Summary and Overview

• Compliance Manager/Assistant Manager 
• Guernsey
• Permanent
• Full Time
• Competitive Salary & Benefits

If you are looking for an opportunity to broaden your skills and experience and advance your career, then this is the ideal role for you!

You'll join our local Compliance team and collectively provide an essential service by advising and monitoring the business activities, to enable Equiom to comply with the relevant laws, regulations and codes of practice applicable to its business licence(s).

You will collaborate with the business to support them in identifying and managing their risk exposure by using the systems and controls in place are managed effectively in order to protect Equiom from both internal and external risk factors, whilst encouraging a culture of compliance and ethical standards.

You'll be part of a culture which fosters engaged and positive people to ensure the team works in an effective and well-motivated manner, maintaining a good level of team spirit and employee morale.

Your New Role

This list of duties is not exhaustive and may change from time to time according to business needs:

• Assist with drafting and implementing AML/CFT and regulatory compliance policies and procedures
• Completion of compliance monitoring programme (CMP), in accordance with the CMP policies and procedures
• Assist in preparing reports for quarterly board meetings
• Assist with screening reports regarding Sanctions updates and adverse media reports received from the firm’s screening solution and GFSC’s Public Statements
• Keep abreast of local and relevant international laws and regulations particularly Anti Money-Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)
• Support with maintaining key registers including regulatory correspondence with the GFSC and other regulatory authorities where necessary
• Support employees in respect of compliance and AML/CFT matters
• Support regulatory/banking relations/auditors and similar visits or inspections
• Maintain accurate records relating to the compliance function as appropriate
• Carry out additional compliance tasks as required from time to time

What will you need to succeed in this role?

As to be expected, we are searching for someone who can bring a range of skills and experiences to enhance the team. As such, there are a few essential skills we are looking for:

• Good level of experience of working in Compliance & Risk
• Experience of working in a regulatory environment
• Corporate/Trust industry experience (desirable) 
• Good understanding of the Guernsey Regulatory Framework and AML / CFT Statutory Legislation
• Proficient in client structures e.g. corporates, trusts, foundations and the associated due diligence requirements (desirable)
• An understanding of high-risk features such as PEPs, sanctions, sensitive business activities, material jurisdictional connections

Personal attributes which would be seen in the ideal applicant include;

• Commitment to improving the quality of the data
• Well-organised and pragmatic
• Methodical, analytical
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Approachable
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills plus discretion
• Able to apply tenacity, where necessary
• Ability to work under pressure and adhering to tight deadlines
• Customer focused
• Commercial awareness
• Results driven, ambitious
• Resilient
• Self-motivated and keen to develop
• Adaptable to change

Equiom Group

For more than 45 years we have supported high net worth individuals and international corporations to nurture and fulfil their ambitions. We are a global professional services provider, working with private clients, corporate clients and funds to navigate the twists and turns to achieve their ambitions.

We are proactive and passionate. We provide exceptional service to develop deep and meaningful client relationships, providing an unrivalled breadth of bespoke end-to-end wealth protection and business support services.

We are a business which has expanded, allowing us to adapt quickly to change and invest in key areas to support our growth journey. We are looking for brilliant people to join our team to grow and develop with us.

What should you do now?

If you are interested in this role, please apply now. If you have read the above and are unsure about whether this is for you; maybe you can do most of the responsibilities, or you have some of the key skills, please get in touch for a confidential conversation about the role and we can discuss further.

Equal Opportunities

Equiom Group is committed to Diversity and Inclusion across our Global business. We welcome applicants from all interested parties, and any reference to qualifications or certifications should be read to be interchangeable with local or international qualifications and certifications. All applications will be reviewed solely on their merits. All recruitment and selection will be conducted in accordance with prevailing Employment and Equality legislation.