Head of Compliance

Sewell Wallis Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist financial services company in Rotherham is seeking a Head of Compliance to enhance governance and compliance capabilities. The successful candidate will lead compliance strategies for mortgage industry regulations and oversee second-line responsibilities. This role offers a competitive salary and the flexibility to work partly from home.

Benefits

25 days holiday (rising with service)

Private Medical Insurance - Vitality

On-site parking

Qualifications

• At least 3 years' experience operating at a strategic level within compliance for mortgages.
• Comprehensive knowledge of mortgage and other consumer credit products.
• Full understanding of FCA regulation, including Consumer Duty and MCOB.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and operationalisation of governance capabilities.
• Accountable for second line compliance and oversight of credit aspects.
• Point of contact for all regulatory bodies, including the FCA.

Skills

Strategic oversight in compliance

Knowledge of mortgage industry regulations

Team leadership and coaching

Job description

Sewell Wallis is exclusively partnering with our client, a specialist financial services business based in Rotherham, as they appoint a Head of Compliance to their team. This South Yorkshire business is continuing its journey through a transformation and growth strategy and is therefore looking for a driven leader of people with an experienced background in compliance and control in an FCA-regulated mortgage industry.

This role is based in Rotherham, 3 days per week, 2 days can be spent working from home.

What will you be doing?

• Responsibility to lead the design and operationalisation of governance capabilities of the Group.
• Accountable for second line responsibility for all credit aspects of the business, including owning responsible lending policies, affordability calculations, providing oversight of the treatment of vulnerable customers and the effective implementation of collections (including forbearance) policies and processes.
• Ownership of the Group 2nd line compliance monitoring plan using a risk weighted methodology.
• Oversight of the regulatory capital and credit risk retention requirements in line with MIPRU.
• For the oversight of the compliance Framework.
• Take responsibility for group activities as Compliance Oversight.
• Point of contact for all regulatory bodies, including the FCA and the FOS.
• Lead of regulatory change and its impact on business strategy.

What skills do we require?

• At least 3 years' experience operating at a strategic level within compliance for mortgages
• Comprehensive knowledge of Mortgage and other consumer credit products and the mortgage and loan industry.
• A full understanding of FCA regulation, including Consumer Duty and MCOB.
• Previous experience in leading and coaching a team.

What's on offer?

• Salary 80,000 - 100,000
• 25 days holiday (rising with service)
• PMI - vitality
• On-site parking

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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.