Associate Principal Analyst MS Operations Procedures and Standards - All FINRA Locations

Essential Job Functions:

• Under limited supervision develops and implements departmental specific policies procedures and guidance.
• Aids in the periodic assessment of procedures to determine if further development or updates are required.
• Participates in the establishment of centralized operational processes to increase efficiency minimize duplication and ensure sufficient controls are in place.
• Assists in the enhancement and/or development of new processes controls or procedures.
• Maintains intermediate working knowledge of departmental functions and industry developments.
• Participates in the regulatory change process for a subset of business units and assists with performing impact assessments.
• Assists with facilitating departmental wide meetings to communicate updates and train staff on programmatic changes to processes tools controls technology policy/procedures.
• Develops and maintains working relationships across Member Supervision throughout FINRA and with other stakeholders including the SEC states other regulatory agencies and the industry.
• Assists senior staff with strategic objectives deliverables and issue remediation.
• Maintains and at times develops content on Regulatory Operations systems and internal websites.
• Produces and disseminates reporting to key stakeholders with limited supervision.
• Supports the development and maintenance of operational metrics providing insight into key performance and key risk indicators for senior management.
• Assists with and at time leads special projects and ad hoc initiatives including but not limited to internal and external requests.
• At times coaches more junior colleagues in techniques processes and responsibilities.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in business or related field and a minimum of four 4 years of directly related securities experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of securities industry rules regulations and guidelines required.
• Demonstrated understanding of regulatory/policy requirements the impact on process and controls and ability to succinctly document all elements.
• Exemplifies research/analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including interpersonal skills and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational timemanagement problem solving and organizational skills are highly desired. Attention to detail is essential.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windowsbased software applications.

Working Conditions:

• Work is normally performed in an office environment at FINRA.

For work that is performed in CA CO HI MN VT IL Jersey City NJ New York City NY MA WA MD Washington DC NJ State and NY State please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location actual compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to the candidates skill set level of experience education and internal peer compensation comparisons.

CA: Minimum Salary $94200 Maximum Salary $176000

CO/HI/MN/VT*: Minimum Salary $81900 Maximum Salary $146600

IL*: Minimum Salary $90100 Maximum Salary $161300
Jersey City NJ/NYC NY: Minimum Salary $98300 Maximum Salary $176000

MA/WA: Minimum Salary $81900 Maximum Salary $168600

MD/Washington DC: Minimum Salary $94200 Maximum Salary $168600
NJ State: Minimum Salary $90100 Maximum $176000

NY State: Minimum Salary $81900 Maximum Salary $176000

*Including positions performed outside the state but reporting to an office or manager in that state.

Candidates can expect salary offers that range from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range. FINRA provides full pay ranges so that the candidate can consider their growth potential while at FINRA.

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To be considered for this position please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required.

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Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Nonexempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal state or local law. As part of its dedication to employee wellness FINRA provides comprehensive health dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life accidental death and dismemberment supplemental life spouse/domestic partner and dependent life and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment short and longterm disability longterm care business travel accident disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRAfunded retirement contribution tuition reimbursement commuter benefits and other benefits that support employee wellness such as adoption assistance backup family care surrogacy benefits employee assistance and wellness programs.

Time Off and Paid Leave*

FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways including through a generous timeoff program of 15 days of paid time off 5 personal days and 9 sick days unless otherwise required by law (all prorated in the first year). Additionally we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on fulltime schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave jury duty leave bereavement leave voting and election official leave for federal state or local primary and general elections care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Fulltime employees receive nine paid holidays.

*Based on fulltime schedule

Important Information

FINRAs Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their brokerdealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Codes investment and securities account restrictions and new employees must comply with those investment restrictionsincluding disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRAs Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice Presidentby the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (efeed) of data to FINRA and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an efeed within three months of beginning employment.

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As standard practice employees must also execute FINRAs Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the companys policy on nepotism.

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FINRA strives to make our career site accessible to all users. If you need a disabilityrelated accommodation for completing the application process please contact FINRAs Employee Relations team at 240.386.4865 or by email atPlease note that this process is exclusively for inquiries regarding application accommodations.

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