About the Function

The FinTech Supervision function is responsible for the authorisation and supervision of entities operating under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Financial Institutions Act. The function also acts as the Authority's centre of expertise on digital finance and FinTech-related supervisory and policy matters. The function also works closely with internal stakeholders, national competent authorities, and European institutions to ensure consistent, effective, and forward-looking supervision in a rapidly evolving digital finance environment.

About the Role

As a Junior Analyst within the Financial Institutions Supervision Team of the FinTech Supervision Function, you will be expected to:

Serve as a point of contact for licence holders and other stakeholders, communicating directly with supervised entities, reporting findings, responding to queries, and assisting in the resolution of regulatory and supervisory matters.
Support the authorisation of passporting applications submitted by Financial Institutions in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
Engage in initiatives in the authorisation and supervisory workstreams under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Financial Institutions Act as well as other related ongoing work.
Assess regulatory returns and other supervisory submissions received by the Authority to support authorisation, supervisory, regulatory, policy, and strategic decision-making processes.
Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of interactive dashboards, reports, and data visualisations using Power BI, enabling effective analysis of supervisory data.
Demonstrate the ability to extract, analyse, and transform data from data warehouses, and generate reports and analytical outputs in Microsoft Excel and Word in response to business, supervisory, regulatory, and management data requests.
Prepare, review, and draft reports, briefing notes, technical papers, policy documents, presentations, and recommendations for internal and external stakeholders.
Participate in onsite compliance inspections and/or interviews, ensuring that they are delivered with the required regulatory standards while interfacing with licence holders on an ongoing basis.
Liaise with the various Functions and Directorates of the Authority in the handling of the various projects and tasks, as well as other Governmental bodies and act as point of contact, when required.
Participate in local, EU, and international fora, including the relevant committees of the European Supervisory Authorities.
Undertake any other supervisory tasks or projects as delegated by line management.
Act as a digital finance and FinTech champion within the MFSA.

Other Information

The MFSA is an Equal Opportunities Employer as certified by the NCPE (National Commission for the Protection of Equality) and is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will take care to avoid any form of discrimination in its recruitment procedures. The MFSA reserves the right to withdraw this call at any time and not to select any of the Candidates.

It is the responsibility of applicants in possession of qualifications awarded by Universities and other similar institutions outside Malta to produce a recognition statement on comparability of qualifications issued by the Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre (MQRIC). Applicants should do so preferably at application stage or otherwise at the preliminary interview should an applicant be selected for such interview. Details can be obtained by accessing the National Commission for Further and Higher Education website on www.ncfhe.gov.mt under MQRIC heading.

The MFSA shall ensure that any processing of personal data is in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Data Protection Act (Chapter 586 of the Laws of Malta) and any other relevant European Union and national law. For further details, you may refer to the Data Protection Policy on the MFSA webpage www.mfsa.mt.

Candidates are to note that the submission of any false statement/s or omission, even if unintended, may lead to the cancellation of their application and may render the candidate's appointment liable to termination.

Furthermore, please note that candidates may be asked to submit any documentation in support of the information provided, including but not limited to, proof of qualifications and Police Conduct Certificates.

Junior Analyst (FIs)

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