Head of Regulatory Reporting in London

The Access Bank UK Ltd (“Access UK”) has a strong presence across Africa, Europe, and key global markets including France, Malta, Hong Kong, Mauritius and Dubai. Joining Access UK offers unparalleled exposure to international finance, allowing professionals to work closely with diverse teams and markets across continents. This dynamic environment provides invaluable experience in cross-border banking operations, global trade, and sustainable finance. You will be part of an Investors In People Platinum award winning organisation. Our people are our core asset and are fundamental to our Bank’s continued development. The Bank was awarded Platinum status by Investors in People (“IIP”) in 2020 demonstrating our commitment to high performance through good people management and strong company culture.

About the role

This is a key leadership role within an expanding international bank at an important stage of its growth. As Access UK continues to enhance its regulatory capabilities, the Head of Regulatory Reporting will take ownership of the Bank’s regulatory reporting framework, ensuring it is robust, scalable, and aligned to both UK regulatory expectations and group standards. The role offers significant autonomy, strategic influence, and the opportunity to lead complex change in a regulated, fast-paced environment.

Your day-to-day responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee the preparation, review, and submission of all regulatory returns to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and other relevant authorities on an individual and consolidated basis.
• Ensure full compliance with UK regulatory reporting requirements, including COREP, FINREP, liquidity, capital adequacy, large exposures, and statistical reporting.
• Act as the primary point of contact for regulators and internal stakeholders on regulatory reporting matters.
• Interpret new and evolving regulatory requirements and assess their impact on reporting processes, systems, and controls.
• Maintain and enhance the regulatory reporting framework, ensuring strong governance, documentation, and audit trails.
• Oversee reconciliations between regulatory returns, financial statements, and management information.
• Manage and develop the Regulatory Reporting team, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management.
• Partner with Finance, Risk, Treasury, IT, and Data teams to ensure data integrity, system robustness, and reporting accuracy.
• Lead internal and external audit processes relating to regulatory reporting.
• Support regulatory reviews and ad-hoc information requests from regulators.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, process optimisation, and control enhancements.

Person/Experience required:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience.
• Strong, demonstrable experience in regulatory reporting within a UK bank or regulated financial institution.
• In-depth knowledge of PRA and FCA regulatory frameworks, including capital and liquidity reporting.
• Proven experience leading regulatory reporting teams and managing senior stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills with a high level of attention to detail and judgement.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end finance and risk data flows.
• Ability to interpret complex regulations and translate them into practical reporting solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging confidently with regulators and senior management.
• Resilient, proactive, and able to operate effectively in a fast-paced regulatory environment.

Why work with The Access Bank UK Ltd?

Our staff benefit from Access UK’s commitment to talent development, mentorship, and career growth, empowering them to build impactful careers while contributing to the bank’s vision of driving economic progress worldwide. This makes Access Bank an exceptional place for experienced professionals to develop their careers in the global financial sector and make a tangible contribution to the Bank’s success. We are guided by our Core Values: Excellence, Innovation, Passion for Customers, Professionalism, Empowered Employees, Leadership.

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 27 days after 2 years service, and 29 days after 5 years
• Company funded Employee Assistance Programme
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit

As an equal opportunities employer, The Access Bank UK Ltd is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.