Compliance Associate - Payments Europe in Belfast

fscom is a leading consulting firm providing governance, risk, and compliance solutions to the asset management, capital markets, digital assets and payments industries across the UK and Europe. Over the last fourteen years, we have built a reputation for providing high quality, commercially focused advice to our clients, meaning that we have become widely recognised as the premier compliance consulting firm to the financial services sector. Following our strategic partnership with Bridgepoint in 2022, we are on an exciting growth trajectory and are looking for driven, ambitious professionals to be part of this journey.

As a Compliance Associate, you will be responsible for delivering support to our European clients, and for providing them with guidance, advice and valuable insight. You will work as part of a team and alongside senior consultants and under the supervision of trailblazers and experts in this industry. With our deep domain expertise within the payments, digital assets, capital markets and asset management industries, we will enable you to have the opportunity to engage in a variety of advisory, authorisation, assurance and managed services projects across a diverse range of exciting and cutting-edge clients. This role is a great development opportunity for individuals who wish to learn from the best, work with our experts and challenge themselves in innovating and developing with our clients. We will ensure you have direct face time regularly with the leaders of our business to ensure your connection and learning. For those with more experience, we have opportunities for you to work with us as we build out specialisms and deliver for our clients.

We are looking for candidates who demonstrate initiative, diligence in their work and analysis, and have the drive to learn and bring fresh approaches and develop their knowledge.

• Assisting with the provision of high-quality compliance work products to our clients
• Working and delivering on multiple projects across authorisations, advisory, audit and managed services.
• Partnering with our client base to understand their business and be able to design and implement their regulatory strategy.
• Undertaking compliance audits for clients and make appropriate recommendations which achieve regulatory compliance for the client
• Stay up to date with the ever-evolving regulatory requirements
• Any other duties as reasonably required

• 1+ years’ experience working within a governance, compliance role gained working in-house within a financial services institution or professional services advisory business
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex information
• Displays professionalism in everything they do
• Ability to work with, and communicate information clearly and effectively to, both clients and team members
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage numerous deadlines and projects simultaneously
• Excellent attention to detail and understands the importance of pride in the work delivered internally and to clients
• Quick to learn, curious with initiative, and constantly striving to develop technical expertise
• Collegiate outlook with the ability to work effectively as part of a cohesive team, whilst taking ownership for areas under their responsibility.
• A strong desire to build consultancy skills and client base in the future.

• Experience working with EU regulations and legislation

fscom reserves the right to expand the criteria for this role dependent upon the number of applications received.

• Opportunity for career acceleration – fast-track your growth in a high-impact role.
• Aspire Learning and Development Programme - bespoke to fscom
• Work with industry experts – collaborate with some of the leading specialists in governance, risk, and compliance.
• Be part of a dynamic, growing company – join at an exciting time of expansion and opportunity.
• Hybrid working environment – flexibility to work remotely and in person.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to Diversity & Inclusion and being a Great Place to Work (GPTW) for all and currently hold the Bronze standard in Diversity Mark NI and the GPTW accreditation.