Our client is seeking a dynamic and driven Risk and Compliance Manager to join their successful and growing regulated fund manager. This is an exciting opportunity to oversee the firm's risk and compliance framework, ensuring that all regulatory obligations are met in a structured, proportionate, and commercially aware manner. The role entails playing a pivotal part in strengthening the firm’s approach to risk management by identifying opportunities for process and control improvements. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of the compliance function and support a junior team member. This is a full-time position based in Guernsey.
Job Duties:
- Oversee the firm’s day-to-day compliance activity, ensuring monitoring reviews and regulatory obligations are carried out accurately and in a timely manner.
- Manage the delivery of the Compliance Monitoring Programme, including testing, documentation, and follow-up of findings.
- Ensure sanctions screening, adverse media monitoring, and periodic or trigger-event reviews are appropriately conducted and monitored.
- Monitor regulatory developments and ensure relevant changes are communicated and implemented within the business.
- Serve as a member of the Risk and Compliance Committee, contributing meaningfully to discussions and ensuring effective and efficient operation.
- Ensure the firm’s risk appetite is reflected throughout the organisation by identifying areas of business risk and developing appropriate controls, processes, and procedures to mitigate those risks.
- Take a proactive approach to identifying emerging risks and resolving risk-related challenges within the business.
- Provide regular structured reporting on risk and compliance matters to the board and directors.
- Manage the firm’s relationship with outsourced compliance providers, ensuring oversight of MLRO and MLCO services.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure regulatory and compliance matters are understood and appropriately managed.
- Instil and promote a risk-aware culture across the business through training and guidance on regulatory matters.
- Line manage and support the development of a junior compliance team member.
Job Requirements:
- Experience in an in-house or outsourced compliance role within a regulated financial services environment.
- Understanding of regulatory expectations relevant to regulated financial services businesses.
- Knowledge of the Guernsey regulatory environment is preferred.
- Relevant professional qualification is preferred or the willingness to work towards one.
- Dynamic and self-motivated with a drive to take ownership of risk and compliance activities in a growing business.
- Commercially minded, able to apply regulatory requirements in a pragmatic and proportionate manner.
- Detail-oriented and organised, capable of managing multiple processes while maintaining high accuracy standards.
- Proactive problem solver, able to identify risk issues and implement practical solutions.
- Clear communicator and collaborative colleague, able to work effectively with colleagues, regulators, and external service providers.
- Aligned with core values of innovation, collaboration, and ownership.
What You’ll Love:
Our client offers a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, contributory pension scheme, and 28 days of annual leave per annum. You will also benefit from staff healthcare, death in service insurance, and support for professional qualifications. This role presents a fantastic opportunity to grow professionally in an innovative, collaborative environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.
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