Regulatory Compliance Advisor

Responsibilities:

• Support Risk Owner under the Group's Risk Management Framework for Global Function processes where Compliance is the second line Risk Owner;
• Ensure effective management of compliance matters, and in collaboration with the rest of the Compliance team, effectively manage regulatory issues that have a significant impact on the Bank;
• Support the provision of reports to relevant functions risk and control committees and management group on key compliance risks and issues;
• Maintain adequate management MI / trackers across all aspects of their coverage and responsibility to ensure all issues and matters are tracked, followed, regularly assessed and reported on;
• Within the Group's overall Risk Management Framework, support the appropriate risk based compliance frameworks for identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, mitigating and reporting compliance (including regulatory and financial crime) risks across Group Functions;
• Support the develop and recommend (for approval by the relevant Risk Committee), appropriate compliance policies and procedures;
• As an independent second line risk control function, execute the relevant aspects of the Compliance framework through robust independent risk control and the provision of specialist advice and constructive challenge in a manner proportionate to the nature, scale and complexity of the Group's business;
• Proactively support and challenge the Group's functions to exhibit appropriate conduct, comply with regulatory and compliance requirements and strive to achieve fair outcomes for the Group's clients;
• Support the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Group's compliance efforts;
• Maintain independence, deliver timely responses, and timely escalation of risks and issues where they feel risk management tolerance of the firm are exceeded.

Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent with good experience within Compliance;
• Understanding of UK and European regulation and the PRA/FCA regulatory framework;
• Good experience on Regulatory Compliance advisory with familiarity of regulations and statutory requirements;
• Excellent and proven oral and written communication skills - ability to present technical information clearly and concisely;
• Networker; comfortable dealing with senior managers across different countries and cultures;
• Tactful and discreet, confidentiality a must;
• Excellent organisation skills, with ability to multi-task. Prioritises activities/projects according to business need - puts in effort to ensure activities completed on schedule and to high quality required;
• Enjoys working in a fast paced, sometimes demanding environment and pays attention to detail;
• Takes responsibility and accountability for own tasks.