Regulatory Reporting Specialist at Maitland

Summary of the position

The role will be part of the Risk and Regulatory solutions team and will report to Manager – Risk & Regulatory Solutions. The primary responsibility of this role is to assist Maitland’s clients with their regulatory filings e.g. AIFMD, Form PF, CPO-PQR etc, and also assist the team with risk and other complex reporting services. The individual will be required to meet client deliverables on an ongoing basis and ensure service quality standards are adhered to.

Outline of main duties and responsibilities

• Prepare detailed reports for Institutional clients that help them meet their regulatory obligations and remain compliant with regulators across different jurisdictions including hedge, traditional, private equity real estate clients;
• Be conversant with and utilize data from internal accounting & transfer agency systems, financial reports & statements and investor records in order to prepare risk and regulatory reports for funds domiciled across various jurisdictions;
• Gain knowledge on required regulatory legislations e.g. AIFMD, EMIR, Dodd-Frank etc. affecting the fund industry and apply those reporting and risk management concepts on reports delivered to clients;
• Gain proficiency on 3rd party risk & regulatory technology platforms used in the function to produce and file regulatory reports;
• Provide technical guidance on related regulations and their impact on reporting requirements to clients and internal staff;
• Review and assess the existing processes, information systems, workflows and vendor relationships in order to identify areas of improvement;
• Work independently and engage with teams across locations including but not limited to Luxembourg, Halifax, Richmond, Cape Town;
• Assist the team with preparation of risk reporting when needed.

Skills And Experience Required

• Undergraduate degree in Finance (preferably with an accounting focus);
• Proficiency in Microsoft excel and other database tools and knowledge of VBA & macros is preferred;
• Qualification in financial risks or compliance reporting related subjects will be an added advantage;
• 5 years of fund administration and 10 years of experience in the fund sector is desirable;
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn the concepts related to Alternative industry, Financial regulations and Risk Management;
• Sound understanding of business, investment and accounting processes;
• System knowledge of Geneva, Analytics Master, InvestOne, Avatar, Silica, Spectra is advantageous.

Soft Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Strong analytical skills with advanced level of proficiency in MS Excel;
• Relevant professional risk qualification desirable;
• Fluency in English;
• Flexible, committed attitude, team player;
• An ability to work well under pressure.