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Compliance Manager – Generalist (Asset Management)

  • Location: London
  • Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 per year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 3 years ago

  • Sector: Compliance
  • Contact: Emilia Thomas
  • Contact Email: ethomas@merje.com
  • Expiry Date: 18 April 2021
  • Job Ref: ET/17153

MERJE are working with a prestigious Asset Manager in London and following a restructure within their Compliance Advisory team a fantastic opportunity has come up for a Generalist Compliance Manager. They have enjoyed steady growth over the last 10 years and would present a highly nurturing environment to develop your career further. For this critical hire, they are looking for someone who has broad Compliance advisory experience as well as a good knowledge of various regulatory reporting regimes such as MiFIR, EMIR and SFTR.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Assist the Senior Compliance Manager with providing consultative support and advice to the firm’s Investments business.
  • Utilize expert knowledge of regulatory requirements to inspect, analyse, review and advise on matters relating to regulatory reporting (i.e. MIFIR, EMIR, SFTR, etc.). 
  • Act as a regulatory trade reporting SME ensuring that the Compliance team is cross trained on the various regimes, builds out and maintains training materials.
  • Leading, and or assisting Compliance Managers and Attorneys within Legal department in the EMEA region, with regulatory change projects
  • Assist the Senior Compliance Manager with providing consultative support and advice to the firm’s Investment Operations Regulatory Trade Reporting team
  • Lead, deliver and drive projects around regulatory trade reporting

Expertise required:

  • Strong capability in the areas of regulatory trade reporting, specifically covering MIFID, EMIR and SFTR
  • Will consider someone from either an Asset Management or Banking background
  • Knowledge of FCA/UK regulatory framework with direct relevant experience
  • A team-worker who must be able to build working relationships and interact with a diverse group of internal and external contacts
  • Ability to communicate with key stakeholders across the business
  • Project management capabilities would be advantageous

Good derivatives knowledge is desirable