Regulatory Reporting Specialist

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

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Position Overview

This newly created position reflects the growing complexity and strategic importance of global regulatory transaction reporting across jurisdictions such as EMIR, ASIC, MAS, and SFTR. As part of a high-impact program, the position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to reporting data quality, drive automation and build out of client and fund level engagement, and to serve as a key interface between internal teams and external stakeholders. With broad exposure across a complex scope of reporting requirements and opportunity to collaborate across legal, compliance, technology, and client-facing functions, this role is ideal for someone looking to make a meaningful contribution in a dynamic, fast-evolving environment where precision, collaboration, and innovation are paramount.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the global G20 and SFTR transaction reporting program supporting EMIR, ASIC, MAS, SFTR, etc., ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with business objectives.

• Support the maturation of processes and support models for client-facing and funds teams globally regarding transaction reporting requirements.

• Serve as a subject matter expert for PIMCO’s client-facing and funds teams on G20 and SFTR transaction reporting matters.

• Manage and coordinate all daily regulatory transaction reporting inquiries from clients and funds, including complex technical queries related to data quality and regulatory interpretation.

• Conduct detailed technical analysis of internal source systems and regulatory specifications to validate reporting accuracy and completeness; draft clear and accurate responses for client-facing and funds teams.

• Coordinate calculations and internal/external communications related to ‘errors and omissions’ in transaction reporting.

• Have strong operational knowledge of delegated reporting reconciliations and drive Data quality checks for completeness, accuracy and timeliness. Experience with Pairing and Matching reconciliations

• Collaborate with internal and external reporting parties, as well as legal and compliance teams, to resolve reporting issues efficiently.

• Identify anomalies and patterns within reporting data; escalate reporting exceptions and structural challenges as needed.

• Provide insights and recommendations to improve reporting processes, addressing recurring issues such as false positives and timing discrepancies.

• Support the implementation of automation and standardization initiatives for client and funds reporting solutions based on business needs.

• Generate internal metrics on client and funds engagement and success factors for senior stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain a tracking system to monitor the scope of support activities, including non-standard reporting requests.

• Partner with the onboarding team to support new account regulatory reporting and static data requirements.

• Work closely with technology teams and vendors to develop and enhance reporting tools and workflows.

• Track and manage reporting enhancements in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts for PIMCO’s trade reporting process and overall data quality, driving measurable improvements in reporting completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• 5-8 years of experience in regulatory transaction reporting within a major buy-side institution, top-tier investment bank, or management consultancy.

• Hands-on experience with regulatory operations such as EMIR, ASIC, MAS, SFTR, or CFTC is essential.

• Strong understanding of derivatives, transaction information, and reference data, with the ability to interpret regulatory requirements, source relevant data, and translate findings into internal workflows.

• Knowledge of trade operations and buy-side front-to-back trade lifecycle across diverse financial products is a plus.

• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent collaboration skills with experience working across global teams, combined with the ability to work independently as a self-starter.

• Solution-oriented mindset with strong influencing skills to drive action.

• Intuitive and critical thinker with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience performing detailed and complex data analysis; exposure to Python, SQL, and/or business intelligence reporting tools is a plus.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

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