JJ Associates

Bespoke International Banking Recruitment

+44 20 7623 1122

London | Middle East

SENIOR COMPLIANCE OFFICER-MONITORING / CONTROL ROOM (VR/01729)

Job Description:

  • Manage the Corporate Banking and Global Financial Markets front office areas
  •   Co-ordination with Head Office in respect of all aspects / issues
  • Manage the relationship between Monitoring, Risk Management and Governance divisions
  • Oversee the professional development of the monitoring team
  •  Authorised signatory for transaction approvals and reviews for the Branch on behalf of Compliance
  • Submit Suspicious Activity Reports to Regulatory Authorities

Job requirements:   

  • Manage and direct the resources of the Branch's Monitoring function and activities to meet its obligations
  • Establish, implement and oversee the Branch’s thematic and risk-based Compliance Monitoring Programme  and daily Trade Surveillance Function
  •  Enhance and oversee routine daily Compliance Monitoring
  •  Ensure that all Compliance risks identified in the CRAs are monitored accordingly and provide MI relating to the risks
  •  Escalate issues and participate in investigations as required
  •  Participate in the Branch’s BCP as it relates to Monitoring
  •  Input into monitoring aspects of Annual Compliance Plan
  •  Maintain the Market Abuse Risk Assessment for the Branch Key relationships, both internal and external
    Manage, develop and supervise the Monitoring team
  • Assist/co-ordinate with and support the Global Compliance function as it relates to monitoring
  •  Co-ordinate Monitoring initiatives and liaise with the global compliance function, this includes escalating critical compliance risks or issues
  •  Co-ordinate the dissemination of any global monitoring strategy within the Branch
  •  Promote the Monitoring function throughout the Branch
  •  Ensure regulatory change is accounted for and implemented as it relates to the Monitoring function
  •  Participate in and/or co-ordinate any projects directed by the Head of Compliance  

Experience required:

  • Extensive experience of trade surveillance (and related systems), investigations and the FSAs STR regime
  •  Knowledge of capital markets and derivatives - structured products
  • Management experience
  •  Multi-asset class expertise
  • Front office experience and a strong academic background  

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Please contact Bruce Wheelan by either emailing bruce@jj-associates.co.uk or phoning +44 20 7623 1122