Senior Compliance Associate - City of London, United Kingdom - Thistle Initiatives

Thistle Initiatives

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City of London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Senior Compliance Associate - Credit & Mortgages Team

Contract:
Permanent

Salary range:
£35k - £55k + benefits

Reports to:
Head of Credit & Mortgages

Location:
Hybrid (London office minimum 2 days per week/home)

Job summary:

Thistle Initiatives Group is a multi-award-winning organisation which offers a range of services and products to financial services firms, helping our clients through the twists and turns of the ever-changing regulatory landscape.

The group consists of fourseparate entities:
a regulatory consultancy, a Principal firm with appointed representatives, a specialist insurance brokerage and a compliance technology platform.

Thistle Initiatives, our regulatory consultancy, provides expert compliance advice and support right across the financial services sector.

Our clients range from niche start-ups to long-established market leaders covering the following verticals: Investments,Payment Services, Financial Crime, Credit and Fintech.

The Senior Associate role will be within the Credit & Mortgages Team, who provide support for those firms regulated by the FCA under the Financial Services and Markets Act for both consumer credit and mortgage related activities.

This role offers a fantasticopportunity to elevate your career in financial services.

It provides a unique opportunity for the right individual to take advantage of developing a career with Thistle in delivering a range of financial services compliance solutions for those firms regulatedby the FCA.

Key Responsibilities:

Answer technical questions following submission;
Undertaking specific projects as required;
First point of contact for firms;
Writing audit reports with reasonable level of support;
Undertaking assisted client visits moving towards unassisted visits;
Keeping up to date with the FCA and Industry sources to assist with providing the firm with regular updates;
This role is not limited to the above duties, due to the nature of the role you will need to be adaptable and open to change in this position.

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Competencies:_

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Behavioural_
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Written communication skills: should have the ability to draft written communications and documentation in an articulate way and to a high standard;
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Commitment & enthusiasm: should have a desire to see the firm succeed;
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Embraces change: should be adaptable to the changing requirements of the regulations and be keen to develop new skills;
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Personal credibility: must be able to establish and maintain trusting relationships with others and fosters effective and productive working relationships.
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Individual working: must be able to work under own initiative identifying when referral needs to be made; and
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Technical_
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Technical skills:must have a working knowledge of the consumer credit and / or mortgage industries;
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Attention to detail: all work must be completed with the focus on quality;
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Time management: must be able to prioritise and manage time and tasks effectively, this includes a readiness to delegate where possible.

Experience/Qualifications

Recent and relevant experience in a consumer credit or mortgage firm, or has worked as a consultant for consumer credit and / or mortgage firms;
Broad base of compliance understanding;
Be numerate, articulate, and analytical and competent with all Microsoft packages.

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