVs and engagement delivery at multiple clients

• Strong technical skills e.g. MSP, MS Access, MS Excel, SQL, SharePoint, Visio, MS PowerPoint and MS Word

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to build and maintain client relationships