Applications Manager - General Affairs/Finance NYC

Applications Manager - General Affairs/Finance

 
Job ID: Job-1531       
Job Title:      Applications Manager - General Affairs/Finance 
location:       New York, NY   
Jobtype:        Permanent      
Rate:   125K - $135K +bonus    
       
Description:    Person will be responsible for gathering requirements, organizing resources and managing IT projects for both the Finance area in IT and the General Affairs area of the Bank. This will/could include re-engineering processes - documenting current processes, working with the users to define improvements, implementing improvements, implementing new systems, improving existing systems. Functions that this will cover include but are not limited to Vendor management, Expense management, Asset Management, Contract Management, Invoice Management, and Project Cost Management 

2 years experience in Financial Reporting 
2 years experience in Project Accounting 
2 years Management Accounting experience 
BA in accounting or at least 5 years experience working in a financial reporting role/project finance reporting role 

Experience with Oracle Financials 
Experience administering Concur Travel a plus 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

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Compliance Manager NYC

Compliance Manager

 
Job ID: Job-1529       
Job Title:      Compliance Manager     
location:       New York, NY   
Jobtype:        Permanent      
Rate:          
Primary Skills:        
Description:    Developing and implementing compliance policies and procedures for global trading businesses 
Coordinating the response to regulatory exams, inquiries, and related matters raised by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, various U.S. self-regulatory organizations and exchanges, and international regulators by working closely with trading teams and other departments 
Building and monitoring surveillance of trading on multiple markets 
Facilitating the addition of new markets, business lines, and counterparty relationships in the U.S. and abroad in conjunction with Accounting, Legal, and Operations departments and outside counsel 
Researching and liaising with senior management regarding the legal and regulatory impact of new legislation and proposed or final rules and regulations, including drafting comment letters relating to proposed regulations and working with industry groups to draft group responses 
Preparing and maintaining regulatory filings 
Assisting in the development of compliance training for employees and conducting training sessions 
Acting as a resource to educate and train more junior members of the Compliance team 

Qualifications 
The ideal candidate will have 6-10 years of regulatory compliance experience in a broker-dealer, trading, or asset management firm. In addition, he or she should have: 

Significant experience with SEC, FINRA, CFTC, and other regulators and familiarity with rules relating to broker-dealers, proprietary trading firms, and investment advisers 
Knowledge of U.S. trading rules, including Reg. SHO, Reg. NMS, and specific rules of exchanges 
Experience working with trading desks and the ability to give well-considered and practical advice to traders and senior management 
Familiarity with the trading of various instruments, including stocks, fixed-income products, foreign exchange, futures, commodities, and energy interests 
Experience dealing with electronic trading issues in the U.S. and abroad 
A strong network of securities and futures industry contacts and experience working with industry groups 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
Outstanding organizational abilities and a strong attention to detail 
The ability to work effectively both in a team environment and independently 
The ability to coordinate large and complex projects 
Bachelor’s degree and excellent transcripts 
Law degree or master’s degree (a plus) 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES. 
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Fircosoft Applications Support Analyst NYC

Fircosoft Applications Support Analyst

 
Job ID: Job-1528       
Job Title:      Fircosoft Applications Support Analyst 
location:       New York, NY   
Jobtype:        Permanent      
Rate:   $65K - $75K + bonus    
Primary Skills:        
Description:    • Responsible for providing day to day support for Fircosoft Sanctions scanning software, including, but not limited to: 
- Day to Day update of New Sanctions List 
- Day to Day update of Exceptions Lists and Rules 
- Creation of Exceptions List and Rules in consultation with Compliance staff as well as other team members 
- Perform System debugging tasks 
- Investigate and resolve system issues with the Filtering engine, On-Line filter and other system components 
- Provide on-call support on a rotating basis. 
• Hands on knowledge of MS Windows operating system (Windows Server / Workstations) 
• Hands on knowledge of Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel. 
• Familiarity with MS SQL Server 
• Provide on-call and weekend support 
• Prior experience in Banking / Financial industry would be preferred. 
• Excellent communications skills would be a definite plus. 

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and at least five (5) or more years’ experience in systems administration and computer operations, with increasing administrative and leadership responsibilities or an equivalent in education and work experience. Requires extensive knowledge and experience in all facets of computer operations, systems administration, decision-making, strong judgment, management skills and a considerable aptitude in human relations. 
3+ years of Fircosoft OFAC Agent Suite experience. 
3+ years of SWIFT Alliance experience. 
2+ years of Unix AIX Operating System 
2+ years of MS Windows 
Good documentation skills. 

Additional Skills (Good to have) 
IBM Websphere MQ Knowledge 
IBM Websphere Application Server knowledge 
MS Access / MS Excel 
Unix Shell Scripting 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES. 
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