SC Cleared - Compliance Specialist

Location - London/Canary Wharf - 3 days a week onsite

Duration - 6 months

Rate - £60 - £69ph - inside IR35

Live SC Clearance preferred

The jobholder will work alongside other members of the Operational Risk & Compliance team as a senior member of the team, reporting directly to the Operational Risk &

Compliance Manager. They will also work closely with other members of wider Risk Management team including the Head of Legal and the Head of Risk. There will also be regular interaction with Front Office teams and members of the Executive Committee. The Operational Risk & Compliance team currently comprises four members and sits within a larger risk management team of sixteen people. The other parts of the team cover legal and regulatory risk, and credit and market risk.

Role Summary

The purpose of the role is to provide the Risk team with an additional temporary staff member who has financial markets compliance experience either in a regulated firm or regulatory authority, to work with the existing teams so that progress on reviewing and enhancing existing compliance arrangements can be accelerated.

Experience and knowledge

• An experienced compliance professional, ideally candidates will have at least 10 years of compliance experience in a regulated financial services firm active in Fixed Income and/or money markets or at a relevant regulatory authority.
• Experience of market abuse risk assessments and identifying mitigating actions.
• Experience of identifying system requirements for compliance monitoring and assessment of potential IT solutions.

Skills

• Highly developed and strong technical skills and an eye for detail
• Strong inter-personal skills with the ability to simplify complex issues and communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including senior management, across business and technical teams (internal and external)
• Excellent organisation skills and a strong attention to detail.
• Flexibility and willingness to cover other activities that fall outside of the core role as required.
• Ability to multi-task and deliver to schedule and to budget
• Ability to produce high-quality outputs that are accurate, concise, and understandable to a wide audience of stakeholders

Behaviours

• A highly structured, professional, organised and meticulous approach to work
• Strong self-motivation and able to take the initiative
• Excellent team player, collaborator, and mentor
• Flexible and adaptable
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must be able to work predominantly on-site

Please submit a copy of your CV for more information on this vacancy.