Compliance Officer (Bureau of Asset Management)

The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official, the comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely, investing responsibly, operating efficiently, acting fairly, living up to its obligations and promises, and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together.

The Bureau of Asset Management is responsible for oversight of the investment portfolios of the five New York City pension systems. Through a culture of collaboration, individual development, and teamwork that leverages diverse talent and strives for continuous improvement, the goal of the Bureau of Asset Management is to achieve exceptional investment outcomes for all stakeholders; to deliver outstanding support to plan Trustees; and to serve as a responsible steward of the resources of plan beneficiaries and the City of New York.

Responsibilities

• Working with BAM Investment Strategy and the Office of the General Counsel, perform comprehensive compliance-related operational due diligence and disclosure form review on all private market manager recommendations;
• Serve as the compliance advisor to all public equity and public fixed income search evaluation committees, providing in-depth guidance on bidding firms’ compliance programs;
• Assist the Chief Compliance Officer in performing a compliance review of written materials such as investment memos, presentations, and quarterly reporting for the Systems’ Trustees and other external parties;
• Maintain the Bureau’s Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan and develop training and reporting to BAM’s senior leadership team on a regular basis;
• Using internal tools available, automate internal Compliance processes including but not limited to public market investment guideline monitoring, compliance training, quarterly trustee reporting, and the annual ethics & compliance questionnaire for 300+ investment managers and consultants;
• Assist the Chief Compliance Officer in executing the Agency’s Personal Trading Policy, including setting up electronic data feeds for multiple brokers, new employee onboarding, and employee departure processes;
• Research and provide reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer on changes in regulatory rules and practices affecting investment firms who manage assets for the NYC retirement systems;
• Conduct ad hoc projects as required by the Chief Compliance Officer.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree from an accredited college, with major studies in finance, economics, compliance, or business, or a closely related field, and three (3) or more years of progressively responsible full-time professional experience in a financial services compliance role and/or carrying out compliance functions for a SEC registered investment adviser, broker/dealer, consulting firm or a related area;
• BS/BA degree from an accredited college with major studies in the fields mentioned above and five (5) or more years of progressively responsible compliance experience as described above;
• A satisfactory equivalent of education and experience mentioned above.