Trade Compliance Analyst

Company: Western Asset Management Company Limited
Location: Pasadena
Posted on: May 12, 2022

Job Description:

Regulatory reporting is a critical and growing role within investment management. Western Asset is keenly aware of the important role regulatory reporting plays within our overall control management program and continues to invest in talent development in relation to this function. As aTrade Compliance Analyst you will form part of a fully integrated Agile scrum team, working closely with Product Analysts and Engineers in addition to business stakeholders such as our firm's Legal & Compliance (L&C) department. What you will do

• Work with Legal & Compliance to understand the regulatory requirements for a given project/regime.
• Write product-specific and client-specific (as appropriate) business requirements based on above regulatory interpretations on a field by field level.
• Articulate business requirements to counterparts within Agile team.
• Document each step in the process thoroughly for tracking and audit purposes.
• Monitor daily uploads to Trade Repositories (TR) including monitoring of TR UI for ACK's/NACK's reporting as well as review of other validation processes at the TR as needed.
• Complete TR/NCA reconciliation and investigate/resolve any variances.
• Investigate client queries related to Regulatory Reporting.
• Work to enhance existing controls and processes leveraging all available technology tools. What you bring
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field: Accounting, Economics, Finance.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, as well as a high level of drive and self-motivation.
  • Previous Asset Management (Fixed Income) business experience.
  • Regulatory Reporting experience with EMIR, MIFID II, ASIC a plus.
  • Knowledge of data attributes specific to Fixed Income, especially Derivatives.
  • Previous experience working in an Agile environment.
  • Ability to develop positive and collaborative relationships with business partners and effectively communicate with both business and technology stakeholders.
  • Experience using Tableau, Smart sheets, Alteryx, and /or Python. About Western Asset At Western Asset we're saying hello to the future. Committed to being the leading fixed-income investment management firm in the world, we're investing in new technologies, methodologies and markets. We're also investing in our people. Our business is guided by a belief in doing the right thing: that if we treat our clients and colleagues with fairness and respect, success will follow. We're building on our reputation and resources with an entrepreneurial approach that drives innovation. Every day is an opportunity for us to get better by making the most of the possibilities that our people and ideas can bring. Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.

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