Compliance Consultant

**Compliance Consultant**

**Location**:Remote working (Field based role covering Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Essex & Central London areas)

**Salary**: Up to £50,000 per annum

Our client provides compliance and business support services to directly authorised adviser firms in the UK.

The company are looking for a proactive, energetic, and talented compliance professional with first class communication and relationship-building skills, to join the team of Field Based Compliance Consultants who deliver a market leading compliance serviceto directly authorised adviser firms.

**The Role**
This is a field-based role supporting the Member Firms (IFA's / Mortgage Advisers) in the Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Essex & Central London areas. Therefore, you'll ideally reside in or around this region. You'll support clientfirms on their premises or remotely, from home, as agreed with the firm.
As an integral member of the Consultancy Services Team, you’ll ensure the company provide business and compliance solutions to the firms they support, helping them develop, monitor, and maintain compliance standards to mitigate risks within their business.
You’ll be motivated and disciplined. You’ll have a breadth of technical compliance and industry knowledge and you’ll be passionate about compliance. You’ll also be happy working both individually and as part of a team. You’ll be comfortable problem solving,delivering bespoke compliance services, drafting and finalising detailed, accurate reports, action plans and delivering a T&C Service.

**What you'll be doing**
- Developing and maintaining robust relationships with clients and Member Firms, increasing knowledge and understanding of their business
- Creating and delivering an appropriate programme of services and visits to meet the requirements of firms through effective planning, organisation, and time management
- Analysing client issues and assisting in problem solving via a consultative approach
- Providing support to clients during times of regulatory and business change and updating firms of any relevant regulatory and / or legislative changes during visits
- Producing and delivering accurate reports and action plans to provide clear, practical solutions to specific business needs for member firms to enable them to develop, monitor and maintain compliance standards to mitigate risks within their business
- Ensuring delivery of T&C Services with effective delivery of training needs analysis, skills assessments, one to ones and development plans

**What you'll need to succeed**
- Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning or equivalent qualification
- CeMAP or equivalent qualification
- Experience working in a regulatory / compliance environment
- Knowledge of IFA markets, including providers / lenders
- Broad technical knowledge across all product areas
- You’re customer centric to the core
- Strong relationship building and collaboration skills
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Comfortable working under pressure
- A passion for problem-solving and building solutions
- Capable of creating and delivering compelling presentations and running efficient and productive meetings
- The ability to work efficiently and independently within an agile, remote working environment

**Nice to haves**
- G60, AF3 or AF7 qualifications
- Knowledge of DFM / DIM markets (J10)

**To Apply**
- The company and all the businesses within it adopt a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination on any of the protected grounds in the Equality Act 2010._
- They are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civilpartnership._
- For these reasons the company strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds._