Associate Director in AFME's Compliance, Control and Accounting division shaping regulatory compliance strategies and overseeing commitment to financial crime initiatives.
Responsibilities
Within CCA, you will be responsible for supporting the overall objectives of the AFME Compliance Committee and WGs.
You will focus on initiatives and advocacy objectives relating to Financial Crime, CTF and AML. The initiatives will include supporting members implementation of the EU AML package, developing responses to UK and other EU (including national) public consultations and executing advocacy plans with a wide range of regulatory officials and industry stakeholders. You will also lead on the content delivery of AFME’s annual AML conference.
Additionally, the role will also include the development and delivery of key projects within CCA, based on the Compliance Committee’s priorities and business plan deliverables and support planning for the annual Compliance and Legal conference and other member events and webinars as necessary.
You will also be working closely with and oversee/mentor the work of an Associate in the team
Requirements
Expertise in regulatory conduct matters via an EU agency and/or within a National Competent Authority or regulated EU firm
Knowledge and experience of financial markets
Judgement to establish and monitor priorities, escalate issues and solicit feedback when required
Good time management and organisational ability to manage multiple work streams
Intellectually curious, able to identify new themes relevant to members
Strong analytical skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Excellent written and spoken English
Experience in EU and UK financial crime and AML/CTF topics (Desirable)
Relevant professional qualification (Desirable)
Experience in wider regulatory policy (Desirable)
Benefits
27 days Annual Holiday Allowance
Additional 1 day Birthday Holiday
Additional 3 days Christmas Holiday
Pension Scheme – AFME contributes 10% of an employee’s basic salary
Life Assurance of 4x base salary
Worldwide Business Travel Insurance
Employer Contributions to Gym Membership
Employer contributions to Deutschlandticket
4pm Friday Finish
Hybrid working and flexi-start/finish times
Job title
Associate Director – Compliance, Control, Accounting
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