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Company Description
As part of the Wilshire family, you can rest assured that every day you are contributing to an organization that is helping investors improve their financial outcomes. For more than 50 years, Wilshire has been dedicated to providing customized portfolio solutions grounded in research and powered by next generation technologies.
Wilshire advises on over $1 trillion in assets for some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated institutional investors and is headquartered in the United States with offices worldwide.
Job Description
Wilshire is seeking a knowledgeable and experienced Legal Compliance Operations Associate to assist in its KYC/AML compliance program.
What you’ll do:
- As a Legal Compliance Operations Associate, you will assist the compliance team with various operational compliance obligations including regulatory reporting (ADV, Form PF), KYC (Know Your Client) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering), and Code of Ethics management.
- You will collect, analyze, and review client, counterparty, and service provider records to ensure compliance with KYC and AML regulations and policies
- Updating internal files and keeping records up to date
- Efficient internal and external communication to gather KYC information
- Collaborate with internal teams to address escalated cases and resolve complex compliance issues.
- Keeping internal procedural documentation up to date
- Supporting your colleagues and management with training new staff, audit requests, projects, documentation, and additional ad-hoc tasks
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent relevant experience
- 2-4 years of experience in Know Your Client, Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering or relevant field
- Excellent skills to communicate clearly, effectively, and quickly
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and client-centric mindset
- Initiative and commitment to overcome obstacles and meet the end goal, targets
- Flexible working approach, strong decision making, and influencing skills
- Ability to work successfully in a self-motivated team environment
Additional Information
- This position will work on a hybrid model out of our New York office
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package including a collaborative work environment, generous PTO, 401(k) match, affordable & comprehensive medical/dental/vision insurance, CFA and other professional membership reimbursement, and more.
The pay range for this position is $80,000-$100,000. However, base pay will be determined on an individual basis considering various factors, including location, qualifications, skills, and experience. The total compensation package includes eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and a full range of health and financial benefit offerings, which will be provided in conjunction with an offer of employment.
Visit www.wilshire.com for additional company information.
Wilshire is an SEC registered investment adviser and required to track certain political contributions under Rule 206(4)-5. As such, you may be required to disclose your prior political contributions.
We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we afford equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race/ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex (including gender and gender identity), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship status, disability, medical condition (as defined by California Government Code section 12926), or sexual orientation. Our employees, as well as applicants and others with whom we do business, will not be subjected to sexual, racial, religious, ethnic, or any other form of unlawful harassment. In addition, Wilshire adheres to the equal employment opportunity requirements of all states and localities in which it does business. We are completely committed to these principles not only because of the various laws which address these subjects, but because it is the right thing to do for our employees and clients to thrive.
If you have a disability, and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at [email protected] or 310-584-6011.
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