Degree/Certifications Required: University Degree at a minimum is required, Masters degree is an asset
Years of Overall Experience: 8-10 years
Preferred Candidate Background: Strong understanding of CAT, EBS, 606 and LOPR reporting, capital markets in the equity space
How will performance be measured: successful delivery of day-to-day deliverables (controls) assisting with testing,
Selling Points of Position (CVP): build a network of connections
Work with different stakeholders
Interacting with compliance and different teams
Summary Of Day-To-Day Responsibilities:
Provide day to day support to the US team
Run daily controls and process - independently run
Assist with UAT testing
Review business requirements
Department Overview
The Regulatory Reporting Group (RRG) has operational oversight to ensure compliance standards are being met for an assortment of regulatory reporting mandates globally, on behalf of TDS.
The team is responsible for maintaining BAU functions, delivering against Change Initiatives and driving efficiencies aimed at providing a robust, scalable, and flexible infrastructure, whilst maintaining and managing the risk appetite.
Provide deep technical subject matter expertise/analysis on operational processes as a key resource/representative for the Trade and Transaction reporting function
Identify, document, and investigate processes/exceptions arising from transactions/processes and work with vendor applications and internal stakeholders to remediate and escalate them
Communicate key BAU health status and provide timely escalation of issues to senior management to ensure regulatory objectives are met
Provide accurate and thorough analysis of key process drivers, root or systemic causes of cross functional operational issues, interpret findings and make recommendations
Maintain and develop working relationships with customers, partners and vendors by representing the Regulatory Operations function in the regions, thus addressing complex issues within the context of the full end-to-end process
Support the timely and accurate completion of business processes and procedures according to SLA requirements
Actively maintain understanding of internal and industry regulations and trends, developing and sharing knowledge of emerging issues/risks, and assess its potential impact
Contribute to the development/delivery of presentations/ communications to management or broader audiences
Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite; adhere to enterprise frameworks and methodologies that relate to operations activities for own area
Support change management projects or programs that impact the business, functions or processes and ensure clear communication and documentation of new processes
Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure the timely communication of issues/points of interest
Provide thought leadership and/or industry knowledge by actively building operations/business services knowledge, think critically about processes and opportunities for improvement, share ideas and transfer knowledge within the team and across the function
Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team and other teams globally within Trade and transaction reporting
Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners/ stakeholders to develop productive working relationships
Expert knowledge and understanding of the operations environment, business processes and procedures, and transaction lifecycle within capital markets
Ability to executes on more complex and/or non-standard processes and handle high volume of trades and exceptions in a timely and efficient manner
Provides training/guidance to others on best practices, processes, etc. as well as guide junior staff for the completion of business as usual functions or ad- hoc non-routine requests
Summarize and communicate complex problems in a summarized, effective manner to senior management - Provide progress reports to senior management, clearly stipulating constraints, dependencies, and delays that may impact overall delivery
Protect the interests of the organization - identify, manage, and raise risks or issues and problem solve as required; stay on top of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements
Job Requirements
7-8 years of Global Markets, Risk/Compliance Operations, and/or regulatory reporting experience
Subject matter expertise within transaction reporting across US and Canadian regulations including but not limited to FINRA, CFTC, SEC, Canadian reporting requirements, CIRO etc.
Strong understanding of CAT, EBS, 606 and LOPR reporting
Familiarity with Python and/or other data analytics tools like Alteryx, SQL is an asset
Understanding of applications such as JIRA, Confluence, Broadridge is an asset
Solid Knowledge of US regulations is a key requirement
Solid knowledge of Capital Markets products and willingness to continue enhancing knowledge
Strong relationship management skills required to handle both internal and external stakeholders
Detail-oriented with the ability to work independently with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Experience with client data systems and processes is preferred
University Degree at a minimum is required, Masters degree is an asset
Must-Have Hard Skills:
Strong US regulations
CAT reporting
Capital markets
Security market knowledge
Nice-To-Have
Good knowledge of front-to-back capital marketing processes