Compliance Analyst

Company: Manulife Insurance Malaysia
Location: Boston
Posted on: January 21, 2025

Job Description:

job requisition id JR24121488
The Compliance Analyst works to ensure the team is aligned with all legal and regulatory requirements, supporting the team on various projects and initiatives.
Position Responsibilities:

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• Conduct pre-trade and end of day batch investment compliance monitoring activities for an assigned group of client accounts. Act as back-up analyst for other designated accounts as needed.
  
• Investigate and resolve all pre-trade and end of day batch alerts for assigned accounts, with timely analysis and appropriate advancement.
  
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly compliance reports and certifications for assigned accounts - both internal and client facing.
  
• Perform and review various data management activities critical to the effective functioning of the compliance monitoring system.
  
• Assist in analysis of derivative and sophisticated security positions.
  
• Assist in completing information requests for clients, internal and external audit, management committees, and other functions.
  
• Contribute to the construction of internal procedures and controls, draft desk-top procedures.
  
• Perform periodic and forensic testing (for example, allocation reviews).
  
• Participate in new account onboarding and ongoing updates related to client accounts:
  
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  • Perform detailed analysis of assigned client account offering documents (i.e., Investment Management Agreements, IPS, Prospectus/SAI, etc), and work with internal partners (Product, Relationship Management, Trading) to acquire clarification where needed.
    
  • Provide recommendations for coding client guidelines into the Compliance System (Bloomberg).
    
  • Conduct reviews of new and existing rules, both systemic and manual.
    
  • Assist in the development of portfolio compliance surveillance for guideline monitoring outside of the automated compliance system.
    
    
    Required Qualifications:
    
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    • 0-3 years of experience as a Compliance Analyst, Fund Accountant, Fund Administrator, Risk Analyst or Security Operations Analyst.
      
    • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Law, Mathematics or equivalent work experience.
      
    • Excellent analytical and research skills.
      
    • Ability to work in a time sensitive, team-oriented environment.
      
    • Accuracy and high attention to detail.
      
    • Strong written and oral communication skills.
      
    • Good organizational skills.
      
    • Understanding of financial instruments data across all asset classes.
      
    • Proven understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Word and Access.
      
      Preferred Qualifications:
      
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      • Working experience with automated daily pre-trade/end of day compliance monitoring systems (i.e., Bloomberg, Charles River, Sentinel/Latent Zero, etc.) is an asset.
        
      • Knowledge of the investment adviser and/or mutual fund industry (i.e., compliance monitoring, fund accounting/administration, risk management, security operations, etc.).
        
      • Prior experience in Investment Compliance Monitoring (especially pre-trade monitoring).
        
        When you join our team:
        
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        • We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
          
        • We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
          
        • As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
          
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          Primary Location: Boston, Massachusetts
          Salary range is expected to be between: $51,975.00 USD - $86,625.00 USD
          Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.
          Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.
          Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
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