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Compliance Officer
- Permanent
- City of London (5 days in the office per week)
- Paying up to £55k
We are currently working with an international bank based in the city of London who are looking for a compliance officer to join their team asap.
Purpose of the Role
To play a key role in ensuring the Bank fully complies with the full scope of financial crime systems and controls required for UK authorised and regulated banks.
Key Responsibilities
• Review and authorise risk-based trade finance referrals.
• Deliver bank-wide training through the portal tool, periodic bank-specific briefings face to face sessions (after gaining familiarity with the Bank’s products and services).
• Maintain and periodically review the Bank’s legal and vendor databases.
• Maintain designed Compliance Registers to ensure regulatory compliance and support monthly reporting.
• Complete thematic review tasks as assigned through Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP).
• Conduct sanctions screening for ad-hoc and in-flight transactions using industry standard tools.
Skills, Attributes & Credentials
• Qualifications - industry related diploma, e.g. ICA, ACAMS, AFB and/or a degree or relevant higher education diploma.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a Compliance function with minimum one year supervisory experience.
• Ability to navigate and interpret UK regulations (including PRA/FCA rulebooks) and JMLSG Guidance.
• Ability to undertake thematic reviews covering a broad spectrum of UK regulatory requirements.
• Microsoft office competence.
• Strong ability to undertake presentations and manage bank-wide training programme.
