Wealth Management Client Segment Risk functions as an in-business risk unit to provide risk assessment and risk management of Financial Advisors within Wealth Management. The Central Review Unit (CRU) is a team of centralized Risk Officers that handles a suite of controls that surveil potential sales practice, suitability, and regulatory focus issues.
The Products Team is a new, and growing, team within the CRU. Currently they handle Alternative Investment Order Approvals and certain trade supervision controls. This team will be taking on more and growing, so the ideal candidate will be very comfortable with change and very proactive in sharing ideas and helping to build a strong culture of collaboration and innovation.
Risk Officer Responsibilities Include:
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- In depth analysis of a suite of controls that cover many areas of Risk, including but not limited to: Trade Supervision, appropriate use of Advisory Accounts, and Suitability Reviews
- Being the contact point for Field Risk
- Conduct monthly calls with the Field Branches you support
- Providing reporting and trend analysis of what you are seeing in the risk reviews you conduct
- Serving as an escalation point for issues and questions from the field
- Providing coverage on an as-needed basis
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to thoroughly investigate and problem solve; to see an assignment through from conception to completion
- Knowledge of SEC, Finra and firm compliance policies
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to identify issues and trends to provide recommended comprehensive solutions
- Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet strict deadlines
- Ability to problem solve independently
- Ability to handle large workloads without compromising the integrity of the supervision
- Must be pro-active and own workload and day
- Ability to evaluate and understand the full picture and risk implications of the supervision conducted
- Flexible, must be able to manage a diverse, heavy, and ever-changing workload
- Strong technology savvy strongly preferred, advanced experience and knowledge of excel and other data analytics tools
Experience
- 5 -10 years of industry experience
- Risk or compliance experience
- Advanced understanding of Alternative Investments and other complex products a plus
Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Licenses and Registrations:
- Must have an active Series 7 & 66 (or 65 and 63)
- 9 and 10 (or 8) or the ability to obtain the 9 and 10 within 60 days of hire
Other Qualifications
- External candidates must:
- Be authorized to work in the U.S. without restriction as to duration
- Pass any applicable pre-employment tests
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