Analyst / Consultant - Regulatory Reporting & Accounting (Banking) - Poland & Central Europe (f|m|x)

Your tasks:

• Your tasks:

   Regulatory Reporting & Supervisory Frameworks

  • You advise banks on regulatory reporting and supervisory requirements, including:
  • FINREP, COREP, Pillar 3 reporting
  • BIRD / IReF and integrated regulatory data models
  • Design of modern reporting architectures and data flows
  • You support banks in regulatory interactions and supervisory readiness, for example:
  • ECB onboarding and ongoing ECB supervision (SSM)
  • Preparation and follow-up of On-Site Inspections (OSI)
  • Audit support and remediation of regulatory findings
  • You contribute to key prudential topics such as:
  • CRR / Basel implementation
  • RWA calculation, optimization and steering
  • EBA / ECB stress testing
  • You work on data and reporting frameworks:
  • BCBS 239 / RDARR (data aggregation & reporting quality)
  • Data governance, lineage and controls
  • You support initiatives in Recovery & Resolution Planning (RRP)

  Accounting & Finance Transformation

  • You advise on accounting for financial instruments and its regulatory interaction, especially:
  • IFRS 9 (classification & measurement)
  • Impairment / Expected Credit Loss (ECL)
  • Hedge Accounting & Risk Mitigation Accounting
  • You support the alignment of Accounting, Risk and Regulatory Reporting:
  • Integrated finance & risk architectures
  • Reconciliation between accounting and regulatory views
  • You contribute to the optimization of finance and closing processes:
  • Design of target operating models in Finance
  • Improvement of reporting and controlling processes
  • You are involved in system and data implementations, including:
  • SAP consulting (e.g. S/4HANA Finance, SAP FPSL, SAC)
  • Finance and regulatory reporting platforms
  • End-to-end data flows from source systems to reporting

  Transformation & Integration

  • You translate complex regulatory and accounting requirements into practical solutions:
  • Process design across Risk, Finance and Reporting
  • Data and system architecture decisions
  • Automation and efficiency improvements
  • You contribute to cross-functional transformation programs (e.g. finance transformation, ESG reporting, digitalization)
  • With increasing experience, you will:
  • present results to senior stakeholders
  • manage workstreams and (sub-)projects
  • contribute to business development and thought leadership

Your skills:

• • Academic background: Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a quantitative/MINT discipline (Master or PhD preferred)
  • First relevant experience (internships or entry-level roles) in:
  • banking, consulting, auditing or finance functions
  • accounting, regulatory reporting or risk
  • Interest in BOTH regulatory & accounting topics, e.g.:
  • Regulatory Reporting (FINREP, COREP, BIRD, IReF)
  • CRR / Basel / RWA or stress testing
  • IFRS 9, Impairment, Hedge Accounting
  • Interaction between Risk, Finance and Reporting
  • Affinity for data & systems: Interest in SAP solutions, data models and reporting tools
  • Strong analytical and structured thinking
  • Team spirit & communication skills
  • Languages: Fluency in English and German (additional languages are a plus)

  
  Why join us

  • Work on top priority topics for banks, regulators and CFO/Risk functions
  • Combine Regulation and Accounting – a highly sought-after skill profile
  • Gain exposure to ECB, EBA and leading European banks
  • Build expertise in high-demand topics (BIRD, IReF, BCBS 239, IFRS 9)
  • Steep learning curve, early responsibility and strong career development

   

  Your opportunity

  This role is ideal if you want to develop into a hybrid expert across Regulatory Reporting and Accounting – combining:

  Regulation, financial instruments, data and transformation and shaping the future of finance functions in banks.

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Your benefits

• Insurances & Pension Schemes:

  Safely on the road with zeb—in Germany, you are also privately insured via a group accident insurance policy. For business trips abroad, there is an additional travel health insurance and you can also take out a company pension plan with zeb. 

• Job & Family:

  Do you have questions about the compatibility of consulting and raising a family? In the workingparents@zeb network you will find support and answers. 

• Mobile Work:

  Thanks to our technical equipment, remote work is possible from anywhere – regardless of whether you are on the train, at home or in the office.

• zeb.life:

  Your life is changing—and we would like to accompany you through the different phases. zeb.life offers you support for example in childcare, life situation management and eldercare or in finding concierge services.