Risk Analyst - Worthing, United Kingdom - Equiniti

Equiniti

Verified Company

Worthing, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Business Division:
UK Shareholder Services

Business Function / Department:
Equiniti Financial Services Limited Compliance

Job Title:
Risk Analyst

Reporting to (Job Title): EFSL Compliance Manager

Date:

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.

EQ's vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success.

We are
TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments,
COMMERCIAL in building long term value,
COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we
IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services.

There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Role Summary

This position is to assist the Compliance Manager maintain a framework for ensuring that the business remains compliant with regulatory and industry requirements.

The role excludes specific focus related to the FCA CASS handbook; which is covered independentlyby the CASS Office.

The nature of this role requires someone with good attention to detail, with a questioning approach and the ability to work to both alone and as part of a team.

The job holder will be expected to analyse data and be focussed on deliveringresults.

Core Duties/Responsibilities

Delivery of the Market Abuse Regime (MAR) and suspicious transaction monitoring and controls for EFSL; ensuring that issues/recommendations are escalated to line management in a timely manner.
Support Due Diligence evaluations of suppliers/potential suppliers, corporate customers and market counterparts.
Track adherence to broker limits; escalating for signoff where breaches occur and retain evidence of such sign off.
Ensure risk issues are escalated immediately on discovery and that resolution is tracked and reported.
Monitor risk performance of key business areas as agreed with line manager, recommending actions to resolve problems in order to maintain an acceptable risk profile. Maintain effective reporting mechanisms so that attainment/issues are reviewed with linemanagement.
Assist with the development and maintenance of policies as agreed from time to time with line management. Where applicable, ensure monitoring/reporting mechanisms are put in place.
Support the maintenance of SM&CR within EFSL.
Act as a Contact for Operations or Group, for issues specific to role; escalating any concerns to line management.
When required provide project and other compliance related support ensuring own deliverables are on time and to specification.
Support the maintenance of procedures for area; which set out purpose and context of the task, as well as the actual process steps.
Always to undertake the duties of this role in accordance with the requirements of the company's Regulators, including FCA's Principles for Business.

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

Analytical skills
Selforganisation
Selfmotivation
Ability to learn new tasks with mínimal supervision
Ability to plan tasks and keep to timescales
Ability to identify system/process improvements
Able to write reports /communicate with Managers (both internally and externally)
Good communication skills (both written and oral)

What We Offer

Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%

All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) - Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.

Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.

Employee discounts - Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.

Flexible Benefits - The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.

Time Off - Typically 28 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.

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