Compliance Liaison Manager

Location: Hybrid Working - Need to be able to travel to London as and when required, potentially 1 x day a week

Hours: Monday - Friday 09:00-17:30

Direct Reports: None

Join our team in this new role as a Compliance Liaison Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping regulatory practices.

Overall Purpose of Job

To provide support and assistance to the Compliance Advisory Manager, the Compliance Director and the wider team, as well as to help bridge the two-way interaction between Kensington Mortgage Company Limited (KMC) and Barclays UK (BUK).

Key Accountabilities

• Take ownership and accountability of SMCR activities, including policy reviews, updates to SMF information, attestations and control checks.
• Act as a central support point for managing incoming BCUK compliance requests and aligning them with internal responsibilities.
• Provide support to the Compliance Advisory Manager and the Compliance Director in the compilation of required internal reporting in relation to the ERMC, BRC and Board packs, including the interpretation of Management Information supplied by the business, within the Compliance dashboards and BUK.
• Act as Compliance Risk Champion, liaising with the Risk Function, providing information on control attestations, risk incidents and assisting in the implementation of BUK risk framework into KMC.
• Acting as a central point of contact for Compliance when coordinating KMC responses to any FCA requests for information, liaising with colleagues in the BUK Regulatory Relations Team and ensuring the KMC FCA correspondence folders are kept up to date.
• Act as the point of contact with UK Finance in respect of managing the working group attendees, keeping them up to date of any internal employee changes.
• Act as the Kensington representative for attendance at FCA, trade body or UK Finance meetings providing a succinct summary and overview of the discussions.
• Maintenance of Compliance policies and procedures ensuring that updates and annual reviews are completed, coordinating input and ensuring these are reviewed through the appropriate governance channels.
• Control reviews to assess the effectiveness of the function.
• Other ad-hoc work as required.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills

• Previous Compliance experience within a financial services regulated role is required, ideally within banking/mortgages.
• Knowledge of SMCR and the process around this.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, being able to convey information clearly with the ability to adapt communication styles to different audiences across KMC and BUK.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong team player who has a positive attitude and can work collaboratively.
• A flexible and common sense approach with an ability to build and successfully manage relationships, together with a can-do attitude to overcoming potential challenges.
• Stays calm under pressure and displays emotional resilience.
• Excellent organisational skills: ensuring that activities have accountable members of the team allocated to them.
• Must have excellent MS Office skills.

Why Join Kensington Mortgages

At KMC our employees are the heart of our success. We strive to create workplaces that promote professional development and work-life balance. Our inclusive culture values diversity in all its forms, ensuring everyone feels respected and valued. As an equal opportunity employer, we embrace differences in gender, race, identity, ethnic origin, and sexual expression.

Ready to make a difference? If you’re passionate about providing an exceptional service and want to join a team that values your contributions we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and be part of the Kensington Mortgages family and help us to continue making a positive impact in the lives of our customers.