Regulatory Reporting Analyst in Belfast

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team Overview: The Regulatory Operations (Reg Ops) group is a centralized unit within Data & Regulatory Operations that is responsible for the oversight of day-to-day compliance for regulatory reporting including exception management and risk mitigation for the EMEA Region. The team is responsible for the review, action and oversight of daily regulatory reporting and exception management. The team provides a crucial level of governance to safeguard Citi and its clients for their reporting obligations. Regulatory Operations work closely with Compliance, Business, Technology and Operations to interpret, investigate and remediate regulatory related issues, and to track risk through metrics analysis, trending oversight and timely escalation.

What you’ll do: The successful candidate will be an analyst within the Regulatory Operations department and is expected to provide monitoring and oversight of key controls and processes, in order to ensure a best-in-class provision of regulatory reporting on behalf of the firm and its clients. Key tasks include:

• Review of trade, position and transaction reporting validation and reconciliation exceptions pertaining to trade/transaction data submitted to numerous National Competent Authorities (In particular The Bank of Israel, European Central Bank and Bank of England).
• Working collaboratively with Operations, Technology, Compliance, Internal Audit and the business, to maintain strong working relationships and support proactive governance and control management.
• Help drive implementation and perform monitoring and testing of firm’s submission data and exceptions/rejections to develop appropriate controls to drive the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of regulatory reporting obligations within Reg Ops.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with the regulatory requirement.
• Review, design and enhance key metrics and KPIs relevant to numerous regulations and assist with reporting to key stakeholders and senior management.
• Monitoring of numerous regulatory processes within the Reporting team in Belfast, and supporting the successful identification and remediation of failed controls.
• Partnering with Reg Ops Change Management and QA to ensure adequate issue documentation, testing and resolution implementation.
• Ensuring all required sign-offs and audit trails are maintained and meet a standardized approach.
• Extensive liaison with internal customers, notably Business Units, Information Technology, Other Reg Ops areas and Compliance Management.

What we’ll need from you: Experience of compiling large volumes of data and analysing results. Previous relevant experience in a similar role. Experience of exception-based controls and processing. Experience of working within a control environment. Good Microsoft skills including Excel, Word and Outlook. Proactive, able to work on initiative and organise themselves well. Analytical and numerate proven ability to research and identify large and complex issues. Demonstrates sound judgement and professionalism in decision making/problem solving, escalating to supervisor as appropriate. Real attention to detail.

Knowledge and skills (general and technical) required:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform under pressure.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Ability to function independently.
• Proficient in MS Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint applications.
• Project Management skills.

What we can offer you: Exposure to all areas of Capital Markets & Banking and associated products. Develop an understanding of both short and long-term project management and tracking. Develop an understanding of Citigroup at a more strategic level. Have access to an extensive online learning resource. Enhanced communication and organisational skills. Interaction with Citi representatives from Ops, Business and Technology, both written and verbal.

Citi success depends on its people and their ability to develop and grow within the organisation. Reg Ops support all employees to feel empowered to take responsibility for their own development. We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure.
• A discretionary annual performance related bonus.
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Pension Plan.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends.
• Access to an array of learning and development resources.

Alongside these benefits, Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

Closing date for applications: 18 Jan 2026.