Acorns

Compliance Associate

Acorns

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $62,200 - $70,000 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

About the role

  • Help keep our supervisory documents—like WSPs and SOPs—accurate, up to date, and aligned with regulatory standards.
  • Review regulatory disqualifying events and referrals across our entities to ensure we’re meeting SEC, FINRA, and banking requirements.
  • Conduct regular social media reviews to monitor for quality, compliance, and brand integrity.
  • Partner with a Senior Compliance Officer to support testing and monitoring efforts, organize data and documentation, and summarize findings.
  • Serve as the go-to person for our ACA Compliance Management System, helping team members properly disclose and report Outside Business Activities, brokerage accounts, and private securities transactions.
  • Support regulatory exams and requests by gathering and preparing key data and documentation.
  • Manage and communicate regulatory continuing education requirements, ensuring team members complete assigned courses on time.
  • Look for opportunities to streamline or automate compliance processes and help bring those improvements to life.
  • Take ownership of assigned processes and manage them proactively as you grow in the role.
  • Collaborate with senior members of the Compliance and Legal teams on additional projects and responsibilities.
  • Participate in regular goal-setting and performance check-ins with your manager.

Requirements

  • 1+ years of experience with a financial services company
  • FINRA SIE preferred
  • Associate’s degree
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Ability to evaluate risk and work with leadership to make impactful decisions
  • Solution-focused and risk-based approach to problem-solving
  • Detail-oriented ability to work with multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Comfortable working both independently and in a team environment and under tight deadlines
  • Thirst for delivering game-changing products
  • Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
  • A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission
  • Optimistic about the potential of societal change.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and stock options
  • A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
  • Flexible work hours, location, and paid time off
  • 401k discretionary match
  • Monthly Acorns account contribution & GoHenry account for your family
  • Wellness Days - Company-wide quarterly days off to rest + recharge
  • Mindfulness, Mental Health, and Financial Wellness resources: Headspace, Ginger, and Addition Wealth are offered at no cost to you
  • Acorns Career Development Program (Monthly Acorns to Oaks training sessions, development plans, quarterly development check-ins, Cornerstone’s online training platform)
  • Roots Leadership Program for emerging leaders
  • Monthly community celebrations, events, panel discussions, and speakers
  • Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.
  • The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
regulatory compliancerisk evaluationdata managementcompliance process automationsocial media compliance monitoringregulatory documentationACA Compliance Management SystemFINRA SIE
Soft skills
excellent communicationdetail-orientedsolution-focusedrisk-based problem-solvingability to work under tight deadlinesteam collaborationindependent workgoal-settingperformance managementoptimism
Certifications
Associate's degree
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