Regulatory Reporting Accountant

Let's grow together!

A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award-winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future.

We are looking for an experienced prudential risk specialist for a 6-month fixed term contract to provide oversight of liquidity, capital and market risk management.

If this sounds like something for you and you are looking for an opportunity to grow in a fast-paced, friendly environment, we're looking for you!

We're flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let's grow together …
What you'll be doing
Reporting to the Head of Regulatory Reporting you will be responsible for helping to deliver the regulatory reporting Policy Standard, including associated controls across Paragon Banking Group Plc. You will be required to develop and support the regulatory, treasury and financial reporting frameworks in accordance with emerging good practice and regulatory expectations.

• Support the development and maintenance of the regulatory reporting framework for the Bank and wider Group, ensuring complete, accurate and timely submission of all regulatory returns.


• Monitor the regulatory reporting requirement horizon to ensure that the suite of reporting is current and supports that development.


• Provide support to the business in identifying the impact of new regulation on current and proposed activity


• Report to relevant stakeholders on the performance of the regulatory reporting Policy Standard


• Work collaboratively with Group stakeholders to ensure requirements and responsibilities are clearly understood


• Maintain the procedures, interpretation documents and policies that support the regulatory reporting Policy Standard


• Work with second and third line to ensure that the reporting framework is robust.


Working Hours
Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week, office based.

Key Skill and Knowledge

• Previous financial services experience, especially within a regulatory reporting team preferred.


• Effectively prioritise tasks to ensure delivery meets critical deadlines


• Confident and able to analyse and present complex information with internal and external customers


• Ability to assimilate and utilise new information, processes and training


• Effective communication skills for written and verbal reporting and the ability to present to group meetings


• Commitment to deliver and maintain high standards of customer satisfaction


• Embrace change and influence and encourage others
  
  Generous holiday allowance, with a day off for your birthday!


• Paid community volunteering


• Company-wide, profit-sharing bonus


• Pension plan - we'll contribute up to 10% of your annual salary


• Life assurance and personal accident cover


Be flexible

We promote flexibility around how and where we work so that you can achieve a healthier work-life balance. Most teams are hybrid working, splitting their week between the office and home. The exact details will be confirmed with you as part of your recruitment journey.

Be yourself

We welcome diversity and we care about inclusion. That's why we want you to be your whole self at work. We believe an inclusive workplace is good for each of us, great for our customers and better for our business. Formed in 2020, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network meets regularly to share challenges, experience, and ideas to build a more equal, diverse and inclusive business.

Be heard

We listen to your point of view, with our People Forum and regular employee surveys making sure you can use your voice and influence our future.

Be well

We offer a range of support to help you care for your wellbeing, from our free Employee Assistance Programme to our qualified Wellbeing team who are on hand to connect you with the help you need to get more out of life.

Be better

We want you to reach your potential and, as a Platinum Investors in People employer, we'll encourage you to learn and develop by building a personalised development plan together with your manager.