Assistant Manager - Statistical Reporting

Assistant Manager - Statistical Reporting

Salary range £44,901 - £49,890

Location Edinburgh

End date Wednesday 28 October 2026

Job type Permanent

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JOB TITLE: Assistant Manager - Statistical Reporting

SALARY: £44,901 - £49,890

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Edinburgh office.

About this opportunity

Join the Statistical Reporting team as an Assistant Manager and help transform reporting processes while delivering statistical returns to the Bank of England, UK Finance and the Financial Conduct Authority.

You will own allocated reporting activities, improve processes and controls, and support the assessment and implementation of change. You will build strong cross-functional relationships, deepen your technical expertise and help the team deliver high-quality outcomes.

Previous Statistical Reporting experience is not essential. We value accuracy, attention to detail, the ability to deliver to tight timelines, and a growth mindset.

What you'll be doing

• Delivery at Pace: deliver accurate, timely statistical returns that meet regulatory and internal requirements.
• Analytical Review and Problem Solving: perform robust analytical reviews of complex data and reporting movements, critically assesses trends and anomalies, investigate variances and quality issues to root cause, and clearly evidence conclusions, judgements, and corrective actions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: build effective relationships with stakeholders, subject-matter experts, and data suppliers, clearly communicating requirements, issues, actions, and progress.
• Risk and Control: operate controls effectively, maintain evidence, identify risks and issues promptly, and support remediation and assurance.
• Continuous Improvement: simplify processes, strengthen controls, reduce manual effort, and improve reporting quality and timeliness.
• Change Support: assess impacts from regulatory, system and process changes, support testing, and implementation, and maintain delivery through change.
• Team Contribution: share knowledge, support colleagues during peak periods, coach others where appropriate, and own your technical and professional development.

About us

Join us and, as well as making a difference to customers, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career where you’re free to be yourself. Great colleagues, transforming workspaces, hybrid working and a wide variety of career opportunities – you’ll find them all here.

What you'll need

• Experience working within financial reporting, finance controls, or a related finance environment.
• A professional accounting qualification, or progress towards ICAS, ICAEW, ACCA or CIMA.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, investigate issues and draw evidence-based conclusions.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain technical matters and engage stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines, escalate issues promptly and take ownership of actions.
• A proactive, collaborative approach, with confidence to challenge constructively and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Strong Excel and data skills, with the ability to use technology to analyse information, improve processes and support reporting.
• Experience using Power Tools and Co-Pilot.

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15%, An annual performance-related bonus, Share schemes including free shares, Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping, 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top, A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Join us and you’ll have access to:

• Pay and Bonus – competitive salaries as well as bonus aligned to group, business area and individual performance.
• Hybrid working giving you the option to work from home for up to three days a week, extended up to five days a week over the summer period.
• Private medical insurance providing all colleagues with access to quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
• Generous pension scheme with employer contributions. The more you save, the more we'll contribute to your plan, starting with 9% if you pay in 3% of your salary, going all the way to 15% if you contribute 6% or more.
• Financial products and colleague offers – you’ll be able to take advantage of all our financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
• Family leave – from day one you’ll be able to have 52 weeks' leave after your child is born or placed for adoption; six months of that leave is fully paid. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
• Holiday trading - buy or sell extra days to suit your lifestyle.
• Share plans align your reward package.