Analyst, Investment Compliance Services and Regulatory Reporting
About the position
Responsibilities
• Communicate effectively through direct interaction with Trading, Investment, Client and Legal associates, demonstrating a strong understanding of global compliance requirements, investment strategies and derivative usage
• Analyze pre-trade, post-trade and batch compliance alerts in CRD to assess permissibility. When necessary, liaises with trading, legal, client operations and/or investment personnel by assisting with interpretation of guidelines and communications to clients
• Conduct test trades for deals, corporate actions and in-kind transitions and reviews results to ensure compliance with all account restrictions
• Oversee and manage manual processes items not coded into CRD
• Proactively identifies and escalates potential compliance violations to management and if necessary, participates in the violation resolution process
• Actively participates in the Global Client Investment Reporting (GCIR) process
• Continuously seeks opportunities to enhance efficiency: Actively identifies process improvement opportunities.
• Champions risk reduction: Works to reduce risk by looking for opportunities to make the compliance monitoring process more accurate, concise, and efficient
• Drives automation and innovation: Recommends and implements solutions to automate manual rules, integrate new compliance functionality and leverage data as a result of system upgrades
• Fosters knowledge sharing and collaboration: Develops deep expertise in the Charles River system, or other investment compliance monitoring system(s), and proactively shares knowledge to significantly increase depth of knowledge within the Monitoring team
• Challenges the status quo: Critically evaluates existing policies and procedures, and practices and proposes innovative solutions to enhance effectiveness and address emerging challenges
• Contributes to rule optimization: Actively monitors compliance alerts to identify trends and areas for improvement in the rule library ensuring it remains relevant and effective
• Collaborates on projects: Actively participates in medium-sized projects of moderate complexity to achieve project goals and deliver impactful outcomes
• Assesses the impact of change: Evaluates the implications of regulatory changes, new investment strategies, products and derivative instruments on compliance processes and contributes to the development of impactful solutions
• Develops clear and comprehensive documentation: Develops user-friendly documentation, procedures and process controls to ensure clarity, consistency and transparency
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• 2+ years of total relevant work experience
• Practical understanding of investment security types (e.g. stocks, bonds, derivatives)
Nice-to-haves
• Experience with Trading/IBOR/OMS systems, specifically with knowledge of Charles River Compliance System (CRD) or comparable compliance platform such as Aladdin or Bloomberg
• Proven analytical skills within the area of investment compliance or a related field
• Strong attention to detail; commitment to quality
• Strong customer service orientation
• Strong interpersonal skills; effective written and oral communications
• Ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities
• Ability to thrive in a trading related atmosphere
• Strong organizational skills; proficient in handling multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong research and problem-solving skills
• Team player
Benefits
• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus eligibility
• A generous retirement plan
• Hybrid work schedule
• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits
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