Chief Compliance Officer - Broker/Dealer
Salary/Rate:The salary is paying up to $200k basic dependant on experience, plus benefits.
Job type:Perm
Town/City:New Jersey
County/State:New Jersey
Specialism:Compliance / AML / Legal
Job ref:432757
Post Date:26. 06. 2024
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About the Role
A leading Financial Trading company (based in Jersey City, New Jersey) are looking to recruit a 'Chief Compliance Officer'.
This is a permanent role, hybrid working (3 days in the New Jersey office.)
The salary is paying up to $200k basic dependant on experience, plus benefits.
You must have FINRA Licenses: 7, 63 and 24 and have worked in a similar role to be considered.
Job Responsibilities
- Oversee and manage the firm’s compliance program. Work with the President, and other senior colleagues to implement best practices.
- Perform risk assessments, monitoring and surveillance activities, and engage in project management to support the compliance program and ensure best practices.
- Act as the primary AML Officer.
- Review and enhance the firm’s market access program.
- Review and maintain the firm’s WSPs.
- Assist with communications with regulatory bodies including preparation of regulatory filings.
- Lead and manage all regulatory exams, inquiries, and new compliance program initiatives.
- Work with the operations staff to identify observations of trends and recommendations to optimize data.
- Execute appropriate testing and analyze key performance indicators to confirm requirements of the business policies and programs are maintained at a level commensurate with regulatory expectations.
- Prepare complete, accurate documentation of compliance monitoring and surveillance activities
- Report findings to the teams and provide timely follow-up on outstanding issues.
- Perform other duties as required and assigned by manager and upper management.
Job Requirements
- Experience in a compliance role with a broker-dealer with particular knowledge of equity markets, 15c3-5 market access controls, and AML regulations.
- FINRA Licenses: 7, 63 and 24 Required. Series 79, 55 desirable.
- Demonstrate knowledge of U.S. securities laws, particularly the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and other SEC & FINRA regulations.