EXCLUSIVE: HEAD OF COMPLIANCE MONITORING - EXPERIENCE OF AUDITING/ MONITORING RETAIL INVESTMENTS ...

Compliance Recruitment Solutions; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Monitoring Manager to lead compliance efforts within a dynamic Financial Services Group. This pivotal role involves overseeing the monitoring function, enhancing the annual monitoring plan, and ensuring that all regulatory requirements are met. You will collaborate with senior management to address high-risk areas and present key findings to clients and committees. This exciting opportunity offers a hybrid working model in central London, allowing you to balance office presence with flexibility. If you are passionate about compliance and have a knack for leadership, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance monitoring or audit covering regulatory requirements.
• Ability to manage and mentor teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monitoring function and develop strategic direction.
• Design monitoring programmes and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Investigate breaches and suggest remedial actions.

Skills

Compliance Monitoring

Staff Management

Communication Skills

Regulatory Knowledge

Audit Experience

Education

Relevant Compliance Qualification

Job description

REF:4107D

We are exclusively recruiting for our client, a leading Financial Services Group, recruiting an experienced Monitoring Manager. Reporting to the Head of Compliance and supervising a team, duties include:

• Lead the monitoring function within the business and provide strategic direction on the development of the function.
• Maintain and enhance the annual monitoring plan to ensure all areas are covered in frequency as per both regulatory expectations and client requirements.
• Ensure the above takes into consideration higher risk areas after discussion with senior management.
• Design (or ensure designed) detailed monitoring programmes across all relevant areas and ensure that when regulations/SOPs change, such programmes are properly updated.
• Liaise with relevant areas regarding convenient timing, and allocate staff to complete monitoring reviews (both UK & offshore).
• Review findings and ensure a split between systems issues and actual regulatory breaches, then consider if a breach is serious enough to be immediately reported to clients and/or regulatory authorities.
• Investigate the causes of all breaches and issues identified through monitoring, suggest remedial actions and SOP/control enhancements.
• Ensure all above discussions are held with management and reports are issued.
• Attend client meetings, including Risk and Compliance Committees, to present key findings.
• Ensure all follow-up actions agreed upon are appropriately implemented.
• Manage, mentor, and train the UK team & offshore team.

You should have previous experience in compliance monitoring (or external/internal audit that also covers regulatory requirements) of retail investments (and be willing & able to quickly pick up pensions aspects if not previously covered).

You should also have staff management experience (including resource allocation) and excellent communication skills. Note: The role is 50/50 hybrid in their central London office but may involve travel outside the London area.

If that sounds like you, please send your details to our MD, David Symes FCA, at [e-mail] (including contact no); however, please note we cannot reply to all applications, so only successful applications will be contacted (although under no circumstances are your details ever passed on without your specific permission).

Compliance Recruitment Solutions Limited (CRS) are acting as an employment agency in relation to this role.

The recruiter has stated that all applicants for this job should be able to prove that they are legally entitled to work in the UK. Through application, all candidates signify their acceptance of the above information and confirm that the information they provide is true and accurate to the best of their knowledge.