Compliance Business Partner

Target Group are a leading business services provider in lending, investments and insurance, creating value for our clients through digital customer journey, outsourcing and operational transformation.

As a Compliance Business Partner, you’ll act as a trusted advisor within a second line team responsible for supporting colleagues across Target Group to effectively manage regulatory obligations and conduct risks.

Building effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, you’ll provide key regulatory input across a range of business-as-usual-activities and wider business initiatives. You’ll also provide key stakeholders with effective horizon scanning and pragmatic recommendations on relevant regulatory developments and risks

**Main day to-day responsibilities include**:

- Support the Head of Compliance with the development and delivery of the compliance strategy, supporting Target in embedding effective compliance systems and controls across the Group.
- Ensure regulatory knowledge base remains up to date so that all advisory work remains accurate and informed.
- Demonstrate effective horizon scanning and impact assessment through appropriate recommendations to the Head of Compliance and the wider business.
- Identify regulatory (especially conduct) risks, escalating and providing rationale and recommendations where required.
- Provide timely and relevant content/contributions for inclusion within Board and senior management-level governance information packs and MI packs, as required.
- Provide guidance, recommendations and sign off in relation to update/maintenance of compliance-related training materials, including e-learning requirements.
- Ensure that policies, procedures and practices are compliant with regulatory requirements, embedding principle-based regulation with a clear focus on providing good outcomes for customers.
- Act as a point of contact for clients, reinforcing the expertise, passion and effectiveness of the function through good communication and pro-active relationship building.
- Provide effective compliance input across a variety of regulatory change programmes and initiatives.

**Requirements**:

- A team player
- Personable and able to build strong, collaborative relationships quickly.
- Organised, adaptable and able to plan and manage tasks through to completion.
- Quality focused, with an analytical mindset and good attention to detail, while keeping sight of the bigger picture.
- Able to work independently using your own initiative but equally aware of when to consult.
- Comfortable to challenge the way things are done
- Able to build good, effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Knowledge and experience of the financial services industry, financial products and associated regulatory environment.
- Good understanding of FCA rules and guidance, including PRIN, SYSC, COCON, COND, MCOB CONC and DISP, in addition to CCA requirements.
- Experience of influencing operational activities and overseeing adherence to applicable regulatory standards and obligations.
- Previous experience in a Quality Assurance, Outcome Testing or Compliance role within financial services.

**Benefits**

In addition to your basic salary (Up to £40,000 depending on experience), we offer a comprehensive, flexible and market-competitive benefits package. Our flexible benefits package allows you to choose the benefits that best suit your lifestyle.

**Core Benefits**
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Annual Pay Review
- Discretionary Company Performance Bonus
- Employee Assistance Program
- Company paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
- Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
- My Recognition
- Confidential access to health and wellbeing support
- 4 x Salary Life Insurance

**Our flexible benefits** scheme gives employees access to additional benefits to supplement their core package:

- Pension Contribution - Salary Sacrifice
- Cycle2Work
- Critical Illness Cover + Dental Insurance
- Gym Flex
- Hello Fresh / Taste Card / Gourmet Card
- RAC Breakdown Cover
- Charitable Payroll Giving
- Buy / Sell holiday
- Technology loans

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