Regulatory Reporting Analyst / Regulatory Reporting Specialist / Regulatory Reporting Manager

Role Description

Prepare and oversee accurate, timely regulatory reports within the organization's reporting remit. Translate reporting requirements into reliable data, calculations, and controls, working with finance, risk, compliance, operations, and technology teams to resolve issues and maintain clear accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare regulatory returns, schedules, disclosures, and supporting documentation.
• Gather and validate reporting inputs from relevant systems and business teams.
• Reconcile submissions to underlying records and investigate discrepancies.
• Apply approved reporting definitions, classifications, and calculation methods.
• Maintain reporting calendars, instructions, review records, and submission evidence.
• Analyze significant movements and prepare clear explanations.
• Monitor reporting developments with relevant specialists and assess their operational impact.
• Document data sources, transformations, assumptions, and reporting judgments.
• Identify control gaps, data quality issues, and potential reporting errors.
• Coordinate corrections, resubmissions, and responses to enquiries through authorized channels.
• Support audits, assurance reviews, and remediation activities.
• Improve reporting systems, automation, and end-to-end controls.

Role-Specific Responsibilities

• Regulatory Reporting Analyst: Prepare calculations and reconciliations, validate data, investigate variances, and support submission reviews.
• Regulatory Reporting Specialist: Own assigned returns or technical reporting areas, assess complex classifications, and guide colleagues on methodology and issue resolution.
• Regulatory Reporting Manager: Lead reporting cycles, oversee review and approval controls, manage teams and dependencies, and escalate significant reporting risks.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in regulatory reporting, financial reporting, risk reporting, accounting, compliance, or a related field.
• Understanding of reporting requirements and underlying business activities relevant to the position.
• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with reporting platforms and source systems.
• Ability to interpret reporting instructions and document well-supported conclusions.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate recordkeeping.
• Clear communication and effective cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to manage fixed deadlines and competing reporting obligations.
• Professional integrity and discretion when handling sensitive information.
• A degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, mathematics, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• For specialist roles, experience independently managing complex reporting deliverables.
• For manager roles, experience overseeing submissions, reviewing technical issues, and maintaining effective controls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant accounting, risk, compliance, or reporting qualifications.
• Experience with multi-entity or multi-jurisdiction reporting.
• Familiarity with SQL, business intelligence tools, data lineage, or reporting automation.
• Experience implementing reporting changes and testing system enhancements.
• Exposure to regulatory enquiries, inspections, or reporting remediation.
• Relevant sector expertise, such as banking, insurance, investment management, or other regulated industries.

Scope by Role

• Regulatory Reporting Analyst: Supports accurate preparation, validation, and analysis of reporting outputs.
• Regulatory Reporting Specialist: Provides technical expertise and ownership of assigned reporting areas.
• Regulatory Reporting Manager: Oversees reporting quality, timeliness, governance, and issue resolution within delegated authority.