About the company

Compliance and Advisory Consultant (VAC-A3096)

limassol
Permanent

8 days ago Recruiting Agent

Job description

Our client, a Financial services advisory firm in Limassol, is looking to recruit an experienced Compliance and Advisory Consultant.


Job Duties

  • Draft, review and update manuals, policies, processes and procedures with respect to the operations of Financial Institutions (Investment Firms, Funds, Payment and Electronic Money Institutions, Crypto Providers)

    Perform regular monitoring of Financial Institutions by following Compliance Monitoring Programmes to ensure that compliance standards and obligations are adhered.

    Conduct onsite and desk-based inspections on compliance matters of Financial Institutions

    Ensure Financial Institutions fulfil their annual obligations and licence conditions.

    Provide advice and solutions to Financial Institutions on compliance queries/issues.

    Work as part of a compliance experts team, coordinate with other departments (e.g. legal & corporate, accounting & tax, capital adequacy, internal audit etc.) and develop strong working relationships

    Communicate, on behalf of Financial Institutions, with regulatory and other local and EU authorities.

    Communicate with personnel and management of Financial Institutions

    Communicate with local and EU Banking institutions in accommodating the banking needs of Financial Institutions

    Prepare applications and notifications to the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission on behalf of Financial Institutions

    Draft and review annual reports on Internal Audit, Compliance, Risk Management and Anti-Money Laundering (‘AML’) matters.

    Conduct AML checks and reviews and undertake client identification and due diligence of CIFs’ clients.

    Review and analyse new regulations and advise how these are impacting Financial Institutions.


Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in economics or finance or accounting or risk Management or Law or related discipline from a reputable UK university

First or Upper second-class honours

Master’s degree in a related field will be considered an advantage.

Minimum of 1-2 years of professional experience in a similar role position

CySEC certificate (Basic or Advanced) for the provision of investment services will be considered as an advantage.

Fluent in English and Greek language, both verbal and written (knowledge of any other language shall be considered an advantage)

Team player, highly organised, able to multitask, work well under pressure and deliver on time.

Strong communication skills.

Computer literate

Working hours:

The working hours are very flexible.

From Monday-Thursday you can choose to start from 7.30am-9am. The lunch break needs to be 30 minutes minimum and 90 minutes maximum. You will make 8 hours a day, so you can finish from 4.30pm -6pm.

Friday is half day 8.30 -2pm.

You can choose to work 1 day from home from Monday-Thursday (not Friday).


TO APPLY for this job opportunity, send your CV (in English please) and include the reference: Compliance and Advisory Consultant - VAC-A3096. We look forward to hearing from you!