Trade & Transaction Reporting Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Support senior subject-matter experts on client engagements, providing hands-on analysis for institutions resolving SFTR reporting issues.
• Help scope issues identified through internal or external audit, including identifying affected trades and fields.
• Support back-reporting exercises, preparing and checking corrected and resubmitted historic transactions.
• Analyse client source system datasets, including BRS Aladdin, to identify the attributes needed for SFTR reporting.
• Map client data to the platform's SFTR specification and flag gaps, ambiguities and fields requiring attention.
• Investigate rejections, reconciliation breaks, and pairing and matching issues with trade repositories.
• Check reporting scope and field requirements against ESMA guidance, with direction from senior team members.
• Contribute to Business Requirements Documents and write test scripts based on client business scenarios.
• Run testing and UAT, record results and track issues through to resolution.
• Take part in client working sessions, document outcomes and follow up on open data questions.
• Prepare clear summaries of analysis, findings and engagement progress for review and client distribution.
• Keep up to date with SFTR and wider regulatory updates and flag potential impacts to the team.

Requirements

• Hands-on SFTR reporting experience. EMIR or MiFID II/MiFIR exposure is a plus.
• A background in regulatory reporting, regulatory operations or business analysis within capital markets. Sell-side experience is preferred.
• A good working knowledge of SFTR reporting fields, lifecycle events, reconciliations and exception management.
• An understanding of securities lending, repo or collateral management.
• Experience with trade repositories such as DTCC, Unavista or REGIS-TR.
• Exposure to remediation, back-reporting, requirements writing or UAT is highly desirable.
• Strong Excel skills. SQL and familiarity with BRS Aladdin, CRIMS or Thinkfolio are a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and the confidence to work directly with clients.

Benefits

Length: initial 12-month contract

Salary: £60k - £65k

Salary: 60000-65000

Location: South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton