Regulatory Reporting & Data Management (Data Governance) - Toa Payoh

The role involves leading the implementation of data governance practices, focusing on critical data elements essential for regulatory reporting, risk assessment, financial disclosures, and KYC/AML compliance. The position includes accountability for governing data used in reports submitted to regulators such as MAS, BNM, APRA, BoT, and others.

This position requires a strong blend of domain expertise in Risk, Finance, Regulatory Reporting, and KYC/AML, combined with a solid technical foundation in data management, ETL processes, and governance platforms like Collibra.

• Support teams in identifying and prioritizing key data elements (KDEs) critical to regulatory and risk reporting (e.g., MAS, BNM, BoT, APRA).
• Collaborate with regulatory reporting teams to harmonize data definitions and resolve ownership or consistency issues.
• Conduct data governance assessments on reports related to IFRS9, Basel III, Liquidity, Credit Risk, and KYC/AML.
• Guide the maintenance of data element traceability from source systems to reporting outputs using governance tools.
• Interpret regulatory requirements from MAS, BNM, APRA, BoT, BCBS 239, and translate them into actionable data governance operations.
• Work with compliance teams to ensure policies align and prepare for audits or inspections.
• Review and assist in remediation of data gaps or inconsistencies in regulatory reporting.
• Facilitate rollout of data governance frameworks, including ownership models, data quality standards, and KDE identification across APAC.
• Engage business, IT, and architecture stakeholders to implement effective governance for critical reporting workflows.
• Support metadata enrichment and key data element cataloging within Collibra for risk and finance datasets.
• Collaborate with tool specialists to manage lineage, ownership, and business definitions in governance platforms.
• Ensure alignment between metadata repositories and actual data usage for regulatory frameworks like Basel, IFRS 9, Liquidity, Large Exposure, etc.
• Act as liaison between business units (Risk, Finance, Compliance) and data governance/IT teams.
• Conduct training sessions and workshops for data stewards and report owners on KDE management, data ownership, and lineage.
• Drive resolution of data-related issues impacting reporting accuracy or regulatory compliance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Risk, Business Management, Data Management, or related fields.
• 2 to 7 years’ experience in regulatory reporting, finance, risk, or KYC/AML roles within banking or financial services.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as BCBS 239, Basel II/III, IFRS 9, MAS, BNM, BoT, and APRA.
• Understanding of the full data flow from source systems through risk calculations to regulatory report submissions.
• Familiarity with data governance concepts and their operationalization, including data ownership, data quality, metadata management, and lineage.
• Experience using data governance platforms such as Collibra is preferred; working knowledge of data management systems, ETL processes, or regulatory reporting tools (e.g., Vermeg, Moody’s, SAS) is advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management skills to foster collaboration between business and IT teams.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills to define and maintain business metadata and reporting governance.
• Exposure to regulatory audits, remediation efforts, or data governance projects is a plus.
• Relevant certifications such as CDMP, Collibra, or CIMP will be beneficial.