Senior Compliance Officer - Operations
Close Brothers Group
London, UK
Published yesterday
Business Compliance
Full time
The Vacancy
OVERALL SUMMARY
At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.
Join the Close Brothers Compliance Team where you will support the Compliance Manager in independently and proactively managing Operational matters, undertaking a wide range of regulatory tasks relating to governance matters, regulatory reporting and operational compliance processes, to allocate, delegate and oversee the many tasks performed by the Compliance Operations team. Working as part of the Compliance team our ideal team member will have previous experience in working independently and cohesively with other team members for the effective delivery of the operational tasks, supervising junior members of the team to design and managing appropriate methodologies and controls to assure quality, efficiency, and accuracy with excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail with experience in liaising with senior management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:
ABOUT US
At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.
To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers
To find out more about life at Close Brothers:
https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541
To find out more about our benefits:
https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits
To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:
Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group
#LI-TM1 #LI-HYBRID
The Company
At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.
We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.
We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.
Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.
Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.
We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities. As an early adopter of hybrid working we are open to discussing all types of flexible working options, helping you to balance your work and home life.
The Benefits
Private medical
Discounted health checks
Stakeholder pension contribution
Cycle to work scheme
Gym discounts
Purchase additional holiday
OVERALL SUMMARY
At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.
Join the Close Brothers Compliance Team where you will support the Compliance Manager in independently and proactively managing Operational matters, undertaking a wide range of regulatory tasks relating to governance matters, regulatory reporting and operational compliance processes, to allocate, delegate and oversee the many tasks performed by the Compliance Operations team. Working as part of the Compliance team our ideal team member will have previous experience in working independently and cohesively with other team members for the effective delivery of the operational tasks, supervising junior members of the team to design and managing appropriate methodologies and controls to assure quality, efficiency, and accuracy with excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail with experience in liaising with senior management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review and approval of highly confidential and sensitive processes, maintaining accurate records for internal and regulatory purposes, including Personal Account Dealing, Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Hospitality, including those for the most senior executives and external audit requests.
- Reporting and cyclical submissions to regulatory bodies, including liaison with other areas and collation of submissions from relevant parties within the Group.
- Accurate and timely coordination of the Bank's RCSA, EUC Program, Business Continuity Planning and/or assessment of its risks and controls for Group Compliance.
- Support with the provision of data/ MI for and/or the effective execution, planning, management, and reporting associated with senior committees and working groups: e.g., GRCC, NRCC and SOC, working with relevant senior management and colleagues.
- Work with external suppliers and internal technical experts and HR, to ensure effective, efficient, and impactful Mandatory Training modules.
- Work with the Compliance Officers and Compliance Analysts (and supervise as appropriate) in Central Compliance and impacted operational areas, including HR, to ensure effective and efficient allocation of regulatory activity or implementation actions.
- Manage and develop relationships with subject matter experts and colleagues of all levels across.
- Ensure that reporting, operational and reviewing activities required by regulators are carried out to the standards required internally and externally.
- Proactively identify risks and to propose, design and execute effective controls and process to mitigate as appropriate, within the team or by other teams.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:
- Excellent organisational and planning skills and aptitude for effective management of multiple workstreams.
- Demonstrated skills and experience to operate with minimal supervision, prioritising and managing own workload, with aptitudes to evolve the role and the effectiveness of a Compliance function.
- Strong interpretative skills within policy content with excellent attention to detail, and ability to summarise at key material level for implementation.
- Skills in the application of rules, and development of operable solutions.
- Good technical knowledge of a wide range of regulatory requirements.
- Practical knowledge of highly relevant areas of Compliance regulation and processes, as they apply internally to colleagues, e.g., Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Hospitality, P.A Dealing, Financial Promotions, SMCR etc.
- A strong background in Central Compliance and/or Compliance advisory roles.
- Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. Qualified Lawyer, Accountant Banking and or financial regulation would be beneficial, but are not essential).
ABOUT US
At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.
To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers
To find out more about life at Close Brothers:
https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541
To find out more about our benefits:
https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits
To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:
Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group
#LI-TM1 #LI-HYBRID
The Company
At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.
We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.
We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.
Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.
Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.
We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities. As an early adopter of hybrid working we are open to discussing all types of flexible working options, helping you to balance your work and home life.
The Benefits
Private medical
Discounted health checks
Stakeholder pension contribution
Cycle to work scheme
Gym discounts
Purchase additional holiday