Risk & Compliance Manager

Sewell Wallis is working with a well-established, professional services business based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire who are currently looking for an experienced Risk and Compliance Manager to join the business and make a significant impact in a crucial area of the business.

In this Risk and Compliance Manager role, you will be required to work closely across all departments of the business and will be pivotal in ensuring the company maintains its compliance and regulatory standards. You will act as a central resource for compliance matters and play an instrumental role in managing risk across the organisation.

What will you be doing?

• As the Risk and Compliance Manager, you will be working independently to handle all aspects of compliance.
• Implementing/streamlining a compliance procedure with a group environment.
• Conducting internal training on compliance.
• Conducting internal audit and review procedures to ensure adherence to policy.
• Drafting and updating company policies in line with government and regulatory guidelines.
• Managing the AML (Anti-Money Laundering), CDD (Customer Due Diligence), GDPR, and sanctions frameworks while providing strategic guidance.

What skills are we looking for?

• Proven experience working within a risk and compliance focused role.
• Experience working within an Accountancy Practice and with ICAEW.
• Someone with experience working on their own initiative with an autonomous attitude to work.
• Someone with proven ability to implement procedures & policies successfully.

What's on offer?

• Autonomy in the function, working independently to implement procedures and processes.
• Development opportunities, including prospective team management in future.
• Central location with on-site parking.
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank hols (plus ability to purchase up to 5 extra days).
• Core hours of 10.30am to 4.00pm.

Send us your CV below or contact Becky Gibson for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.