Consultant, Filings

The individual in this position works with and supports supervisors, relationship managers, account owners, and engagement leads for certain ACA managed services offerings for Annex IV Filings. Consultants typically have supervisory, training, and/or subject matter expertise responsibilities in addition to their expertise and support on managed services engagements. Consultants are expected to maintain up-to-date knowledge regarding the regulations, best practices, and nuances associated with the products and services they engage in.

The individual in this position will take full ownership of Annex IV filings for our clients, ensuring every report is prepared, validated and submitted accurately and on schedule under the AIFMD framework and CSSF guidelines.

What you’ll do: 

• Own end-to-end preparation, validation and timely submission of Annex IV filings under AIFMD and CSSF standards
• Oversee and manage the team responsible for preparing and submitting Annex IV filings, providing training, conducting performance reviews and carrying out regular quality checks to ensure accuracy, consistency and adherence to regulatory and internal standards.
• Proactively engage with clients to gather requirements, explain processes and ensure smooth onboarding and ongoing service experience.
• Oversee ongoing client relationships, communicating findings, tracking budgets, reviewing invoices, answering questions, and ensuring client expectations and contractual obligations are met.
• Assist clients in analysing potential regulatory matters relevant to their Annex IV filings providing tailored guidance.
• Monitor evolving AIFMD, CSSF and broader regulatory developments, interpret their impact on client obligations and proactively update clients and design and facilitate any internal process change requirements.
• Act as principal regulatory liaison for Annex IV filings on behalf of clients.
• Review and interpret regulatory updates to AIFMD and CSSF guidelines, assess their impact on client obligations and collaborate the internal teams to update methodologies, templates and timelines.
• Work with colleagues to manage any applicable interface between regulatory reporting systems and internal/external data sources/feeds and systems connections including vendor integrations.
• Provide expert guidance to internal stakeholders on Annex IV regulatory provisions, translating technical rules into clear, practical processes.
• Support and/or lead managed services projects with other supervisors, relationship managers, account owners, and project leads
• Train new staff on regulations, policies, and procedures in one-on-one and small group settings
• Participate in training and career development via assigned courses/curriculums, supervisor instruction,
• and other training opportunities
• Develop and maintain internal knowledge resources
• Manage and support thought leadership and other initiatives to promote ACA’s sales and marketing efforts
• Perform other ad-hoc work/special projects as necessary to support ACA’s various client and internal
• initiatives including, but not limited to:
  • Analyst training
  • Public speaking engagements
  • Attend conferences and roundtable events
  • Onsite client engagements

To Qualify for the role, you will have: 

• Strong academic background (degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a recognised professional qualification), with demonstrable expertise in regulatory reporting and technical systems.
• Minimum of 4 years’ industry experience in fund administration, asset management or regulatory reporting—encompassing oversight of Annex IV filings, client engagement and management of technical interfaces.
• In-depth working knowledge of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended), MiFID II, AIFMD (including Annex IV), CSSF guidelines and the FCA Handbook, with a proven ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and translate them into practical, client-facing advice.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Investment Management Certificate, CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance or similar.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Demonstrated professional integrity
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including clients, regulators and internal technical teams.
• Proactive, client-centric mindset; adept at building and maintaining robust relationships
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, small team environment
• Highly organised, able to prioritise multiple concurrent tasks in a fast-paced, evolving regulatory landscape
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients
• Dedicated to upholding ACA’s high-quality standards and customer service focus
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and comfortable working in a tech enabled environment.

What working at ACA offers:

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Our Total Rewards package includes an annual discretionary bonus, pension, private medical insurance, group life insurance, group income protection, subsidized corporate gym membership, season ticket loan, employee assistance programme, and more. Our time off options include up to 26 days of annual holiday allowance and statutory bank holidays, as well as days off for your work anniversary, career development, and volunteering.  

About ACA:

ACA Group is the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services. We empower our clients to reimagine GRC and protect and grow their business. Our innovative approach integrates consulting, managed services, and our ComplianceAlpha® technology platform with the specialized expertise of former regulators and practitioners and our deep understanding of the global regulatory landscape.

What we commit to:

ACA is firmly committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, which applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotions, training, discipline, terminations, layoffs, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.