Risk and Compliance Analyst

Together Housing; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Together Housing is seeking a Risk and Compliance Analyst to support their Sales team in Wakefield. The role involves managing property sales, conducting fraud investigations, and ensuring compliance with legal guidelines, all while providing excellent customer service in a flexible, hybrid work environment.

Benefits

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible working environment

Health and wellness benefits

Wide range of development training opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in customer-oriented environments.
• Knowledge of conveyancing/legal procedures.
• Experience with anti-fraud or money laundering processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage property sales through application and conveyancing.
• Conduct anti-fraud and money laundering checks.
• Coordinate information across departments for the Right to Buy process.

Skills

Customer Communication

Conveyancing Knowledge

Anti-Fraud Processes

Deadline Management

Team Collaboration

Job description

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We are looking for a Risk and Compliance Analyst to join the Sales team in Wakefield. This is a fantastic opportunity where you will provide a comprehensive support service within the Sales Team. You will manage your own workload, effectively manage a pipeline of property sales through to completion. You will be leasing effectively with relevant partners, stakeholders, in order to conduct fraud and anti-money laundering investigations.

Together Housing: We are one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, managing over 38,000 homes across the North of England. We are a non-profit organisation, meaning any money we make is invested back into the company for the benefit of our residents and local communities. As an organisation we are committed to having a Diverse and Inclusive workforce. We would therefore welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Requirements

Outline of Key responsibilities for the Risk and Compliance Analyst...

• Working closely with group departments, external solicitors and relevant third parties to complete the RTB/A sales through the application and conveyancing process.
• Updating the Sales Manager to ensure they are kept up to date with the progression of applications, risks, and potential fraud through the relevant reporting channels. Completing reports and updates when requested by the Sales Manager.
• Understanding legislation and funding criterion relating to the RTB/RTA scheme alongside protection of social housing. Taking responsibility in ensuring professional knowledge is current and implementing changes to procedures when applicable.
• Managing the Right to Buy and Right to Acquire processes from tenants wishing to purchase their property, interviewing, instructing valuations and progressing the purchase through to completion whilst adhering to the HE guidelines and timescales whilst coordinating information for each application from different departments within the Together Housing Group.
• Completing Anti-fraud and Money Laundering checks for each applicant, persons funding or included in the sale of each property. Undertaking ID and credit checks, identifying source of funds and challenging anomalies discovered. Understanding and keeping knowledge relevant of lending criterion, cash and other funding streams using a vast comprehension of various legal acts and enforcing these through the relevant processes and procedures.
• Abiding by the codes of practice and guidelines as set out by the Government. Having a proactive approach to new processes and researching relevant guidelines and legislation for new practices and changes.

We are looking for someone who has…

• Experience of working in a customer orientated environment.
• Able to deliver excellent customer communication via all methods of correspondence.
• Experience of residential sales or housing management
• Knowledge of conveyancing/legal procedures
• Relevant experience of working using anti-fraud or money laundering processes
• Experience of working across various departments and stakeholders to deliver within a strict deadline
• Able to work independently, managing own case load meeting all objectives and deadlines.

In return, we are offering the successful candidate in the Risk and Compliance Analyst role…

• Starting salary of £36,587
• 27 days holiday (rising to 32 over 5 years’ service) + bank holidays
• A flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
• Your normal working hours will be 37hrs per week Monday-Friday
• Hybrid Role
• Working arrangements are flexible in line with our Smart Working culture so that we deliver an excellent and accessible service for customers.
• Wide range of technical, professional, and personal development training opportunities
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to GPs
• A range of financial and lifestyle benefits including cycle to work, vehicle leasing and financial advice
• We have a range of staff support networks, including menopause, culturally diverse, LGBTQ+ and disability.
• To view the full range of our award winning benefits click on the Employee Benefits Link

THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received. Therefore, please apply without delay!

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