Job Information
Raymond James Financial, Inc. Operations Consultant | Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting in Southfield, Michigan
Description
This position will follow our hybrid work model; we expect the selected candidate to work 3-days a week at one of our corporate home offices, which are located in St. Petersburg, FL, Memphis, TN and Southfield, MI.
Job Summary
Under general supervision, Associate uses extensive knowledge and skill gained through experience and education to conduct research and provide the analysis required to make recommendations and develop business cases for process improvements that will meet regulatory needs, increase department efficiencies and/or impact department productivity. Responsible for leading projects with variable scope and complexity. They must be able to manage relationships throughout the various departments in Operations. This will be a constantly evolving process as business needs and new initiatives warrant.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Serves as a liaison/representative between the team and/or department and regulatory agencies as well as an industry expert with regards to regulations
Maintains a thorough understanding of new regulations and assess its impact utilizing internal and external resources as appropriate
Reviews regulatory rules that affect the department and create documents by functional desk that correspond to procedures that would be impacted by the specific regulations
Establishes objectives and develops processes and procedures to ensure efficient and timely workflow
Consults with users to identify, analyze, refine and document business requirements
Prepares and deliver written and oral presentations to project stakeholders related to projects/updates
Maintains regular contact with internal customers to identify, research and resolve issues
Actively collaborates with various appropriate regulatory working groups (SIFMA)
Identifies trending information and report those changes/concerns/topics related to trends to the appropriate team(s)
Participates in documentation review of procedures by reviewing for gaps/risks and make recommendations to team(s) to ensure gaps are covered and risk minimized
Creates process maps of departmental processes and system workflow to help explain the flow and educate associates
Participates in Users Acceptance Testing (UAT) and make recommendations at decision points
Works on special projects as assigned
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of
Concepts, principals and technical requirements of all systems used in the functional area
Principles of banking, finance and securities industry operations
Investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry
Skill in
Representing stakeholders on project teams
Problem solving with variable, sometimes complex, cross-functional systems and processes
Preparing reports, summaries and other written communications
Preparing and delivering written and oral presentations
Using required software applications
Ability to
Attend to detail while maintaining big picture orientation
Balance conflicting resource and priority demands
Partner with other functional areas to accomplish objectives
Incorporate needs, wants and goals from different business unit perspectives into operational processes
Work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment
Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization
Educational/Previous Experience Requirements
Education/Previous Experience
Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Will typically have a minimum of six to eight (6-8) years of relevant experience in financial services
Project work and business analysis/process improvement within financial services industry highly preferred
OR
Any equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training approved by Human Resources
Licenses/Certifications
SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied.
Series 99 or equivalent required or ability to obtain within 120 days. Other licensing as required.
Job: Operations
Primary Location: US-FL-St. Petersburg-Saint Petersburg
Other Locations: US-TN-Memphis-Memphis, US-MI-Southfield-Southfield
Organization Operations & Administration
Schedule Full-time
Job Shift Day Job
Travel No
Req ID: 2403820