Senior Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada • Toronto, ON

23h • Onsite

About The Position

US Regulatory Services is responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and complete reporting to various exchanges, self-regulatory organizations and the SEC. The individual in this role is primarily responsible for day-to-day operational execution to broader planning within the area of expertise. Functions within the team can include remediating issues identified; control and risk management and reporting process improvement; providing support for regulatory change initiatives; and researching and responding to regulatory inquiries and exams. Additionally, the individual will utilize subject matter expertise while representing the department or function at a broader level. Additional responsibilities may include performing user testing for existing process enhancements, documenting new procedures related to new reports on-boarded while acting as a go-to person / escalation point for questions from junior analysts and other areas. This role may focus on multiple forms of regulatory reporting, such as such as Electronic Blue Sheets (EBS), CAT (Consolidated Audit Trail), CAIS (Customer and Account Reporting), SEC 13DG and H, LOPR, Short Interest, TRACE, MSRB, and more. The role works closely with several areas of the Firm to support the above functions, including various business groups within the Firm, Compliance, Legal, Finance, and Technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Required, preferably in Engineering or Business or a related subject
• Understanding of financial products (Equities, Listed Derivatives, Fixed Income, and/or OTC Derivatives)
• Understanding of the trade life cycle (Orders, Executions, Allocations) is required
• Some understanding of Middle Office Trade Processing is required
• Strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel (inclusive of Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs), PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi-task in a deadline driven environment
• High attention to detail
• Ability to maintain high standards despite pressing deadlines
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
• Demonstrated dependability and sense of urgency about getting results
• Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to build strong working relationships with people at all organizational levels
• Must have excellent judgment, professionalism and integrity
• Team player with a positive attitude

Nice To Haves

• Management experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Knowledgeable on the day to day reporting activities and ensures all procedures are followed for assigned reports (May include such as Electronic Blue Sheets (EBS), CAT (Consolidated Audit Trail), CAIS (Customer and Account Reporting), SEC 13DG and H, LOPR, Short Interest, TRACE, MSRB, and any other reports as assigned by manager).
• As required, may serve as a final reviewer for assigned regulatory reporting submissions
• As required, acts as an effective layer of escalation for junior or less experienced staff on complex issues
• Support the development and implementation of controls to ensure the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of reporting, and resolve any exceptions identified.
• May be responsible for the prioritization of reporting anomalies, may include requirement development
• May be responsible for the production of presentations for a range of stakeholders highlighting achievements, reporting metrics, and other relevant material
• May be responsible for assisting in the completion of impact assessment of system / business changes
• Develops and harnesses ideas for continuous process improvement
• Document, revise and maintain procedures as required
• May supervise day-to-day work of junior level employees while providing cover for Team Manager during absence

Benefits

• Gain a strong foundation in fundamental investment banking skills such as financial modeling and analysis, transaction execution and negotiation, and in-depth industry and product knowledge
• Experience working in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Interact with leaders who support your development through coaching and mentoring opportunities
• Have the ability to make a difference through impactful transactions which help shape an industry
• Develop an analytical skillset through real world transaction experience
• Gain exposure and insight into the global capital markets
• Work directly with senior levels of Canada’s largest and fastest growing companies
• Build a long-term career in Investment Banking

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior