Job Description:

We have an excellent opportunity for a Risk and Compliance Administrator to join a well-established investment firm in Edinburgh on a permanent basis. This role offers the chance to work in a unique and varied role with potential for career growth, providing significant responsibility over time in an independent role.

Skills/Experience:

• Experience in coordinating / conducting KYC checks.
• OR experience working in a compliance, due-diligence or on-boarding type role.
• Strong PowerPoint / Excel skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Experience of working in financial services (desirable)

Core Responsibilities:

• Responsible for facilitating and preparing comprehensive KYC files to support each investment.
• Responsible for establishing relationships with Investors across all offices to ensure that effective communications are managed between the deal teams and Risk and Compliance team.
• Ad hoc administrative tasks.
• Coordination of Know Your Customer ('KYC') process, involving liaising with deal team members and external lawyers or management teams upon request to source the appropriate information.
• Conducting KYC checks on all relevant companies and individuals.
• Complete reviews and checks on high-risk jurisdiction associations, sanctions, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) as part of the KYC file.
• Assist with the Deal Pre-Completion process to ensure all necessary checks have been completed prior to an investment.
• Facilitate in the review of processes and policies in advance of the annual affirmation exercise.
• Keeping existing Policies and Procedures up to date.
• Working with the Risk and Compliance team to manage reporting via Star (affirmations, G&E, PAD, OBI's, insider list management).
• Participation in Compliance Monitoring Visits, including both the required preparation work in advance of visits (and what's captured in the Compliance Monitoring plan) and any actions/recommendations that come out of the meetings.
• Support in the execution of Financial Crime and AML procedures and training.
• Knowledge and awareness of relevant Regulatory framework and Legislation.
• Potential to facilitate with Regulatory Reporting requirements i.e. close links, annual close links and controllers.
• Tracking of portfolio companies and changes to appointments and registered office.
• Co Sec support with company filings.

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15875

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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