Validus Risk Management

Legal & Compliance Analyst

Validus Risk Management

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • We are looking for a full-time Legal & Compliance Analyst with experience in the financial services industry to help build and support the Legal & Compliance function at Validus. This position is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual looking to join a growing business and to develop their career within a dynamic team spanning finance and technology.
  • Support the embedding of awareness across the Company of its regulatory compliance requirements and responsibilities including ensuring all staff members have read, understood, and signed all Compliance documents including policies and procedures.
  • Assist in monitoring the Company’s compliance with regulations in each of the countries in which the Company operates and implementing the Compliance Framework and Compliance Monitoring Plan.
  • Assist with the preparation and filing of submissions to the FCA, NFA, CFTC, OSC and other regulators, including relevant public disclosures.
  • Work closely with the client onboarding team to ensure KYC checks are completed.
  • Liaise with external advisors on legal, regulatory and compliance topics and projects.
  • Conduct investigations in respect of any operational errors.
  • Assist on the completion of all legal related tasks including supplier due diligence and contractual documentation, IP arrangements, terms and conditions, advisory on ISDA documentation and delegated reporting.
  • Assist on data protection matters.
  • Assist with building strong corporate governance including company secretarial and risk control matters.

Requirements

  • - Support the embedding of awareness across the Company of its regulatory compliance requirements and responsibilities including ensuring all staff members have read, understood, and signed all Compliance documents including policies and procedures.
  • - Assist in monitoring the Company’s compliance with regulations in each of the countries in which the Company operates and implementing the Compliance Framework and Compliance Monitoring Plan.
  • - Assist with the preparation and filing of submissions to the FCA, NFA, CFTC, OSC and other regulators, including relevant public disclosures.
  • - Work closely with the client onboarding team to ensure KYC checks are completed.
  • - Liaise with external advisors on legal, regulatory and compliance topics and projects.
  • - Conduct investigations in respect of any operational errors.
  • - Assist on the completion of all legal related tasks including supplier due diligence and contractual documentation, IP arrangements, terms and conditions, advisory on ISDA documentation and delegated reporting.
  • - Assist on data protection matters.
  • - Assist with building strong corporate governance including company secretarial and risk control matters.
  • - Strong educational background with a university degree.
  • - Highly organised, reliable, able to meet deadlines, self-motivated with the capacity to work autonomously, as part of a team and across teams.
  • - Able to work off own initiative and feel comfortable putting together board and senior management level presentations.
  • - Strong analytical skills.
  • - Strong communication and inter-personal skills with commercial awareness.
  • - Strong report writing skills and attention to detail.
  • - Strong time management and organisational skills, and ability to prioritise and multi-task and work within tight deadlines.
  • - High standard of written and spoken English required to communicate effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
  • - At least 1 year experience in financial services environment, preferably in legal, compliance or risk assurance.
Benefits
  • **Compensation and Benefits:**
  • - Eligible for company bonus scheme
  • - Enhanced Health Insurance with Dental, Optical and Mental health benefits
  • - Financial support towards qualifications
  • - Pension

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
regulatory complianceCompliance FrameworkCompliance Monitoring PlanKYC checksISDA documentationdata protectionsupplier due diligencecontractual documentationcorporate governancerisk control
Soft skills
highly organisedreliableself-motivatedanalytical skillscommunication skillsinter-personal skillsreport writing skillsattention to detailtime managementability to prioritise