Senior Manager, Compliance and Governance – Banking (1 year FTC)

Compliance Professionals; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational banking company is seeking a Senior Manager for Compliance and Governance on a fixed-term contract. This role involves overseeing compliance with regulatory standards, training staff, and managing reports on compliance matters. Candidates should have a strong banking background with at least 5 years of experience in financial services and a solid understanding of regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in Financial Services required.
• Banking background necessary.
• Generalist/regulatory and Governance experience required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with PRA/FCA rules and regulatory developments.
• Assist in training staff on SMR requirements and Conduct Rules.
• Prepare regular compliance reports for governing bodies.
• Manage processes relating to SMR and certification regime.

Skills

Compliance Knowledge

Regulatory Awareness

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Job description

THE COMPANY: Our client is multinational Corporate and Retail banking company based in the City. They are looking for a Senior Manager, Compliance and Governance to join the team on an FTC basis. THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To possess a thorough up-to-date understanding of the relevant PRA/FCA rules in particular in respect to SMR, MiFID II and CASS and remain up-to-date with regulatory and legislative developments and ensure the implications for the Bank are assessed and where necessary disseminated and implemented.
• Maintain and keep up to date all documentation required to allow the Bank to meet its obligations under SMR.
• To assists the Head of Compliance and Head of HR to ensure that staff are appropriately trained (including new staff as part of the induction process) on the SMR requirements and Conduct Rules.
• To prepare and submit regular reports on SMR and, as necessary, other Compliance related matters to the Governing bodies so that they are kept fully appraised on any regulatory developments and the Bank’s compliance with existing requirements.
• To assist the Head of Compliance to manage the processes relating to SMR and certification regime, including any changes to or appointment of the Senior Management Functions and Certified staff.
• To support the Heads of Compliance and HR to manage the process under the Fitness and Properness requirements, including providing assistance to the Head of HR to complete external criminal checks, as required, on the SMF and certified staff population.
• To assist the Head of HR to manage the embedding and reporting under the Bank’s Remuneration Policy and, as necessary, other HR policies relating to SMR.
• To promptly deal with or escalate regulatory breaches to the Head of Compliance and ensure both corrective and preventive actions have been implemented by the business unit.
• To facilitate effective and constructive sharing of knowledge and experience of compliance issues and to effectively engage with all the staff members.
• To manage and complete registrations using the PRA / FCA online platform.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Banking background required
• Generalist/regulatory and Governance experience required
• Minimum 5 years in Financial Services
• Ability to consider issues from a range of angles and propose creative solutions that assist the business in achieving its goals in a safe, compliant and controlled manner
• Ability to use initiative and work with minimum supervision but ensuring, at the same time, that the line reports are kept fully informed at all times

For further information please contact Hannah Tabatabai