Hybrid Risk & Compliance Associate — FinTech SaaS

Starling; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance with Vitalty

Group income protection

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Cycle to Work

Gym partnerships

Job summary

Engine by Starling is recruiting for a Risk & Compliance professional to join our team in the UK. You will ensure operation within the Risk Framework, support regulatory alignment across UK and client jurisdictions, and help maintain certifications while working with InfoSec, Legal and other teams.

You will identify and monitor risks, support committees, perform due diligence and client screenings, and uphold mandatory compliance training and registers.

Qualifications

• An understanding of operational risk, compliance, due diligence and internal controls.
• Able to take ownership and progress tasks to completion.
• Able to communicate at all levels with the ability to convey findings, impacts and recommended resolution.
• Ability to prepare management information, maintain registers and accurately document meeting minutes.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the team to identify potential risks to the organisation
• Support the identification, assessment and monitoring of risks across Engine, including assisting with Risk and Control Self-Assessments, maintaining the risk register and tracking associated actions.
• Support in the arranging of Engine Committees and the production and collation of Management Information for Engine and Group Committees and the Engine Board
• Undertake periodic horizon scanning, identifying potential risks or changes and escalating relevant matters to Risk and Compliance team and key stakeholders as appropriate
• Support client due diligence activities, including collecting, reviewing for completeness and maintaining client due diligence and KYB documentation, and coordinating periodic information
• Perform routine sanctions and initial client screenings, documenting results, monitoring exceptions, and escalating potential issues in accordance with established procedures.
• Assist with initial third party risk assessments, including gathering due diligence information, documenting findings and tracking outstanding actions.
• Monitor mandatory compliance training requirements including onboarding training, refresher training, PCI training and policy attestations.
• Maintain key compliance registers, including Gifts & Hospitality and Conflicts of Interest is current and relevant matters are escalated appropriately.
• Working closely with other departments and teams across Engine to support risk management, compliance activities, assurance reviews and the effective operation of the Risk & Compliance Framework
• Providing support to other team members on risk management matters

Skills

Operational risk

Compliance

Due diligence

Internal controls

Stakeholder comms

Risk management

Job description

Engine by Starling is recruiting for a Risk & Compliance professional to join our team in the UK. You will ensure operation within the Risk Framework, support regulatory alignment across UK and client jurisdictions, and help maintain certifications while working with InfoSec, Legal and other teams.

You will identify and monitor risks, support committees, perform due diligence and client screenings, and uphold mandatory compliance training and registers.