Finance
Regulatory Reporting Specialist
Job ID: 009963
Location: Leeds, UK, LS1 8EQ
Job type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Salary: Circa £50,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
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Are you a qualified Accountant looking for an opportunity where your technical skills can make a real difference? We’re looking for a detailoriented Regulatory Reporting Specialist to support the interpretation and application of regulatory requirements across Yorkshire Building Society’s returns.
This fixedterm role plays an important part in ensuring our submissions remain accurate, compliant, and aligned with evolving regulatory expectations.
This is a hybrid role, working from home along with one day per week in our central Leeds office.
This is an 8month fixed term contract from May, ideal for someone who enjoys working with complex regulatory requirements in a projectfocused environment.
About the role
As Regulatory Reporting Specialist, you will -
Take detailed regulatory interpretations and apply them accurately to the Society’s regulatory returns
Liaise across Finance, Risk, Treasury and other business areas to gather data and supporting information
Apply technical judgement to assess how regulatory rules should be implemented in reporting methodologies
Interpret and document regulatory guidance clearly, ensuring consistent application and strong audit trails
Review existing processes and support improvements where required
Contribute to adhoc analysis relating to regulatory change and reporting impacts
About you
What will you bring to the role?
Be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
Experienced in Financial Services and Regulatory Reporting
Highly analytical with excellent attention to detail
Confident interpreting and applying technical regulatory guidance
Able to communicate clearly and work collaboratively with stakeholders across the business
Proactive and organised, with the ability to manage deadlines in a fastpaced environment
Comfortable working with large data sets and financial systems
Our Head Office teams are known as Enabling Functions. They're open, innovative, collaborative and always focused on doing what’s right.
And they’re here to support our colleagues by providing a range of high quality, head office services, including risk, HR, finance and marketing. Whatever team you join, you’ll discover that it’s a welcoming, supportive and inclusive place to be, with all the flexibility you need to make work a rewarding part of your life.
About Our Benefits
Everyone’s different. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits and rewards that we think you’ll love – whatever’s important to you, and whatever stage of life you’re at. Such as…
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Our pension scheme (where you can get up to 11% from us)
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On target bonus of 7% (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%)
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Access to brilliant health benefits
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Life assurance at 6 times your salary
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25 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more)
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Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticket
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Wellbeing resources and tools
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Retail and Leisure discounts
Learning & Development
Everyone can build a career path they love here. And that’s because we offer a wide range of programmes, opportunities and more to help you learn, grow, and develop – and reach your full potential.
These include...
- Personal Growth Toolkits - a range of materials that help you discover your strengths, identify your goals, and your next steps.
- Secondment and Stretch opportunities – helping you gain experience in different areas of our business and new ways of working.
- Learning Champion Network – opportunities to work outside of your immediate area and build new skills.
- Apprenticeships and Professional Qualifications – a range of brilliant apprenticeships and programmes available to everyone.
- REACH Diverse Leadership Programme – helping our Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse leaders progress into senior leadership roles.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
You’ll find people from all walks of life here, with different cultures, beliefs, ages, outlooks and more. And we’re proud of our differences. So we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered to be their whole self at work.
Our five Colleague Networks play an important role in helping that happen – and have a real impact on our everyday working life here. Each is closely linked to our Inclusion and Diversity committee, and sponsored by a member of our Senior Leadership Team.
And we also have other colleague groups, such as ManKind and Family Foundations, where colleagues can connect, and start conversations that can be taken into the Networks.
Community and Charity
Ever since we started back in 1864, we’ve had a clear purpose – to do some good in our communities through helping people keep their savings safe. And helping everyone have a place to call home. Today, that purpose is still a huge part of who we are. And every one of our colleagues helps that happen.
We’re committed to volunteering our time, resources, skills and knowledge – more than 50% of colleagues contribute to thousands of volunteer hours every year. And our Charitable Foundation has now donated over £9 million to charities and good causes across the country.
Hear from some of our people about what working at Yorkshire Building Society is like, and what it means for them…
Our ways of working and flexibility
We know there’s no single right way of working that fits everyone. That’s why we’re not trying to find one. Instead, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that when we’re working flexibly, together and apart, we’re working at our best. We help our colleagues get the most out of work, and take care of themselves, wherever they’re working.
We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.
Find out more about our Ways of WorkingMeet the Recruiter(s)
Mike Peel
Resourcing & Inclusion Specialist
Connect with Mike PeelI partner with the following business areas on all things resourcing & inclusion: IT, Transformation, Data, Digital Channels, Finance and Financial Crime.
I joined the team in September 2021 and I absolutely love working for YBS! It’s a brilliant place to work, with an incredibly friendly, flexible and inclusive culture.
I’ve got lots of experience in Recruitment, Talent & HR across Retail, Charity and Financial Services. Throughout my career I’ve partnered with every head office function you can think of! Everything from Trading, Marketing and Finance through to HR, Property and Legal.
I love supporting people with their careers and development, so if you’d like to chat to me about what it’s like to work at YBS or want to find out more about our latest opportunities, then it would be great to connect!
Holly Gallagher
Resourcing & Inclusion Specialist
Connect with Holly GallagherSince joining YBS in June 2023, I have had the pleasure of supporting the wider business with all things recruitment. Covering IT, Transformation, Data, Digital Channels, Finance and Financial Crime.
YBS has been a great place to work both professionally and personally as I have been provided with the support to upskill and learn, and recently had the opportunity to undertake a Level 3 Data Technician Apprenticeship which has been truly amazing!
If you are keen to learn more about the culture here at YBS, or any current opportunities I'd love to hear from you!
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