Regulatory Compliance Assurance Specialist - Southampton, United Kingdom - AVASK ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS CONSULTANTS

AVASK ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS CONSULTANTS

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Southampton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:
Regulatory Compliance Assurance Specialist

Salary:
£30,000 - £40,000

Location:
Southampton

The Regulatory Compliance Assurance Specialist will play a critical role in ensuring that our clients adhere to all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.

Responsibilities:

Support clients ensuring their products meet the safety standards set by the regulatory authorities.
Provide comprehensive guidance to internal and external stakeholders on issues relating to regulatory compliance assurance.
Conduct comprehensive reviews of regulatory requirements applicable to our clients operations.
Provide expert advice and support to the first line in relation to governance and regulation to understand and meet regulatory obligations.
Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Perform regular assessments and audits to evaluate the effectiveness of compliance programs and identify areas for improvement.
Assist in the completion of gap analysis and the implementation of relevant regulatory measures and industry guidance.
Provide support and challenge to ensure key regulatory and legislative developments and provide input into the design and development of regulatory risk management frameworks and risk management practices.
Support our relationship with the stakeholders ensuring timely and quality responses are provided to the regulators to ensure the expectations of the regulators are consistently met.
Regulatory compliance support on growth projects and provide oversight of the implementation of regulatory change (e.g. Consumer Duty).
Cocreation, ownership and maintenance of Compliance and Conduct Policies and Procedures.
Prepare and present reports on compliance activities, findings, and recommendations to senior management and regulatory authorities as needed.

Key skills, knowledge and experience:

Essential:

Degree in Quality Management, Project Management, Technical Business Administration, Commercial, or Law.
Expert in product compliance and audit on but not limited to: cosmetics, toys, têxtiles, food, food supplements, electronics, general product categories, chemicals, medical equipment, and other CE and nonCE mark categories.
Knowledge and understanding of current legislative regulations relating to Quality, Information Security, GDPR, H&S,GSPI, Product labels.
Uptodate regulatory knowledge on RoHS, General Product Safety Regulation.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in a product compliance assurance field or similar.
Strong understanding of relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards.
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex regulations and identify compliance implications.
Proven ability to develop and implement compliance programs, policies, and procedures.
Highly organised, efficient and diligent.
Strong ability to prioritise workload and multitask between projects and tasks.
Able to build strong relationships and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable:

Expertise in Product Compliance for online retailers.

What youll get in return

25 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays with the option of purchasing up to 5 extra days through salary sacrifice.
Birthday off after 1 year length of service.
Pension scheme with Royal London with employee contributions of minimum 5% and employer contributions of 3%.
A collaborative culture of continuous learning with Learning and Development opportunities for career progression, alongside support with professional qualifications where applicable.
Private Healthcare Insurance with Vitality Health care after completing probationary period.
Cycle2Work scheme available through salary sacrifice.
DIS (Death in service) available after completing probationary period.
Creative spacious offices with breakout areas, and subsidised canteen with Chef offering freshly cooked breakfast and lunches.

About AVASK:

AVASK Accounting & Business Consultants is a rapidly expanding firm that specialises in international VAT and tax and accounting for e-commerce businesses that are located internationally and in the UK.

AVASK are recommended External Tax Advisors under the Amazon Global Selling Programme and assist hundreds of Amazon FBA sellers, eBay, Shopify and many other platforms.

On top of this, it provides its clients with a comprehensive range of expertise - from providing practical guidance on cross-border transactions, making sure that they are fully compliant and assisting on their group structures and tax advisory services.

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