Senior Compliance Officer

Role: Senior Compliance Officer

Location: Amsterdam

Salary: Competitive and candidate dependent

Reporting To: Global Head of Risk and Compliance

A leading corporate services company in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced senior compliance officer to become responsible for supporting the business to ensure it complies with all applicable laws and regulations, as well as supervisory requirements and internal policies and procedures. You will be responsible for the licenses toward the Dutch Central Bank and will be responsible for the lines of business: Corporate Expansion, Multi Family Office services and E-Business. If you are seeking a strategic opportunity with plenty of remit, do not hesitate to look further!

Main responsibilities:

▪ Providing ad-hoc advice and guidance to the finance and legal account managers on the full range of compliance topics, including AML, sanctions, privacy, conflicts of interest, outsourcing, licensing etc. in accordance with the relevant regulations (e.g. WTT, WWFT, AVG);

▪ Providing support to the finance and legal account managers and compliance officers as well in the process of client acceptance and client file reviews, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the client files;

▪ Assisting with compliance issues during the client's life cycle (client acceptance due diligence, transaction monitoring, periodic reviews, and exit);

▪ Providing training and support to the business and other compliance officers to continuously enhance awareness and understanding of compliance risks and regulations;

▪ Establishing and implementing effective and pragmatic processes and procedures to mitigate compliance risks;

▪ Continuously liaise with the Global Head of Compliance and management board to ensure appropriate action is taken to address identified issues;

▪ Be the owner of a number of group compliance policies and contribute actively to the development and maintenance of the related control framework;

▪ Taking part in various projects and working groups and work together with compliance officers of the wider compliance team in other jurisdictions where the company operates;

▪ Act as coach for other compliance officers and take a lead role in further development of the compliance team of the company in the Netherlands;

▪ Participate in Client Acceptance Meetings, Internal Compliance Meetings, Business Compliance Meetings and Compliance Management Meetings.

The Candidate:

▪ Master's degree in a relevant study (e.g. Law, Criminology) supplemented with a compliance degree;

▪ Strong generalist who feels motivated by a diverse spectrum of responsibilities;

▪ Minimum of 6 years of compliance experience in the financial services industry;

▪ Experience with compliance systems and processes; with compliance issues relating to regulatory and governance requirements and curiosity about regulatory developments;

▪ Understanding of risk management;

▪ Affinity with integrity, culture and governance requirements;

▪ Strong organizational and effective communication skills;

▪ A professional and hands-on work mentality;

▪ Proven team spirit and coaching skills;

▪ Strong interpersonal and presentation skills;

▪ Self-starting mentality, taking initiatives;

▪ Excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English (both orally and in writing);