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Regulatory Analyst
Barcelona, Spain

Description

Clarus Risk is a leading fintech firm and part of the Apex Group, a global financial services provider.  Clarus Risk clients include alternative investment funds, banks, and fund management companies (ManCo’s).  

At Clarus Risk we have a passion for finance and technology with a strong commitment to research and development in order to continuously innovate and improve client solutions within an open and collegiate environment. Clarus Risk’s core solution is RiskMonitor®, provides an independent appraisal of investment risk compliance and financial risk exposures. RiskMonitor® produces customisable risk reporting suitable for boards, risk committees and investors as well as risk data required for regulatory submissions. 

Clarus Risk is a fast-growing business and we are looking for a Regulatory Analyst to join our team in Barcelona. In this role, you will work in both our research and production environments, supporting our existing regulatory code base and working on new research initiatives. This role will involve liaison with clients, client counterparties, and colleagues within the Apex Group. This role would suit a well-organized and ambitious team-player looking to assume and take responsibility within a young, dynamic fintech firm.  

Job specification

Production Oversight

• Monitoring and directly resolving production issues;
• Assisting clients and partners resolve technical or process queries, for example reconciling PRIIPs calculations;
• Delivery of feedback from clients to software development team and business development partners;
• Curation of Portfolio NAV, PRIIPs and ESG tables;
• Engagement with data vendors.

Internal projects  

• Support SOC1/ ISAE 3402 assurance implementation.

 Client liaison

• Regular proactive client engagement on Clarus Risk KPIs and RiskMonitor usage.

Skills Required:

• Finance or business degree and / or 1+ years professional experience of investment or risk operations gained in banking or asset management;
• Responsible for supporting RiskMonitor platform and processes;
• First line support for internal and external clients;
• Excellent Excel / MS Office skills;
• Excellent communication skills (English).

Desirable Attributes 

• Interest in pursuing professional finance qualifications, e.g. CFA;
• Understanding / interest in fund compliance, reg reporting, investment risk.

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
• Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;

Training and development opportunities.

Benefits - As a truly global business, we tailor benefits to each location to safeguard our people and respect local cultures and ways of working. Our people are our greatest asset, and we invest in talent development. Join our global network, and you will benefit from education support, sponsorship and in-house training programs.

 Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/