Manager - Regulatory Reporting

I. Regulatory Reporting & Compliance

• Oversee preparation and submission of all CBK prudential and statistical returns (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual).
  
• Ensure full compliance with:
  
• CBK Prudential Guidelines
  
• Banking Act & CBK circulars
  
• Basel capital and liquidity frameworks
  
• IFRS reporting requirements
  
• Review and sign off regulatory returns before submission.
  
• Monitor regulatory reporting deadlines and ensure zero late submissions.
  
• Maintain a regulatory reporting calendar and compliance tracker.
  

II. Data Integrity & Controls

• Ensure accuracy and consistency between:
  

* Core banking systems

* SAP ERP

* Regulatory returns

* Financial statements

• Establish and maintain strong controls over regulatory reporting processes.
  
• Lead reconciliations between regulatory reports and audited financial statements.
  
• Investigate and resolve reporting variances and data quality issues.
  

III. Regulatory Interpretation & Change Management

• Interpret new CBK regulations, circulars, and reporting templates.
  
• Translate regulatory requirements into internal reporting specifications.
  
• Lead implementation of new regulatory reporting requirements and template changes including the ongoing GDI project.
  
• Work with Finance, Risk, IT, and Operations to embed regulatory changes in systems and processes.
  

IV. Capital & Liquidity Reporting

• Oversee reporting of:
  

* Capital adequacy ratios

* Liquidity ratios

* Large exposures

* Insider lending

* Asset quality and provisioning

• Support ICAAP, stress testing, and prudential ratio monitoring.
  
• Work closely with Risk and Treasury teams on regulatory ratio reporting.
  

V. Regulator Engagement

• Act as primary Finance contact for CBK on regulatory reporting matters.
  
• Coordinate responses to CBK queries and onsite/offsite inspections.
  
• Support regulatory audits and thematic reviews.
  
• Ensure proper documentation and audit trails for all submitted returns.
  

VI. Systems & Process Improvement

• Drive automation and efficiency in regulatory reporting processes.
  
• Support implementation and optimization of regulatory reporting tools.
  
• Define reporting data requirements with IT and data teams.
  
• Reduce manual adjustments through process redesign.
  

VII. Governance & Documentation

• Maintain regulatory reporting policies and procedure manuals.
  
• Document methodologies and assumptions used in regulatory returns.
  
• Ensure version control and proper archiving of submissions.
  
• Support internal and external audit reviews.
  

VIII. Team Leadership

• Build technical capacity for shadow role holders outside Regulatory Reporting unit with a view of developing internal capacity that can do regulatory reporting.
  
• Set performance targets and quality standards for shadow resources
  

Principal Outcome for this Role

• Accurate and timely regulatory returns (daily, bi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, and annual)
  
• Successful implementation of regulatory reporting projects and changes
  
• Effective liaison with regulators and auditors
  
• Strengthened regulatory reporting controls and governance framework