Finance Compliance Manager

The Financial Reporting team that you will be part of is responsible for accurate and timely regulatory reporting for Ikano Bank and its branches in the Nordics, UK and Germany. We also produce public disclosures, such as the annual and interim reports, for the bank. In addition to this the team provides technical support around regulatory matters, plans for regulatory development and ensures that the Bank maintains adequate capital in relation to its risk profile. We now need to strengthen our focus on implementing regulatory change and are looking for a Subject Matter Expert to help us do so. You will be part of Ikano Bank, where we create possibilities for a better living by providing banking and financial services. We do it with different perspectives, natural curiosity and long-term focus. A unique chance for greater responsibility and future opportunities. Let’s achieve great things together.

Let’s make a difference in finance for the many people

At Ikano Bank the pace is high and you will have the possibility to influence. This position will give you an opportunity to develop your expertise in banking, from capital and liquidity requirements to balance sheet understanding, credit risk and compliance, all in an international environment.

The Financial Reporting Team prepares around 100 unique reports to internal and external stakeholders and their equivalents in the other countries. The team is also a stakeholder in the development of technical solutions and provides support in regulatory matters. Areas of responsibility will include:

• Maintain knowledge of regulatory frameworks by which the Bank is required to comply
• Function as a specialist on regulatory requirements and perform gap analysis in the implementation of new reporting frameworks in multiple jurisdictions
• Close cooperation with Financial Reporting Specialists in developing and streamlining current reporting
• Speaking partner to system developers on regulatory matters and data requirements
• Participate in projects related to reporting and finance
• Carry out different finance and regulatory related ad-hoc inquiries
• Other tasks related to the team´s work e.g. development of processes and routines

We offer you

Operating at the centre of events, you will have an active role in various decision forums, represent us to external partners and create a great foundation for further development. This position is more than what meets the eye. You will get the chance to push boundaries and influence your daily work. All as part of a caring and open culture where we live our values, work hard, have fun and operate with a long-term perspective. Because here opportunities arise, and growth follows.

Are you the one for Ikano?

We believe that you have a university degree in Finance/Business Administration/Law or similar. You can have a background from compliance, legal or audit and we want you to have a minimum of five years’ work experience in the financial sector and the ability to understand technical and legal language. If you have experience from financial and regulatory reporting or EBA regulations that is a plus. As this role will support our teams globally, we expect you to be fluent in English, written and verbal. Lastly, you have good knowledge/ability to assimilate data from analysis-tools (e.g. Navision, QlikView, Excel, Cognos) and the drive to improve our usage of business applications.

As a person you are analytical, a quick learner and well structured. You enjoy working in a team and communicating with different stakeholders. You are engaged and self-driven and enjoy working towards continuous improvement in a fast-changing environment subject to regulations from financial authorities. You have the ability to work with tight reporting deadlines without losing track of long-term goals and development.

Join us now – together we will find a better way

You will be part of Ikano Bank, where we create possibilities for a better living by providing banking and financial services. We do it with different perspectives, natural curiosity, and long-term focus. A unique chance for greater responsibility and future opportunities. Let’s achieve great things together.

Please apply at the latest 2022-07-25. The position may be filled before this date. More information can be given by Jonas Thuresson, HR Business Partner, +46761182987 or through e-mail jonas.thuresson@ikano.se

Please note that Ikano bank will perform credit check and request an extract from the criminal records as part of the pre-employment screening.

If Ikano discovers adverse credit in your name or should our investigations identify any other criminal offence by you (on your part) this may result in failure of the pre-employment screening. Failure to pass the above checks will result in an offer of employment being withdrawn. Please therefore contact the HR Department if you are concerned about any of the above or feel that there is any reason that you may not pass the above checks, contact HR at HRSupport.IKBAB@ikano.se, if you have any queries.

About us

Ikano Bank offers simple and attractive savings and loan products for consumers, sales support services for retailers, and leasing and factoring solutions for corporate customers. Ikano Bank has a presence in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the UK, Poland, Germany, and Austria. Ikano Bank is part of the Ikano Group, an international group of companies active within banking, real estate, production, insurance, data analytics and retail, who owns 51% of the Bank. Ingka Group, a strategic partner in the IKEA franchise system, operating 378 IKEA stores in 31 countries, owns the remaining 49% of Ikano Bank. At Ikano, our vision is to create possibilities for better living. We do this by working together to create simple and meaningful solutions based on fair terms that bring value to our customers. Ikano Group was established in 1988 and is owned by the Kamprad family. Find out more about us on Ikano Group – https://group.ikano