Northern Trust

Manager, Guernsey Investor and Client Compliance Services

Location
Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
Salary
Unspecified
Posted
04 Sep 2024
Closes
04 Oct 2024
Ref
108093
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Experience level
Manager

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Role/ Department:

The Manager has day-to-day front-line responsibilities for the Investor Client Due Diligence “CDD” team providing services to internal and/or external clients. They manage the work of the team, assign tasks, set priorities, monitor all activities and ensures timely and accurate completion of the work. The candidate will need to possess the management and organizational skills required to prioritize assignments and provide feedback to staff.

The role requires serving Northern Trust clients and their investors, some of which are large and/or complex and the candidate will be expected to be manage department projects. An in-depth knowledge of CDD and Guernsey regulatory requirements would be required. The candidate will be responsible for the ongoing due diligence of all clients following internal Anti-Money Laundering policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will display excellent managerial, analytical, consultative, communication and judgment skills.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

  • Manages the investor CDD team. 
  • Conducts the performance management process, identifies training and development needs, and establishes performance standards for the team.
  • Determines staffing needs, makes hiring and firing decisions, handles salary administration, and ensures resources are available to accomplish priorities.
  • Participates in developing the business unit team strategic plan and sets goals and priorities based on the direction set for the team. 
  • Follows through to ensure that objectives are met.
  • Develops team(s) budget and manages the expenses.
  • Provides leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication
  • Advises business partners, including senior management, on compliance with applicable laws, rules and standards, including keeping them informed on developments.
  • Develops Compliance programs and acts as a contact point within the company for Compliance inquiries from partners.
  • Partners with senior management to identify Compliance programs which should require training, as well as the partners who should take certain classes.
  • Establishes written guidance on the compliance with and implementation of applicable laws, rules and standards. This includes policies and procedures and other documents such as compliance manuals, internal codes of conduct and practice guidelines.
  • Identifies and documents any Compliance risks associated with the company activities.
  • Oversees the development of Compliance risk metrics to enhance Compliance risk assessments and assess the appropriateness of the company's Compliance procedures and guidelines.
  • Assist in the generation, interpretation and actioning of Management Information Statistics (MIS) metrics.
  • Able to identify opportunities for improvement within existing technology applications while acting as a liaison with Partner areas to drive resolution.
  • Sharing knowledge and expertise, efficiently and professionally
  • Ensuring that anti-money laundering and CDD procedures are strictly adhered to and updated when necessary
  • Ensuring that all client correspondence is accurate, reviewed then sent out in timely and professional manner
  • Acts as Money Laundering Reporting Officer “MLRO” and Money Laundering Compliance Officer “MLCO” to Guernsey licensees administered by Northern Trust (where suitable qualifications are held).

Skills/ Qualifications:

The successful candidate will benefit from having:

  • Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, usually acquired through formal education and experience, is required.
  • Analytical and communication skills are required to review laws/regulations and assess impact of new regulations and work with business partners to ensure compliance.
  • Leadership and organizational skills are required to manage the team and to direct the teams activities.
  • Experience of people management

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us.

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.

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