Senior Regulatory Reporting Manager

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Job reference 332765

Senior Regulatory Reporting Manager

Salary: Competitive + up to 18% bonus
Benefits: £3,700 car allowance, full family health cover, 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a highly competitive pension
Location: Royal Mail, 185 Farringdon Road, London, EC1A 1AA (Hybrid – 3 days in-office)
Contract: Permanent

Shape the Future of Regulatory Finance at Royal Mail

Are you ready to influence the financial and regulatory landscape of one of the UK’s most iconic organisations? As Senior Regulatory Reporting Manager, you’ll play a critical role in shaping Royal Mail’s strategic response to regulatory challenges and opportunities.

This is a high-impact position where you’ll develop innovative financial sustainability tools, provide strategic analysis, and advocate for fair regulatory frameworks. If you thrive on complex challenges, have exceptional analytical skills, and can turn technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives, we’d love to hear from you.

If you’re a financial economist in the public sector or consultancy ready to move into industry, or a finance expert from another regulated sector eager to explore new challenges, this role offers an exciting opportunity to broaden your horizons.

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide strategic analysis on financial sustainability and efficiency to support Royal Mail’s submissions for major regulatory reviews, including the 2027 Regulatory Review.
• Prepare responses to Ofcom consultations, preparing evidence-based submissions and engaging internally to present the regulatory financial perspective.
• Help to deliver a regulatory financial sustainability assessment toolkit, including a forward-looking framework to signpost when further USO reform may become necessary.
• Ensure compliance with Ofcom’s regulatory financial reporting framework, working closely with finance and operations teams.
• Checking regulatory financial submissions, ensuring they are accurate, complete, and delivered on time.

• Working with the wider business, including senior executives, explaining complex regulatory financial concepts in a clear, non-technical manner.
• Provide ad hoc strategic regulatory analysis and support as required.

About You

• Proven experience in economics and/or financial analysis within a regulated industry (desirable) or commercial setting.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory finance, including cost allocation methodologies, sustainability modelling, and efficiency benchmarking.
• Experience preparing regulatory financial statements and/or submissions to UK regulators.
• Skilled in advocacy with UK regulators, including written and oral submissions.
• Degree in economics, finance, accounting or a related subject and/or accounting qualification.
• Excellent project planning and communication skills (written and verbal).
• (Desirable) Understanding of UK postal regulation, including USO, QoS, and financial reporting.

Why Join Us?

This is your chance to influence the future of postal services in the UK, working at the intersection of finance, regulation, and strategy. You’ll enjoy a competitive package, hybrid working, and the opportunity to make a real impact in a role that matters.

• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust is the fou ndation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value t rust and our people.

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here:

Closing Date: Monday 12th January 2026. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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