Airwallex

Head of Regulatory Reporting

Airwallex

full-time

Posted on:

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

Visit company website

Explore more

✨ AI Apply
Apply

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • Own and oversee global regulatory reporting across all jurisdictions, ensuring accurate, timely, and complete submissions.
  • Lead the regulatory reporting function and automated reporting platform enhancements, maintain strong governance and internal controls, and serve as the primary liaison between Compliance/Legal, Operations, Finance, Risk, Data, Product and Technology to ensure data integrity and readiness for audits.
  • Proactively monitor regulatory change, assess impact, and drive implementation to keep reporting processes and systems compliant and scalable.
  • Oversee and support automated regulatory reporting workflows to ensure accuracy, timeliness, completeness, and consistent application of reporting logic.
  • Partner with Technology/Data teams to enhance the regulatory reporting platform, including: requirements definition, prioritization, testing, release planning, and post-release validation, integration with internal data sources (e.g., trading, finance, risk, reference/master data).
  • Establish, maintain, and continuously improve internal controls and governance, including reconciliations, exception management, approvals, and evidence retention.
  • Prepare for and support internal/external audits and regulatory examinations, ensuring documentation and control evidence are complete and accessible.
  • Manage the submission process for periodic and ad-hoc reports to relevant regulatory authorities, ensuring on-time delivery and appropriate sign-offs.
  • Monitor reporting schedules/calendars and ensure operational readiness (data availability, controls performed, exceptions resolved).
  • Own issue management for reporting defects, data quality breaks, and submission exceptions—driving root-cause analysis, remediation, and preventive controls.
  • Conduct impact assessments for regulatory changes and lead implementation efforts, including updates to procedures, systems logic, controls, and training.
  • Lead, coach, and develop the regulatory reporting team; set performance expectations, operating standards, and quality benchmarks.
  • Create team playbooks, procedures, and training materials to improve consistency and scalability.
  • Act as a key liaison across Compliance/Legal, Operations, Risk, Finance, Technology, and Product to ensure data integrity and consistent definitions for reporting.
  • Communicate reporting status, risks, and control issues to senior stakeholders with clear remediation plans.

Requirements

  • Proven hands-on experience in regulatory reporting and compliance across major jurisdictions (US, Europe, APAC), including periodic and ad-hoc obligations.
  • Strong understanding of regulatory reporting concepts, regulatory interpretation, internal controls, and audit/exam expectations.
  • Experience supporting and governing automated regulatory reporting processes and platforms, including translating requirements into system logic, defining test cases, and performing UAT/release validation.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage deadlines, multiple priorities, and cross-functional stakeholders in a global/multi-entity environment.
  • Experience partnering with Technology/Data teams on data integration, data governance, lineage, and reconciliations; strong focus on data quality and root-cause analysis.
  • Track record supporting regulatory examinations and internal/external audits, including documentation and evidence management and timely issue remediation.
  • Relevant certifications are a plus (e.g., CPA, CAMS, FRM, PMP or equivalent).
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Hybrid working model
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
regulatory reportingcomplianceautomated reporting processesdata integrationdata governanceroot-cause analysisUATrelease validationinternal controlsaudit expectations
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationproject managementcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingtime managementcoachingperformance managementorganizational skillsstakeholder management
Certifications
CPACAMSFRMPMP