Menzies
Job title:
Risk & Compliance Assistant
Company
Menzies
Job description
Our Risk & Compliance Team is looking for a Risk & Compliance Assistant. You will be supporting the Risk and Compliance team in compliance with various regulatory and industry related requirements such as Financial crime, Data protection, Ethics, Procurement, Risk management, People training.This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has strong business support (administration) experience; experience in stakeholder management (building relationships) and risk management, regulatory compliance or accounting experience is preferable but not essential.Why Join Menzies?
- We are a UK based recognised employer of choice with office locations in London, Surrey, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, and South Wales (Cardiff).
- Join our family of 600 employees. Be a member and not just a number!
- We offer a dynamic and rewarding environment with exposure to a diverse range of clients and industry sectors.
- Our package and benefits are very competitive.
- Work life balance is part of our organisational culture,
- We believe in developing our staff throughout their career.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting the R&C team in compliance with various regulatory and industry related requirements (Financial crime, Data protection, Ethics, Procurement, Risk management, People training)
- Assisting with supporting service lines with clients’ queries
- Assisting in managing various registers and systems in place
- Assisting with internal controls testing and compliance reviews
- Minutes taking at internal meetings
- Maintenance of the internal Risk and Compliance site
The PersonYou would ideally have a Bachelor’s degree or an accounting qualification but not essential, along with:
- Familiarity with relevant regulations (Financial crime and Data protection)
- Ability to analyse data to identify trends and potential compliance issues
- Being proficient in document manipulation using various software packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
- Great attention to detail
- An analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Communicates effectively and professionally in person and in writing
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new tasks and systems
- Collaborates well in a team environment
- Strong time management and organisational skills
- Ability to work well under pressure
- International Compliance Association (ICA) certificate is a plus
Travel RequirementsYou may be required to travel to other offices depending on specific projectsKey benefits we offer, but not limited to:
- Competitive base salary (we do yearly market research to ensure we offer a competitive salary to our employees and joining candidates)
- 33 days annual leave entitlement a year inc. bank holidays (31.5 days for trainees)
- Annual buy and sell leave scheme.
- Private Medical Cover available to all employees (trainees can opt in for a salary sacrifice)
- Private Pension Matching Scheme: if employee contributes 2.5-5%, we match it and add another 3% on top!
- Employee Referral Bonus up to £10,000 for a successful placement
- Reimbursement of one professional subscription each year
- Dress for your day policy – you decide, not us!
- Life Assurance 4x your salary
- Group Income Protection – 75% of salary if long term sickness exceeds 6 months.
- Agile Working is embedded in our culture: we understand that everyone works in different ways and need flexibility within their working day.
- Learning and Development opportunities and Study Support throughout your Menzies career
- Career Coaching programme for Managers and above
- Better Place to Work Initiative: proactive benchmarking of the best DEI and wellbeing programmes to offer our employees and improve our employee experience.
- CSR Programme: each office will be involved in various charity and sporting activities to help raise funds and give back to the local community.
- Employee Assistance Programme – our EAP is available for all Menzies employees and their families. As well as being a support line for mental health counselling, it also offers practical financial, legal and life management advice 24 /7 and is completely confidential.
- Paid sick leave – a generous scheme to help you when you are struggling with health issues.
- Free flu jab, eyesight test and physical health checks
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Enhanced Parental + Family Leave: We are a place where you can combine both a career and a family so those going on Maternity Leave can expect 100% pay for 3 months and 50% pay for the next 6 weeks, those going on Paternity Leave can expect 100% pay for 2 weeks (both subject to eligibility). We also have Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
- Volunteering Scheme with a maximum of 2.5 days given by the Firm to match 2.5 days devoted to qualifying schemes by the employee in any 12-month period.
- Season Ticket Loan
To find out more about our benefits please read#BrighterThinking is how we sum up the difference we make, as a firm, to our clients and in the way we hire and develop talent in Menzies. It’s finance and accounting expertise, combined with strategic commercial thinking and a promise to add real value across all areas of our client’s businesses.Agencies:When we require external assistance with our vacancies, we will reach out to our PSL supply chain, please be aware we operate a very strict PSL policy with close relationships with our suppliers and cannot respond to agencies outside of the PSL and we do not accept speculative CVs as an introduction. Please do not contact individual hiring managers or the Talent Acquisition team.
Expected salary
Location
London
Job date
Thu, 04 Jul 2024 07:29:15 GMT
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