About the Job:
Assistant Compliance Manager (Permanent - Dublin)
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Company Compliance team in providing support and assurance on compliance in respect of the wide range of businesses across the Company and its Affiliate Agencies. The Compliance team provides advice and support to the Agency, various Boards/Committees and staff in relation to their statutory, governance and other compliance obligations. The Company Compliance team also provides Compliance services (including anti-money laundering and data protection) to the Company Affiliate Agencies.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Crime Risk
* Execution of Financial Crime Risk and AML related activities on the Compliance Plan/work programme for the Company and Affiliate Agencies including ensuring that databases and registers are up to date
* Supporting the Manager and Senior Compliance Managers with the delivery of the annual compliance plan, including the performance of compliance monitoring, reviews and tasks
* Review and management of potential matches identified as a result of sanctions screening
* Providing support regarding the preparation of Financial Crime Risk/AML/MLRO reports or updates to Boards/Committees
* AML related monitoring and reviews and related reporting
* Assisting in the drafting and revision of compliance related policies and procedures
* Participation in the implementation and maintenance of processes to ensure compliance with AML/Financial Crime Risk related policies and regulatory requirements
* Review of AML business risk assessments on a periodic basis
* Providing input to the provision of transactional related advice to cover AML and acting as an escalation point as required
General Compliance
* Participation in compliance oversight meetings with the relevant business units and service providers including review of MI and taking ownership of any follow up actions
* Managing any open issues arising from testing and ensuring that related actions are addressed
* Administration of a database detailing relevant regulatory/legal obligations and assisting with performing regulatory and legislative horizon scanning
* Providing support on ongoing training and communication of compliance related requirements
* Supporting internal and external audits as required
* Supporting Manager/Senior Compliance Managers on Ethics/Conflicts of interest matters
* Reviewing business-related MI to support the Compliance Unit's awareness of live matters
Essential Requirements:
* 3+ years' experience in AML/Financial Crime Risk ideally with 1+ years in an assistant management position
* An understanding of compliance risk (including AML) with the ability to challenge first line controls
* Ideally, have experience of working with diverse groups of stakeholders, managing competing priorities
* Experience of working in a pressurised environment, managing internal and external relationships
* The candidate should hold a relevant third level qualification or equivalent relevant professional qualification
* Team player, self-starter, highly motivated and capable of working on own initiative
* Strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills are a prerequisite for this position as relationship building is key in our complex organisation
* Methodical approach to completing assigned tasks and monitoring exercises
* Strong written and verbal communication skills including demonstrable report writing experience
* Highly adaptable and flexible within a dynamic, time sensitive work environment
