Principal Consultant - (Senior Manager) Trade & Transaction Reporting

The Role

Location and Type

• The role is based in Edinburgh or Glasgow.
• The position is permanent.

What You'll Do

• Lead trade and transaction reporting transformation initiatives across multiple global regulatory regimes.
• Support regulatory implementation, remediation, control optimisation, and translation of regulatory requirements into business solutions.
• Analyse reporting architectures, data lineage, reconciliations, and data quality frameworks.
• Guide implementation of regulatory reporting platforms and RegTech solutions with governance and validation.
• Build client relationships and contribute to business development, proposition development, mentoring, and capability growth.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience delivering trade or transaction reporting transformation across global regulatory regimes.
• Good knowledge of OTC derivatives, listed derivatives, equities, fixed income, and FX.
• Experience with reporting controls, reconciliations, data quality governance, operating models, and regulatory reporting frameworks.
• Broad understanding of Capital Markets functions including Front Office, Middle Office, Risk, Treasury, Operations, Compliance, and Technology.
• Excellent stakeholder management, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience using approved AI tools while maintaining sound professional judgement.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with DTCC, UnaVista, Regnology, SteelEye, Kaizen, or similar regulatory reporting platforms.
• Understanding of enterprise data lineage, reporting traceability, schema design, and data governance.
• Experience with RegTech, AI-enabled reporting, workflow automation, or real-time reporting transformation.
• Awareness of regulatory consultations, industry working groups, or transaction reporting policy developments.
• Experience supporting business development, proposition development, mentoring, or consulting workstreams.

Benefits

• Benefits include a discretionary bonus, pension, health insurance, life insurance, and critical illness cover.
• The package includes mental health support, family-friendly leave, backup care, and flexible annual leave.
• Employees receive at least 40 hours of annual training, workshops, certifications, e-learning, and a business coach.
• Additional benefits include online GP services, Gympass, travel insurance, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work, and dental insurance.