Compliance Officer

Today, Centralis employs over 600 highly experienced, multilingual professionals across all our jurisdictions and is led by an strong management team. Our team has been selected from a diverse background, focusing on financial, investment and legal professionals with an exemplary client services track record. Centralis specialises in providing a wide range of asset managers, fund, corporate, treasury, compliance & regulatory reporting, capital markets and business support services to private markets clients, international fund structures, real estate firms, regulated entities and multi-national corporates.

We are currently recruiting a Compliance Officer for our London office. The successful candidate will demonstrate an eagerness to learn and have a flexible approach to their work.

The compliance function’s objective is to identify and assess the compliance risk of the company, as well as to assist senior management in managing and monitoring this risk. This role would suit candidates with a legal or economic background, and experience in the financial services industry in the UK. Candidates should be able to work autonomously, and possess strong communication, organizational and presentation skills.

Within a team, you will have the following responsibilities:

• You ensure that the business of Centralis UK complies with applicable laws, regulations, supervisory requirements, internal policies and procedures.
• Oversee regulatory obligations (laws, regulations, standards of good practice, sanctions) and identify gaps in policies and procedures;
• Review and sign off client acceptance files;
• Review and sign off of the periodic reviews;
• Monitor and report on transaction monitoring processes;
• Ensure that Group policies and procedures are implemented in line with UK laws and regulations;
• Perform the business-wide risk assessment and follow-up on underlying action plans;
• Perform the annual compliance plan;
• Prepare internal and external reports;
• Assist Group compliance and local management on various projects;
• Act as a backup for other jurisdictions in which Centralis operates;
• Organise compliance related trainings;
• Advise senior management on complex compliance matters;
• Liaise with the regulator and auditors;
• Act as the MLRO for the UK business
• Oversee outsourced compliance functions in crown dependencies/overseas territories

Your skills:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree;
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience within a compliance team of a UK Corporate Service Provider with international client base;
• Familiar with compliance systems and procedures;
• Very good command of English, both written and spoken, and excellent communication skills;
• Pro-active, positive minded and responsible;
• Resilient and able to adapt to new challenges.

What we offer:

At Centralis, we work in a dynamic, human-size, multi-cultural environment. We attach great importance to the personal fulfilment and professional development of our employees. We offer you an interesting and rewarding job, an attractive salary package and a number of benefits, including training support and flexibility. For further information about Centralis, visit us at www.centralisgroup.com