Our client, a Financial services advisory firm in Limassol, is looking to recruit a Senior Consultant - Regulatory Compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Draft, review and update manuals, policies, processes and procedures with respect to the operations of Financial Institutions (Investment Firms, Funds, Payment and Electronic Money Institutions, Crypto Providers)
- Perform regular monitoring of Financial Institutions by following Compliance Monitoring Programmes to ensure that compliance standards and obligations are adhered
- Conduct onsite and desk-based inspections on compliance matters of Financial Institutions
- Ensure Financial Institutions fulfil their annual obligations and license conditions.
- Provide advice and solutions to Financial Institutions on compliance queries/issues.
- Work as part of a compliance experts’ team, coordinate with other departments (e.g. legal & corporate, accounting & tax, capital adequacy, internal audit etc.) and develop strong working relationships
- Communicate, on behalf of Financial Institutions, with regulatory and other local and EU authorities.
- Communicate with personnel and management of Financial Institutions.
- Prepare applications and notifications to the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission on behalf of Financial Institutions.
- Draft and review annual reports on Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) matters.
- Conduct AML checks and reviews and undertake client identification and due diligence of Financial Institution’s clients.
- Review and analyse new regulations and advise how these are impacting Financial Institutions.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, from a reputable university, in Economics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Law or any other related discipline
- Member of the Cyprus Bar Association if you are a Law graduate
- Master’s degree in a related field will be considered an advantage
- At least 2 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry.
- CySEC Advanced certificate and/or CySEC AML certificate will be considered as an advantage.
- Knowledge in regulatory frameworks, such as AML, KYC, MiFiD, EMIR etc.
- Knowledge of the financial services sector, gained ideally from working in corporate environments.
- Strong organisational, analytical and strategic thinking skills.
- Ability to take ownership and provide solutions to challenges.
- Team spirit and willingness to study and develop.
- Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent command of the English and Greek languages, both verbal and written.
- Computer literate, including Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel).
Working Hours:
- The working hours are very flexible.
- From Monday-Thursday you can choose to start from 7.30am-9am. The lunch break needs to be 30 minutes minimum and 90 minutes maximum. You will make 8 hours a day, so you can finish from 4.30pm -6pm.
- Friday is half day 8.30 -2pm.
- You can choose to work 1 day from home from Monday-Thursday (not Friday).
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Senior Consultant - Regulatory Compliance with reference number 4185.
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