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(Position Filled) Compliance Executive - Watford - £30K - £45K

Job Title:                    (Position Filled) Compliance Executive

Salary:                       £30K - £45K

Location:                  Watford

 

The Company

  • A fast growing and ambitious marketing and technology company working in the online gambling space. 

  • Due to recent growth and future expansion plans, a Compliance Executive is required to support our Compliance Director in all matters relating to licensing and corporate governance.

  • The successful candidate will work across multiple departments and business areas in order to enhance our existing processes, whilst keeping up to date on all the relevant industry news and developments.

  • This will be a very hands-on role, with significant visibility across the company.

  • Key areas of focus will be managing the risk financial crime, responsible gambling, customer monitoring and anti-money laundering.

  • This role will report directly to the Compliance Director.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and update all key policies and procedure documents, ensuring they are up to date, accurate and in line with all new regulations

  • Ensure that all key policies and procedures are followed by the business; create processes for dealing with issues when they arise

  • Create and maintain a training schedule for all departments, ensuring that staff receive relevant training at regular intervals.

  • Design internal training programs and deliver them to the business

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of our compliance work and recommend changes to ensure the constant improvement of our performance

  • Communicate changes of internal policies and external regulation to the business, ensuring that all employees are aware of the implications of those changes on their day-to-day roles

  • Monitor the compliance landscape in our markets, evaluating the impact of any updates on our business.

  • Maintain a register of all industry compliance updates

  • Maintain our business Risk Register, ensuring that it accurately reflects our business risks and designing solutions to mitigate those risks

  • Preparing monthly and quarterly reports for gaming regulators

Key Skills / Experience

  • Previous experience in online gambling is essential

  • Knowledge or experience in a compliance led role

  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills and pragmatic approach to governance and change

  • Strong teamwork, coordination and planning skills

  • Strong attention to detail and an extremely high level of organisation

  • Ability to work independently and proactively

  • Ability to work with senior business stakeholders

What we can offer you

  • You will have a brilliant opportunity to develop your career & work in a fast-paced, fun and growing company where every employee has an important part to play in helping us reach our goals. 

  • We've invested in creating an awesome office environment complete with our own in-house chef, a games room and the best video conferencing equipment to make it a fantastic place to work. 

  • Our flat structure, transparency and supportive culture mean that our team are instilled with a strong sense of purpose and ownership, all whilst being supported to reach their career and development goals.

Here are just a few things that we are proud to say we offer

  • Competitive salary + annual bonus

  • Breakfast & lunch prepared by our team chef, with the occasional treat thrown in too!

  • Longevity bonuses, wellness incentive & company goal bonuses

  • Option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays

  • Free gym membership

  • Free private healthcare

  • A free parking space for those that drive to the office, or a short 5 minute walk from the station

  • 23 holiday days a year, with the option to buy / sell / rollover 3

 

 

TO DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY PLEASE SEND YOUR CV TO STEVEN@GRS-RECRUIT.COM

(Position Filled) Compliance Manager - London - £38K - £41K (Pro Rata)

Job Title: (Position Filled) Compliance Manager

Location: London

Salary: £38K - £41K (Pro Rata)

The Company

A successful and expanding online gaming company are seeking a talented Compliance Manager on a 6-month Fixed Term Contract that has the possibility to become permanent.

Responsibilities & Accountability

  • Continue advocating a culture of compliance and player protection to ensure all employees adhere with the company’s external regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures.

  • Provide advice for regulatory aspects across the Business, ensuring best practice and compliance as required by the Gambling Commission.

  • Advising on Safer Gambling Policy and supporting Safer Gambling processes and ensuring that all employees are trained and adhere to the Safer Gambling Policy requirements.

  • Advising on AML Policy and supporting the AML Compliance Officer ensuring that all employees are trained and adhere to the AML/CTF Policy requirements.

  • Influencing policy development and ensuring that best practice is followed and adhered to thus minimising potential risk to the company.

  • Working closely with the Compliance Team on ensuring all day-to-day duties for player protection and AML are completed to the best standard.

  • Co-chairing Compliance Committee meetings whilst delivering the relevant KPI’s and appropriate guidance to the Committee.

  • Continue developing a culture of compliance through the business.

  • If/when required completing enhanced due diligence checks, including open-source checks, on customers who meet further internal thresholds which includes, but not limited to, collecting and verifying supporting documents.

  • If/ when required ensuring overall administration of the worksheets for both Safer Gambling & Anti-money laundering.

  • Taking part in the development of the Compliance department.

  • Assisting with other ad hoc tasks as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Experience

  • At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role.

  • At least 3 years’ experience within the gambling (preferably online) industry.

  • A good understanding of the three lines of defence risk management model.

  • Ideally, a valid Gambling Commission personal management licence holder

  • Knowledge of the UK Gambling Act and Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (remote).

  • Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and risk mitigation strategies.

Desirable Knowledge

  • Knowledge of the UK Gambling Act and Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (remote).

  • Awareness of gambling industry related third party and trade associations, such as GamCare and the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC).

Additional

  • This role would best suit a candidate with experience in compliance within the remote gambling sector.

  • This is an exciting opportunity with a fast growing, operator with an existing strong compliance culture.

  • The successful candidate will work in a small and passionate team in a relaxed and synergetic atmosphere.

  • There is a strong possibility of the role becoming permanent as the team continues to grow.

TO DISCOVER MORE CONTACT STEVEN JACKSON ON STEVEN@GRS-RECRUIT.COM