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What's the role?
At Bloomberg Finance we are committed to providing world-class support to our business partners by providing insight on business performance, financial oversight and thought leadership. We are currently seeking a seasoned Senior Financial Specialist to support Bloomberg's Regulated Entities Finance Team with respect to supporting our global electronic trading businesses including the US broker dealer. The role will provide critical Regulatory and Financial guidance to the client Finance Directors for the Electronic Trading and other Regulated Enterprise businesses, as well as to the Management Team.
We'll trust you to:
-Function as the CFO at designated regulatory entities.
-Partner and establishing relationships with Finance teams to educate and incorporate Regulatory considerations and policy and their impact to commercial decisions of the business
-Collaborate effectively with technical teams including Controllers, Accounting Policy, Tax and Treasury to ensure technical issues affecting the business are raised, communicated, and mitigated
-Provide transparency and education to the business and Bloomberg leadership, in digestible terms and on a timely basis, to improve awareness and engagement around Regulatory issues
-Present Regulatory analysis and technical review to Boards and Governance bodies for those entities and firm leadership to qualify business impacts and inform actionable decisions
-Ensure oversight and compliance with all regulatory filings such as FOCUS & COREP
-Understand and applying regulations and regulator guidance from FINRA, SEC, FCA, CFTC, MAS, etc.
-Engage Finance Directors' to support developing financial models, performing due diligence, creating business plans, and providing decision support to management for strategic initiatives and business expansion
-Frame and communicate Regulatory requirements, technical considerations and deadlines to Finance teams and business leaders across business initiatives and product offerings
-Oversight of the annual external audit, regulatory audits and the annual and quarterly financial statement preparation and issuance
-Manage the governance framework for key committee meetings such as regulated entity risk committees
-Ensure the documentation and maintenance of internal control policies for the various regulated entities
-Monitor the global regulatory environment to determine the impact and applicability of new or changing regulations. Ensure changes are effectively communicated and implemented by the Finance organization
-Partner with the management team for the business planning and reporting process, representing the Legal Entity view
-Prepare financial presentations for the Management Committee discussing key Regulatory impacts, performance against plan, initiatives and financial outlook
-Support management reporting packages including business performance/results and variance analysis for revenue, expense, headcount and capital in a timely and consistent manner
-Design and implementing systems, tools and reporting used in developing financial strategies and tracking Regulatory deadlines and deliverables
-Evaluate industry developments, market conditions, and economic news to determine financial, regulatory and business impact. Participate in appropriate conferences and forums to remain informed on industry and regulatory developments
You'll need to have:
-7+ years experience in financial analysis
-A BA/BS in Finance or related field
-Ability to identify problems, understand the root cause, make recommendations and drive to a solution
-Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
-Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence outcomes of issues and projects
-Experience carrying out complex work with autonomy and make decisions within scope of responsibilities
-Team player who can work across multiple departments and levels within the company
We'd love to see:
-Series 27 license
-CPA
Does this sound like you?
Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know that the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at: https://www.bloomberg.com/company/what-we-do/
