Risk and Compliance Assistant

Job Description:

Core-Asset Consulting is working with a well-established wealth management firm who is seeking a Risk & Compliance Assistant to join their team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate or early-career professional to gain broad exposure within a private wealth environment.

The successful candidate will support the delivery of the Risk & Compliance function, contributing to monitoring activity, management information, regulatory reporting support and team administration.

• Up to one year's experience in an office-based or client-facing environment.


• Genuine interest in financial services and wealth management.


• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.


• Excellent organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail.


• Confident written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work with numerical data.


• Proactive team player with a willingness to learn and develop professionally.


• GCSEs (Grade 7 or above) in Maths and English.


• Interest in undertaking professional qualifications such as the IMC or IAD.

• Supporting Risk & Compliance activities through regular and ad hoc monitoring, analysis and documentation.


• Recording and analysing risk events, identifying trends and control weaknesses.


• Preparing and extracting data to support regulatory reporting and management information for committees.


• Administering the external personal account dealing process and tracking actions.


• Supporting ad hoc projects and initiatives within the Risk & Compliance function.


• Providing administrative support including arranging training, preparing presentations, maintaining electronic filing, organising meetings and taking minutes.


• Managing the publication and maintenance of policies and procedures.


• Engaging proactively with colleagues across the business and escalating issues where appropriate.

• 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: 16373

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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