Assistant Compliance Manager

Assistant Compliance
Manager

Compliance | Guernsey, Channel Islands | Full Time

Suntera Global is a leading international provider of fund, corporate and private wealth services, with over 45 years of experience and 550+ specialists supporting a diverse range of industries worldwide, empowering responsible ambition through professional delivery of governance, administration and accounting services, all while focusing on strong relationships and continually evolving to provide the best possible service to clients.

As Assistant Compliance Manager, you will support strong compliance standards across the business in accordance with applicable regulatory and financial crime requirements, as well as Group-wide compliance standards. Working in line with internal controls and the Global Compliance Framework, you will provide a consistently high level of service, practical support and direction to the client services provided by Suntera, including advice, monitoring, challenge and reporting.

This role is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to progress their career in compliance oversight, with particular focus on compliance monitoring, policies, procedures and controls, risk-based assurance, regulatory change and board reporting. There is clear scope for professional development towards future deputy MLCO or MLCO responsibilities in Guernsey.

Your duties will include:

• Collaborate with colleagues across the business to manage and respond to daily tasks, queries and referrals.
• Provide clear, practical compliance guidance to client-facing and operational teams, escalating complex or material matters as appropriate.
• Support the MLCO in monitoring and testing the effectiveness of policies, procedures and controls.
• Assist with the design, delivery, documentation and enhancement of the Compliance Monitoring Programme.
• Contribute to the review, drafting, maintenance and implementation of Compliance-owned policies, procedures and controls, ensuring they remain aligned to applicable Guernsey regulatory requirements, Group standards, business risk assessments, CMP findings and regulatory change.
• Support the maintenance of the local business risk assessment framework by helping to collate risk information, identify control gaps, track actions and evidence board or committee review and approval where required.
• Review client files, onboarding records, CDD, EDD, trigger events and periodic reviews to assess whether records are complete, risk-based, up to date and consistent with internal procedures.
• Advise on client risk assessments, including higher-risk relationships, complex structures, source of wealth, source of funds, PEP exposure, adverse media and jurisdictional risk considerations.
• Advise on enhanced due diligence requirements and support the documentation of rationale, approvals, mitigating controls and ongoing monitoring arrangements.
• Perform and review sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening alerts, including initial investigation, documentation, escalation and follow-up actions as required.
• Assist with regulatory inspections, internal audits, external assurance reviews and the timely clearance of identified exceptions, recommendations and remediation actions.
• Assist with regulatory filings, notifications, returns and information requests for the business.
• Support the implementation of recommendations and actions arising from the Risk & Compliance Committee, Operations Committee, board meetings, audits, monitoring reviews and regulatory engagement.
• Assist with the preparation of management information, board and committee reporting.
• Maintain awareness of GFSC publications, thematic findings, sanctions notices, MONEYVAL-related developments, enforcement outcomes and industry guidance relevant to Guernsey fiduciary, fund and corporate services activity.
• Support the identification, recording, escalation and monitoring of compliance breaches, control weaknesses, risk events and emerging themes.
• Assist with suspicious activity escalation processes by supporting internal information gathering, record keeping and liaison with the MLRO.
• Support employee screening, compliance induction, annual training and targeted refresher training, helping to promote a strong compliance culture across the business.

I started at Suntera Private Wealth (Guernsey) Limited as a Trust Officer in July 2016, and I was promoted to a Senior Trust Officer within a couple of years. I have also tried my hand at being an Assistant Trust Manager, however, I decided that role was not for me. Suntera were fully supportive of my decision not to continue down the management path.

Although I have not taken any exams whilst working at Suntera, Suntera has been fully supportive of my colleagues who have taken professional exams. Should I wish to take any further professional exams, I know that Suntera will fully support me.

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