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Description

Bank Regulatory Reporting: Producing, Controlling and Validating Regulatory Returns

Connecting banking accounting records to regulatory returns and IFRS reporting without breaking the audit trail

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Accounting teams in banking institutions produce regulatory returns whose breakdown logic differs from that of the chart of accounts. Attributes are missing, submissions are rejected, discrepancies between statistical returns and IFRS-based reporting reappear at every reporting date, and corrections are made under time pressure with no record of the adjustments applied.

This 7-hour programme establishes a joined-up reading of both reporting frameworks: the origin and purpose of each return, the feed from the accounting system, breakdown attributes, consistency controls and the reconciliation of aggregates. The aim is to produce returns that are defensible and fully traceable.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish the respective purposes of statistical regulatory returns and IFRS-based supervisory reporting
  • Identify the breakdown attributes to be populated in the accounting system
  • Build the data chain from the trial balance through to the submitted returns
  • Put in place consistency controls within and across returns
  • Reconcile accounting aggregates with regulatory aggregates
  • Document adjustments in order to secure the audit trail

What makes this programme different

A loan portfolio is broken down attribute by attribute on a sample trial balance
A consistency control plan is built during the session and can be applied at the next reporting date
Recurring discrepancies between frameworks are analysed using real production anomalies

Programme

1Positioning the two reporting frameworks

Purposes scopes and underlying frameworks

  • Purpose of statistical reporting and purpose of harmonised prudential reporting
  • Scope of entities and level of consolidation expected
  • Underlying accounting frameworks and their impact on the returns
  • Reporting calendar and submission logic
  • Internal stakeholders and allocation of responsibilities

2Feeding the returns from the accounting records

From the chart of accounts to breakdown attributes

  • Mapping accounts to return line items
  • Counterparty sector and residency attributes
  • Breakdown by original maturity and by residual maturity
  • Treatment of non-performing exposures and impairment
  • Intragroup transactions and eliminations

3Controlling reconciling and evidencing

Data quality and audit trail

  • Consistency controls within a single return
  • Cross-checks between returns and between reporting dates
  • Analysis of rejections and management of resubmissions
  • Reconciliation between accounting aggregates and submitted aggregates
  • Evidence file and retention of adjustment records

Who is it for

Accountants and heads of banking accounting as well as regulatory reporting officers internal control staff and finance department team members within banking institutions

Prerequisites

Practical experience of banking accounting and familiarity with the main balance sheet aggregates of a banking institution

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.