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Full time with hybrid working available – Head Office

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced regulatory reporting leader to join our Finance team in a role that can be shaped around the right person. This could be a part-time position or fractional role as part of a broader portfolio career, making it an excellent opportunity for someone with other commitments or for a high-calibre professional who no longer wishes to work full time.

This is a key leadership role with responsibility for the Society’s full suite of regulatory reporting, including COREP, FINREP, PRA, Bank of England, liquidity and capital reporting. You’ll play a central part in ensuring regulatory returns are accurate, timely and fit for a changing regulatory landscape, while also helping to strengthen data quality, improve processes and support wider business transformation.

What you’ll be doing

• Production of the full suite of regulatory reports (COREP / FINREP / PRA / BoE/ Liquidity / Capital) and the internal reporting of regulatory metrics
•  Production of ad hoc reports required by any of the regulators or for regulatory documents such as the ICAAP and ILAAP
• Ensure reporting requirements and deadlines are met and to the highest standard of accuracy and disclosed in a consistent manner
• Have and maintain an up to date and detailed understanding of regulatory reporting requirements by reading reporting instructions and interpreting these to the Society’s products and balance sheet, including ensuring that interpretation documents and procedure documents are kept up to date
• Lead the development of processes to improve data quality, including data quality governance over source data systems
• Lead the development and automation of regulatory reporting to take advantage of digitisation to reduce reliance on spreadsheets and manage the upgrade or migration of regulatory reporting software
• Review, document and apply to the Society all the new and changed regulation with the introduction of the Simple Domestic Deposit Takers regime (SDDT) and related Basel 3.1 to ensure readiness for 01/01/2027 go live
• Explain regulatory concepts and reporting requirements including capital calculations, ratios and workings, as required
• Be the Regulatory reporting lead in the Society’s core transformation programme

What we’re looking for

• Ideally, an accounting qualification or equivalent relevant expertise
• Significant senior experience in a regulatory reporting role within financial services or a role with substantial regulatory reporting is essential
• A strong understanding of the UK regulatory environment and reporting requirements
• The confidence to interpret complex regulation and translate it into practical reporting outcomes
• Strong analytical capability, sound judgement and excellent attention to detail
• Good technical experience in creating and managing Microsoft Excel worksheets such as pivot tables, lookups and basis macros
• An interest in improving systems, automation and a zealous commitment to data quality and accuracy
• A self-starting, collaborative approach with the credibility to lead, influence and challenge constructively
• A motivated self-starter who takes ownership for the successful deliver of projects and initiatives.
• Ability to work independently to achieve critical deadlines and demonstrate initiative and pro-activity
• Adaptability, flexibility, efficiency 

If you’re looking for a senior role with real impact, but want flexibility in how you work, we’d love to hear from you. This opportunity could suit someone seeking a part-time position, a fractional appointment alongside other portfolio commitments, or simply a more balanced alternative to a full-time leadership role. We can be flexible around hours to accommodate the other important things going on in your life.

We are committed to having a diverse team – we know it makes us stronger. If you don’t have quite everything we are looking for, but would like a chat, please get in touch and we’ll arrange a time for an informal call. Please do let us know if you would like us to make any adjustments to our standard recruitment procedure to accommodate any needs or preferences you have.

Please apply to recruitment@harpendenbs.co.uk by sending your CV and a covering letter. We regret that if your application does not progress to the next stage, we will not respond owing to the high volume of applications we receive. In that instance, we thank you for your application and wish you well in soon finding the job of your dreams.