Director – Financial Crime Compliance Policy & Assurance

THE COMPANY:

Our client is a privately held company that invest in and develops real estate.  The successful candidate must have Real Estate or Private Equity Financial Crime experience.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Director – Financial Crime Framework & Assurance will be responsible for supporting the continued development, implementation and oversight of the global Financial Crime Compliance framework.  The incumbent must ensure that the Business adheres to all applicable laws in the jurisdictions it operates in.

• Reviewing applicable legislation in various jurisdictions and tracking regulatory change, working with local advisers
• Develop and maintain financial crime policies, standards and supporting procedures. and ensure global consistency while reflecting local legal requirements
• Implement and maintain enterprise-wide financial crime risk assessments
• Design and oversee the Financial Crime Compliance monitoring programme.
• Develop quality assurance methodologies covering due diligence, screening and other financial crime processes.
• Identify control weaknesses and oversee remediation activities.
• Drive continuous improvement across the global Financial Crime Compliance programme.
• Provide technical leadership across the Financial Crime Compliance function.
• Coach and develop Managers and other members of the Compliance team.
• Promote consistent application of policies and risk-based decision making.
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and other control functions.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Background in financial crime compliance in investment management or real estate
• Experience leading organisational change and strategic compliance initiatives
• Experience designing and delivering compliance monitoring and assurance programmes
• Experience drafting and implementing risk-based compliance policies, standards and procedures
• Experience conducting enterprise-wide compliance or financial crime risk assessments
• Experience developing and implementing compliance or financial crime frameworks across multiple jurisdictions

For further information please contact Spencer Evans