Compliance Assistant

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**The Role**:
The role will involve routine tasks which require precision and the ability to meet deadlines; and the ability to react to changes in regulation. Organisational and communication skills will be needed to perform this role.

**Responsibilities**:

- Part of the small team Verifying bank accounts using the sort code checker
- Carrying out Due diligence checks on new insurers.
- Carrying out Audits on property management clients who are not appointed representatives and identifying patterns and systemic errors.
- Carrying out internal audits on claims files.
- Keeping knowledge up to date with FCA bulletin.
- Deputising for the CO on complaints when he is on holiday, operating within the FCA timescales of 5-day notification, with summary complaints resolved within 3 days, 8 week complaints will only be dealt with by the CO
- Assisting the CO with Statutory submissions to the FCA For example - RMAR balance sheet etc inc. Part J, REP (understanding of management accounts) (twice a year)
- Assisting with the binder audits at branches. (Twice a year)
- Being involved with the development of St Giles’ in-house computer system to ensure the compliance aspect is sound.
- Assisting answering Questionnaires from insurers or the regulator about for example Value for Money or details of the placement chain
- Carry out annual reviews of the status and solvency level of insurers e.g. Standards and Poor’s Yearly
- Assist with the company insurance including professional indemnity, office insurance etc.
- Carrying out Sanction checking, e.g. Russians updates, name change etc.
- Having a Teams meeting Monday and Wednesday with the Compliance Officer.

**Further information**
As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits
- Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
- Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
- Company pension scheme
- Very generous maternity and paternity leave packages
- A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
- Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
- Referral schemes
- Discounted rates on PIB products
- We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
- If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to ‘give something back’ interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day.
- We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass - giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
- PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
- PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIB’s carbon footprint.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.