About The Position

The Director of Broker-Dealer Regulatory Reporting is responsible for overseeing all U.S. regulatory financial reporting and capital compliance for the broker-dealer. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant filings under SEC and FINRA rules, with primary responsibility for SEC Rules 15c3-1 (Net Capital) and 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule). The Director serves as a key subject-matter expert and liaison with regulators, auditors, and internal stakeholders across Finance, Operations and Compliance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in broker-dealer regulatory reporting, capital management, or financial control roles.
  • Hands-on expertise with SEC Rules 15c3-1 and 15c3-3.
  • Extensive experience preparing and reviewing FOCUS reports and other SEC/FINRA regulatory filings.
  • Strong understanding of broker-dealer operations, settlement processes, margin, financing transactions (repo, stock borrow/loan), and customer account structures.
  • Proven experience interacting with external auditors and regulators.

Nice To Haves

  • Accounting or financial designation preferred
  • People Management experience

Responsibilities

  • Own and oversee compliance with SEC Rule 15c3-1 (Net Capital), including daily net capital computations, early warning thresholds, stress scenarios, and regulatory capital planning.
  • Own and oversee compliance with SEC Rule 15c3-3, including customer reserve formula calculations, possession-or-control requirements, account classifications, and exemption analyses (e.g., paragraph 74/78, k(2)(ii)).
  • Review and approve reserve computations, special reserve bank account activity, and related reconciliations.
  • Assess the regulatory impact of new products, business initiatives, and operational changes.
  • Lead, mentor and develop a team of Regulatory Reporting junior staff members.
  • Oversee preparation, review, and submission of all required regulatory filings, including but not limited to: FOCUS Reports, Supplemental Liquidity Schedules (SLS), FR 2004 Audited financials supplemental regulatory information and footnotes SIPC filings FINRA and SEC ad-hoc requests
  • Ensure consistency between regulatory filings, US GAAP financial statements, and internal management reporting.
  • Manage regulatory reporting calendars, controls, and documentation to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
  • Serve as primary point of contact for external auditors on regulatory capital, customer protection, and related audit matters.
  • Lead responses to regulatory examinations, inquiries, and deficiency letters from SEC, FINRA, and other regulators.
  • Draft formal regulatory correspondence, interpretive memos, and responses to audit findings, including remediation plans where required.
  • Design, implement, and maintain a robust control framework over regulatory reporting, including documentation of key controls, review procedures, and evidence standards.
  • Partner with Compliance and Operations to support internal control assessments, issue management, and remediation of findings.
  • Lead or support look-back analyses, root-cause assessments, and process improvements related to regulatory reporting.

Benefits

  • Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical and mental well-being goals.
  • Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition.
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