Global Regulatory Reporting & Compliance Associate / VP

About AQR Capital Management

Founded in 1998, AQR is a global systematic investment management firm. As quantitative investors, research is the foundation of everything we do. We manage a range of alternative and long-only strategies designed to meet the needs of institutional and wealth investors around the world.

AQR’s culture reflects the firm’s academic roots and entrepreneurial spirit. Our collaborative environment fuels innovation and encourages employees to ask thoughtful questions, think creatively and bring new ideas forward. Continuous learning is an important part of the employee experience, helping our people build skills and grow throughout their careers. Employees at every level have opportunities to contribute, regardless of title or tenure.

The firm has 800 employees with headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut and offices in London, Frankfurt, Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney and Bengaluru.

The Team

The Compliance group is responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring, and testing AQR’s control environment. It is responsible for ensuring the firm is acting as a responsible fiduciary to our clients. It creates sets of policies and procedures that define how AQR operates its business. It analyzes and visualizes data to monitor the activities of the organization and give advice to other functions. It is also mandated with ensuring AQR complies with all relevant regulatory and industry rules and regulations.

We are currently seeking an exceptionally talented individual with five to seven years’ with experience with regulatory reporting, including derivatives transaction reporting, preferably with an investment manager, broker-dealer, or fund administrator, to join our Compliance Department.

Your Role

• Assist in the preparation and submission of all regulatory reports filed on behalf of the firm.
• Coordinate collecting and synthesizing data for various daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to U.S. and foreign regulators and departments, such as the SEC’s Form PF and Form ADV, CFTC and NFA’s Form CPO-PQR, and FCA’s AIFMD Annex.
• Develop and document internal processes and procedures related to the firm’s various current and future filing obligations.
• Keep abreast of global regulatory developments, particularly in the U.S., Asia, and Europe, and apprise other departments and groups of applicable requirements by researching regulatory and filing rules and writing and communicating guidelines and while becoming a part of a strategic solution for process and control modifications within the firm.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• An undergraduate degree with a focus in Accounting, Finance or Computer Science
• In depth experience with Form PF, Form CPO-PQR, Form ADV, and Annex IV
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes, create efficiencies
• High proficiency in Excel and Bloomberg
• Knowledge of complex financial derivatives
• Experience with SQL or Python is a plus

Who You Are

• Intelligent, energetic and goal-oriented with the ability to juggle multiple tasks, meet deadlines with limited supervision and exercise sound judgment.
• A self-starter with the ability to follow through and complete tasks in a highly intellectual, collaborative environment.
• Well-organized and detail-oriented.
• Able to focus on details and their interaction, while keeping in mind the bigger picture.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; must be able to confidently collaborate with senior management and various departments within the firm.

The salary range for this role is expected to be $140,000 to $160,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is accurate for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, depending upon factors such as skills, experience, location, or other business and organizational needs. This wage range may also be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/VET/DISABILITY