Compliance Officer / Financial Services

Recruiter
Bath Building Society
Location
Bath, Somerset
Salary
C £25,000 depending on experience
Posted
05 May 2017
Closes
02 Jun 2017
Ref
12197
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Compliance Officer / Financial Services

An opportunity has arisen for a Compliance Officer to join a Building Society’s small, but friendly, Compliance team, based in their Head Office in the centre of the historic city of Bath.  The Society offers a range of mortgages and savings products, through their branches and agencies, and via intermediaries and direct.  They pride themselves on offering a personalised service.

Like all businesses in the sector, they are subject to a wide and varied range of rules and regulations.  The Compliance Officer plays a key part in ensuring that the Society meets these requirements.  The successful applicant will be responsible for a wide range of financial services matters, with particular focus on monitoring of the savings and treasury functions, as well as financial crime prevention.  It will include transaction monitoring, audits of Head Office departments, branches/agencies, as well as analysis of regulatory initiatives and oversight of their implementation.  There will also be some involvement in mortgage compliance.

The successful applicant will need to be a team player, quick to learn, with an ability to meet challenging deadlines, whilst providing excellent customer service and working well under pressure.

Previous experience in financial services compliance/audit is essential.  Knowledge of savings and/or treasury compliance is desired, but not essential as full training will be given.  The successful applicant should also have Level 3 Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (CeMAP) qualification or similar, or must commit to obtaining it within an agreed timescale.  A good knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential.

Applicants must have a full driving licence and access to own transport, as the role will include occasional travel to agencies and industry/training events.

Salary c£25,000pa, depending on experience.  In addition, the Society offers 23 days holiday (plus bank holidays), and other benefits, such as a money purchase pension scheme, life assurance cover and medical cash benefit insurance.  Some benefits are subject to a minimum length of service.

No agencies please.