About the Role
As a Financial Crime Senior Officer, you will support the implementation and monitoring of the firm’s ethical governance framework. This role is designed for a proactive professional eager to develop broad expertise in financial crime and ethical compliance within the financial services industry.
Responsibilities
- Assist in updating and communicating Ethical Governance policies and procedures.
- Track new regulations, draft regulatory change notifications, oversee their implementation, and prepare periodic reports on regulatory development for Senior Management.
- Assist in the day-to-day administration and oversight of the Group Code of Conduct.
- Review and maintain the Conflict of Interest register, ensuring potential risks are identified, documented, and mitigated.
- Manage the monitoring and reporting of Personal Transactions, as well as the Gifts and Hospitality registers in line with group thresholds.
- Support the framework for preventing Fraud and Bribery (ABC), including performing risk assessments and assisting in ensuring compliance with Market Abuse regulations (MAR).
- Support the administration of internal reporting channels and ensure the confidentiality and protection of whistleblowers.
- Execute monitoring and oversight through control testing, assess compliance risk, communicate results and deficiencies, and monitor mitigation measures implementation.
- Help develop training materials and facilitate training sessions to promote a strong financial crime and compliance culture.
- Support the implementation and enhancement of ethical governance compliance tools.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of compliance information by maintaining registers, managing shared mailboxes, and organizing files.
- Proactively follow up on open items and escalate unresolved issues for prompt resolution.
- Undertake any other relevant task as assigned to support the overall compliance function within the Financial Crime Ethical Governance team.
Requirements
- University degree is not required; equivalent professional experience and proven skills in a compliance, audit, or legal role are valued.
- Good understanding of European and/or UK regulatory and legal financial crime requirements, including anti-fraud and anti-bribery and corruption legislation.
- Good communication skills and ability to build positive working relationships.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with absolute discretion.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills with a sharp attention to detail.
- Proficient in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Technically competent with a strong interest in using artificial intelligence and integrating it into processes.
- Proactive, a quick learner, and consistently striving for results.
- Possess a 'can-do' attitude with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, international environment.
Skills
- Financial crime
- Ethical compliance
- Policy and procedures management
- Regulatory watch
- Conduct and ethics
- Conflicts of interest management
- Employee compliance
- Fraud prevention
- Bribery and corruption prevention
- Market abuse regulations
- Whistleblowing administration
- Monitoring and control testing
- Risk assessment
- Training development and facilitation
- Compliance tools implementation
- Record keeping
- Data analytics (plus)
- Artificial intelligence integration
- Communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- English proficiency
Work Type
- Hybrid
Education Level
- University degree not required
Benefits
- Support for professional accreditations such as ACCA and study leave
- Flexible arrangements
- Generous holidays
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Continuous mentoring along your career progression
- Active sports, events and social committees
- 24/7 support from Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunity to invest in company growth through Employee Share Plan
- Additional local benefits depending on location
About the Company
- Alter Domus is a world-leading provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry.
- We are home to 90% of the top 30 asset managers in the private markets and over 6,000 professionals across 24 jurisdictions.
- We believe in being different in what we do, how we work, and how we enable and develop our people.
- We offer an environment where individuals progress on merit, can speak openly, and are supported in their chosen paths.
Equal Opportunity
- We are in the business of equity in every sense of the word.
- We take action to ensure every colleague has equal opportunity.
- We value every voice and experience across our organization.
- We maintain an inclusive culture where you can bring your whole self to work.
- We make Alter Domus a workplace where everyone feels they belong.
- We celebrate our differences, understanding that our success relies on diverse perspectives and experiences.
- We are committed to ensuring a welcoming recruiting and onboarding process for everyone.
- Please contact our hiring team if you require any accommodations to make our recruitment process more accessible for you.
