Regulatory Reporting Analyst (Part-Time, 3 Days)

About the role

Sable FX holds an SFC licence and, like every small licensed corporation, carries a reporting burden sized for a much larger firm. The financial resources rule calculation, the monthly returns, the client money reconciliations and the annual audit pack all have to be right, and at present they are squeezed into the finance director's evenings.

We would rather hire an experienced person for three days a week than an inexperienced one for five. This role is deliberately part-time, deliberately senior, and deliberately scoped: a defined set of returns and reconciliations, done properly, with the working papers in order.

Days are flexible as long as they include month-end and the two days before a filing deadline. Two of the three can be worked from home. We have had this arrangement with a colleague in another function for two years and it works.

What you'll do

• Prepare the monthly financial resources rule calculation and supporting schedules for review
• Complete and submit monthly and annual returns to the regulator within deadline, with the working papers filed alongside
• Perform client money and client asset reconciliations, investigating and clearing breaks before they age
• Maintain the regulatory reporting calendar and give early warning where a deadline is at risk
• Prepare the audit pack and act as first point of contact for the external auditors' reporting queries
• Document the process well enough that a competent person could cover you for a fortnight

What we're looking for

• 5+ years in regulatory reporting or finance within an SFC-licensed corporation, bank or professional firm
• Practical command of the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules and the associated return formats
• HKICPA member or finalist, or an equivalent overseas accountancy qualification
• Business English and Cantonese for auditor, regulator and internal correspondence
• Genuinely comfortable owning a deadline in a small firm where nobody else can catch it

Nice to have

• Experience with SFC Type 3 leveraged foreign exchange trading activities
• Prior exposure to a regulatory inspection or a licence variation
• Familiarity with Xero or a comparable cloud ledger

What you get

• Fixed three-day week with two of those days remote
• Pro-rated medical cover and MPF, plus full CPD sponsorship
• Pro-rated 20 days annual leave and no expectation of availability on your off days
• Central office one minute from the MTR, used only when you want it