Compliance Officer

Placed: 16/01/18
Region: London
Location: Greater London
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

Are you a passionate, Compliance professional who enjoys shaping business practices? Do you want to be part of our Risk and Compliance team within a growing UK wide AIMs listed, people centric Consumer Finance business? If yes, then this could be the role youre looking for!

We are looking for a field based Compliance Officer to undertake Compliance Monitoring, and Financial Crime investigation activities in accordance with the annual Compliance Monitoring Plan and agreed responsibilities, agreed values, and TCF principles

**More about the team**

We are a Risk and Compliance function, committed to promoting a compliance culture that adheres to regulatory standards, codes and principles. We have developed, re-shaped and grown as a function, providing opportunities for our people to develop. We act as a pre-regulator, providing assurance through impartial monitoring/financial crime/conduct risk investigation activities to identify and prevent unethical, illegal or improper conduct within our organisation that would impact on customer and business asset protection.

**About the Role**

Reporting into the Compliance Manager, you will encourage a positive risk and compliance culture within the business through budding strong and influential working relationships with our field teams. You will undertake compliance monitoring activities in adherence to policies, procedures and regulatory requirements via field/ desk based activities within your assigned geographical territory. You will complete Financial Crime and Conduct Risk proactive and re-active investigations into Suspicious Activity Reports/ Fraud referrals, complete a thematic and/or risk reviews as directed, as well as provide assistance in ad hoc investigations, initiatives, incident management and projects as directed. Where applicable you will accompany field teams as they go about their business to assess compliance & competency with policy/procedure and regulatory requirements. You will prepare data for visits and compile factual investigatory reports. To ensure that we continue to continually evolve as a business, you will also recommend changes to approach and areas of review as business processes and recommend and agree local/business mitigation plans.

**Whats in it for you?**

You will be joining a fantastic team, which works closely with all functions of the business, with a proven track record of leading strategies in relation to Risk and Compliance whilst enabling effective change.

You will have the opportunity to develop your career, and we will help support you to build your technical and soft skills and competence and understanding within the compliance and business environment.

You will establish yourself within our business, operating at a strategic level and building strong and influential relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

You will be joining a company who is committed to its responsibilities of applying compliance standards and a culture of embedding compliance and doing the right thing.

You will receive a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package including; company car; mobile phone, laptop, Life Assurance (4X salary); Health Cash Plan; Pension up to 7% matching contribution; 25 days holiday and free onsite parking.

**Who were looking for**

We are looking for an individual who has experience gained within a regulated environment, with proven experience within a similar compliance role or experience of compliance monitoring activities. You will have knowledge of the FCA requirements and regulatory framework, and knowledge of fraud prevention/ detection techniques and /or experience of operational fraud investigations, as well as previous experience of 1st line assurance activities. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, excellent critical thinking, attention to detail and analytical skills and a pragmatic approach.

You will need to have the facility to work from home and be comfortable with frequent travel.

**A little bit about us at Morses Club**

We are authorised by the FCA, and the 2nd largest home collected credit provider in the UK. Our expertise is based on over 130 years of experience within our sector, and we pride ourselves on our friendly and personal service. We are dedicated to providing our customers with an excellent service and in return our people receive the support they need to develop an exciting and rewarding career.

Price / Salary: £24,000 + company car and benefits