Junior Associate Director, Regulatory Reporting (Halifax Regional Municipality)

Responsibilities

• Liaise with investment managers/clients and vendors for day-to-day operational assistance.
• Participate in various system improvement initiatives.
• Prepare or co‑ordinate and review all client regulatory reporting deliverables and associated reports as required.
• Work with internal teams, such as Client Operations, Investor Operations and Client Integration etc., to ensure all internal and external deliverables are met.
• Assist in developing and improving regulatory reporting processes and checklists.
• Assist with department resource planning and staff allocation.
• Build and maintain a strong relationship with clients and vendors.
• Develop an understanding of the regulatory reporting environment.
• Ensure all processes are performed in accordance with operational procedures and controls and all relevant checklists are completed.
• Keep up to date with and apply applicable regulations and accounting standards/jurisdiction requirements.
• Prepare and review regulatory reporting workings and reports.
• Respond to various stakeholder queries in a comprehensive and timely manner.
• Support junior members of the team and provide on-the-job training as necessary.
• Take on ad-hoc tasks as required.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years experience in a regulatory reporting role.
• Post‑secondary education with a concentration in finance, accounting, mathematics or related fields.
• Progress toward a professional designation (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or CFA preferred).
• Solid computer skills with strengths in Microsoft Office products; proficiency with Microsoft Excel/Word is essential; broad understanding of fund administration industry.
• Experience with accounting software Geneva, Investran or Yardi; Mantra would be beneficial but not necessary.
• Experience with regulatory reporting software Confluence, AQ Metrics, Workiva, Axioma etc. would be beneficial but not necessary.
• Advanced knowledge/understanding of characteristics of various financial instruments such as equities, bonds, bank debt, derivatives.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting environment desirable.

Additional Information

AIFMD Annex IV, Form PF, Form CPO PQR, Open Protocol, CBI monthly and quarterly returns, CSSF/BCL monthly and quarterly returns, BMA monthly and quarterly returns, 1099 reporting, Form 13F, Investor Transparency reporting, Solvency II reporting.

This role is a new position. MUFG is an equal opportunity employer.