Principal Consultant - Trade & Transaction Reporting

About the role

Capco is looking for a Principal Consultant (Senior Manager) to join its Trade & Transaction Reporting capability within the Finance, Risk, Regulatory & Financial Crime practice. The role suits someone with strong regulatory reporting expertise who has delivered complex, multi-jurisdictional transformation programmes, working with global financial institutions to implement regulatory change and optimise reporting operating models across EMIR Refit, MiFIR, SFTR, CFTC, MAS and HKMA. It is based in Edinburgh or Glasgow and is permanent.

Key responsibilities

• Lead trade and transaction reporting transformation initiatives across several global regulatory regimes, using AI-enabled workflows and automation to improve quality and efficiency.
• Support regulatory implementation, remediation and control optimisation across EMIR Refit, MiFIR, SFTR, CFTC, MAS, HKMA and others.
• Analyse and improve reporting architectures, data lineage, reconciliations and data quality frameworks, using AI-enabled analytics where appropriate.
• Guide the implementation of regulatory reporting platforms and RegTech solutions with proper governance, validation and oversight.
• Build client relationships and contribute to business development, proposition development, mentoring and the growth of the Regulatory Reporting capability.

Required profile

• Strong experience delivering trade or transaction reporting transformation in financial services or management consulting.
• Good knowledge of capital markets products such as OTC and listed derivatives, equities, fixed income and FX.
• Broad understanding of capital markets functions: front office, middle office, risk, treasury, operations, compliance and technology.
• Experience with reporting controls, reconciliations, data quality governance and operating models.
• Excellent stakeholder management, analytical and communication skills, and experience using approved AI tools responsibly.

Required skills

• Regulatory reporting frameworks (EMIR Refit, MiFIR, SFTR, CFTC, MAS, HKMA)
• Data quality governance and data lineage
• Preferred: experience with RegTech platforms such as DTCC, UnaVista, Regnology, SteelEye or Kaizen
• Preferred: experience with RegTech, AI-enabled reporting, workflow automation or real-time reporting

What we offer

• Discretionary bonus, pension, health, life and critical illness insurance
• Mental health support and family-friendly leave arrangements
• Five weeks of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell days
• Minimum 40 hours of training per year and a business coach from day one
• Gympass, travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work and dental insurance