Regulatory Reporting Manager - 12 month FTC - Edinburgh

W&A is working with a retail bank in Edinburgh to help source a Regulatory Reporting Manager for a 12 month FTC.

Our client offers flexible and hybrid working options to help you achieve a good work life balance.

This role will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of the bank’s prudential regulatory reporting obligations within an appropriately controlled environment, alongside production of internal analysis related to the ongoing monitoring of capital adequacy and liquidity.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation with an inclusive and supportive culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the technical interpretation and policy development for the Bank’s regulatory reporting, presenting to ALCO.
• Perform timely horizon scanning of all forth-coming changes to regulations and lead the implementation of reporting solutions to comply with new requirements.
• Ensure that the impact of business changes are implemented appropriately into BAU regulatory reporting.
• Analyse and monitor the bank’s capital position and liquidity on an ongoing basis to ensure it remains appropriate at all times in line with developing regulatory requirements, reporting monthly to ALCO.
• Provide support to the wider business on regulatory capital/liquidity interpretations to ensure alignment of reporting with forecasting and planning.
• Manage the Regulatory Reporting team effectively, encouraging their development and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the business to enable the flow of information between teams.
• Face off to change teams and other stakeholder groups to ensure regulatory reporting systems are fit for purpose and appropriately controlled.
• Support process and control improvement by identifying areas of risk within the bank’s end to end reporting processes.

About You:

• Qualified accountant with 5+ years’ experience.
• Significant financial/regulatory reporting experience and knowledge of IFRS and regulatory reporting for banks.
• Prior experience of leading teams responsible for regulatory reporting in the financial services sector, preferably in retail banking.
• Ability to manage, coach and develop teams.
• Some knowledge of secured funding structures would be beneficial
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organisation, e.g. able to translate complex / technical issues to meet the audience's competency level.
• Highly numerate, with excellent analytical and problem solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong relationship management skills.