Analyst - Risk and Compliance

Apex Group; Valencia; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group is seeking an Analyst in Risk and Compliance to support daily operations for UCITS/AIF funds based in Valencia. You will monitor compliance, investigate breaches, and contribute to risk-management processes.

Requirements include a finance/economics/accounting background, English proficiency, and experience with investment compliance and related tools. The role involves collaboration with fund managers, administrators, and auditors.

Qualifications

• Academic background in Finance/Economics/Accounting or other numerical discipline.
• Experience with investment compliance monitoring, related systems/tools and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication, analytical and critical thinking skills with a solution-oriented mind-set, able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Monitor investment compliance restrictions for UCITS/AIF under management.
• Investigate and classify breaches and communicate exception status (including CSSF reporting).
• Contribute to policies and procedures for investment compliance monitoring and risk management.
• Identify and monitor the risk profile of UCITS/AIF under management.
• Support process enhancements and system developments in compliance.
• Maintain communication with fund stakeholders (managers, administrators, auditors).
• Assist with ad-hoc queries, new products, funds or strategies for clients.
• Assist with regulatory reporting and provide feedback to colleagues and management.

Skills

Finance background

FRM/CFA asset

Investment compliance

Regulatory knowledge UCITS AIFMD CESR-

MS Office

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Education

Finance/Economics/Accounting degree

FRM or CFA designation (asset)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Analyst - Risk and Compliance

Department: Risk & Investment Compliance

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Valencia

FundRockManagement CompanyS.A. (Apex group) is a leading third-party Management Company providing services to EU domiciled collective investment schemes in accordance with Luxembourg and Irish regulations.To sustain the growing activity we are looking for amotivated Analyst to support operational day-to-day activity of the Investment Compliance Team based in Luxemburg. Working with liquid investment funds, the Analyst will support the Investment Compliance monitoring for a variety of fund structures and asset classes.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Perform the regular monitoring in relation to investment compliance restrictions for UCITS/AIF under management (investment objectives & policies, and investment regulations & restrictions).
• Investigate and communicate the status of exceptions identified in relation to investment compliance restrictions (regulatory or fund specific), assess and propose classification of breaches including inter alia CSSF reporting pursuant to Circular 24/856.
• Contribute to ensuring the implementation and on-going review of procedures and policies related to investment compliance monitoring and risk management.
• Identify and monitor the risk profile of UCITS/AIF under management.
• Take an active part in the processes and systems enhancement by challenging, maintaining and contributing to the development of existing processes.
• Follow-up of compliance issues and maintain the communication with fund’s stakeholders such as investment managers, administrators, auditors, etc.
• Work closely with other departments and provide support to the clients with ad-hoc queries, new products, funds and/or strategies
• Assist with regulatory reporting and ensure feed-back and support to colleagues and management

Requirements / Qualifications:

• Education and Knowledge : Academic background in Finance/Economics/Accounting or other numerical discipline; FRM or CFA designation is an asset;Experience with investment compliance monitoring, related systems/ tools and corresponding regulatory requirements.Knowledge of Luxembourg and European regulatory framework (UCITS, AIFMD, CESR/ESMA guidelines);Good command of Microsoft Office;Excellent communication, analytical and critical thinking skills with a solution-oriented mind-set, with the ability to prioritize and to keep deadlines;Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English.