Job Summary:
The Communications Review Team consists of the advertising, hard copy correspondence review, social media and e-mail review teams. The advisor for this team will administer and analyze various communication reviews and content to ensure compliance with regulatory expectations and firm policies and procedures. Escalates and partners with senior advisors and management team for highly sensitive or complex issues.
Some guidance is provided to perform varied work that is somewhat difficult in nature and that requires evaluation, originality and ingenuity to make moderately complex decisions. Resolves or recommends solutions to complex problems. Leads defined work or projects of moderate scope and complexity. Maintains extensive contact with internal customers to identify, research, and resolve problems.
Remote work option for registered financial services professionals with supervision or compliance Advertising/Marketing review experience and possessing appropriate licensure.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Conducts compliance review of communications , through the use of various reports and systems.
Interfaces with sales management associates to inform them of any supervisory concerns that may arise with branch office managers/FAs and works together with them to address these concerns as well as to resolve any conflicts that may arise.
Monitors and keeps up to date with regulations regarding communications and applies them accordingly.
Assists in researching Supervision issues.
Assists in developing training programs, including maintaining training records and coordinating training with functions.
Prepares and delivers written and oral presentations to business units.
May participate in the formation of policies related to compliance.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
Investments and trading, securities industry regulations, and client suitability (all at a level consistent with the requirement of Series 24 licensing). Familiarity/facility with RJ and its systems is preferable.
Companys working structure, policies, mission, and strategies.
General office practices, procedures, and methods.
Skill in:
Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases.
Critical thinking and decision-making, involving the interpretation of regulatory rules and compliance policies.
Detail orientation to ensure the regulatory liability is limited, without impairing workflow.
Utilizing business-appropriate phone manners.
Ability to:
Independently manage and complete multiple projects and tasks; work independently with minimal direct supervision.
Use appropriate interpersonal styles and communicate effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels including branch managers/FAs.
Establish and communicate clear directions and priorities.
Provide a high level of customer service.
Educational/Previous Experience Recommendations:
Bachelors degree (B.A) in a related discipline and a minimum of two (2) years of experience in Supervision and/or the financial services industry.
One (1) year recent Advertising/Marketing review experience preferred.
~or~
Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources.
Licenses/Certifications:
Appropriate series license(s) for assigned functional area preferred or the ability to obtain within an established timeframe.
o SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied.
o Required to have a Series 7, 24 and 66
o Series 65 and 63 can be obtained instead of 66
Additional licenses/certifications demonstrating the candidates knowledge/expertise in industry regulation and concepts preferred.
St Petersburg, FL
You could call it Ray. You could call it Ray Jay. But Raymond James Financial will do just fine. The company offers investment and financial planning services primarily through subsidiary Raymond James & Associates (RJA), which provides securities brokerage, investment banking, and financial advisory services in North America and Europe; and Raymond James Financial Services, which offers financial planning and brokerage services through independent contractors, as well as through alliances with community banks. Other divisions provide asset management, trust, and retail banking services. Raymond James Financial has approximately 2,300 offices worldwide.