Job Description

OVERALL SUMMARY

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical

Transaction Reporting Specialist

to join our team.


The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely submission of transaction reports in accordance with regulatory requirements such as MiFID II, EMIR, ESMA SFTR, and other relevant frameworks.


This role plays a key part in maintaining the integrity of our regulatory reporting processes and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly transaction reports to regulatory authorities (e.g., FCA, ESMA, other NCAs). Monitor and investigate exceptions, discrepancies, or rejected trades using internal systems and external trade repositories. Collaborate with Front Office, Middle Office, Compliance, and IT teams to resolve reporting issues and ensure data integrity. Maintain and update procedures and documentation related to transaction reporting processes. Conduct periodic reconciliation of reported trades against trading systems and regulatory reports. Participate in regulatory audits and respond to inquiries from regulators and internal stakeholders. Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact on transaction reporting obligations. Support the implementation of new regulatory requirements and system enhancements. Provide training and guidance to other team members on transaction reporting standards and processes. Collation of MI/data for monthly reporting internally to relevant committees Ability to clearly communicate and escalate issues/discrepancies to 2LOD and management as required Have a good and comprehensive knowledge of EMIR, ESMA and SFTR

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field. 2+ years of experience in transaction reporting, regulatory compliance, or operations within the financial services industry. Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks such as MiFID II, EMIR, SFTR, and related obligations. Experience working with reporting systems and trade repositories (e.g., UnaVista, DTCC, Regis-TR). Proficient in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with data analytics tools and SQL is a plus. High attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU:

Knowledge of financial instruments, including derivatives, fixed income, and equities. Experience in a global financial institution or investment firm. Familiarity with industry utilities and platforms such as ARM/TRR, Bloomberg

Benefits

Competitive salary inclusive of discretionary annual bonus & annual pay review Work Abroad Policy for up to 15 days per year 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional well-being day Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year Flexible working options available, including hybrid working Pension scheme up to 10% employer contribution Sharesave scheme Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover) Private health care via BUPA Employee Assistance Programme Discounted Gym Membership Variety of travel to work schemes

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

We appreciate that from time to time, recruitment agencies will have speculative CVs that they may wish to submit to our Talent Acquisition team in relation to a specific role.

To avoid any ambiguity around fees, please note that speculative CVs received by Close Brothers, that have not been authorised in advance, by us, will be ineligible for an agency fee. Thank you.


Winterflood Business Services (WBS) is a business to business (B2B) platform provider whose award-winning service has seen us grow to over 15bn AUA with an expanding client list. Our highly skilled and experienced team is dedicated to providing the standards our clients rightly demand.


Our aim is to help solve client problems and ease their regulatory and administrative burden with secure, integrated, and bespoke end-to-end solutions to achieve their investment objectives. Execution quality and excellent service are at the core of our business, all set out in our service level agreements for full transparency.


The WBS service is provided through our EOS platform, which is a proprietary system developed by our in-house development team. EOS is built using the latest technologies and is based on micro-service architecture, making the platform easy to scale and deploy new functionality. We are also market innovators, capable of recognising unfilled needs and developing products to suit our customers' needs and changing regulatory requirements.


We became a separate division of Winterflood Securities in 2010, in response to demand from clients who were looking for 'whole of market access and 'custody services'. Our strategy remains to continue to invest in people, process, and technology to allow us to scale for the growth in our existing business, as well as taking on new clients