Compliance Policy & Advice Manager

Compliance Policy & Advice ManagerSalary:
£55,000 - £60,000per annum (dependent on experience)Hours:Full time - 35 hoursContract: PermanentLocation: Hybrid Working (Head Office, West Bromwich)The West Brom are looking to recruit a Compliance Policy & Advice Manager to join our Risk team.The purpose of this role is to provide sound, accurate and commercial advice on regulatory (conduct and prudential risk) matters affecting the business, that will enable the business to operate in accordance with industry best practice as well as meeting regulatory standards. In addition, be responsible for line management responsibilities for the Compliance Business Partners.The role holder will also be expected to provide input into the Compliance, Data Protection, & Financial Crime Risk Management Frameworks and Policies to assist the Chief Compliance Officer in providing the Society with a Risk Assurance function as a 2nd line of defence, to protect both the Society and its customers by ensuring that Compliance Risks are effectively identified and managed.Key Responsibilities:Manage and lead a small team of Compliance Business Partners.Develop and extend the team knowledge and competence in technical areas to minimise the impact of staff turnover and maintain continuity of support.Provide advice and guidance to the business on technical regulatory issues, utilising broad financial services knowledge to contribute to policy changes to in-house regulations, analysing the impact of regulatory changes, appreciating when potential issues require escalating, and ensuring the implementation of any required changes to internal policies/procedures.Ensure that the Society attains the highest standards of conduct and data protection regulatory compliance, in all areas of business operation, to meet all appropriate regulatory and legislative requirements by working closely with first line colleagues to fully embed the Society’s regulatory compliance “Traceability Matrix”.Provide subject matter expert advice on all conduct related regulatory sourcebooks (BCOBS, MCOB, ICOB, CONC, PERG, SYSC etc.) as well as providing horizon scanning overviews of relevant Prudential Compliance matters.Meet regulatory/legislative timescales providing well-structured, well-considered summaries of proposed regulatory change to the business and collating responses to the regulator as required.To participate in, and at times lead, Society projects and initiatives in support of improving the processes and products offered to customers. In turn these may drive process efficiencies and ultimately cost savings.To produce MI and regulatory update reports for presentation at various levels of committees including regulatory timeline updates to the Executive and the Board.Skills and Experience Required:A minimum of 5 years retail banking/building society experience with a minimum 3 years exposure to Compliance/Risk activity.Proven team leadership experience.Further educated to ‘A’ Level standard or equivalent.Regulatory/Compliance examinations essential, e.g. FPC, CeMap, AdvCeMap, CERGI.Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with and present to, a wide range of stakeholders from customer facing assistants to Senior Executive level staff.High level of computer literacy.What’s in it for you?We wholeheartedly believe that our people are our greatest asset, that’s why in addition to your salary you will be rewarded with a wide range of other benefits:Generous annual leave starting at 25 days + 8 bank holidays, (pro rata)Pension scheme where we will augment your contribution by 0.6% (Up to 10.6%)Social club membership – dozens of discounts available for a wide variety of family days out and eventsPerformance related pay schemeCorporate health plan with the option to include family membersDiscounted travel cardsLife assurance provided by the Society at 4 times your salaryWhen we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We also recognise they have a life outside work, one that has responsibilities and rewards which the Society respects and supports in ways that aim to bring the best out of them. We operate flexible/hybrid working at our Head Office, our Recruitment team will be happy to share further details of this with you if you are interested in applying for a role.Why choose the West Brom?At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We are proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work.The West Brom are a Disability Leader employer and encourage disabled applicants and applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. We will consider requests to make adjustments to our recruitment process and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants meeting the essential criteria. Should you require assistance please do not hesitate to email ##### out our careers page to find out more about our culture, values and benefits. If you share our values and our enthusiasm, then you will find a home at the West Brom.Do it today and click apply!*Please note – We reserve the right to withdraw our adverts earlier than the original published expiry date, therefore if you are interested please submit your application as soon as possible*Head Office: 2 Providence Place West Bromwich B70 8AF. www.westbrom.co.uk The West Brom is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Register no. 104877. ‘the West Brom’ is a trading name of West Bromwich Building Society.
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