Description
We are seeking an experienced Financial & Regulatory Reporting Specialist to join Thunes in Barcelona. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong regulatory reporting experience within banking, payments, fintech or another regulated financial services environment.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the timely, accurate and well-controlled production of financial, regulatory and safeguarding reporting, while supporting regulatory change, reporting improvements and the continued strengthening of the finance control environment.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, review and support the submission of financial, regulatory and statistical returns to relevant regulatory authorities.
- Take ownership of safeguarding reporting, including reconciliation and monitoring of safeguarded client funds and investigation of breaks, discrepancies and movements.
- Ensure safeguarding and regulatory reporting obligations are completed accurately, reconciled appropriately and delivered within required deadlines.
- Perform detailed reconciliations across bank accounts, ledgers, payment flows and reporting systems.
- Investigate and explain material movements, variances, exceptions and reporting anomalies.
- Maintain robust evidence, documentation and audit trails supporting regulatory and safeguarding reporting.
- Act as a subject matter expert on financial, regulatory and safeguarding reporting requirements, providing guidance to Finance and wider business stakeholders.
- Monitor regulatory developments and assess the impact of new or amended reporting requirements on the business.
- Support regulatory reporting systems, including maintenance, enhancements, data validation, UAT and testing.
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, controls, data quality and automation.
- Develop and maintain reporting procedures, control frameworks and operating documentation.
- Support internal and external audit requests and provide clear explanations and supporting evidence where required.
- Work closely with Finance, Risk, Compliance, Operations, Treasury, Technology and senior stakeholders.
- Contribute to a strong culture of financial control, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
- Experience in financial and regulatory reporting within banking, payments, fintech or another regulated financial institution.
- Practical understanding of safeguarding requirements, safeguarded client funds and related reconciliation and reporting processes.
- Experience preparing, reviewing or validating regulatory returns.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, reconciliations and reporting governance.
- Ability to analyse large datasets and investigate discrepancies, breaks and unusual movements.
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with complex financial data.
- Experience with regulatory reporting, finance or accounting systems.
- Experience supporting regulatory change, system enhancements, UAT or reporting automation.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work effectively to demanding regulatory deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.
- A proactive, hands-on approach and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualified Accountant or equivalent professional qualification is desirable but not essential.