A reputable investment firm in Leeds is recruiting for a Senior Compliance Officer on an 18 month fixed term basis.

Client Details

Based in central Leeds, this is an impressive financial services organisation growing through some exciting growth. They can boast of a great culture which promotes transparency and honest communication, and encourages employees to collaborate as well as giving them good opportunities to develop and progress. They also offer very generous benefits and flexible working.

Description

As Senior Compliance Officer, you will play a key role in meeting FCA requirements and other regulations and ensuring the team and wider business does so too. You will be heavily involved in business-critical implementation of key policy and financial crime controls for the firm. Day to day, your duties will consist of:

• Creating or developing internal policies and procedures
• Carrying out necessary research into compliance topics that will potentially impact or have implications on the firm
• Overseeing the process of testing, designing and operating effectiveness of internal controls
• Supporting with the team's response to risk incidents and breaches by carrying out internal reviews
• Carrying out monitoring quality control audit checks on other departments

Profile

To be considered for this Senior Compliance Officer role, you must have:

• Compliance-related qualifications
• Well versed in regulations particularly, FCA, COBS, GDPR and Consumer Duty
• High level of existing regulatory knowledge within Financial Services.
• Compliance experience in a financial services organisation
• Experience in quality control or internal audit is necessary
• Excellent attention to detail

Job Offer

As Senior Compliance Officer, you will get:

• 18 month fixed term contract
• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday
• Company pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Social events
• Healthcare