Regulatory Operations Analyst

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Join a collaborative and highly visible team responsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of critical Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting obligations. In this role, you'll leverage your expertise in regulatory operations to help support the firm’s compliance with SEC, FINRA, OCC, Federal Reserve, exchange and other regulatory reporting requirements while driving process improvements that strengthen risk controls and operational efficiency.

This hybrid-friendly position offers the flexibility of remote work combined with the benefits of in-person collaboration, requiring three days per week in our Southfield, MI office.

What You'll Do

As a Regulatory Operations Analyst, you will play a key role in managing and enhancing the firm's non-financial regulatory reporting program. The role partners with Operations, Trading, Compliance, Technology, Legal and Risk Management teams to investigate reporting issues, improve data quality, regulatory reporting controls and governance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce, validate, reconcile, and submit Non-Financial Regulatory reports, including:

  • Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT)

  • Electronic Blue Sheets (EBS)

  • Large Options Position Reports (LOPR)

  • Short Interest Reporting

  • Treasury International Capital (TIC)

  • SEC Schedule 13F

  • Other regulatory reporting obligations assigned

• Monitor reporting quality and identify, research, and resolve exceptions and data discrepancies.

• Partner with Brokerage Operations, Trading, Compliance, Technology, and Legal teams to address reporting issues and improve data quality.

• Evaluate new and changing regulatory requirements and support implementation efforts across impacted business areas.

• Participate in regulatory examinations, audits, and inquiries from FINRA, SEC, and other regulatory bodies.

• Conduct root-cause analysis and lead remediation efforts for identified reporting issues.

• Support risk assessments, testing initiatives, and control enhancements to strengthen regulatory reporting processes.

• Document procedures, workflows, and controls while identifying opportunities for automation and operational efficiencies.

• Contribute to special projects and strategic initiatives supporting regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

What We're Looking For

Experience

• Hands-on experience with Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting in a broker-dealer or financial services environment.

• Experience supporting regulatory reporting, compliance operations, or brokerage operations.

• Strong understanding of securities markets, trading activity, and the trade lifecycle, including:

  • Orders

  • Executions

  • Allocations

  • Settlements

  • Securities operations and reporting impacts

• Knowledge of FINRA, SEC, and exchange regulatory requirements.

• Experience analyzing data, researching exceptions, and resolving reporting discrepancies.

• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced regulatory environment.

• Experience supporting regulatory examinations and audits.

• Experience with one or more regulatory reporting obligations Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), Electronic Blue Sheets (EBS), Large Options Position Reports (LOPR), Short Interest Reporting or similar reporting requirements.

• Experience with process improvement, controls testing, or risk management initiatives.

• Familiarity with operational workflows within brokerage or clearing environments.

Knowledge & Skills

Technical Knowledge

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI – assisted reconciliation and exception investigation

• Advanced Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, data validation and reconciliation

• Reporting and workflow management systems

• User Acceptance Testing (UAT) support

• Regulatory risk management and controls

Core Skills

• Regulatory reporting validation and reconciliation

• Understanding and application of regulatory requirements

• Analytical problem-solving and critical thinking

• Root-cause analysis and issue remediation

• Process improvement and workflow design

• Regulatory interpretation and implementation

• Strong written an