Senior Principal Consultant
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About the Role
ACA Group is hiring a Senior Principal Consultant to lead mock regulatory examinations, compliance program reviews, and provide regulatory consulting to financial services clients.
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Responsibilities
- Lead or assist all aspects of mock regulatory examinations and compliance program reviews
- Perform a broad scope of work during reviews of ACA's largest and most complicated clients
- Provide regulatory consulting services including drafting regulatory filings, conducting forensic testing, reviewing policies and marketing materials
- Manage assigned client relationships and projects proactively and profitably
- Identify, manage and/or support ACA special projects and internal initiatives
- Formally supervise, train, evaluate, oversee, and provide feedback to junior colleagues
- Serve as outsourced chief compliance officer (oCCO) for clients when needed
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 8 years of industry experience, or 6 years with regulatory/compliance consulting experience
- Advanced knowledge of relevant federal securities laws (Investment Advisers Act, Investment Company Act, Securities Exchange Act, Commodity Exchange Act)
- Executive presence and ability to interact with regulators and high profile clients
- Supervisory experience preferred
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Position Overview
- The individual in this position is responsible for participating in mock regulatory examinations and compliance program reviews, assisting with policy and procedure reviews, drafting reports and manuals that promote compliance with regulatory requirements, and providing compliance assistance and adv
- The individual can take a leading role on complex projects and is also responsible for the development of client relationships and development and oversight of ACA junior staff.
- The individual should also be open to serving as an outsourced chief compliance officer (oCCO) to clients.
What you’ll do
- Lead or assist all aspects of mock regulatory examinations and compliance program reviews, including overseeing and reviewing the work of project team members.
- Perform a broad scope of work during reviews of ACA’s largest and most complicated clients, and to guide, coordinate and consolidate the work of colleagues during these reviews.
- Provide regulatory consulting services to clients as needed (e.g., creating drafts of and submitting regulatory filings, conducting forensic testing, reviewing policies, procedures, and marketing materials and other compliance documents, answering compliance related questions from clients, as well a
- Manage assigned client relationships and projects proactively and profitably, including providing expert advice and delivering a superior client experience.
- Identify, manage and/or support ACA special projects and internal initiatives (e.g., drafting articles for industry publications, participate in sales, conduct or oversee research on compliance issues, prepare, oversee the preparation of, and/or deliver internal or client training and/or presentatio
- Formally supervise, train, evaluate, oversee, and provide feedback to colleagues in a supervisory and project manager capacity.
- Perform ad hoc work/special projects as necessary to support ACA on various client and internal initiatives.
To qualify for the role you must have
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 8 years of industry experience. Alternatively, at least 6 years of experience that includes some combination of the following: (i) an examiner or attorney with the U.S. SEC, NFA, CFTC, FINRA, or another regulatory authority or (ii) a compliance analyst or consultant with ACA or a consulting organiza
- Advanced knowledge of relevant federal securities laws and associated rules and regulatory positions thereunder (e.g., Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Investment Company Act of 1940, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974.)
- Executive presence – a professional who interacts effortlessly with regulators and high profile clients.
Skills and attributes for success
- Demonstrated professional integrity.
- Dependable, flexible, and adaptable to new ACA initiatives and changing client needs.
- Ability to exercise discretion and make independent judgments on matters of significance.
- Ability to work in a fast paced individual and small team environment.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients.
- Highly motivated and goal oriented; proactive in one’s own education and career progression.
- Dedicated to upholding ACA’s high quality standards and customer service focus.
- Strong organizational and problem solving skills with attention to detail.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and comfortable working in a tech enabled environment.
- Willing to travel.
Salary Range
- Salary Range: $180K $200K plus bonus
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