Compliance Analyst

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

Your Team

This position would be part of Center of Excellence (CoE) for Investment Compliance and provide necessary assistance to Global Investment Compliance (IC) function from Hyderabad office.  This role would also provide support as required to Americas IC teams, in accordance with relevant regulations (like 1940 Act, Canadian NI 81-102 etc.) and fund-specific investment restrictions as contained in the prospectus or investment management agreement. This role requires applicable IC related skills (experience in rule coding, rule testing, post trade monitoring and allied reporting) to be effective.

Your Role

• Monitoring investment guidelines of client portfolio and ensuring violations (active & passive) are addressed in a timely manner by informing the onshore counterparts.
• Identify and analyze investment restrictions to ensure asset allocation and issuer concentration, industry, sector and security investment limits, Credit quality, Duration and other risk characteristics, leverage restrictions, country and region exposures, industry regulations are in line with the Investment Management Agreement.
• Onboarding of new clients for investment compliance by understanding the investment restrictions, interpreting the mandate, coding, and testing the restrictions and reporting the exceptions.
• Ensure the restricted securities are updated in restricted lists on security / issuer level to ensure these are being restricted for trading by the portfolio managers.
• Exposure to various types of asset classes like Equities, Fixed Income and derivatives and understanding on holding and transaction level checks.
• Conduct periodic and transactional testing to ensure compliance of the investment manager with all applicable state, federal and self-regulatory agency requirements.
•  Interact with members of regional and global compliance teams to assess, document, monitor, report, develop, coordinate, and implement various compliance monitoring activities, ongoing testing and related controls.
• Respond to basic and intermediary queries from team members and report to manager for any escalation.
• Assist in Compliance-related projects and initiatives.

SHIFT Timings:

Timing would be primarily aligned to Americas Region i.e. 5:30pm to 2:30am IST, however this is subject to change based on business requirement from time to time. Also, daylight saving would influence the timings.

The Experience You Bring

• 2 to 4 years of work experience in investment compliance with an investment advisor or mutual fund group. Good understanding of capital markets, financial products, and asset management industry.
• knowledge of and experience with 40 Act Funds, Multi-Asset Funds, Equity/Fixed Income/ETF Products required, Institutional Products, Stable Value & Bullet Shares products. Knowledge of securities regulation as it relates to operations within advisor compliance programs is required.
• Experience with regulatory environments such as SEC, 1940 Act, NI 81-102 is required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work both independently and as well as a team
• Effective computer skills
• I shall be open to working flexible hours
• Flexible and adaptable attitude
• Proficiency in MS Office suite of applications
• Familiarity with trading systems and compliance components such as ALADDIN, Charles River, Bloomberg AIM, LZ Sentinel.

Academic requirements

B. Com / M. Com / MBA /CA / Degree in Commerce/Finance

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office. 

Why Invesco

In Invesco, we act with integrity and do meaningful work to create impact for our stakeholders. We believe our culture is stronger when we all feel we belong, and we respect each other’s identities, lives, health, and well-being. We come together to create better solutions for our clients, our business and each other by building on different voices and perspectives. We nurture and encourage each other to ensure our meaningful growth, both personally and professionally. 

We believe in diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone feels equally valued, and this starts at the top with our senior leaders having diversity and inclusion goals. Our global focus on diversity and inclusion has grown exponentially and we encourage connection and community through our many employee-led Business Resource Groups (BRGs).  

What’s in it for you? 

As an organization we support personal needs, diverse backgrounds and provide internal networks, as well as opportunities to get involved in the community and in the world. 

Our benefit policy includes but not limited to: 

• Competitive Compensation 
• Flexible, Hybrid Work 
• 30 days’ Annual Leave + Public Holidays 
• Life Insurance 
• Retirement Planning 
• Group Personal Accident Insurance 
• Medical Insurance for Employee and Family 
• Annual Health Check-up 
• 26 weeks Maternity Leave 
• Paternal Leave 
• Adoption Leave 
• Near site Childcare Facility 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Study Support 
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
• ESG Commitments and Goals 
• Business Resource Groups 
• Career Development Programs 
• Mentoring Programs 
• Invesco Cares 
• Dress for your Day 

In Invesco, we offer development opportunities that help you thrive as a lifelong learner in a constantly evolving business environment and ensure your constant growth. Our AI enabled learning platform delivers curated content based on your role and interest. We ensure our manager and leaders also have many opportunities to advance their skills and competencies that becomes pivotal in their continuous pursuit of performance excellence. 

To know more about us 

About Invesco: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/home.html 

About our Culture: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/about-us/our-culture.html 

About our D&I policy: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.html 

About our CR program: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/corporate-responsibility.html 

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