Compliance Senior Data Analyst

About the role

This role centers on supporting regulatory reporting, particularly CARF and Form 1099-DA. The analyst will be responsible for developing and maintaining SQL queries and data workflows to identify reportable users, transactions, and other necessary data elements. A key aspect of the work involves performing data analysis and validation to ensure the accuracy and completeness of reporting populations and outputs.

The position requires collaboration with various internal teams, including Compliance, Tax, Finance, Product, and Engineering, to translate regulatory requirements into data and system specifications. The analyst will also track implementation activities and manage dependencies, defects, and remediation efforts using Jira, providing clear status updates and escalating risks as needed. Documentation of data lineage, reporting logic, and workflows is crucial for establishing repeatable and auditable processes.

Success in this role means ensuring the timely and accurate execution of regulatory reporting, supporting jurisdictional implementations, and continuously identifying opportunities to automate and scale data preparation and validation processes. The analyst will also contribute to testing new reporting functionality and supporting regulatory examinations and audits, emphasizing a structured approach to problem-solving and strong attention to detail.

The salary for this position ranges from $80,000 to $100,000 annually.

Skills that matter here

• SQL: This role requires strong SQL skills to write efficient queries for extracting and manipulating large datasets for regulatory reporting.
• Python: Python will be used for data processing and automation tasks related to reporting workflows.
• data analytics: The analyst will perform data analysis to validate the accuracy and consistency of reporting populations and outputs.
• Jira: Jira will be used to track implementation activities, dependencies, and defects, providing status reporting for regulatory projects.
• data reconciliation: The role involves supporting the development and execution of data quality controls and reconciliations, including investigating and resolving exceptions.
• data validation: The analyst will perform data validation to assess the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of reporting data.

Who this role suits

• A person who is highly organized and pays close attention to detail.
• Someone who approaches problem-solving with a strategic and structured mindset.
• An individual comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams, occasionally outside of standard hours due to time zone differences.
• A candidate with an understanding of financial services regulatory or tax reporting, or a strong interest in learning about cryptocurrencies.

From the employer

Key Responsibilities

• Support implementation and ongoing execution of CARF and Form 1099-DA reporting requirements, including data extraction, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain SQL queries and data workflows required to identify reportable users, transactions, digital assets, proceeds, cost basis, and other required reporting data elements.
• Perform data analysis and validation to assess the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of CARF and 1099-DA reporting populations and outputs.
• Support development and execution of data quality controls and reconciliations, including investigation and remediation of exceptions.
• Partner with Compliance, Tax, Finance, Product, Engineering, and other stakeholders to translate CARF and 1099-DA requirements into data and system requirements.
• Support CARF jurisdictional implementation, including identification and tracking of reporting requirements, data specifications, deadlines, and implementation dependencies across applicable jurisdictions.
• Support 1099-DA reporting processes, including customer data, transaction reporting, cost-basis information, corrections, and downstream reporting requirements.
• Track implementation activities, dependencies, defects, and remediation through Jira, providing clear status reporting and escalation of risks or blockers.
• Document data lineage, reporting logic, controls, procedures, and workflows to establish repeatable and auditable reporting processes.
• Identify opportunities to automate and scale data preparation, validation, reconciliation, and reporting processes.
• Support testing of new reporting functionality and system changes, including requirements validation, UAT, and production output validation.
• Support regulatory examinations, audits, and internal inquiries.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Strong ability to write efficient SQL queries across large datasets, with attention to performance and data accuracy;
• Experience using Python or similar languages for data processing or automation;
• Ability to apply a strategic and structured approach to problem solving;
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail;
• Exposure to cross-functional projects and intercompany initiatives, with occasional need to collaborate outside regular hours to accommodate colleagues in different time zones;
• Exposure to financial services, with a focus in regulatory and/or tax reporting within the banking or fintech industry a plus;
• Understanding of cryptocurrencies or a strong interest in learning.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Attractive annual leave entitlement including: birthday, work anniversary
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Eligible for company-sponsored group health, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance
• Work Flexibility Adoption. Flexi-work hour and hybrid set-up
• Aspire career alternatives through us. Our internal mobility program can offer employees a diverse scope.