Compliance Officer

Compliance Officer, Remote.

Bibby Financial Services have an exciting opportunity available for a meticulous Compliance Officer to join our team on a Flexible/Remote basis. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £43,700 - £64,300 per annum and other benefits.

We’ve supported small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) since 1982 and today we support more than 9000 businesses worldwide. We are proud to help businesses, both big and small to grow and thrive in domestic and international markets.

Why us?

We’re in the business of relationships. We know real value lies in real people, and it takes a motivated mindset and can-do attitude to belong here. It can be fast-paced and full-on, but we can handle it. We’re a collective of “got your back”, we collaborate together, take ownership and deliver for our clients every time. That way, everybody wins. In return, we’re all empowered to get the job done because we’re trusted to get it right. It’s why we were hired in the first place. We want you to make the choices you believe in – we’ll believe in them too.

As our Compliance Officer we will reward you and your hard work with:

• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Company Car Allowance
• Company pension scheme
• Wide range of flexible benefits, such as gym membership, technology, or health assessments
• Access to an online wellbeing centre
• Range of discounts from many businesses
• 25 days holiday which increases with service and options to buy or sell more
• Electric Vehicle/Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (EV/PHEV) scheme

As part of the BFS Group Risk team, the Compliance Officer role is responsible for BFS’ governance structure and ensuring compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements. The role will act as the bridge between global and local requirements, working collaboratively with local representatives and have oversight globally to ensure compliance. Supporting the Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance, they will have responsibility for our enterprise wide risk assessments, BFS compliance policies, training and key governance and compliance processes.

Your responsibilities as our Compliance Officer will include:

• Ongoing development of our governance framework and oversight. Working closely with representatives from each operating business and CoSec to ensure that our company secretarial requirements are met.
• Group AML/CFT Compliance Officer
• Responsible for maintaining the enterprise wide risk assessments (inc. financial crime and fraud risk). Working with representatives from each operating business to ensure that updates are cascaded and local impact considered. Responsibility for ensuring that each business maintains their local financial crime risk assessments.
• Responsible for ensuring that BFS has a suite of up to date BFS compliance policies and that these are reviewed annually and updated for material changes.
• Administrator of the BFS policy portal, ensuring that all businesses are utilising the portal effectively.
• Supporting our Learning and Development (L&D) team with compliance training requirements, ensuring that we have a compliance training programme that is up to date and effective.
• Working with our In-House Counsel on horizon scanning and in particular on Brexit related amendments to legislation.

What we are looking for in our ideal Compliance Officer:

• Legislative and regulatory compliance experience
• Financial services experience
• Knowledge of relevant legislation for an international financial services organisation, such as Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery, Modern Slavery and Data Protection. Good working knowledge of the UK legislation as this forms the base requirements for our businesses.

There’s no place quite like BFS and we’re proud of that. And it’s all down to you - you make us the people with which every ambitious business loves to work.

If you would like to join us, please click ‘Apply’ today to be considered as our Compliance Officer – we would love to hear from you!

We're absolutely committed to being a truly inclusive place to work, where everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their true potential. Let us know if you need adjustments to support you through any stage of the recruitment process.

No agencies, please.