Associate Director

**Associate Director - Transaction Reporting Compliance**

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**LOCATION**: Singapore

**HIRE TYPE**:Fixed Term (18 months with possible extension)

**EXPERIENCE**: 7+ years in Compliance and/or Regulatory/Risk Framework in Financial Services

**VERTICAL**:Financial Markets
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**Role Summary**

This Singapore-based role within the global CFCC Advisory Compliance team will be focused on ensuring the client is in adherence with APAC trade reporting requirements for over-the-counter derivative contracts as they are traded across Financial Markets Operations. A highly motivated and self-driven individual, you will join the CFCC Advisory transaction reporting Compliance team working closely with Global and Regional Compliance teams, Front and Middle Office, Regulatory Operations, Regulatory Technology, Legal, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance against our regulatory requirements. The role will report to the APAC-based Lead for Transaction Reporting Compliance, CFCC Advisory.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Conduct regulatory analysis, impact assessment, and support the implementation of new and changing trade and transaction reporting regulation in an advisory capacity with a focus on APAC
- Develop an Obligations Register, document rules interpretation, and then review and assess whether appropriate first-line controls are established and adequate to fulfill these obligations and expectations
- Review essential management information to ensure identified compliance gaps are identified and remediated. Provide Compliance training and supply advisory support to stakeholders where necessary
- Participate in relevant internal and external (industry association) working groups
- Able to demonstrate extensive experience and familiarity with trade and transaction reporting regulations across all our key regions (Europe, the US, and Asia)

**Eligibility Requirements**
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Minimum 7 years (based on band-level agreement) prior Compliance and/or Regulatory / Risk Framework experience in Financial Markets
- Strong knowledge and previous experience in market initiative regulations
- Ability to understand and interpret technical regulatory requirements as well as the capacity to build a detailed understanding of the groups trading systems and technology architecture
- The proven executor of assurance initiatives including planning, analysis, identifying regulatory gaps, and action owners through to tracking of remediation
- Good presentation skills, including experience developing and delivering regulatory-based materials
- Ability to develop and enhance relationships across multiple stakeholders in various functional and geographic groups, including but not limited to FM businesses and Operations, Information Technology, Legal other Compliance teams
- Excellent written English with experience in drafting policies, procedures, and operational documentation to a high standard
- Ability to objectively consider matters from an end-to-end perspective, including looking at reporting related matters from the initial policy statements, more detailed procedural aspects, training requirements, assurance testing, and monitoring
- Identification and assessment of potential regulatory risks facing the business (either conduct or regulatory-related)
- Ability to work both independently and within a team environment with appropriate supervision. A desire to deliver results. Self-motivated and self-reliant with a genuine desire to get things done and to do it right, as well as the ability to provide practical and effective advice. Being able to accept challenges and change, listen to the other point of view, and adapt your approach accordingly is essential
- Diplomacy, sensitivity, and the ability to gently, but professionally stand your ground when needed and persuade others of the merits of a particular approach
- TR Regulatory reporting experience at any of the following: financial institution, law firm, regulator, or Compliance consultancy practice
- Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills are required
- Strong knowledge of Financial Markets operations and products
- Good educational background, ideally to a degree or equivalent level

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