Support to The Compliance Officer and Mlro

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This role is based in Guernsey and as such all normal working days must be carried out in Guernsey.

Join us as a Support to Compliance Officer and MLRO
- This is an opportunity to take on a critical and high-profile role within our RBS International risk function, acting across our Institutional Banking & Depositary business and our International Retail and Commercial Banking business
- You’ll be working as part of a large international team, deputising for the Compliance Officer and MLRO of Guernsey Branch
- We’ll look to you to act as a trusted adviser to the business and support management in its understanding and ownership of compliance and financial crime risks
- You'll be recognised for your expertise and specialist knowledge, as you work closely with the business to gain their trust, confidence and respect

**What you'll do**:
In this role, you’ll provide pragmatic, commercial solutions to advisory, conduct and regulatory issues and give support on financial crime investigations, reporting and advising disclosures to our internal and external regulators.

We’ll also look to you to identify and manage potential or actual conduct and compliance risks and deliver a high quality, comprehensive prevention focused intelligence function within financial crime. In addition, you’ll establish effective working relationships with colleagues across the bank to promote early engagement with them regarding any change in risk policy.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Creating an appropriate work environment to ensure the delivery of fair outcomes for our customers in discharging the bank’s responsibility to deliver good customer outcomes
- Giving support advice, MI and escalating to leaders and the business on risk management, providing regulatory compliance and conduct insight, oversight and challenge
- Working with colleagues to make sure that risks are appropriately managed within the business area and making sure the offshore business avoids any regulatory criticism
- Making sure that all processes and procedures adopted reflect the research and interpretation of regulatory bodies rules and guidance, and industry best practice
- Supporting the wider team in times of incidents and share knowledge, views and ideas and take a full and active part in progressing the aims of the risk team across the organisation
- Delivering expert services and specialist advice on intelligence financial risks of our products and services

**The skills you'll need**:
To succeed in this senior role, you’ll need to be familiar with existing and proposed legislation in relation to finance crime prevention alongside an excellent understanding of compliance policies and processes with the ability to work closely with key stakeholders to implement them across the business.
We’ll also expect you to have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and good written and verbal communication skills.

In addition, you’ll need:

- Knowledge of relevant legal policies, regulatory and statutory obligations of the jurisdiction
- Good knowledge of financial crime risk management practices and a methodical approach to managing risks through to mitigation
- Experience of working internationally, or delivering products that have an international dimension is beneficial

**How we’ll reward you**:
Salary from £56,520 depending on experience. In addition, you’ll receive a contribution to help you save for retirement.

You can choose from a range of protection, healthcare or lifestyle benefits through NatWest Group Benefits, our fully flexible reward programme.

You’ll have a generous holiday entitlement of 30 days plus bank holidays. Visit our reward and benefits page for more information on the benefit packages we offer