Job Title: Prudential Quality Assurance

Location: London – Hybrid (2-3 days in office is essential)

Contract: Through to 31/03/2027

Rate: £600 – £650 inside umbrella

Purpose

Lead testing of prudential regulatory solutions in a controlled, traceable, and audit-ready manner across source systems, calculation engines, data platforms, and reporting outputs.

Coverage includes:

• Capital adequacy / own funds
• RWA, credit & counterparty risk
• Leverage ratio
• Liquidity & funding
• Large exposures
• Prudential/supervisory reporting
• Controls, reconciliation & audit evidence

Aligned with PRA (UK) and EBA (EU) regulatory standards.

Background

The firm is undergoing major transformation while strengthening regulatory compliance through dedicated Prudential Operations & IT teams.

This role ensures effective prudential reporting, supports regression testing, maintains test packs, and owns testing for enhancements and monthly updates.

Role Responsibilities1. Prudential Testing

• Lead testing for prudential reporting and back-reporting (incl. CTB change).
• Perform data validation, analysis, root-cause investigation.
• Collaborate with Product, Compliance, IT, and business teams.
• Maintain test scenarios & regression packs (XRAY, Jira, Confluence).
• Ensure Agile delivery and continuous improvement.
• Mentor junior QA staff.

2. Business Analysis

• Gather requirements and define acceptance criteria/use cases.
• Support BA team and UAT regression testing.

3. Test Environment & Data

• Ensure suitable test environments and manage test data.

4. Defect Management

• Log, track, and report defects; ensure traceability to risks.

5. Stakeholder & Delivery Management

• Act as bridge between QA, BA, PM, SMEs, Front Office, Operations.
• Manage testing lifecycle, risks, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
• Provide estimates and lead automation frameworks & training.
• Support change control and escalate risks.

Tasks & Ongoing Responsibilities

• Coordinate testing, defect resolution, and QA governance.
• Ensure remediation and timely regulatory resubmissions.
• Produce MI reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Monitor and deliver daily/monthly/quarterly regulatory reporting.
• Assess regulatory changes and product impacts.
• Maintain regression packs and track execution (XRAY/Jira).
• Engage with Compliance, industry forums, and vendors.

Skills & ExperienceCore Requirements

• Strong QA/Test Lead/Manager experience in prudential/regulatory change.
• Knowledge of:
  • Capital adequacy, RWA, Basel
  • Liquidity, leverage, large exposures
  • Credit & counterparty risk
  • Regulatory reporting frameworks
• Experience in end-to-end integrated testing across systems.
• Strong defect management, governance, and stakeholder management.
• Experience in audit/regulator-sensitive environments.
• Knowledge of all asset classes (IR, FX, Credit, Commodities).
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Tools: DTCC, RHUB, Kaizen, DUCO/IntelliMatch
  • Platforms: Murex, Summit, PRISM, FOX, Bloomberg, MarkitWire
• Strong understanding of front-to-back trading and reporting flows.
• Excellent analysis, communication, and documentation skills.

Test Strategy & Leadership

• Define and own end-to-end test strategy and plans (SIT, UAT, regression).
• Ensure coverage of:
  • Business rules, calculations, data flows, reconciliations, controls
  • Upstream sources transformation calculation engines reporting outputs
• Apply risk-based testing aligned to regulatory/financial impact.
• Lead testing across all prudential domains ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Additional Requirements

• Experience in regulatory reporting projects, migration, remediation.
• Familiar with JIRA, Confluence, XRAY, MS Office, SQL (Excel strong; VBA preferred).
• Experience in Agile & Waterfall.
• Strong stakeholder engagement at senior levels.
• Vendor management experience (preferred).

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM discipline
• ISTQB certification (minimum)
• Finance/regulatory qualifications (preferred)

Desirable

• Financial markets expertise
• Vendor systems (Gloss, settlement, cash flow)
• Endpoint testing (S&P, DTCC)
• XRAY experience

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