Conduct Compliance Specialist in Milton Keynes

About Us

At Mercedes-Benz Financial Services (MBFS), our employees are at the heart of our business. Our colleagues provide a range of financial solutions designed around the changing needs of our diverse customers. It doesn’t matter the colour of your skin, the beliefs you value, the people you love or the tattoos you wear, we support you for being you. Through the doors of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, you will find a passionate team working to support our customers and our colleagues. We ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to learn and develop. We want to celebrate your individuality, embrace your personality and welcome you into our culture. It’s the differences of our colleagues that enable us to thrive. We believe our backgrounds, skills and cultures contribute to our shared culture and help us deliver outstanding Customer Experience. Inclusion is the driving force behind our ethos. At MBFS, we are committed to being a Menopause Friendly Employer. We offer wellbeing support options and resources to assist if you are directly affected by the Menopause, or are supporting someone who is going through the Menopause.

How You’ll Play Your Part

In this role, you will support the various elements of the compliance programme by engaging with departments across MBFS, Mercedes-Benz Insurance Services and Mercedes-Benz UK that carry out regulated activity to ensure a sustainable compliant business. The focus of this role will be supporting the Compliance team, which contributes to the long-term protection of customers and the business.

Main Accountabilities

• Provide support with all regulatory returns with the FCA's systems, Connect, Reg Data and Invoicing portal, ensuring they are submitted on time and have been through the necessary quality check and sign off processes.
• Provide administration support to the compliance team as required including but not limited to diary management and production of data for committees.
• Assist with delivery of a robust and effective monitoring program informed by the Business Compliance Plan, which endorses a transparent and customer-focused conduct culture. Provide accurate reports of activity, evidence whether the business is meeting regulatory requirements, highlight issues of non-compliance and communicate them effectively to mitigate compliance risk.
• Assist with the implementation of mandatory compliance training for MBFS, MBIS and MBUK staff. Raise awareness of compliance topics across the group to promote a positive conduct culture.
• Support the Business Controls team as required, including the financial crime framework, training of DMO topics and liaison between Regulatory and Controls issues.
• Responsibility for management of the Compliance team topics, including internal team communications, secretarial support to the compliance committee and team meetings.

About You

• Ability to develop a comprehensive (specialist) knowledge of the FCA conduct compliance regime, underpinned by an ability to interpret and apply regulatory principle and detail in an evolving environment.
• Evidence of continuous professional development activity, ideally within a financial services or consumer credit industry.
• An understanding of the group compliance programmes, policies and guidelines.
• Proven track record of operating in a high-performance environment, continuously achieving high-level results.
• Strong analytical skills and high levels of attention to detail and accuracy, you’ll be able to review and interpret complex information and regulation and be able to translate your understanding into practical, commercially useful advice.
• A good communicator and team player - open, engaging, assertive and persuasive communicator able to relate the regulatory requirements to business objectives and explain and/or explore suitable approaches. Must create good working relationships with all areas of the business to enable effective review work. Some influencing is required.
• Well organised, numerate and IT literate.

What’s in it for you?

We’ll offer you a competitive salary and discretionary bonus structure. We also hope you’ll love our products as much as we do, with access to our colleague car schemes. On top of that, you’ll be able to join our pension scheme and you’ll get a flexible benefit pot that can be used to find the benefits that are right for you. We’re here to support you – we offer access to colleague wellbeing resources, including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and the Inclusion Advocates as well as flexible opportunities to support work life balance. We’ll also encourage your development, with the training and knowledge you need to reach your potential.

Through the doors of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, you’ll find a passionate team working to put our customers first. We know that to keep this team motivated, we need to ensure that everyone has equal opportunity to learn and develop. We celebrate a culture of appreciation and respect, where everyone is valued for who they are. We believe our backgrounds, experiences and cultures contribute to our shared experience and shape who we are and what we do. The diversity of our colleagues reflects the diversity of our customers. This diversity is the driving force behind our ideas.

What’s next?

Please apply online via Taleo. Remember to include a copy of your CV too. You’ll be asked a series of questions through the online application process, including one seeking confirmation that you have discussed your application for this position with your Line Manager. The Mercedes-Benz recruitment process reflects our obligations under relevant UK legislation. Whilst all applications from across Mercedes-Benz and Daimler globally are carefully considered, unless otherwise stated, we are only able to progress applications from candidates who have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Please be assured that we’re here to support you throughout the recruitment process and beyond, and reasonable adjustments are available to any candidates who need them. We’re also open to working flexibly and are happy to discuss flexible working options.

Managing your data

We care about your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control and by submitting an application to us, we consider this to be an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process. Data categories that we process in relation to your application are the ones that you provided as part of the application process. We process your personal data in relation to the application, in accordance with the legal requirements. Recipients of your personal data within our company are the managers of the specialist unit in charge of filling the position and the responsible colleagues from HR. Your application data is held within our secure application tracking system called Taleo – you’ll be given access to a candidate zone in this system where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you, by email or phone throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated and inform you of your progress through the recruitment process. You can also seek 'job alerts' once you are registered in Taleo and it’s possible your details may be returned in searches we conduct for new positions and we may contact you by email to let you know about them. We limit the storage of your data to the necessary period.

If you have any questions about any matter relating to data protection or the personal data that we process about you for the purpose of personnel recruiting, please contact the Chief Officer of Corporate Data Protection for the Mercedes-Benz Group AG at the following address: Mercedes-Benz Group AG, HPC E600, 70546 Stuttgart, data.-GroupMercedes-Benz Group AG.