Senior Regulatory Reporting Oversight Analyst– Luxembourg

Job Description

Who we are

Aberdeen Investments is part of Aberdeen Group plc, one of the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments groups.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders and society.

We are repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand and are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

As a global business, Aberdeen consists of three divisions: Investments, Adviser, and interactive investor (ii). Each division is dedicated to meeting and adapting to our clients' evolving needs.

In European markets, our dedicated and highly experienced investment team manages our European products, including emerging market income and debt, smaller companies, European credit, ETFs, real estate and sustainable investing propositions.

We have offices in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Our breadth of experience gives us close proximity to the companies we invest in and the markets we operate in.

Role Purpose
The Senior Regulatory Reporting Oversight Analyst will be based in Luxembourg and will be part of the Client and Regulatory Operations team. The role holder will report into the Conducting Officer for Finance, IT, Central Administration and Reporting (aILSA) and will be part of a small team assisting the Conducting Officer in the oversight of group and third-party services.

Within this broader remit, the role holder will have a particular focus on regulatory reporting obligations across fund, transaction, and ManCo‑related reporting requirements. The role holder will work closely with colleagues across ICOO and throughout the wider Investments Vector. They will also contribute to the production of monthly and quarterly reports and participate in cross‑functional projects as needed. The role holder will need to communicate and influence across the Investments Vector and is therefore suited to someone with good communication and influencing skills, who can work well with others.

Key Outcomes

• Support the documentation and evidencing of delegate oversight, including both Third-party and Intragroup services, to the required standards.
• Ensure that regulatory reporting teams across the Group adhere to standard procedures and processes for EMIR, MMFR, AIFMD Annex IV, and all other periodic or ad hoc reporting required by the CSSF and CBI.
• Coordinate periodic Fund’s and Management Company Self-Assessment Questionnaires and their external audits.
• Support the executive team in Management Company and Funds’ Regulatory reporting projects.
• Monitor the office compliance with the teleworking policy.
• Draft reports for Luxembourg, Governance functions (Executive Committee & Management Company Board) and relevant fund boards.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of industry developments and best practice and use subject matter expertise on operational and oversight activities to ensure that these are done to a high standard, in line with regulatory and group expectations.

Skills and Experience

• Background working with a management company or fund administrator (essential)
• Good knowledge of the local/EU regulations relating to UCITS and AIFS (essential)
• Good project management skills (essential)
• Fluent in English (essential)
• Knowledge of French or any other language (desirable)
• Good knowledge of financial markets, funds industry and Alternative Investment Funds (desirable)
• Ability to interact with stakeholders at multiple levels including relevant Boards and senior management (desirable)
• Experience of supporting change/transformation initiatives (desirable)
• Ability to prepare & present papers for governance committees and board meetings (desirable)

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

The Company will provide the employee with contributions of 7% of the monthly salary, with 2 years vesting period, Discretionary Bonus, Risk Insurance – Death, Risk Insurance - Disability, Lunch Vouchers, Gym Membership, Teleworking allowance.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment.  We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.  We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.