Compliance Monitoring Manager

Compliance Monitoring Manager

In the role of Compliance Monitoring Manager you’ll join our Compliance department's leadership team and play a key role in the development and management of Compliance Associates, whilst driving improvements in the design and delivery of compliance monitoring activities.

Our people are our heart and soul; we’re commercial and caring, big enough to offer you a challenge and small enough for you to make a real impact. We’re devoted to putting people first and doing the right thing by providing real help with real life for our customers and colleagues.

Our passion for doing the right thing by being inclusive has led to us being named Financial Services Company of the Year, at the National Centre for Diversity (NCFD) FREDIE Awards 2022 for the second year running. We're also in the top 5 of companies in the NCFD ‘Top 100 Most inclusive Companies’. The awards highlight our commitment to promote Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement (FREDIE) at the highest level across the Society.

The role is based at our Head Office in the centre of Leeds, but there would not be a requirement for you to be in the office full time, and we work hard to accommodate flexible working requirements.

About the Role

• You are a resilient and confident people leader, with a passion for leading and motivating small and medium teams to deliver sustained high performance, who can hit the ground running.

• You are confident, collaborative, detail-oriented, and hands on. You’ll be passionate about helping the team, and the YBS, achieve their goals.

• You’ll have an inquisitive mind and are curious about how the business operates and how we can support them to understand and mitigate risk.

• You’re able to communicate complex information, both written and verbally, in a simple way to a wide range of stakeholders.

• You develop and maintain good relationships and are able to influence and challenge decisions.

• You have a good understanding of financial services regulation, as well an ability to critically assess and interpret information to provide informed opinions or findings.

• You have exceptional organisational skills and an ability to manage multiple reviews simultaneously, while ensuring timely deliverables.

• You demonstrate a growth mindset and seek to continuously develop.

About You

You'll be responsible for:

• Planning, designing and delivering risk-based compliance activities through the effective and efficient allocation and management of resource.

• Leading and inspiring a team of Compliance Associates, focussing on personal accountability for development and the delivery of commercially aware and timely compliance activities.

• Promoting a culture of openness, and, knowledge sharing across the wider team.

• Take a proactive and risk-based lead in the update and development of departmental operating policies and procedures to drive improvements whilst delivering sustainable commercial objectives.

• Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships to support the design, development and delivery of high-quality compliance monitoring activities, including the effective prioritisation of workloads to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality outputs.

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility. We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you.

Development. We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.

• Bonus. We work together to reach for better at YBS, so when we reach our goals we’re all rewarded, with up to a 10% annual bonus.

• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.

• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.

• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts,

Ready to apply?

If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, click apply now to send us your application.

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Jess Wilkinson at jewilkinson@ybs.co.uk

Please note applications are reviewed frequently therefore this role may close prior to the advertised closing date