St Helier, Jersey

Regulatory Consulting Officer

 Job Description:


This team  services clients by providing advice, compliance support, both standard (for client adaptation) and bespoke frameworks and tools to support businesses regulated in any of the jurisdictions in which we operate. In addition, offers support with all aspects of remediation projects including but not limited to this.

J O B D E S C R I P T I O N

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Gaining and maintaining an expert understanding and able to apply legislation relating to financial crime and the provision of financial services for which the client firm is licenced and any other legislation that impacts on the conduct of clients regulated businesses.

Providing timely, accurate, well-reasoned advice clients based on an expert knowledge of the relevant legal and regulatory framework.

Leading, where required, and or providing support to clients in their remediation projects. Providing guidance to the delivery team, liaising with clients and delivering reporting on the progress toward target completion dates.

Analysing client frameworks (whether as a whole or discrete aspects) and writing clear, accurate and easily understood reports highlighting areas for improvement or non-compliance, and where required recommending methods or approaches to remediating Supporting the Head of Regulatory Consulting to create tools, templates and other collateral for use within client assignments.

Reviewing and suggesting amendments to client policy and procedure frameworks, where required linking these to the risk assessments and monitoring testing.

Keeping abreast of international development in the financial services arena and be able to undertake analysis and apply to local frameworks, creating summaries of changes and gap analysis tools to support clients through the delivery of the required changes.

Professional report writing, being able to support clients in understanding the problem, breaking it down to easily understood concepts and producing professional succinct reporting. Researching and creating, and where required, delivering training to clients on a face to face basis or supporting the development of computer based training or other methods of delivery as appropriate.

Assists client Key Person Role holders to ensure compliance with local legal and regulatory reporting requirements

Maintaining registers and other information management tools in the support of the compliance function

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Knowledge, understanding of the Jersey Financial Services Anti-Money Laundering Handbook

Extensive experience of the regulatory environment in any of the core jurisdictions where they  operate

Previous experience of processing client due diligence in a regulated or supervised environment Previous experience of client screening and monitoring activities

Ideally holds a relevant professional qualified in such as an ICA AML or Compliance Diploma or has a Willingness to undertake a compliance qualification

Strong understanding of customer due diligence, including enhanced due diligence and high-risk features

Sorry No Sponsorship - Must be Jersey resident


  Required Skills:

Remediation Sponsorship Analysis Gap Analysis Offers Legislation Financial Services Due Diligence Templates Provision Consulting Screening Features R Writing C Testing Training Management