Regulatory Reporting - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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About this role
About BlackRock

BlackRock is one of the world's preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world.

BlackRock offers a rangeof solutions - from meticulous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world's capital markets.

Our clients can access our investmentsolutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares ETFs.

Team Overview
Regulatory Operations is a growing team responsible for designing, implementing & leading all aspects of BlackRock's regulatory processes. Our team is part of the Technology and Operations function at BlackRock that makes up around one third of the firm's employees

The Regulatory Operations team plays a key role; we own many of BlackRock's most sophisticated and critical regulatory reporting processes.

We also act as the translation layer between Legal & Compliance, Technology and Operations teams. Working in RegulatoryOperations provides you with opportunities and challenges to develop your skills and make an impact within our business

We are looking for a Client Regulatory Specialist to help lead the team as we supervise BLK's EMEA cost calculation process, which feeds into required regulatory and industry standard reporting covering EMEA jurisdictions including; MIFID, UK Local Government/DCPensions, Dutch Pensions, Competition & Markets Authority and CTI.

This critical process delivers cost data to reports which provides clients more transparency into the underlying costs of their investments.

Responsibilities:

Work closely with our controls team to coordinate accurate and timely delivery of regulatory and industry standard costs disclosures
Lead a small team of Regulatory Specialists, setting them clear objectives and driving their development
Build and provide performance metrics to key partners
Drive improvement and automation of oversight controls
Work with technology and business team partners to support key business objectives
Stay up to date on regulatory trends impacting BlackRock

Knowledge/Experience:

Leadership experience, preferably in an operational role in a highpaced multinational environment
Ability to interpret regulatory text and assess impact to the business. Ideally experience of regulatory costs (MIFID2, CTI, PRIIPS) or other regulations impacting financial services, particularly asset management
Strong problemsolving skills, analytical mind set and attention to detail
Exhibits strong planning and organizational skills
Ability to clearly communicate objectives and articulate the rationale behind those goals. Able to find compromise between conflicting requirements or points of view
Selfmotivated: able to show initiative and come up with ideas without prompting
Strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal)

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources tosupport your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock's current hybrid work model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while supporting increased flexibility for all employees.

In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are requiredto work at least 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week.

Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities.

The health, safety and well-being of our people willalways be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments.

About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.

Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses.

Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy:

support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees.

It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunitiesto help them thrive.

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.