What you’ll do:
1. Assist with ACA service offering regarding Financial Promotions.
2. Analyze clients’ books and records for potential regulatory issues.
3. Interpret complicated and nuanced documents to identify potential regulatory risks.
4. Assist with the planning of upcoming reviews, including participating in calls with clients, reviewing client policies and procedures, and working with supervisors to resolve any issues.
5. Draft reports for clients summarizing ACA’s review and any findings from such reviews.
6. Perform other ad-hoc work/special projects as necessary to support ACA’s various client and internal initiatives including, but not limited to: Analyst training; Attend conferences and roundtable events; Assist with customized client engagements.
To qualify for the role, you must have:
7. Strong academic background (i.e. degree level or recognized professional certification)
Ideally, you’ll also have:
8. 0-2 years relevant financial services experience and/or knowledge of the UK regulatory regime, such as Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), the Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive (AIFMD), the Cross Border Distribution of Funds guidance (CBDF), including other applicable FCA and ESMA rules and guidance.
Skills and attributes for success:
9. Demonstrated professional integrity
10. Dependable, flexible, and adaptable to new ACA initiatives and changing client needs
11. Ability to exercise discretion and make independent judgments on matters of significance
12. Ability to work in a fast-paced, small team environment
13. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients
14. Highly motivated and goal oriented; pro-active in one’s own education and career progression; volunteers for and shows initiative on both internal and external projects and tasks.
15. Dedicated to upholding ACA’s high-quality standards and customer service focus
16. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
17. Strong oral and written communication skills
18. Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and comfortable working in a tech enabled environment.
What working at ACA offers:
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Our Total Rewards package includes an annual discretionary bonus, pension, private medical insurance, group life insurance, group income protection, subsidized corporate gym membership, season ticket loan, employee assistance programme, and more. Our time off options include up to 26 days of annual holiday allowance and statutory bank holidays, as well as a day off for your work anniversary, career development, and volunteering.