Senior Consultant & Business Analyst in Regulatory Technology & Compliance Analytics

Company Description

Sia Partners is a next-generation consulting firm dedicated to creating state-of-the-art narratives for transformation and innovation and deploying them at scale. Our goal is to deliver superior value and tangible results to our clients as they navigate the digital revolution and achieve transformations which generate a positive impact. Our global footprint and expertise in more than 40 sectors and services allow us to enhance our clients’ businesses worldwide. We guide their projects and initiatives in strategy, business transformation, IT & digital strategy, and Data Science. 

Why Join The Sia Village?

Excellence | Entrepreneurship | Innovation | Teamwork | Care & Support | Employee Wellbeing

These are the six core values that guide all our actions. As an expression of our values, our Sia Village concept describes our commitment to fostering a sense of community within and among our offices. We believe that knowledge sharing is the key, not only to innovation, but to the growth and development of our people.

Your experience at Sia Partners will be enriched by a(n):  

• Entrepreneurial journey
• Career advocacy program that supports achieving professional development goals through guidance, and real-time feedback
• Continuous learning & development opportunities
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs with an ever-growing list of global affinity initiatives
• Annual seminar, an in-person value-add experience, that allows you to network with colleagues throughout North America

Job Description

Our rapidly growing consulting firm is seeking a highly skilled Senior Consultant & Business Analyst with expertise in regulatory technology and compliance analytics. The ideal candidate will support our emerging Regulation Technology team which works alongside our Financial Crimes Advisory group assisting clients in the design and execution of various regulation technology implementations, testing, tuning, and calibration of key BSA/AML, Sanctions and Fraud systems. These include transaction monitoring, sanctions filtering tuning, above the line/below the line analysis, identification of trends and patterns, model validations including DFS 504 certifications, and suspicious activity model design and refinement. The ideal candidate can work with large data sets to ensure that Compliance teams have the necessary information available to support policy development and decision-making.

This includes understanding regulatory requirements, applying them to financial services business models, designing systems, incorporating data effectively, and ensuring the effective execution of programs. This will also include creating and executing the periodic and ongoing tuning methodology for monitoring systems.

You will enjoy working with some of the richest data sets in the world and the ability to see your insights turned into real world impact.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with clients to understand their regulatory compliance requirements and design solutions to meet those needs
• Develop advanced SQL queries
• Utilize data analytics tools and techniques to assess and mitigate compliance risks
• Enhance data quality and controls to support compliance and risk management efforts
• Provide strategic guidance to clients on compliance best practices and regulatory changes
• Develop, implement, and update compliance management systems, policies, and procedures based on new or updated regulatory requirements
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of compliance dashboards and reporting systems
• Stay current on industry trends, regulations, and emerging technologies in the compliance space
• Identify gaps or risk exposure in operations and implement all necessary checks-and-balances and risk assessment reviews
• Effectively analyze situations and apply experience and judgment to resolve issues in a timely manner
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including legal, technology, and business stakeholders, to ensure successful project delivery
• Assist with data mapping and writing of technical documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g. Law, Compliance, Analytics, Computer Science, etc.)
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in compliance, legal, or regulatory technology, with a focus on data analytics and risk management
• Advanced knowledge of SQL required
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data analytics tools and techniques
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills to communicate risks in an effective way to all levels of seniority
• Flexibility in changing direction