Assistant Manager, Legal & Compliance
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £40000 – £45000/annum plus banking benefits
Our client is looking for an Assistant Manager for their Legal & Compliance team.
The Assistant Manager will be based in the Legal & Compliance department and will be primarily
responsible for co-ordinating with external advisors in regard to advice on legal,
regulatory compliance and related matters
The joint responsibilities of the role will be:
* Liaising with external advisors in regard to legal and regulatory compliance matters arising from the Bank’s operations in the UK.
* Advising the Business on routine legal and regulatory compliance matters.
* Drafting/reviewing of Compliance policies, procedures and controls and responding with guidance on related queries.
* Maintaining Regulatory Correspondence Register and supporting documentation.
* To provide accurate and complete responses to Courts / Police/ DWP/Liquidators/ HMRC / Regulators /other enforcement agencies within the timeframe specified.
* Horizon scanning and mapping of regulations across different functions of the Bank.
* Monthly review of the legal court orders and requests for information for the Legal & Compliance Committee Meeting.
* Regulatory updates to Compliance, Business and Operations teams.
* Advising on legal issues arising from the Bank’s operations in the UK.
* Reviewing the Legal and Conveyancing Panel on an annual basis and communicating with them on regular basis when business requires external services including legal opinions and litigation.
* Dealing with ad hoc legal matters from time to time.
* Approving financial promotions.
* Legal & Compliance oversight and monitoring activities.
* Compiling reports for senior management.
* Review output from third party vendor systems.
* Ad hoc projects and tasks related to Legal & Compliance, as allocated by the Head of Legal & Compliance.
Skills required:
* Attention to detail
* Good administrative skills
* Good interpersonal skills
* Good communication skills
* Good research and problem solving skills
