Compliance Specialist - Energy/Commodity Trading

Our client is an Integrated Energy trading company based in Central London.

Working as part of the Legal Affairs department, and reporting to the Head of Compliance & MLRO, the successful candidate with be an experienced Compliance professional, whose experience will include Monitoring. The successful candidate will ideally have a good understanding of Physical trading, exchange trading and OTC market’s; ideally within the Energy/Commodity trading sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE BUT WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO:

• Assist the Head of Compliance & MLRO in developing the company’s compliance program.
• Reviewing trading activities and related support functions, identifying, and mitigating regulatory compliance risk, implementing systems of work, processes, and procedures to deliver effective compliance.
• Assist the Compliance Manager with the development and delivery of staff training and assurance activities.
• Undertaking compliance investigations and other compliance projects, providing expert advice and technical assistance as may be required.
• Maintaining awareness of financial regulatory developments, providing advice on all areas including EMIR, MiFID, MAR, REMIT, Sanctions, and exchange rules across the company.
• Be responsible for the ongoing improvements and undertaking of communications and trade monitoring, whilst considering the commodities we trade against themes including market abuse, anti-money laundering, antitrust, regulatory and exchange obligations.
• Maintain effective reporting and record keeping routines, ensuring that recommendations are acted upon and implemented.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

An experienced compliance professional with demonstrable expertise:

• Compliance qualification an advantage.
• Experience of compliance monitoring, assessing compliance risk, developing monitoring routines and implementing compliance processes.
• Experience of appraising trading activities and support functions within a trading environment, preferably with energy trading experience.
• A good knowledge of physical trading, exchange trading and OTC market’s preferably within energy trading.
• A good understanding of financial services regulation including UK and US regulators, Anti Bribery Act and AML legislation.
• An awareness of European regulatory developments i.e., MiFID, MAR, EMIR, and REMIT.
• A minimum of 5 years compliance experience, including monitoring.
• Experience in commodities; physical oil trading, preferred.
• Regulatory reporting experience an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Project management skills with proven track record of delivery.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Willing to take ownership and problem solve.
• Pro-active, self-motivated team player that builds strong relationships.
• Diplomatic and professional, able to deal with sensitive issues.
• Able to cope with rapid business growth in a pressurised environment.