Regulatory reporting officer

Regulatory reporting officer

Location: London (50% onsite)

Contract: 12 Months

Rate: Competitive (inside IR35)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced SFTR Regulatory Reporting Specialist to join a leading investment banking environment in London. This is a senior VP-level position requiring deep expertise in Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) , with a particular focus on transaction and collateral reporting , regulatory engagement, investigation management, and driving remediation programmes across business and technology teams.

The successful candidate will act as the SME for SFTR, operating at the intersection of Front Office, Operations, Compliance, and Technology to ensure regulatory reporting obligations are met, reporting issues are investigated and resolved, and regulatory expectations are effectively managed.

This position is comparable to a senior EMIR Regulatory Reporting SME role, but with a dedicated focus on SFTR. Experience similar to individuals operating in a lead regulatory reporting capacity, such as the EMIR-focused responsibilities undertaken by Keshu Modhwadia , would be highly relevant.

Key Responsibilities

SFTR Subject Matter Expertise

• Act as the firm's lead SME for SFTR transaction and collateral reporting.
• Interpret regulatory requirements and assess impacts across reporting processes, controls, and technology platforms.
• Provide expert guidance to business, operations, compliance, and technology stakeholders on SFTR obligations.

Investigations & Regulatory Engagement

• Lead investigations into reporting breaks, exceptions, reconciliation issues, and regulatory reporting defects.
• Conduct root cause analysis and coordinate remediation activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Manage interactions with regulators, including responding to enquiries, coordinating evidence gathering, and overseeing action plans arising from regulatory reviews.
• Produce detailed, quantitative and well-documented regulatory responses.

Business Analysis & Documentation

• Translate regulatory requirements into clear business and functional requirements.
• Produce:
• Functional Specifications
• Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
• User Stories / Use Cases
• Gap Analysis Documentation
• Process Flows and Target Operating Models
• Ensure requirements are aligned to front-to-back reporting workflows and data models.

Change Management & Delivery

• Own and prioritise the SFTR reporting book of work.
• Assess reporting issues and enhancements and determine remediation priorities.
• Partner closely with IT teams to drive timely delivery of fixes and strategic improvements.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery activities and track progress through to implementation.

Governance & Controls

• Act as a senior escalation point for material reporting issues.
• Support governance forums and regulatory reporting committees.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on data quality, controls, reporting completeness and auditability.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and evidence is maintained for audit and regulatory review purposes.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience within SFTR Regulatory Reporting .
• Strong knowledge of:
• SFTR Transaction Reporting
• SFTR Collateral Reporting
• Trade Repository reporting processes
• Regulatory reporting controls and reconciliations
• Proven experience leading regulatory investigations and remediation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across Front Office, Operations, Compliance, Risk and Technology.
• Experience managing regulator interactions and responding to regulatory requests.
• Demonstrable experience creating business and functional requirements documentation.
• Strong understanding of investment banking or capital markets operations.
• Experience prioritising and managing regulatory reporting technology backlogs and delivery workstreams.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of SMMD (Short-Term Money Market Dataset) reporting.
• Knowledge of MMSR (Money Market Statistical Reporting) .
• Experience across additional regulatory reporting regimes such as:
• EMIR
• MiFID Transaction Reporting
• Trade Transparency Reporting
• Previous experience within a global investment bank.