Compliance Officer, Finance & Banking

The Access Bank UK Ltd is the first Bank in London to be awarded Platinum status by Investors in People (IIP) in 2023 demonstrating our commitment to high performance through good people management and strong company culture.

This means there is a focus on clearly defined set of core values and the Bank encourages a sense of individual ownership and talent development whilst fostering team spirit and career progression.

A Compliance Risk Officer to work within the Compliance and Risk Department in Northwich and this role will report to the Deputy Head of Compliance. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to gain knowledge of this specialist area. In addition, the job holder will need an understanding of the overall business activity and will support both the Compliance Team, Deputy Head of Compliance, and Head of Compliance to achieve the function’s business and regulatory objectives.

• Support the Deputy Head of Compliance, and Head of Compliance, as and when required on specific activities and projects;
• Produce reports and returns which may involve detailed research and analysis from within and outside the unit;
• Undertake specific tasks within set terms of reference and defined processes;
• To work with each department and the various business units to provide support, advice and guidance on appropriate compliance framework, policies and procedures, which will facilitate the business in identifying, assessing and managing compliance risk within the business, meeting the standards set and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure all compliance principles, policies and procedures are clearly defined and regulatory developments are proactively communicated;
• Through regular and appropriate business involvement ensure all compliance work is carried out to the required level of competence as set out by legal and regulatory requirements in order to comply with generally accepted principles of compliance and supporting the strategic operating requirements of the division;
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with the internal stakeholders
• Regularly review and keep up to date with changes in regulatory, legislative and market practices that impact the business;

• Solid compliance experience within the financial services industry and compliance.
• Proven experience of working in a multi-disciplined team across business units.
• Strong understanding of all regulations that impact the business.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to undertake a variety of analysis and maintain accuracy and quality.
• Strong report writing skills.
• A good attention to detail, adaptability, a keenness to learn and accurate keyboard skills.
• A good team player, capable of working in a fast paced pressured environment.
• Ability to build relationships effectively, both in the immediate team and wider business.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word.

The Bank's overarching policy is to manage compliance proactively and to ensure that the Bank, its customers and its employees will be protected and that the regulator is satisfied with the Bank's compliance systems and controls. The overall responsibility for theBank's systems and Controls meet or exceed required regulatory standard rests with the Compliance and Risk department. Therefore, the department plays an essential role in the Bank by ensuring the implementation of appropriate systems and control procedures relevant to the Bank as well as overseeing the Bank's compliance with various anti money laundering, counter terrorist financing and anti-bribery/corruption requirements.

As a result, this is an…