Compliance Manager

CO_LIFSL Apex IFS Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group is seeking a Compliance Manager in Ireland to support the Compliance Team with AML/CFT controls and regulatory adherence. You will assist in monitoring, reporting, and policy administration, acting as a point of contact for the Department of Justice and staff training.

The role requires strong analytical, communication, and organisational skills, with a focus on accuracy and confidentiality across fund services.

Qualifications

• Academic background in law or economics or relevant financial services experience.
• Willingness to learn and knowledge of Irish AML/CFT requirements.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work with multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Irish laws/regulations, AML/CFT and group policies.
• Support Compliance Team in day-to-day activities and controls.
• Escalate and analyse AML/KYC for new and existing clients.
• Prepare and present quarterly compliance reports and risk assessments.
• Maintain compliance logs (Conflicts of Interest, Complaints, PEP).
• Coordinate with Department of Justice for TCSP authorisations and changes.

Skills

Self-motivated

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Decision making

Team collaboration

Discretion with confidential info

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)

Excel skills

Education

Academic background in law or economics

Tools

MS Office

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

Compliance Manager Job Specification:

• Seek to Ensure compliance, together with the Compliance Team, with local Irish laws and regulations as well as to the internal and group policies and procedures in respect of AML and CFT
• Support the Compliance Team in a broad spectrum of day-to-day-business
• Assist in the performance of controls in accordance with the Compliance Monitoring Plan and ad hoc controls
• Act as an escalation point in the daily processing of hits as part of the AML/CFT and sanctions screening of clients, business partners and funds assets
• Act as an escalation point when analyzing AML/KYC for new and existing clients and investments
• Assist in maintaining the Compliance logs, such as Conflict of Interest register, Complaints register, PEP register
• Review the AML/CFT KPIs from proposed and existing clients as well as delegated portfolio managers and support the risk assessments for the respective entities authorised by the Department of Justice in Ireland
• Be responsible for preparing and presenting the quarterly Compliance report, the AML/CFT risk report, the annual AML/CFT risk assessment for the various legal entities involved
• Assist in the introduction of group policies as well as the administration and updating of internal policies
• Be the main point of contact with the Department of Justice in Ireland and be responsible for the preparation and notification of the TCSP authorisation renewals and/or relevant changes that require notification
• Provide support to the Head of Compliance
• Provide support for AML and CFT training to staff
• Help to provide and facilitate training for clients and section 110 entities
• Any other duties in the scope of the role that the company requires

Skills Required:

• Strong relevant academic background (preferably in law or economics) or relevant working experience in the financial services industry, preferably in the fund industry or audit
• Willingness to obtain a solid knowledge of the relevant legal and regulatory requirements of the Fund and Trust industries in Ireland as well as AML/CFT
• Work self-motivated, pay attention to details, have strong organisational skills, are willing to learn, resilient, reliable and assertive
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• You like making decisions (according to prior guidance) and working on multiple issues on a daily basis
• Ability to prioritize tasks, like to carry out tasks on your own responsibility, but you also enjoy working in a team and with different departments
• Discretion in dealing with confidential information is a matter of course for you
• Confident in the use of common MS Office programs (Outlook, Word and PowerPoint). Good PowerPoint and Excel skills would be strong assets

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey. Find out more about us