Compliance Policy & Advice Manager

The West Brom; West Bromwich; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building society in West Bromwich is seeking a Compliance Policy & Advice Manager to lead the compliance team. You will provide expert regulatory advice, manage compliance risks, and contribute to policy frameworks. The ideal candidate has team leadership experience, knowledge of regulatory compliance, and strong communication skills. The position offers a salary of £60,000 with hybrid working options and generous benefits.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Social club membership

Performance related pay

Corporate health plan

Discounted travel cards

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Previous retail banking / building society experience and exposure to Compliance / Risk activity.
• Proven team leadership experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a small team of Compliance Business Partners.
• Provide advice and guidance on regulatory issues.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements.

Skills

Retail banking experience

Team leadership

Regulatory examinations

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Job description

Job Description

Compliance Policy & Advice Manager

Salary: £60,000 per annum

Hours: Full time - 35 hours

Contract: Permanent

Location: Hybrid Working (Head Office, West Bromwich)

The West Brom are looking to recruit a Compliance Policy & Advice Manager to join our Risk team. The purpose of this role is to provide sound, accurate and commercial advice on regulatory (conduct and prudential risk) matters affecting the business, that will enable the business to operate in accordance with industry best practice as well as meeting regulatory standards. In addition, be responsible for line management responsibilities for the Compliance Business Partners.

The role holder will also be expected to provide input into the Compliance, Data Protection, & Financial Crime Risk Management Frameworks and Policies to assist the Chief Compliance Officer in providing the Society with a Risk Assurance function as a 2nd line of defence, to protect both the Society and its customers by ensuring that Compliance Risks are effectively identified and managed.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a small team of Compliance Business Partners.
• Develop and extend the team knowledge and competence in technical areas to minimise the impact of staff turnover and maintain continuity of support.
• Provide advice and guidance to the business on technical regulatory issues, utilising broad financial services knowledge to contribute to policy changes to in-house regulations, analysing the impact of regulatory changes, appreciating when potential issues require escalating, and ensuring the implementation of any required changes to internal policies / procedures.
• Ensure that the Society attains the highest standards of conduct and data protection regulatory compliance, in all areas of business operation, to meet all appropriate regulatory and legislative requirements by working closely with first line colleagues to fully embed the Society’s regulatory compliance “Traceability Matrix”.
• Provide subject matter expert advice on all conduct related regulatory sourcebooks (BCOBS, MCOB, ICOB, CONC, PERG, SYSC etc.) as well as providing horizon scanning overviews of relevant Prudential Compliance matters.
• Meet regulatory / legislative timescales providing well-structured, well-considered summaries of proposed regulatory change to the business and collating responses to the regulator as required.
• To participate in, and at times lead, Society projects and initiatives in support of improving the processes and products offered to customers. In turn these may drive process efficiencies and ultimately cost savings.
• To produce MI and regulatory update reports for presentation at various levels of committees including regulatory timeline updates to the Executive and the Board.

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous retail banking / building society experience and exposure to Compliance / Risk activity.
• Proven team leadership experience.
• Regulatory / Compliance examinations essential, e.g. FPC, CeMap, AdvCeMap, CERGI.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with and present to, a wide range of stakeholders from customer facing assistants to Senior Executive level staff.
• High level of computer literacy.

What’s in it for you?

We wholeheartedly believe that our people are our greatest asset, that’s why in addition to your salary you will be rewarded with a wide range of other benefits:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days + 8 bank holidays, (pro rata)
• Pension scheme where we will augment your contribution by 0.6% (Up to 10.6%)
• Social club membership – dozens of discounts available for a wide variety of family days out and events
• Performance related pay scheme
• Corporate health plan with the option to include family members
• Discounted travel cards
• Life assurance provided by the Society at 4 times your salary

When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We also recognise they have a life outside work, one that has responsibilities and rewards which the Society respects and supports in ways that aim to bring the best out of them. We operate flexible / hybrid working at our Head Office, our Recruitment team will be happy to share further details of this with you if you are interested in applying for a role.

Why choose the West Brom?

At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We are proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work.

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