Senior Compliance Business Partner

Are you looking to build a career and make a difference - why not think about the Monmouthshire Building Society?
We’re on a journey to becoming an innovative, exciting, modern mutual and we’d love for you to join us. We have an ambitious 5-year strategy with strong growth plans and your role will play a crucial part in our success.
We are a community and values-based employer that puts both our people and our members at the heart of what we do. If you want to make a real difference to your community and career, then we’d love to hear from you...
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our **Risk &** **Compliance Team** for a permanent **Senior Compliance Business Partner **based at our Newport City Head Office.
**What we will offer you as one of our valued colleagues**:

- 28 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and a day off on your birthday to help you celebrate
- Option to purchase additional holidays.
- Opportunity to work in an agile way to include home working, after your training has been completed.
- A commitment to your ongoing training and development including our internal rotational development programme (optional after successful completion of probation).
- Up to 14 Hours of paid Society leave to volunteer for a local community initiative each year
- ‘Dress for your Day’ approach when in the office.
- Various health and wellbeing benefits such as 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, subsidised flu jabs and eye tests.
- Private healthcare (optional from day 1).
- Generous Stakeholder Pension Scheme - where the Society contributes a massive 10% on top of your 3% contribution
- Life Assurance - 4 times your basic salary life cover.
- Critical illness cover.
- Dental cover.
- Health cashplan cover (optional).

Excellent relationship management, communication and decision-making skills are considered essential to ensure support and oversight provided is clear, proportionate and member focused.
**What will you be doing?**
- Providing SME regulatory knowledge to the Society, proactively adding value and driving improvement whilst also providing oversight and challenge.
- Regulatory horizon scanning - identifying and interpreting new regulatory developments impacting the Society, reporting these to key governance committees, and supporting the business in implementing regulatory change.
- Provision of Compliance and Conduct training, advice and support to the 1st line of defence.
- Promoting a strong compliance culture that is aligned with the broader Society culture and values.

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What type of person will you need to be?*
- Proven Compliance experience within Financial Services in a similar role.
- In depth knowledge of regulations impacting retail banking and mortgage business models, including payment services.
- In depth understanding of conduct culture.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- Effective decision-making skills.
- The ability to see the big picture.
- Excellent relationship management.
- A drive for leading change and continuous improvement.
- Proficiency in MS Office Packages.

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**_As a financial services organisation regulated by the PRA and FCA our staff must be honest, financially sound and maintain high levels of competence and capability in their role. Therefore our pre-employment checks include adverse credit checks and criminal records checks (DBS checks) for all roles. DBS checks are at a basic disclosure level for the majority of roles but at the standard level for certain roles covered by the Certification and Senior Managers Regime._**

**Salary**: Up to £45,000.00 per year