About Us

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.

We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

The Risk Reporting Lead is responsible for:

• The design, maintenance and operation of processes that deliver complete, accurate and timely data and reporting and their continuous improvement.
• Actionable risk data-driven reporting and insights, aligned to the ERM Policy requirements (timeliness and frequency).
• Preparing Board and Executive Committee reports as well as internal reporting.
• Timely, accurate and consistent reporting to meet stakeholder expectations.

The role requires strong analytical skills with the ability to craft meaningful impactful narrative across a range of recipients. Reporting includes monthly, quarterly and annual reporting as well as addressing adhoc requests from the Risk Department and stakeholders.

Experience

At least 8 years experience in similar environment, and at least 4 of which involved reporting and/or data synthesis.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare data-driven reports for use within the Risk Department and first line as required (monthly, quarterly, etc) using templates and reporting methodology; identify key messages and prepare clear data and supporting narrative.
• Prepare drafts of risk reports that ultimately support business decisions at many levels including Board, Executives, Senior Managers. When data is shared abide by Policies to ensure it is labelled and shared appropriately.
• Liaise with colleagues for timely data extraction, including inputs from other areas of the business when required. Challenge data provided, collate and analyse the data to provide insights to recipients.
• Link internal data with external drivers to position potential drivers/ impacts and provide a holistic risk reporting position.
• Prepare presentations to support discussion of reports e.g. during committees.
• Identify and escalate material issues that arise during reporting.
• Lead the continuous improvement of Risk Reporting, collaborating with colleagues to change methodology and templates, including efficiency, quality and transparency.
• Lead the end-to-end reporting cycles of Risk Department activity in areas such as Chief Risk Officer Reporting and Extreme Scenarios, aligned to ERM Policy.
• Implement new reporting methodology as required (in collaboration with colleagues).
• Develop and maintain working knowledge and understanding of key business drivers and strategy.